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Houston battles past Texas in overtime

The biggest game of Monday night went down to the wire, with Houston outlasting Texas 76-72. The Cougars held Texas to 25 first half points, before an offensive explosion from Max Abmas (20 points, five rebounds, five assists) and Dillon Mitchell (16 points, 10 rebounds) in the second half. Texas found themselves ahead 54-48 with eight minutes to play when Jamal Shead took over for Houston, hitting back-to-back three pointers. From there, the game was back and forth, with Texas getting a defensive stop on a Shead three-point attempt, sending the game to overtime. Houston would come up with a handful of key offensive rebounds throughout overtime, being key in the path to the win. The Cougars finished with 15 offensive rebounds for the game, showing they are among the nation’s elite offensive rebounding teams.

Villanova hosts Marquette in Big East battle

This week’s action heats up tonight with a handful of good games, including #9 Marquette going to play at Villanova. Marquette comes into the game riding a four-game winning streak since back-to-back losses to Seton Hall and Butler. Tyler Kolek has heated up during this stretch, averaging over 15 ppg and 10 apg during the winning streak. Villanova comes into tonight’s matchup trending the opposite direction. The Wildcats have lost four straight, including at Marquette in a game two weeks ago. Villanova will be out for revenge, and after a rocky start to the season, this could be the game for Kyle Neptune to right the ship.

Two Big 12 surprises meet in Fort Worth

When preseason rankings were compiled, I can’t imagine many people figured that Texas Tech and TCU would both find themselves inside the top 25, but here we are. Texas Tech will travel to face TCU tonight, as they currently sit atop the Big 12 standings at 5-1. The Red Raiders have already picked up two big road wins during conference play, winning at Texas and at Oklahoma. TCU has gotten off to a 4-3 start in Big 12 play but have a win over Houston and their three losses have been by a combined seven points. Being the home team, the Horned Frogs should have the advantage in tonight’s matchup, but Texas Tech’s recent road success means this one could be tight.

Other Things to Note:

• #7 Duke moves to 7-2 in ACC after winning at Virginia Tech
• Will Wade’s McNeese State Cowboys are now 19-2, 8-0 in conference play
• College basketball Twitter/X erupts, BlueDemonDegen vs Jeff Goodman reaches center stage, Ed Cooley, Providence, Big East, DRAMA
• #5 Tennessee hosts red-hot South Carolina (6:30 ET, SECN)
• Ohio State is 1-5 in their last six games and play host to #14 Illinois (7:00 ET, Peacock)
• #23 Oklahoma travels to Kansas State after back-to-back losses (8:00 ET, ESPN+)
• San Diego State visits Colorado State having lost their last two road games (9:00 ET, CBSSN)
• NC State hosts Miami in a big game between two ACC bubble teams (9:00 ET, ESPN2)