Five out of six points. Coming into the week, that was the line that Texas needed to hit to reasonably have a shot at the postseason. With last night's regulation loss, the Stars can only gather four this week and might have seen their playoff dreams die on the vine Wednesday night. Let's break it down.
First of all, Texas needs to get four points the rest of the way this week. If Texas loses in regulation on Friday, they're eliminated. End of story. Their max points of 82 will put them below the established line at 83, and that'll be all she wrote.