00:00Let's lead off with a big game in the ACC as Clemson heads down to take Duke.
00:05And when you think about this game, this is about control versus chaos.
00:09Clemson wants to slow the game down, guard multiple actions,
00:12and make Duke execute in the half court.
00:15Duke wants to play with a little bit of pace by relying on pressure
00:18to kind of turn their defense and the offense.
00:21The key matchup is Duke's athletic wings versus Clemson's undisciplined help defense.
00:25If Duke gets downhill early, they can stretch this game out.
00:29If Clemson forces late clock shots and keeps Duke off the offensive glass,
00:33led by, obviously, Cam Boozer, this becomes an absolute grind.
00:38If Clemson can control the tempo of this game,
00:41this game can get uncomfortable for Duke and get uncomfortable fast.
00:44We saw what happened against North Carolina.
00:48Let's head to the Big 12 for a couple of matchups,
00:50and let's lead off with Kansas.
00:52With or without Darren Peterson,
00:55taking on T.J. Oswerberger's Iowa State Cyclones.
00:58Cyclones, when you think about this, this is just Big 12 toughness at its peak,
01:02and as a coach, I absolutely love it.
01:04Kansas brings physicality inside a late-game point.
01:07Well, Iowa State counters with their ball pressure,
01:10the switching defenses,
01:11and the energy that T.J. brings to his team on the floor for 40 minutes.
01:16Watch for the guard play here.
01:17Iowa State wants to speak Kansas up, especially with Darren Peterson,
01:20and Kansas wants to punish them when they overextend.
01:24Rebounding and free throws will decide this game as of late,
01:27and obviously, you look at the play of Flory Bedinga,
01:29if he continues to put double-doubles up there,
01:32even against Iowa State T.J. Oswerberger,
01:34and they win the glass, they're going to win this game, period.
01:38Let's go to another game in the Big 12,
01:41which is really contrasting styles,
01:43and that's Grant McCaslin's Texas Tech Red Raiders
01:46heading to take on the Arizona Wildcats,
01:50and the contrast is in the identity of these teams.
01:53What does Arizona want to do?
01:54Run, space, score the ball early.
01:58Texas Tech, what do they want to do?
02:00They want to drag this game in the mud defensively, right?
02:03Texas Tech perimeter defense will test Arizona's ball movement
02:07and their patience,
02:08especially after the recent loss on Kansas.
02:11There's one film to look at.
02:13If Arizona settles for jumpers,
02:15Texas Tech is live.
02:17If Arizona can get paint touches,
02:18they can separate,
02:19and that paint touches also leads to J.T. Toppin.
02:22J.T. Toppin must keep himself out of foul trouble,
02:25and if they could do this,
02:27control the pace,
02:29and deny and transition,
02:30and make this a half-court basketball game,
02:32then you'll see Texas Tech spring an upset.
02:36Big game in the SEC,
02:39and that's Kentucky versus Florida,
02:42and this matchup is about a couple of things.
02:44First, the shot selection and composure of both teams, right?
02:47Kentucky, you look at their talent.
02:49It just pops off the screen,
02:51but Florida's physical guards in Xavier and Lee and Boogie Flannan,
02:54their half-court defense can frustrate teams that often try to rush.
02:58Florida wants to force Kentucky into contested jumpers.
03:01Kentucky wants to turn their defense into quick offense.
03:04Whoever wins the first 10 minutes of this game likely controls the tone,
03:08along with the bigs away.
03:11Cheninlu, Howe, Condon.
03:14If the three Florida bigs can outplay Kentucky,
03:17they're going to get the win.
03:18If it goes the other way,
03:20Kentucky can get an uptick.
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