Defense is the order of the day

This link from SI.com has a bunch of random thoughts. This GT blurb is worth a mention:

1. Though I still think it's hard to learn anything from games in December, there is one exception: If a team can travel to a hostile environment and shut up a sell-out crowd by blowing out a good team, well, I'd call that a Statement Game. It doesn't happen often, but I saw a trifecta of Statement Games on Wednesday night: Georgia Tech slamming Ohio State 73-53 in Columbus, Duke manhandling Michigan State 72-50 in East Lansing and Gonzaga rocking Washington 86-62 in Seattle. The common thread in all three games: Defense. At a time when most teams are playing rat ball, Georgia Tech, Duke and Gonzaga simply shut down their opponents.