🎄🎁 CBS Sports Classic recap on UNC/Ohio St/Kentucky/UCLA; Illinois outlasts Mizzou; best + worst of weekend: Auburn, Marquette, Rutgers, Miami and more

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North Carolina's second-half explosion against UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic might have saved the Tar Heels season. The same applies to Ohio State's win against the Kentucky Wildcats. What are the Buckeyes and Tar Heels NCAA Tournament hopes? Matt Norlander and Gary Parrish do a little Tournament forecasting.

00:00 - Start

00:34 - North Carolina and Ohio State get big wins at CBS Sports Classic

07:42 - Have North Carolina or Ohio State flipped their season after Saturday?

24:17 - Weekend Whiparound: Illinois outlasts Mizzou.

27:50 - Weekend Whiparound: Mississippi St. Thrashes Memphis

31:21 - Weekend Whiparound: No. 2 Auburn blasts No. 16 Purdue

36:47 - Weekend Whiparound: Cincinnati beats Dayton; Bearcats 9-1 for the first time since 2018

38:44 - Princeton wins a thriller vs. Rutgers

44:05 - Troubling Situation: Miami loses to Mount St. Mary's

45:15 - Troubling Situation: Kansas State loses to Wichita State by 19; Wildcats are 6-5

46:01 - Troubling Situation: Syracuse catches a 27-point beatdown from Maryland. Orange is 5-6.

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