The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 15 of the season: JT Toppin, Texas Tech The 6-foot-9 sophomore and Big 12 player of the week rolled through wins against Arizona State and Oklahoma State.

When one team is 9-3 in the Big 12, and the other is 3-9, and the team that's 9-3 is at home, and the team that's 3-9 is missing its best freshman, there's no real reason to expect an instant classic.

JT Toppin and Grant McCasland were both ejected from the Texas Tech basketball team's game against Houston less than 4 minutes into the game.