5-minute Major [19 December 2010]

As written in the post below, the 12th-ranked Illini lost 57-54 to the UIC Flames; Lesson: never sleep on a team that has a point guard named Robo Kreps.....In further Illinois charity news, the football Illini's confidence boosting loss to Fresno State (confidence boosting for the latter) played right into Northern Illinois's hands as they crushed the Bulldogs 40-17 in the Humanitarian Bowl.....Meanwhile, Missouri kept up their end of making the Braggin' Rights game more exciting, defeating Central Arkansas 116-63.....6th-ranked Kansas State was beaten badly 57-44 by a Florida team that's proving difficult to grade..... Michigan State nearly doubled Prairie View A&M's total (90-51) behind a 25-point night for Durrell Summers.....The Oakland Grizzlies saga is heating up; the Major has made several not-so-subtle allusions to his belief that Ohio State will fall to Oakland in their clash this Christmas Eve-Eve; all hopes were nearly dashed when the Grizzlies toppled #7 Tennessee, but tonight's convincing loss to Michigan 69-51 may lull the Buckeyes back into underestimation.....However, Jared Sullinger looked unbelivable again posting 30/11 in a win over South Carolina.....The first 10 points of the second half were all scored by Butler's Matt Howard whose 27 led the Bulldogs over Stanford 83-50.....Milwaukee played tough, but fell to Utah 95-86 late under Deron William's double-double.....Who would've thought a win against the Knicks this season would be considered marquee?  Cavs 109-Knicks 102......Despite a 17-point 4th quarter from Kevin Love, the Wolves couldn't complete the comeback and lost to the Nuggets 115-113.....at ease.