00:00Let's start on the men's side because Saturday is loaded.
00:03Let's preview the first one really quickly.
00:05Arizona-Houston.
00:06I mean, folks, this is grown man basketball.
00:09Arizona is built around pace and scoring.
00:12The elite option is scoring about 20 points a night, obviously,
00:15and Braden Burries.
00:17And you look at a Kingston-Flemings team with Houston,
00:21that is the exact opposite way.
00:23They want to suffocate you.
00:24They want to hold teams under 40% from field goals this year.
00:28And they're top-tier defensive rebounding percentage.
00:31That backcourt, when used on a sharp, controls pace.
00:34But their physicality and half-court defense helps define them.
00:37If their coach's lens, this is simple.
00:39If Arizona gets clean transition looks at early clock offense, they win.
00:44If Houston forces late clock possession to keep it in the 60s, they win.
00:49Rebounding margin is everything here.
00:52If it gets to 70-plus, look at Arizona.
00:54If it's in the mud, Houston will drag this out and just win at home.
00:59Let's get to a big non-conference matchup.
01:02That's right.
01:03Powerhouses, Blue Bloods, Michigan and Duke at D.C.
01:07Michigan is still sitting at the number one team after beating Purdue.
01:11They're balanced.
01:12Multiple double-dumption scores.
01:14Led by obviously L.A. Cadu giving you about 15 points, six rebounds a game.
01:18Obviously, you talk about Lexibor and what he's doing.
01:20But this team wins because they can defend, close-up possessions, and they're balanced scoring.
01:26Duke counters with their star power.
01:28And that star is Cam Boozer, getting you over 22 points per game and 10 rebounds per game.
01:34Shooting efficiency and comfortable taking big shots late.
01:37Duke can space you, but they can also score in isolation.
01:41So here's the thing.
01:42Michigan wants structure.
01:43Duke wants playmaking.
01:45If Michigan dominates the glass and limits second chances, they control the tempo.
01:49But Boozer gets touches in space, and Duke turns it into a shot-maker scheme.
01:55Cameron Indoor, or it should be Cameron Boozer, is the big factor.
01:59Number to look at is 25.
02:01Boozer gets 25, look at Duke.
02:03If he gets held under 20, look at Michigan.
02:07Let's up to the big matchup in the Big 12, and it's Iowa State at BYU.
02:12This just feels different now, right, folks?
02:14Richie Saunders, who was averaging nearly 19 points a game,
02:16and shot 41% from three last year, having a great year shooting about 38% from three
02:22and about 18 and a half this year, is no longer part of the equation.
02:26And she's not BYU spaces the floor and how the defense has collapsed.
02:29They have to rely heavily on A.J.
02:31DeBanza and Robert Wright III to get what they need to get going.
02:35Iowa State is built on this kind of game.
02:38They pressure the ball.
02:39They force turnovers.
02:40They're defensive offense.
02:41And obviously, look at their balance scoring as a way to make teams feel
02:45uncomfortable with their defense.
02:47It's about composure here, right?
02:51If BYU can protect the ball, get clean looks, and shoot effectively from home,
02:54they can survive.
02:55If Iowa State can get those turnovers, 15-plus and first turnovers,
03:01then you've got to look at the other side and Iowa State getting the win.
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