Davidson @ Oklahoma 9:30 ESPN 2

The Sooners held the MVSU Delta Devils to 53 points in a 41 point victory. Blake Griffin scored 20, came down with 19 boards, and had 6 swipes.

Davidson hit 10 threes en route to a 35 point shellacking of James Madison.

Hence, now, the Davidson-Oklahoma dandy.

The winner will take on the winner of Arizona-UAB game.

Oklahoma is favored by (3.5)

Both teams are deep and certainly capable of putting a pounding on one another. Andrew Lovedale on Blake Griffin will be an important matchup to watch. Keep Blake under control and allow it to be close going into the last 5 minutes… let the Stephen Curry show take over.

It’s not often you get to watch two fifths of the AP All-America Team battle it out.

From the NewsOK

As for the matchup of All-Americans, Curry said he didn’t know much about Griffin.
“I know he’s a preseason All-American,” he said, “and one of the best returning guys in college basketball.”
That description fits two tonight inside Lloyd Noble, creating a matchup that has drawn requests from 18 NBA scouts.

STAT of the DAY

Monday night featured a couple of upsets, but none were as interesting as the Oakland Grizzlies victory @ Oregon. Not only did Oakland not have the service of their leading scorer and rebounder (Derick Nelson), but they had to depend on 5′11 point guard Johnathon Jones for buckets, 13 of them in fact, to sneak out an overtime victory out west.

This win also was the Summit League’s first win over a DI team this season.

Note- Here’s a recap of the Cornell-St. Johns game that I wrongly predicted.