Coach Cal Defeats Coach Calhoun, Cancer

Both Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts notched career highs in scoring en route to Memphis's 81-70 win over Connecticut in the finals of the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches Versus Cancer. Douglas-Roberts led the way with 33 points to put away Jim Calhoun's Huskies in the second half. This makes two quality out-of conference wins for Memphis this week with Arizona, Georgetown, Gonzaga, and Tennessee left on the schedule. Rose, the headline-grabbing freshmen sensation, scored 24 points although he failed to register an assist. As a matter of fact, these two teams combined for just nine assists. In case you're not familiar with the game of basketball, that's really shitty. 151 points, nine assists. Just think about that for a minute.

• Sloppy Hogs Booted From Puerto Rico. It wouldn't be a day in college basketball without a ranked team losing, now would it? Stan Heath's Arkansas Razorbacks were downright unimpressive against a highly active Providence Friars team in the semifinals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Arkansas committed 32 turnovers during the 17-point dismantling. Tim Welsh's will play similarly unranked Miami in the finals.

• How to Make Bruce Pearl Sweat...More. Just let Prarieview A&M make things interesting for the first half of the game. The Vols eventually pulled away and locked up the win in a potential preview of a first round NCAA Tournament blowout.

• Donte Green Is Awesome. Syracuse's roster of young studs dispatched of Fordham with ease behind the sublime play of Baltimore's Donte Green. The 6'9" freshmen led the team with 25 points (10-14 FG 3-6 3's), nine rebounds, and a pair of blocked shots. They should be pretty damn good by the time the Big East regular season concludes.