Wesley Johnson had his eleventh double-double of the year as he helped lead the #4 Orangemen to a 95-77 over #8 Villanova. The junior forward had a well-rounded game as he finished with 14 points, ten rebounds and four assists. He was two of eleven from the field, two of six from three-point range and made eight of ten free throws.

Duke’s Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler combined for 41 points as they led the #5 Blue Devils to a 67-49 win over Virginia. The senior Scheyer bounced back from a poor shooting effort against Tulsas, making eight of 14 from the field and four of seven from beyond the arc. He finished with 20 points, three rebounds and three assists.

Two midseason John R. Wooden Award candidates square off each Monday night.

Da’Sean Butler of #8 West Virginia had a well-rounded game in the Mountaineers’ 81-68 win over #20 Georgetown. He had 22 points, six rebounds and six assists in the Big East win. He made seven of 16 shots from the field, two of seven from three-point range and six of seven from the charity stripe. West Virginia improved to 23-6 with the victory as they are eyeing a number two seed.

Robbie Hummel from Purdue suffered a torn ACL in the #3 Boilermakers 59-58 victory over Minnesota. He had gotten off to a strong start, making four of seven from the field as he scored eleven points in twelve minutes. Unfortunately, he will miss the remainder of the season.

Thursday saw a light evening of action for John R. Wooden candidates, but the players had key roles in their nationally ranked teams giving key wins.

There was little action among the midseason John R. Wooden Big East candidates Tuesday. However, three players led their nationally ranked teams to wins last night.

Da’Sean Butler was held to just nine points and five rebounds as #7 West Virginia fell to Connecticut on the road 73-62. The 6-foot-7 senior made just two of ten shots from the field and missed all four shots from beyond the arc. He was five of eight from the charity stripe.

Da’Sean Butler had 14 points and six rebounds as he paced #8 West Virginia to a 75-63 victory over Seton Hall. The 6-foot-7 senior made four of twelve shots from the field and five of ten from the charity stripe. He added two assists and three steals in the win.

Evan Turner continued to demonstrate his well-rounded game as he scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half to led #12 Ohio State to a 74-67 road win over #11 Michigan State. He added ten rebounds and six assists. The junior made six of 17 shots from the field and eight of twelve free throws.

We recently looked at the school records of the past John R. Wooden Award winners. As you might expect, the top players in the country usually plays on top-flight teams. Five of the 33 Wooden Award winners have played for national champions and twenty of the honorees won 30 or more games.