Another Big Saturday

A lot of things happened already this afternoon in college hoops.

-- Georgetown slaughtered Marquette in D.C. to take possession of second place in the Big East.

-- Dominic James apparently left his shooting touch in January. After today's game, he's 5 of 35 from the field in the last three games.

At times, James appears out of control and in his own little world. The 5-11 guard runs one-on-three and one-on-four breaks, attempting to slice through the lane or pull up. But his jumper has never been that great.

The benefit of him being a sophomore is that he can still work on his mid- and long-range jumpers. The problem is, in the meantime, he makes things awfully frustrating for his teammates.

-- On the flip side, Georgetown is on a seven-game win streak. The Hoyas are right back where they started the season -- in second place in the Big East. I say that because G'Town was widely selected to either win the Big East or take second. It is now in good position to at least tie for first with a win against Pitt Feb. 24 in D.C.

-- Pitt's RPI will get a major boost after West Virginia toppled UCLA in Morgantown this afternoon. I doubt that game, paired with Marquette's loss, will be enough to push Pitt into No. 1 chatter because Ohio State held off Purdue and Wisconsin outlasted Iowa. But the Panthers will inch closer. Needless to say, UCLA is probably still on the top shelf as far as seeds go.

-- Austin Peay held off Samford to maintain its lead in conference. As of right now, AP is probably pushing for a 13 or 14 seed. A loss there might've pushed them farther down the chain.

-- Va. Tech is killing, and I mean killing, Virginia right now. After ESPN put the Cavs' two best players on its front page, I guess that's the payback.

-- Creighton and Southern Illinois meet tonight at 6:30 in a huge battle for MVC supremacy. SIU holds the conference lead, but the Bluejays can make strides back into the race with a win.

-- VCU is watching the Hofstra-George Mason contest with frightened eyes after losing a rough road game. The CAA race could tighten up after VCU lost today, its second loss in the last week.

-- Tennessee killed Vandy, pushing the Commodores off their momentum swing. The Vols needed Chris Lofton back.