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Quinn Oakley got limited to 8 points, 10 rebounds, and a block, but Kendall Houston Jr carries us with 10 points, 10 assists, 4 steals, and 3 rebounds to beat New Mexico. Props also to Las Vegas negative Tyreek Beans, who was 5/9, 2/4 for 12 points to lead us in scoring along with Aleem Marshall. The freshman Beans is a player I rate highly, and he beat out two-year starter Cayne Springer at the SG spot, and then Springer lost the backup minutes early in the season to another freshman, undersized combo guard Antwoine Warech, who plays better than his recruit/star rankings suggestion.

On to the Big Dance. IIRC we were a 7 seed the last two years. This year, despite having two of the best players in the country in KHJ and Oakley? We might get hosed with a 6-7 seed again (I personally think we're a 4-5 seed). But we'll see. Despite being a Top 15 team in a lot of polls and this being considered a wide-open field, no one thinks we have a shot at more than a Sweet 16 appearance.