BYU and Utah players and coaches break apart a scuffle along the baseline after Utah's Marshall Henderson threw an elbow at BYU's Jackson Emery. (AP Photo/The Daily Herald, Mark Johnston)
• The Big Sky has scheduled itself to play back-to-back games this year. It’s an incredibly stupid idea. {Standard-Examiner}
• A small, short-term victory:
“Nothing is a done deal,” Shaheen, who oversees the tournament, told FOXSports.com on Monday afternoon. “We’re talking with parties who have interest.” {FOX Sports}
• Dan Collins makes a good point. With an expanded Tournament, every major-conference coach who didn’t make the field of 96 in back-to-back seasons would almost certainly be fired. Fair? I guess, but it’s the ugly end of this deal that a lot of coaches are ignoring right now. {My Take on Wake}
• Gonzaga definitely isn’t a lock yet, but I can’t see the Bulldogs throwing this season away. {Basketball Prospectus}
• Rick Majerus has quit his radio show and would like for his team to be able to fly charter. One of a kind, that guy. {Deseret News}
• Some cold-blooded flopping went down during Utah-BYU Saturday. That’s an underrated rivalry, by the way. {Salt Lake Tribune}
• Somebody actually voted Duke ahead of Georgetown after the Hoyas pushed around the Blue Devils Saturday. Why can’t I get a vote? I’ll actually take the process seriously. {Parrish: The Thoughts}
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On the tube tonight …
»Ole Miss @ No. 4 Kentucky; 7 ET (ESPN).
»Seton Hall @ No. 2 Villanova; 7 ET (ESPNU).
»Miami (FL) @ Wake Forest; 7 ET (ESPN2).
»No. 5 Michigan State @ No. 16 Wisconsin; 9 ET (ESPN).
»Northeastern @ Delaware; 9 ET (ESPNU).
