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Week 4
Kentucky- 80, Louisville- 70
Louisiana Tech- 89, Marshall- 80
A big win to get Louisiana Tech in the thick of things, while Louisville continues to struggle. Still a wide open group, especially if Kentucky loses either of its last 2 games.
Week 5
Kentucky- 76, Marshall- 73
Louisville- 83, Louisiana Tech- 69
So Louisville gets back in the mix with a big win, and Marshall keeps their game competitive to keep their chances of a top 2 seed alive. With 1 week to go, let's look at the standings.
Kentucky 4-1 (+53)
Marshall 2-3 (+17)
Louisville 2-3 (-18)
Louisiana Tech 2-3 (-52)
So Kentucky has clinched the top spot in the group, and second place is wide open. 1 of the 3 teams will be eliminated when Marshall and Louisville play, as the loser of that game will no longer be able to get the second seed. Third place and a potential wildcard berth is also wide open, but Louisiana Tech must beat Kentucky to even have a chance.
Week 6
Louisiana Tech-66, Kentucky- 50
Marshall- 79, Louisville- 67
So Marshall eliminates Louisville with a convincing victory, and Louisiana Tech forces a tiebreaker situation by upsetting Kentucky convincingly.
Here are the final standings:
Kentucky 4-2 (+37)
Marshall 3-3 (+29)
Louisiana Tech 3-3 (-36)
Louisville 2-4 (-30)
So Kentucky wins the group, but backs into it after being hammered in their last game. They could be one of the weaker first place seeds. Louisville is eliminated, and since Marshall and Louisiana Tech tied for second, we have our first tiebreaker situation. Since both teams won 1 game against each other, we have to go to the second tiebreaker: point differential among the 2 teams in the 2 games against each other. Since Marshall beat Louisiana Tech by 30 and only lost to them by 9, that means Marshall gets second place. Louisiana Tech has a good consolation price looming, as their 3-3 record could get them a wildcard berth, but there are still 27 groups to go.
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