Top Teams Shine, Conferences Stumble in Week 2

0:00On March 1st, week 2 of the men's college basketball season brought pack slates of games, including the heated Kentucky Louisville rivalry and top, team spacing tough ranked opponents. Three top five squads battled high-level foes over the weekend, while others got stretched thin, revealing early strengths and weaknesses across the board. Houston's freshmen stole the show in a narrow 73-72 win over Auburn on a hostile court. Kingston Fleming's dropped 22 points with seven assists, and Chris Sinek added 18 points in nine rebounds, proving Kelvin Samson's top recruiting. Class is ahead of schedule and boosting the Cougar's ceiling. Meanwhile, Arizona is stacking impressive early victories, beating Florida in a shootout and rallying past UCLA in a slug fest with veteran Anthony. Dell or so stepping up big off the bench. St. Mary's has searched too, winning four straight by 21 or more points against solid teams, led by big man Andrew McEver and score Mikey Lewis.

1:02The big east has stumbled out of the gate, sitting at three wins and ten losses against high major opponents, hurting bubble hopes for teams like, Marquette and Providence. Michigan has eaked out gritty wins over Wake Forest and TCU, but looks clunky offensively, turning it over plenty while figuring out it's loaded. These early tests highlight rising threats like Houston and Arizona, shaky conference starts, and team still jelling, setting up even bigger clashes. Ahead as schedule's toughened into December. Ahead as schedule's toughened into December. Ahead as schedule's toughened into December. Ahead as schedule's toughened into December.