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Duke will play it's second straight road game without freshman phenom Zion Williamson tonight. There was considerable speculation about Duke's ability to hold on to a number 1 seed with the future NBA #1 overall draft pick sidelined with a knee sprain. In the first game without him, Duke notched a 10 point road victory at Syracuse. The Hokies sport an impressive 21-6 record, but are in need a signature victory against a top 10 team to bolster the tournament resume' which is thin on big wins. Virginia Tech's last win against a team in the NET top 25 came against Purdue in the Charleston Classic Championship back in mid-November.
Iowa at Ohio State - 6:00 PM (CST) on Big Ten Network
The surging Hawkeye's, winners of 5 of their last 6 travel to Ohio State to take on the slumping Buckeye's. The Hawkeyes sit a game and a half out of 4th in the Big Ten. The top 4 teams in the conference secure double-byes in the Conference Tournament and Iowa will likely need to run the table on their final 4 games to have a chance. Meanwhile, Ohio State, who looked like a virtual lock to make the NCAA Tournament field just a couple of weeks ago have lost 3 of the last 4 and slipped to 7-9 in league play. In addition to tonight's game with Iowa, who beat the Buckeye's by 14 in their meeting in Iowa City, OSU must travel to Purdue and Northwestern before finishing the regular season with Wisconsin at home. One has to assume that Ohio State can do no worse than split their final 4 games and still have a legitimate shot at an NCAA Tournament at-large bid, making tonight's home tilt with Iowa a must win.
Other Intriquing Games:
- Syracuse at North Carolina - 8:00 PM
- Arkansas at Kentucky - 8:00 PM
- Wisconsin at Indiana - 8:00 PM on ESPN
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