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Drummond Dominant in Latest UConn Victory

After what many deemed as a disappointing start to his freshman season, Connecticut’s latest 77-40 victory showed why people have high expectations for Andre Drummond. Granted, the victory came against the now 4-7 Holy Cross Crusaders, but Drummond finally seems to be coming into his own and had his best game as a collegian. This was the second game Drummond has played without a protective mask he had to wear due to obtaining a broken nose, with his being a much more effective offense force in both Connecticut wins.

Anthony Davis Developing in the Post For #3 Kentucky

Not to be outdone by Andre Drummond’s coming out game, Anthony Davis continued to impress during his freshman season at Kentucky. Davis scored 14 points, grabbed 18 rebounds and swatted 5 shots in an 87-62 win over Chattanooga. Doron Lamb and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 24 and 17 respectively, but Davis has been the Wildcat that people are dying to talk about.

Cody Zeller Keeps #18 Indiana Perfect

Indiana freshman Cody Zeller may not be the NBA prospect that some of his fellow first year big men are, but it is hard to say that any freshman has been more impactful on his team. Zeller had 21 points, 8 boards and a couple blocks to keep the Hoosiers a perfect 10-0 in their 69-58 victory over Notre Dame in the second match-up of the Crossroads Classic. While Notre Dame kept the game close, it seemed they had no answer for the freshman big man, who leads the team in scoring, rebounding, blocks, steals and field goal percentage.

Myck Kabongo Keeps Improving For Texas

The Texas Longhorns had a solid home victory over tough Atlantic-10 opponent Temple, winning 77-65. Junior guard J’Covan Brown scored 23 points to lead the team and they got another solid performance out of freshman PG Myck Kabongo. The 6’1 lightning fast Canadian import was seen as one of the top PG’s in last years HS Class, but struggled with turnovers and poor shooting to begin the season. In Texas’ last few games, however, Kabongo has been living up to expectations as a talented floor general. He had 18 points as the Longhorns are now 8-2.

Jared Sullinger Probable For Saturday Showdown Against #13 Kansas

Ohio State coach Thad Matta said Jared Sullinger "woke up dancing this morning", which apparently is a very good sign for his possibilities of playing on Saturday. #2 Ohio State’s leading scorer and rebounder, Sullinger had been having back spasms and missed Ohio State’s last win. Matta gives no guarantees that his star forward will be ready and says that we will likely find out game day.

#22 Texas A&M’s Khris Middleton set to return Saturday

After missing over a month after a surgery to repair torn meniscus, Khris Middleton is set to return for Texas A&M’s Saturday meeting with Louisiana-Monroe. The lanky junior wing averaged 14.4 ppg and 5.2 rpg last season and was seen as an intriguing NBA prospect due to his size and scoring ability. A&M has had to win games on defense and are very much looking forward to having a player like Middleton to spread the floor and create some shots. They are 7-1 right now, but had 4 games below 60 points during Middleton’s absence.