My viewing habits: Went from Temple-Duke to the end of Georgia State-Virginia Commonwealth to Texas-Iowa State.
-- Temple just whipped Duke with intensity and clutch baskets. You don’t see that too often. ‘‘We were slow and they played a lot harder than we did,’’ Austin Rivers said, sounding as honest as his dad. One thing that has changed about Temple is the Owls have more of a following then they did in the old days. Lots of fans at Wells Fargo Center in Philly.
-- Georgia State has now won 11 in a row and the Panthers won this on VCU’s court, getting a comfortable lead and then hanging on. Two missed free throws gave VCU a chance to send it into overtime but the Rams couldn’t convert. If he gets Georgia State to the NCAA tournament, Ron Hunter should be national coach of the year. He won’t be, of course. His team was picked near the bottom of the CAA. One thing to consider is that Rod Barnes left him some good parts before he was fired.
-- I’m intrigued by Iowa State, the Oakland Raiders of college basketball with all their transfers. I was seeing Royce White for the first time and he’s a fascinating player. He’s listed at 6-8, 270 and he’s a specimen not chunky. He’s probably shorter than his listed height. Right now he's sporting a red Mohawk. A decent ball-handler, he’s strong around the basket, overpowering defenders. He’s an outstanding passer. Doesn’t look like he can shoot a lick from the outside. He has a real unique set of skills. White was a big recruit for Tubby Smith at Minnesota but never played there because of series legal problems involving his behavior. He ended up with Iowa State along with a batch of other transfers, Chris Allen (Michigan State), Chris Babb (Penn State), Anthony Booker (Southern Illinois), and Scott Christopherson (Marquette), Plus Korie Lucious is sitting out this season after also transferring from Michigan State. They’re talented, are 11-3, and have a chance to mesh into a good team by the end of the year.

Surprising scores, amazing margins:
Drexel 60, Towson 27: It’s not bad enough that Towson didn’t reach 30, scoring the fewest points in CAA history, but this loss is the 34th in a row, tying the NCAA record.
Georgetown 73, Marquette 70: Down by 17 early, the gritty Hoyas fought back to win this.
LaSalle 80, Xavier 70: This one was in Philly but the shocking descent of X (five losses in the last six games) since the brawl with Cincinnati continues. All the suspensions have ended.
Cincinnati 71, Notre Dame 55: The brawl has had the complete opposite effect on the Bearcats who’ve won seven straight.
UNC Wilmington 70, Northeastern 62: The Huskies let a winnable home game slip away.
West Virginia 85, Rutgers 64: West Virginia managed to outcore the football team. This was a disappointing effort for Rutgers, which had beaten Florida at home last week.
Florida State 85, Auburn 56: Didn’t think the Seminoles could score this many points. When they do well offensively, they’re tough to beat.
Memphis 69, Tennessee 51: This used to be a must-see rivalry game. Cuonzo Martin has a lot of work to do.
Dayton 79, Saint Louis 72: A nice, unexpected victory for the best college basketball fans in America.
Illinois 57, Northwestern 56: If the Mildcats are going to finally make it to the NCAAs, they’ve got to start winning home games like this.
Iowa 64, Minnesota 62: I’ve been fooled before but maybe Fran McCaffrey is making progress in Iowa City. They’ve won two straight road games for the first time in five seasons.
Kansas 67, Kansas State 49: The Purple Popguns always come up short in this rivalry.
Illinois State 68, Missouri State 60: The Missouri Valley is incredibly well balanced. MoState won at Creighton but loses here.
Wichita State 67, Evansville 66: Case in point.
Murray State 76, Eastern Kentucky 67: That’s 15 in a row, if you’re counting.
Southern Mississippi 78, East Carolina 76: The Fightin’ Favres have won 10 in a row after pulling this one out on the road.
Central Florida 60, Tulane 53: The Jordanaires hold serve at home against a good CUSA opponent.
William & Mary 68, James Madison 61: A disastrous week for JamMad, BillandMere are 3-12.

Here’s an Associated Press story explaining why two clocks have different time remaining in the Michigan State-Wisconsin game Tuesday night:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A split-second discrepancy between two game clocks that caused confusion at the end of Michigan State-Wisconsin basketball game Tuesday night was caused by a routine technological issue that happens in venues across the country, Wisconsin officials said Wednesday.
Wisconsin’s Ryan Evans appeared to hit a desperation 3-pointer to send the game into double overtime, but the shot was disallowed on a replay review when officials ruled he released it after time expired. No. 10 Michigan State beat No. 18 Wisconsin 63-60 in overtime.
The clock on top of the backboard had run out, but there appeared to be a fraction of a second left on another clock located on a nearby LED-style electronic display.
‘‘By rule we have to go by the clock that is on the backboard,’’ said referee Pat Driscoll, in comments distributed to the media after the game. ‘‘I don’t know why there would be different (times) — it could be satellite, electronic, whatever — but by rule we have to go by the clock that is attached to the backboard. In our review on the monitor, the clock clearly showed zeros while the ball remained in the Wisconsin player’s hands.’’
In a statement released Wednesday, Wisconsin officials said the backboard clock was working properly and is considered official. The backboard clock is linked directly to the scorer’s table.
Citing information from Daktronics, the company that supplies LED displays and other equipment used at the Kohl Center and other venues, officials said it is normal to have a delay of 0.1 to 0.2 seconds when clock data is relayed from the scorer’s table to equipment that generates the images on electronic scoreboards.
Officials said the delay ‘‘is the standard in the industry and regularly occurs at venues around the country.’’