Bubble Watch 2021: Welcome to the party, Spartans
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
— Taz Sherman scored 23 points, Derek Culver had 18 points and 14 rebounds, and No. 10 West Virginia continued its solid play on the road with a 74-66 victory over TCU on Tuesday night.
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— Sean McNeil and No. 13 West Virginia erased a 19-point deficit in the second half, then withstood a flurry of last-second misses to hold off No. 12 Texas 84-82 on Saturday.
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— Austin Reaves scored four of his 28 points in the final minute of the second overtime and No. 12 Oklahoma held off No. 14 West Virginia 91-90 on Saturday.
— Sean McNeil scored a career-high 26 points and No. 14 West Virginia finished a regular-season sweep of seventh-ranked Texas Tech with an 82-71 victory over the Red Raiders on Tuesday night.
The second-ranked Baylor Bears, who postponed two games last week, have now postponed their next three games due to ongoing COVID-19 issues within the program.
Ohio State and Illinois vault into the top five while carnage hits this week's Power Rankings.
— Miles McBride scored a career-high 29 points, Taz Sherman had a career-best 25 and No. 17 West Virginia beat No. 23 Kansas 91-79 on Saturday.
— Taz Sherman hit two free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining and finished with 18 points as No. 17 West Virginia held on to beat Iowa State 76-72 on Tuesday night.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Baylor | 10-0 | - | 18-0 |
West Virginia | 9-4 | 2.5 | 16-6 |
Kansas | 11-6 | 2.5 | 17-8 |
Oklahoma | 9-5 | 3 | 14-6 |
Texas | 8-5 | 3.5 | 14-6 |
Oklahoma State | 8-6 | 4 | 15-6 |
Texas Tech | 6-7 | 5.5 | 14-8 |
TCU | 4-8 | 7 | 11-10 |
Kansas State | 3-13 | 10 | 7-18 |
Iowa State | 0-14 | 12 | 2-17 |
AP | COACHES |
---|---|
10 | 13 |
NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
---|---|---|---|
Seth Wilson | PG | Signed | 80 |
Kobe Johnson | SG | Signed | - |
Final Fours | 2 |
Tournament Record | 31-29 |
Championship Seasons | None |
Tournament Appearances | 29 |