It's holiday season -- and final exam season -- in college basketball. But it's also the last stretch of nonconference games for teams hoping to secure resume-boosting victories that might help them on Selection Sunday. That's why the upcoming slate matters. Here's this week's version of What's Real and What's Fake.
What's Real?
Duke might be in trouble against Texas Tech
Texas Tech has been lost in the conversation about potential Final Four contenders -- but that could change on Thursday.