Games on: Tuesday, Feb. 19th

Not too much was on last night's slate, here's what I got:

• Indiana beat in-state rival Purdue, 77-68, at the Hoosier-Dome (or whatever the hell 'The Place That Bobby Knight Built' is called). This creates even more of a log-jam in the Big Ten with Indiana & Wisconsin at 11-2 and Purdue a game ahead at 12-2.
• Iowa is now 5-9 in conference, thanks to the fact that they beat previously winless-in-Big-Ten-play Northwestern last night, 53-51. The Wildcats are now 0-13 in conference play.
• Back to Indiana. Eric Gordon scored 22 to lead the Hoosiers against Purdue and continues on his course to be a one-and-done college stud. Part of this blog is to prepare you for stories you'll be hearing all March long until you're stick of them. I'm just giving you knowledge now so you'll be smarter and therefore sicker of these stories before everyone else. Eric Gordon initially signed with the University of Illinois. Now this never made much sense as Gordon is from Indianapolis. But it didn't have to make sense as as he later shunned Illilnois and decided to stay at home and play for the Hooisers. Broadcasters and bound to bring this stuff up in March, but it really doesn't matter much anyway because he'll be playing for the Knicks or Sonics next season. He's wicked good.
• Hoosiers coach Kelvin Sampson might have coached his last game at Indiana, as possible NCAA violations hang over his head, as well as over the head of Indiana's program. It's possible Sampson could be gone by the weekend. But it isn't beyond belief that he could coach the team until the end of the season. Just be aware that this crap is hanging over Sampson and the University of Indiana. And know that Sampson has ALREADY been busted for doing this shit while coaching the Oklahoma Sooners. This isn't a case of Sampson being confident he wouldn't get caught, or even a case of him being cocky, this is a simple case of stupidity. You'll hear these stories rehashed and rehashed all March, along with the rumor that Bobby Knight could come back to IU and coach them to glory! Not likely.
• UCONN got another bullshit win last night, beating DePaul, 65-60, in a game where DePaul lead by as many as 13 in the second half. I'm just pissed because a bunch of "top tier" Big East teams keep winning games they soooooooooo should have lost. And that just makes things harder for Pitt heading down the stretch. Hasheem Thabeet is the name you need to know when discussing UCONN. You'll hear about him throughout the Big East Tournament as well as the Big Dance.
• To give my friend Phil some props, Davidson defeated UNC Greensboro 75-66 last night to up their record to 20-6 overall, 18-0 in Southern Conference play. Everyone should already know Davidson's Stephen Curry (son of ex-NBA'er Dell Curry) from last season when he trailed only Kevin Durant in Freshman scoring and set a NCAA freshman record with 113 three-pointers. Davidson will be a popular (Dare I say, sexy?) first round upset pick no matter where they are seeded in the Big Dance. Be prepared for the hype around Curry and the Wildcats again.