Four Power Five teams entered the weekend undefeated in conference play. But not all of them would survive Saturday. First, USC upset No.
7 Michigan State 70-64 at home. The Spartans entered the game riding a 13-game winning streak and had won their first nine games against Big Ten competition before losing to the Trojans on the road. The last loss Michigan State suffered came in the Maui Invitational semifinals all the way back during Thanksgiving week.
Michigan State (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) and Purdue (17-5, 9-2) are the only teams from the Big Ten with at least nine wins in conference play. But the Spartans weren't the only team undefeated in conference play to go down. No.
6 Houston was undefeated in the Big 12 until it lost at home to No. 22 Texas Tech 82-81 in overtime in a wild game that has a big impact on the league stadings. The Red Raiders' victory snapped the Cougars' home-winning streak at 33 games, which was the longest in the nation.
No 1 Auburn and No. 2 Duke survived as they list of teams yet to lose in inference play was trimmed to two. Despite a late surge from No.
23 Ole Miss , Auburn kept its perfect record in the SEC intact with a 92-82 win on the road. The Tigers have won 13 consecutive games dating back to their lone loss suffered to Duke in the ACC/SEC Challenge. The Blue Devils rolled over the Tar Heels in an easy 87-70 victory in the latest edition of the best rivalry in the sport.
We've got the full rundown of winners and losers from a full day of coll.
