and they got hot and get to the championship game. i think fran dunphy could go into the atlantic tin tournament as a favorite and he wants to make sure the team is off the championship game. >> tom: the offensive 4 and dayton keeps-- keeps the possession a live. >> john: it's funny, tom and dayton played in it here and interesting to see how teams handle it. and dayton came in as free season number one. they know that you're the team to win this league and a lot 6 scores and -- of scores and depth. again, it's different playing in than catching up from behind. >> tom: the remaining ball games against umass at home and

a couple at richmond, the 23rd in the country right now and finish things off with that last ball game and against st. louis and lost in overtime to st. louis earlier this season. >> john: i think because the dayton arena is a favorable place to play, it will be important for dayton to host a first-round game. >> tom: fernandez back to fernandez and the shot clock at 15, the rebound out of the air by temple and jefferson. >> john: temple takes time to get a shot and that was not necessarily a great shot. they have guys in position of offensive rebound. >> tom: the walking foul by perry and not happy about that. temple falls on the baseline and checking bax in for dayton. back if in temple and ramone moo out of the game and to

jefferson. there is chris wright. k is 03:00 to play. -- 6:03 to play. lowery checks out. london warren checks back in. >> john: i love the way dayton plays. not necessarily out of bounds. [ laughter ] their guards are really, really tough to play and there is london warren and they need a tough, strong, quick, perimeter defensive player. brian gregory does a good job of getting the most out of the guys and you don't often see that thing players see. >> tom: they go to see if the foul was indeed against warren london or not and rob lowery is the dayton player and for temple. they were looking at the clock,

excuse me. it was london warren with the foul and that was definitive lavoy allen with the sec point of the game and checked in to moore. john john allen and the stats the last few years and he's going to pass as a rebounder in temple basketball history and i remember him playing against him in high school and for another player for john cheney. >> tom: again, fran dunphy feels like he's scratching the surface offensively and that would mean scratching the surface with the rebound as well. brian gregory trying to get the team on track by 10 with 5 much from to play and -- [ indiscernible ] gregory with the serve years at dayton and has been a -- done a good job and we talked about last year. how they won a first-round

game. 20 pips and each of the last few years and they're off pace against this year. to lowery. and out of bounds by -- and gregory, 143 wins to 2005, a-10 coach of the year fourth all- time at dayton with 143 victories and that is why his teams play. and there is only driven. >> john: a well-deserved contract extension through 2018. did a great job of recognizing what he brings to the program and the community in dayton. i like to think and works for the association and something called operation hardwood, where the coaches know the middle east and work with guys

in the military. >> tom: a great experience. we have seen them do that the last 10 years. >> john: greg or said it puts things in perspective when you go to afghanistan and iraq and work with some of the young people from the military making extraordinary sacrifices. >> tom: what he swaps, the 35 minutes to the ball game is a low output offensively and is also watching the team play with defense and the temple owls in second place tied with xavier and the dayton flyers, john griffin and mccarthy, winding down the regular season in the 8th end. >> john: i said how do you get enough points to win the game? it's simple. i would love to be able to turn over in transition and get the second shots from the offensive player.

at the end of the day, we'll have to make our share of shots. >> tom: the owls are 0-4. temple will rechange possession as that went out of bounds on the fingertips of the flyer. and moore checked back in. jefferson checks out. the next and not only a 10 but at temple. what do you think the owls are up to? the 10-point lead and plenty of time [ indiscernible ] >> tom: that is true. >> john: kind of like there is not enough possession. >> tom: blocking foul called on rob bower -- lowery, under four minutes to play and that is right, folks, 68 points to -- these two te

>> tom: wostill in our immediate time out, the 10- point lead for the owls, 29-39, 3:59 to play in the second half. this is not the onlygam going on. charlotte is all over saint jose avenue. gw with a four-point lead over la salle and they're battling

for the final spot in the atlantic 10 tournament. fordham without a win and lead bona venture by two. if the season ended today, this is how the turn 5789 would look. we could see a rematch between temple and dayton. >> that was it, i think and an exciting case. richmond comfortably right now, first, they have tough games here the last week and a half and you can see st. louis, your host, xavier and temple. >> tom: richmond would be the gw duquesne winner. you said that about that last year. ion john yeah. >> tom: faced them laster. >> >> john: ron everhart and richmond, temple, xavier and st. louis. the first-round games with the host and charlotte, rhode island and probably dayton. >> tom: it's still anyone's tournament. >> john: i think it is and

temple did the same. i think the last few years, there has been a lot of parody and has been almost anybody's tournament into the atlantic 10. >> one make, one miss for juan fernadez and followed by a foul by allen and his ride by chris wright don't forget the drought of eight minutes in the first half without a field-goal. >> john: here might be an opportunity on the foul line and beyond that, dayton having a chance to set up the pressures. >> tom: that is a good point. offensively, they might want

defensively. >> john: this mean. >> tom: seven points for chris wright and gregory's team has scored 30 points in tonight's ball game. the lowest point total this season was 56 and against george mason in december. the record is 36 in school history. then they are closer to that here. chris wright, with a 3-point opportunity and a foul by fernandez. ion john this could be a game changer. here you can see how active the dayton flyers are in the defensive end of the court and the transition opportunity led by mickey perry. a tough 3-point play here and a chance at the foul line. closing to seven points. >> the initial defensive spark by paul williams, defending the perimeter and now dayton can put the full-court pressure in play. the foul on williams and fouls

more. who will go to the free-throw line for an opportunity. williams, the sophomore from detroit from renaissance high school. -by-one of the better defensive players that dayton has on the floor john john temple goes to the -- >> john: temple goes to the foul line and shooting 59% from the foul line. >> tom: moore will get a second shot. the double digits again for the owls? >> john: playing with a lot of confidence and great player in philadelphia, with the leading scorer out of southern high. >> tom: right up top for three and a rebound with a 16 from

lavoy allen the shot to chris wright? >> >> john: i don't think so. chris wright developed the medpoint jumper. >> tom: the pressure defense by the flyers we have 3 minutes left in the play in the ball game, 41-33. with the double and block by johnson. >> shaking more time off the clock. >> lowery finds wright and what a reverse. >> john: the penetration in the lane. this is something fran dunphy was concerned about. >> tom: liking offense elf the last possession -- possesses for the flyers 41-35 for the owls. >> john: y that going to have

-- and temple is in no hurry. >> tom: the shot clock and nobody is there and the rebound. that is a good defense there and -- [ indiscernible ] >> john: certainly, and by the dayton players. needing a field-goal here. >> tom: without that, 17 rebounds for allen. under two minutes to play a two- possession game and called on mickey perry, guzman, a 67% free-throw shoot going to the line. >> john: paul william his a very good look there in that left-hand corner and couldn't get the ball to drop. that hit the rem a few times and would have made a huge difference. >> tom: gregory talking to the

coaching staff and the longtime assistance. the free-throw is good and subconstitutions, johnson for dayton. >> john: trying to substitute, offense for defense here and. >> tom: again, temple trades and that is the case the last few minutes and the lead is still 7. lowery for 3 and the 3- point game 42-38. a four-point game, 1:32 to play off the 3-pointer by chris johnson. and found an opening. rob lowery, excuse me, ma

welome, >> tom: close call, a big part of the dayton season. this is a close one here and that down by 4 and they lost by four, 78-74 and all of the saint joseph's games, they had a chance in the end and saint joseph's hanging on and waying it 60-59 the st. louis ball game, it's over. they win it 68-65 in double overtime. the last game, dayton with a chance chris johnan talls -- falls off the side of the rim,

losing it 73-71 and gregory spent last week and a close game, going to make or break the winner of the atlantic 10 and his resume is part of the story. >> reporter: they build character and get close to 3 here and this year issue hasn't worked out and when you look at it with 18 wins, you sometimes wonder what would the record be look. >> absolutely. >> rob lower's 3 makes the game tighter 42-38, the four-point lead for temple. under a minute and a half to play for the four center. if you're temple, you keep on trys -- trying to run offense. >> reporter: think you want to take as much time off the clock as you can and get a good shot

and that whistle blown. >> and has a lot of confidence. the blocking into the basket and against williams and moore. >> and that was a big play. ryran brooks is the guy you want to have in the perimeter. ramone moore has a knack for scoring and that is one of those, is it a charge or block? he gets the benefit of the doubt. >> and 11 points for him and 3 of 4 from the fleet line and 12. >> i look at the temple team and think there are a lot of guys coming back and where mean moore about being -- being one, craig williams, randall and that is everyone but ryan brooks. >> and a lot of them -- and

wonder where they would go. some from this year. >> i think they going to be a favor in the atlantic 10 conference and by juan fernandez. >> tom: with under a minute to play, admitting, juan fernandez, stepping up and into that passing lane there to pick up the steal and this is aggressive defense by him. >> john: we think of it as an offense of player and that time he shows us a lot on the defensive end. >> tom: guzman with the three- possession game with 51.8 to play. >> john: under normal circumstances, i would say that is not an insurmountable lead. the way it's playing out, seems like a mountain that has to be

climbed here. >> tom: 45 seconds and counting, lowery with johnson back to lowery for 3 and 45-41, with 39.9 to play andionson's the guy who can hit the 3s. lowery made two in a row. >> john: i like the penetration and backward by johnson and he's stepping up, a senior. >> tom: the last five minutes of the game, outscoring his opponents by 79 points and they caused 51 turnovers and need yet here with 39.9 to play. temple and xavier tied for second. richmond is playing tonight. dayton, though, seventh right now, 18-8 overall, 7-five with a win and they can get even

with rhode island. >> there is not a lot of separation with three losses; however, if dayton can get the win, they going to give st. louis a run. >> >> tom: 45-41. what do you do if you're dayton here? >> john: going to have to put temple on the foul line and hope they miss. >> tom: the team just did that brooks is fouled by johnson, his third. johnson's third the two shot foul now. >> john: even if temple makes two free-throws, you will have to trade two-for-3. >> tom: brooks with the first one, the five-point game and two-possession ball game, with 37 secs left.

>> john: this was important for dayton and they offset the two- game road losing skid. >> tom: lowery stumbles and loses control. guzman and the open floor! gets the roll off the side of the rim! 28-41, 24 secs to play. a couple of costly turnovers for dayton the last few minutes and that is no good for wright and lowery and lavoy allen. two big defensive stops for temple the last minute. >> john: lowery is out of control and loses the basketball. brooks is able to convert at the other end. that is not going right now in the way for the flyers and brian greg or. >> tom: i think they have another question about that. brian gregory to the scorer's

table. >> john: i think greg or has been frustrated with the clock all night long.

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>> tom: temple won 23 games, not a lot of offense in tonight's ball game, particularly the first half. they got it going in the second half and temple got it going, john, because of lavoy allen and how well he played controlling the boards. >> john: he did a great job at both ends of the board. i'm impressed with temp will's defense. sometimes the ball's not dropping and you wonder if you can get points for a win. if your defense is solid, which it was from start to finish, you will have a chance for a traffic season. i think a lot of credit goes to fran dunphy and the way he's instilled this like john cheney. >> tom: it was spotlighted on two possessions, the final minute and a half for the temp will did was. -- defense. luray allen, 9 points and 17 rebounds tonight. >> john: an incredible evening for lavoy allen and seemed to be everywhere. and allen just so many things to account for the win and i am

impressed with temple. dayton is a very good team and they hill the flyers to 41 points, amazing. >> tom: the other thing, too, the blocks that lavoy allen had and the passes as well. he finished with four assists for the temple owls. temple wins here, what is happening around the atlantic 10? charlotte has a commanding lead over saint joseph's, st. louis leads it by 7 over xavier, 24- 17 and that is a big game. saint bona venture is looking for the first victory and la salle, they have a one-point lead over george washington. so, the temple owls win tonight against the dayton flyers here at the center. for john griffin and the entire crew, i'm tom mccarthy. for the latest on scores, news and highlights and analysis, log on to atlantic10.com. this has been a presentation of the cbs college sportsnetwork. so long, everybody. from philadelphia!

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got a good back-and- forthgame. it's the bulldogs holding the two-point lead. will, coming out of the last two weeks with the regular season. still have some great matchups coming up offer the next two or

three days. >> with three days to go after tonight, i tell you what. you look at south carolina, kentucky and he's slowing down a little bit. >> darren horn grew up in lexington kentucky and they are 3-0 against the wildcats. >> they will match it up tomorrow night. how about that? you've got kentucky going at 9:00 on thursday night and then they go down to knoxville for a noon tip-off. >> let's not forget that's where the volunteers beat kansas earlier in the year. >> eric bledsoe and company trying to counter bobby mays and the tennessee volunteers. that will be a noon tip-on saturday afternoon. arkansas 5-1 at home.

that will be a tough game for vanderbilt. and the south carolina gamecocks coming here to take on mississippi state. >> that could be a game right there. the weather in mississippi state could possibly keep them in first place. >> mississippi state has won the western edition two out of the three years. the champs last year. last year, south carolina the first team since the scc went to the divisional win to win ten games and not get in the tournament. georgia and vanderbilt tomorrow night at 7:00. i will be here with jody and junior saturday for the razorbacks and commodores. ole miss at 2:00 and then they play at 6:00 p.m. how about that for a little

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back in mississippi state in starksville. the players are -- >> it's always interesting to see what kind of changes the teams will make. a little bit of a defensive tackle. 17 total turnovers by both teams in the first half. >> three-point shooting. each team has made three. that will not slow down mississippi state as the bulldogs, with that two-point lead inbound to begin the 2nd

half of play. >> the previous alabama game, which alabama ended up winning in tuscaloosa, that was 2-18 from the three-point line. >> johnson had it poked away. alabama goes with torrance, anthony brock and green to begin the second half of play. mississippi state going with johnson who gets the second half start. >> going with johnson, maybe trying to do a better attack on the offense than before. >> raises it up. >> what surprised me during the two possessions, the ball never touched the hands of bernardo, who has had a good 1st half.

>> that broke the streak of almost -- of almost four for mississippi state. alabama has gone four minutes plus -- stewart gets the steal. >> everybody knows about bernardo and brock but i think stewart does things that he doesn't get credit for. >> nice from johnson to bernardo and bernardo is fouled for the offensive foul. it kind of slid up underneath him. the officials saw otherwise, obviously. alabama takes possession. >> green with the call. mississippi state has matched its biggest lead in the game and 5. >> green working against bernardo. that's gonna be a block. >> one of the things you and i

were talking about earlier today, bernardo's ability to block shots on the ball. usually whether you think about shots -- >> he didn't leave his feet. >> well, when the defense takes it in there -- >> he didn't leave his feet. >> alabama got the basketball in the alternating possession. and he answers with a basket. there

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gave him a little shove there off the ball. >> nice pass from hillman. he took it up and over varnardo. >> a little too strong trying to go up against the big man. >> but you have to. >> you have to continue to take the ball to the basket. >> you know, there are things that coaches get upset about when they look at tape. but rick stansbury will have to be awfully pleased with the way they have run that particular play, especially varnardo. >> getting all the way out on the floor. you don't see that type of defense from big men often. >> no. >> lawrence, who got off with the big early start inside, and you can see -- torrance who got off the early start inside. you can see -- he wanted no part of varnardo. >> and that's the thing.

if you snooze, you lose. >> johnson, can't get it to go. >> johnson looking for that jagger. >> and he's whistled with the foul. >> you kind of wonder after the first half, i mea

did a nice job of doing that. and then varnado makes another block. >> 5:33. he's just three away from the all-time ncaa record. >> he had eight against lsu. historically -- over his career he has just not blocked a lot of shots. >> alabama has traditionally had a bigger team. and like, for instance, arkansas is the team he blocks the most shots against. that's because -- doesn't

matter whether he gets a block one time. it doesn't register with him. >> just like it doesn't register with mississippi state when they missed the 3. >> varnardo, way up for that one! >> johnson with the finish! >> anthony grant electing not to call a time-out for alabama. >> just pulled off their biggest lead and how about mitchell taking it right from varnardo and getting the 2! >> his eyes got big. he actually thought he was gonna get another one. state, the s.w.a.t.-meister getting it

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mississippi state playing for their spot tonight. >> you got brock. never leaves the floor but he does an excellent job keeping his hands straight up.

>> finding your open man. he didn't have anywhere to go. bost. rattles it home. >> nice job by bost. that really hurts alabama because -- because that's more like a four-point turnover. >> bost with 14 points. >> knox gets it blocked by varnardo! he's one away!

[ cheers ] >> he's aggressive. he's not that big of a guy but his time is unbelievable.

varnardo is now tied for the all-time lead in blocked shots in ncaa history. he swatted that over to the sideline. >> you know about his reputation, coming in. last night was the first i was able to meet him. he's a nice guy. he's -- just the ability and the timing he has, you've seen it in so many different ways, the ability to cover ground and keep his hands straight up and let the offense bring the ball

to him to block the shot. >> with the steal and bost with the finish! >> nice job by bost. taking it to the right using the rim but protecting itself against the defender trying to block the shot. >> torrance, got that to go. that's his first bucket. he had 15 early in the 1st half. that's his first in about 15 minutes. >> that mid-range, you're talking about teardrop, jump shot. see if he can get back on a roll and get alabama back up. they are only down by 8. >> stewart hits the three! and the fans are on their feet looking to see hisvy as jarvis

varnardo is one away from becoming the all-time leader. >> a little surprise by -- >> stewart has now tied wilson's record of 258. with that one, he set the record -- 259. that's a lot of threes. >> you saw alabama. they are in the process of trying to get mikhail torrance back at it. they still have to generate turnovers. >> varnardo got a break here. that ball was knocked away from augustus. and jarvis varnardo, produces on the offensive end as well. >> it's being in the right

place at the right time. but also alabama on the ball. go down and get it. don't reach for it. >> nice shot extending the defense by state. alabama looks a little confused. >> it's stewart who has doubled over. he took a shot. looked like in his left eye or on his nose. >> trying to shake up the could be the cobweb. >> when mississippi state and alabama were playing football -- nice job of officiating there by tony green and pat adams, giving him a little bit of extra time.

>> stansbury got his 250th win on saturday against lsu. >> stewart, now the leading three-point shooter in terms of three pointers made in mississippi state history. and varnardo, one away from sole possession of the all-time nca blocked shot record. >> alabama goes to the three- fro line. right now, 4-9. they can't afford to come away from empty possessions on the offensive end of the board, especially now, when they are down 11 points. >> 4-9 from the free-throw line as green hits. >> also, you gotta hope that the free-throws give you more time to set up full court prep.

stansbury, has to be happy with the results. the thing he's had is effort. and that's all you can ask from your kids. you don't necessarily play the perfect game, but as long as thest is there. >> it seems like every time the bulldogs have been on the verge of breaking it open, alabama comes back. nice speed there. here's stewart. >> >> mississippi state, they don't hesitate on the three pointer. >> varnardo couldn't get it. blocked by green. that's what you gotta do to

varnardo. >> varnardo got three. >> nice job of varnardo of finding an open area on the baseline. making himself available, getting his hands up. grabbing it, taking it and finishing strong. varnardo, 16 points, seven blocked shots. seven of 11 from the field. >> 7 rebounds to boot! >> starting get away from the crimson side. let's see what thecao let's see what thecao p. www.evertz.c

mississippi state, one of the last four teams, they are trying to play their way in tonight behind a nice combination of inside strengths and outside shooting from jarvis varnardo. >> varnardo, if he's not careful, he's gonna get his second triple of the year. >> for those of you just joining us, varnardo five for the all-time lead for blocked shots. he's one away from setting the

record himself. out of brownsville, tennessee. we talked to rick stansbury about it today. stewart can't hit the free throw. not a guy with high credentials nor was he highly recruited. >> everybody ranks recruiting classes, everybody talks about the top 150. what he talked about is guys you see tonight that have been a big part of this team. mississippi state has won championships here in starkville. >> in the last three years they've won the west. they won the s.e.c. tournament last year and got into the big dance.

nice job from the defense. taking time off the clock. >> johnson is fouled by hillman. rick stance berry is one of those teams you've seen a lot when you've been a commentator, will. he's a guy who gets it.

>> stuart, he wasn't a high school all-american but he was a guy -- i was talking to stansbury and he was saying, hey, you need to go out and recruit. he said you need to go out and recruit this kid. you don't think of barry stewart at mississippi state. but he's been the glue of the team, helped them win championships. >> he's currently 10th in all- sometime scoring. now approaching 1500 career points. bost going strong. he has that one knocked away.

look at these fans. they want to see another block by the big fellow. they want to see the record here tonight. the bug dogs go on the road for their next two. >> nice job by hillman, sliding into that gap inside the defense. >> now all of a sudden you look up -- that record is nice and everything but these guys are still fighting for the postseason -- johnson inside the three-point line. >> gave him a little too much

room. >> varnado never got the call. johnson, -- >> varnardo was -- >> there you go! >> you've got some company, there's a new star in college basketball. and it's mississippi state, jarvis varnardo! >> now he has the record.

and there he is! the number one shot blocker in the history of college basketball! the block comes at the 4:29 mark of the 2nd half. there is no more countdown to history. we've seen it made here tonight! jarvis varnardo! >> he has the extension, the timing. >> you look at the names on the

list. >> alonso mourning. >> jarvis varnardo, 536 career blocks. >> he's still got three games left. >> an 8-0 run by the crimson tide in the middle of this -- folks, we have a three-point game. >> just a second ago, it looked like mississippi state was kind of taking over. 13 of 14 have been decided -- shot clock running down. bost! [ cheers ]

leader, varnardo.

>> i'm amazed at what you see tonight. you don't really respect it until you see it in question. >> how difficult is it to have that timing and do what he does without getting himself in foul trouble, which he doesn't do a lot. >> that's probably the most impressive thing we've seen tonight. >> he's done it all for the bulldogs tonight! he's in the record books. now he hopes his team can get the win over the crimson tide.

jarvis varnardo in the huddle with his mississippi teammates, getting instructions

from the coach, stansbury. mississippi state was on the outside looking in. >> they have sole possession of the lead in the western division, then they have south carolina, which you expect them to win, auburn, you expect them to win. tennessee at home. >> it's all there. >> mississippi state has been in this position before. but the thing is, they control their own destiny now. they went out, they are in. they also have the luxury of going in and strengthening

their resume. >> bost! oh, my gosh. the last few he's taken, incredibly beyond the line. >> no hesitation whatsoever. >> green, he's been the only guy that's had success against varnardo. >> you see varnardo coming down, not only getting in his chest but his head and he couldn't contest the shot. >> 22 points, 7 of 9 from the field. the last two have been, so far behind the line. >> of those 22, 14 have come in the second half. >> i mean, he's just -- shot clock under 10.

johnson -- >> almost a perfect possession that time by mississippi state. time off the clock, then got the shot. >> torrance goes to the free- throw line. tune in for more hoops next wednesday, when arkansas takes on tennessee at 9:00 eastern, 8:00 central. scc, your home-court advantage. throw to go. >> we have 1:17 to go. every time that mississippi state gets the big lead, they find ways to get it up. >> here is the difference. we talked about the three-point shooting. anthony grant takes a 30-second

timeout. the bulldogging were 3-14 in the 1st half. the 2nd time -- johnson got a great look at the basket and bost hit two monster threes. >> and that person -- anthony grant is probably thinking we've done a nice job defensively, but what else can i do? >> rick stansbury trying to draw something up. . >> there you see the home records of s.e.c. teams and how important it is. they are the teams that will be second to control their own destiny. florida and south carolina, you

have got to win at home. >> tennessee lost last night to florida. i think that's probably gonna knock them down. >> which is a home game on saturday. >> in florida, they also have to play kentucky. >> bost. varnardo. he takes it back out to run for the clock. this is something that you learn overtime. you pick that ball up, elbows

out. you are not trying to maliciously hurt anybody -- >> trying to protect your own territory. >> and green -- he immediately went over to the bench with his fifth. hines checked in. >> anthony grant had the ability to take a full 60 seconds to mutt a replacement into the -- to put a replacement into the game but elected not to do so. >> stewart knocked down the first. >> you look at these two teams. you look at their resume. the one thing about alabama. they are struggling to win on the road.

they only won one s.e.c. game. >> from the free-throw line. torrance couldn't get that one to go and varnardo with the rebound, he's incredibly close to the double-double and could well be on the verge of a triple-double. he's now got nine rebounds to go along with his eight blocks. and i believe he's still at 16 points. yes, he is. sixteen points, eight blocks for jarvis varnardo. >> just an average night. >> another night at the office. you know what? it really is for that young man. >> let's not for get, he probably needs to go home and do some homework after this. unlike in the nba where they can go out and celebrate. he probably couldn't have time. >> i'm sure because of ncaa rules -- >> well, i saw somebody pull a basketball out on the side. i don't know if it was that

one. hillman. talking about the nba, you never went out and did that on georgia's time, did you? >> you know, every once in a while, he would pick up the tab. >> really? >> one of the things he used to do was those random acts of kindness. one of the best things i ever had had, when i played in san antonio, shawn came in the next day of practice, took his money that he had won, divided it up and handed each of us money. >> how about that? there you see. last four in. first four out. mississippi state. i think -- this is a daily thing. i think they have improved their life with this performance. and at the very -- >> i don't know if they have

improved -- they've improved their record. i think ole miss has won their game tonight, too. >> gamecocks at kentucky. you look at that south carolina game. >> the fact that he can carry a team on his own, it makes it -- you look at them on paper, mississippi state, definitely a much better team but anything can happen. >> torrance, up and under varnardo. >> you got an auburn team that they are playing, auburn and

alabama, talking about jeff lebo. >> brock with the long 3 over bost. >> and -- i guess technically that will count as a rebound for varnardo. we'll wait until we get the word from the official statistician. that's now a double-double for varnardo, 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds and eight blocked shots. >> let's not forget, he is the leading rebound in the s.e.c. over cousins in kentucky. >> not only is this a big night for jarvis varnardo, by a big night for the consistency of this mississippi state program. >> we talked about rick stansbury and his success in the 12th season. if the bulldogs can hang on to this lead, this will be the 1th

season in stansbury's 12 years as mississippi state coach. he's gonna take a quick time-out only for a substitution and allow jarvis varnardo to get a well-deserved hand from this crowd. >> he's a very humble guy. i talked to him last night at the hotel. >> reminds me a lot -- >> varnardo with the 16th double-double of the season. the 31st of his career. he's the