Duke's Survival at UNC on Saturday Accentuates College Basketball's Unpredictability Going Into the Madness

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Duke's Survival at UNC on Saturday Accentuates College Basketball's Unpredictability Going Into the Madness
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Close games, a Duke-UNC overtime and a buzzer-beater on Saturday could be a precursor of what's to come the next six weeks in men's college basketball

The 2019-20 men's college basketball season has not been easy to figure out, and Saturday's slew of conference games seemed to mirror that. Top-ranked Baylor survived a scare at home, Duke needed magic at Carolina in overtime and Auburn beat LSU on a buzzer-beater.

San Diego State, which is ranked No. 4 and a favorite to become a No. 1 seed in next month's NCAA tournament, beat the Falcons, 89-74. This was not before a wild Saturday of college basketball that's sure to set the stage for the upcoming madness.No. 1 Baylor at home survived a late comeback by Oklahoma State and defeated the Cowboys, 78-70No. 6 Dayton at home defeated St. Louis, 71-65No. 10 Villanova lost at home to No. 12 Seton Hall, 70-64No.

With the teams tied at 96, Jones heaved a desperation shot in overtime, but his airball was caught by Duke freshman Wendell Moore, who caught it and layed it in for the winning basket as time expired to give the No. 7 Blue Devils the win.

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