BracketBusters Review

Wichita State 91, Davidson 74- If this did not make the Wildcats fans nervous about the future, I don't know what game will. Sure, the Shockers are very good, so maybe it should not be a surprising result, and maybe the Wildcats should not be concerned. But the defensive effort at least raises some serious questions about where this team is, and where they are going. They are probably a year away, anyway, from being great. The Wildcats have beaten Kansas this year, so they are capable of better than this, but this result was nothing short of disappointing. The defense has to improve in two weeks to win the SoCon Tourney.

Appalachian State 76, Winthrop 64- Butts is back. He had 15 points and 15 rebounds. That is the second straight really good game for Butts. IF he continues to play like that, and IF he continues to be a threat in the SoCon Tournament, this Mountaineers team could be a major threat in two weeks. This win was nothing special. Winning against Winthrop should not earn endless praise, but the performance of Butts and the 15 point outburst by Carter makes the Mountaineers a very dangerous team. If they're going to play like they were capable of playing from the beginning, this is a very interesting team.

College of Charleston 80, Kent State 73- I give up on ever understanding the Cougars. Nori Johnson poured in 27 points, Antwaine Wiggins had 17, and Trent Wiedeman had 14.  They only played seven men. This was the game I most expected the SoCon to lose on Saturday. But it didn't happen. For that reason, the Cougars, too, have established that they are a real threat to win the SoCon Tournament. They are not playing a deep enough bench to do it, but they are a dangerous team. The Flashes couldn't win a home BracketBusters game against an injured team. This could really hurt the Flashes seed in the NCAA Tournament if they win the MAC Tournament.

Charleston Southern 77, Wofford 59- Kevin Giltner and Brad Loesing played 37 and 35 minutes, so they did not exactly get rested up. They combined for 34 points. They were the only players in double digits for the Terriers. Karl Cochran struggled. When he struggles, the Terriers are just not as good. They need Cochran badly to show up in two weeks at the SoCon Tournament. Wofford committed 18 turnovers to the Buccaneers eight. That was a major difference too.