Thursday Night Review: Dayton Falls; Arizona State, Ole Miss, Seton Hall, Washington Win

Thursday night saw several Bubble Watch teams who are on the outside looking in (in my opinion) looking to grab key wins. All but one was successful.

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Positions based on my Thursday morning update.

First Four Out

Richmond 60, Dayton 56 (recap): The Flyers (19-10; 8-7 A-10) looked to be on their way, but the Spiders forced 20 turnovers and got hot from the perimeter in the second half to send UD to their seventh A-10 defeat. Dayton will now need to make a deep run in the conference tournament to advance.

Mississippi 72, LSU 59 (recap): It wasn't easy, but the Rebels (20-9; 8-7 SEC) defeated the Tigers to win their third straight. Chris Warren scored 22 for Ole Miss in the win.

Next Four Out

Seton Hall 85, Rutgers 74 (recap): The Pirates (17-11; 8-9 Big East) swept the Scarlet Knights. Unfortunately for the Hall, those two wins are the only ones they've recorded in the last four games. A trip to Providence awaits on Saturday.

Arizona State 59, USC 54 (recap): The Sun Devils (21-9; 11-6 Pac-10) avenged an early conference season loss to the Trojans to move closer to wrapping up second seed for the conference tournament. All Arizona State needs to do is grab a home win over UCLA Saturday.

Washington 86, Oregon 72 (recap): Quincy Pondexter had a huge night for the Huskies (34 points, 10 boards) as they prevented the Ducks from grabbing a season sweep. The Huskies remain in third at 10-7 in the conference and 20-9 overall.