Missouri 73 Oklahoma 64

Missouri

DeMarre Carroll scored 15 and hauled in 10 boards

Leo Lyons scored 15

Justin Safford hit 2 trifectas and swiped 3 in 7 minutes

12 steals

Oklahoma

Blake Griffin scored 16 (7-11 fg), grabbed 21 biscuits, and missed 5 free throws

21 turnovers

Juan Pattilo hauled in 9 boards in 17 minutes, but, also had 6 turnovers and fouled out

Willie Warren and Austin Johnson shot a combined 6-22 from the field

Texas Tech 84 Kansas 65

Texas Tech

Alan Voskuil drained 9 trifectas, scored 35

Mike Singletary scored 18 and grabbed 10 boards in 26 minutes

Every player that saw the floor had at least 1 turnover (19 to’s total)

Pat Knight did NOT pull a Pat Knight

Kansas

Sherron Collins shot 3-19 (1-10 3pt)

Cole Aldrich shot 1-5 from the floor

Only 8 assists

4-24 from downtown

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Rough Night For the Big 12 Bullies

This was the second time Bob’s son has been chastised by the conference. Earlier this season he was told to go to his room without any dinner after running onto the court not once, but twice twice to argue a foul call in a game against Nebraska.

According to the Associated Press, assistant coach Stew Robinson will replace Knight for today’s game against Texas.

Pat may be taking on some of the same characteristics as his dad, but if you’re going to be that obnoxious, try winning one or two or three championships first like your father did.

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Like Father, Like Son

Congratulations to the Connecticut Huskies (22-1, 10-1) for hanging on to the number one ranking for a second week in a row in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls. An even bigger congrats if you achieved this feat without using steroids.

Looks like No. 2 Oklahoma (23-1, 9-0) may have to wait another week or two for its chance to claim the top spot. The Huskies play No. 23 Syracuse (18-6, 6-5) at home on Wednesday and visit Seton Hall (13-9, 4-6) on Saturday.

Oklahoma is stuck playing at Baylor (15-8, 3-6) on Wednesday and hosts Texas Tech (12-11, 2-6) and the comedy stylings of coach Pat Knight on Saturday.

Could No. 3 North Carolina possibly leap frog both teams and reclaim the top spot if one should lose and the Tar Heels (21-2, 7-2) win at No. 6 Duke (20-3, 7-2) on Wednesday and at Miami (FL) (15-8, 4-6) on Sunday?

The revolving door that is the bottom half of the AP top 25 has Florida State (18-5) at No. 25, Ohio State (17-5) checks in at No. 24 and Missouri (20-4) comes in at No. 17.

Texas, Minnesota and Washington were voted off the island.

And there is no sign of Notre Dame anywhere in the top 25.

Here are both polls.

AP Top 25
1. Connecticut (67) 22-1, 1,795
2. Oklahoma (3) 23-1, 1,710
3. North Carolina (2) 21-2, 1,672
4. Pittsburgh 21-2, 1,583
5. Louisville 18-4 1,423
6. Duke 20-3, 1,350
7. Wake Forest 18-3, 1,242
8. Memphis 20-3, 1,237
9. Michigan State 19-4, 1,214
10. Marquette 20-3 1,137
11. UCLA 19-4, 1,131
12. Clemson 19-3, 1,097
13. Villanova 19-4, 989
14. Xavier 20-3, 893
15. Butler 21-2, 762
16. Kansas 19-4, 751
17. Missouri 20-4, 395
18. Arizona State 18-5, 389
19. Gonzaga 17-5, 361
20. Purdue 17-6, 353
21. Utah State 23-1, 317
22. Illinois 19-5, 303
23. Syracuse 18-6, 280
24. Ohio State 17-5, 216
25. Florida State 18-5, 182

Others Receiving Votes
LSU 167, Washington 135, Texas 106, Florida 66, Minnesota 43, Dayton 31, California 16, Kansas State 8, West Virginia 8, South Carolina 7, Davidson 7, Miami (FL) 7, Utah 4, Arizona 4, San Diego State 2, Siena 2, Northeastern 2, Robert Morris 1, Boston College 1, Green Bay 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Texas 16, Minnesota 19, Washington 22.

ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. Connecticut (30) 22-1, 774
2. Oklahoma (1) 23-1, 735
3. North Carolina 21-2, 711
4. Pittsburgh 21-2, 689
5. Duke 20-3, 604
6. UCLA 19-4, 554
7. Louisville 18-4, 553
8. Wake Forest 18-3, 541
9. Michigan State 19-4, 521
10. Memphis 20-3, 486
11. Clemson 19-3, 456
12. Marquette 20-3, 446
13. Villanova 19-4, 416
14. Xavier 20-3, 375
15. Butler 21-2, 346
16. Kansas 19-4, 300
17. Utah State 23-1, 258
18. Arizona State 18-5, 214
19. Missouri 20-4, 162
20. Illinois 19-5, 143
21. Gonzaga 17-5, 124
22. Syracuse 18-6, 115
23. Purdue 17-6, 114
24. Washington 17-6, 86
25. Florida State 18-5, 62

Others Receiving Votes
Ohio State 55, Texas 50, LSU 50, Dayton 34, Minnesota 30, Florida 26, Davidson 9, Utah 9, South Carolina 7, Saint Mary’s 5, Brigham Young 5, California 3, San Diego State 3, Penn State 2, UNLV 1, Arizona 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Texas 17, Minnesota 19.

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Latest Division I Polls For February 9, 2009

But it makes you wonder if Pat Knight is slowly taking the Bob Knight route to silliness and unusual stunts to motivate his team.

LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech Red Raiders coach Pat Knight grew tired of watching his team miss shots that even a child could make. So he found one to illustrate his frustration.

While the Red Raiders (10-4) were busy botching about 15 layups against Stephen F. Austin on Thursday, Knight scoured the stands and invited a youngster to join the team huddle.

Knight asked the boy whether he could make layups. The boy said he could.

“I was just tired of having 18- or 21-year-olds miss layups that a 12-year-old could hit, so I brought a 12-year-old in to let them know that he could hit layups,” Knight said. “He’s 12 and he can hit layups, so why can’t you when you’re 18 to 21?”

The psychological maneuver evidentally worked. A layup by Mike Singletary with 8:44 remaining in the game put Texas Tech up 52-36, and Stephen F. Austin (7-4) couldn’t cobble together a comeback. The Red Raiders beat the Lumberjacks 69-55.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Layups are so simple, even a 12-year-old can make them at Texas Tech

Something doesn’t seem right to me. Knight, the all-time NCAA wins leader with 902, doesn’t seem like a quitter to me in any way. He could have easily quit as the Indiana head coach with all the problems he was facing, but he chose to stay on and forced Miles Brand to fire him.

I find it hard to believe that Knight would simply walk away from the job mid-season unless something else was wrong. I hope it isn’t a health issue – Knight is 67 years old.

In any case, he has cemented his legacy as one of the top coaches in the history of college basketball, as well as one of the most controversial coaches.

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Bobby Knight resigns effective immediately