Wisconsin at Texas

A late three and a steal by senior Michael Flowers got Wisconsin a big road win in Austin, Texas, giving the Austin Torreros (oops Texas Longhorns) all they could handle and a big L. And the Wisconsin Badgets were playing without point guard Trevon Hughes!

Now this only goes to show what I was suspecting about Texas: They win in SoCal over UCLA was more of the exception than who they really are. And it showed, they couldn't beat Wisconsin at home - and Wisconsin was playing without their starting point guard.

This means that Rick Barnes has to re-evaluate his rotations, a six-man rotation playing at a break-neck style is not the ideal way to go through a tough season. Will Rick Barnes go more conventional or will he continue to play the "mad scienstist"?

Wisconsin had some embarasing losses earleir this season, but this road win at Texas is a good way to "reset" all that and start a new. This also fuels the question: Do Bo Ryan's teams have a low ceiling or did they just have bad luck so far? We blog, you decide!

The game was the start of a long marathon on ESPN2, a total of six games back to back, yes, 12+ hours of non-stop hoops! For all the games available on TV, please check our December 2007 college hoops listings. Also be sure to check our on-going January 2008 college hoops listings.

This game was supposed to have been a Dick Vitale game, but with Vitale sidelined, Jay Bilas continues to be his "designated" replacement, with Dan Shuman and Doris Burke being able to talk more :)