Maybe Joe Posnanski was right? Maybe Davidson’s Stephen Curry should be in contention for Sportsman of the Year. He brought madness to March, and last night his otherworldly act was in Oklahoma, where the wiry kid with the baby face and impeccable stroke dropped an amazing 44 points on Blake Griffin’s Sooners. Davidson fell just short, 82-78.

Dynamic is a word that comes to mind when watching Curry play – it’s as if every swished triple is more improbable than the next. 25-feet out? No prob. Step back job in Griffin’s face? Automatic. Curry reminds us of lethal shooters from the last 20 years, like Duke’s JJ Redick, Georgia Tech’s Dennis Scott or Chris Mullin from St. John’s. They key difference, of course, is that Curry plays for Davidson, isn’t surrounded by Hamburger All-Americans, and has a frail frame. His rise to greatness reminded us of this terrific article on the self-made man. Surely the lack of scholarship offers from the big boys played a part in Curry’s drive to stardom.

He’s must-watch TV. After Davidson cut an 18-point deficit to three in the final minute on Curry’s last bomb, we were forced to look up Davidson’s schedule and put potential TV games in the calendar on our phone. NC State, West Virginia, Purdue, Duke – we don’t want to miss any of them.

We also should mention that Curry didn’t turn in the only scintillating performance last night. Griffin looked like the lottery pick everyone has pegged him for, scoring 25 points and collecting 21 rebounds. He reminds us of a bigger, stronger Carlos Boozer.

Other relevant scores:
UNC 77, Kentucky 58: Never was close. Deon Thompson had 20, Kentucky committed 28 turnovers.
UAB 72, Arizona 71: With less than a second left in a tie game, Arizona was called for an intentional foul at midcourt during a scramble for the ball. College Hoops Journal writes about Arizona’s tough loss at home due to a couple really dumb fouls at the end by the Wildcats. UAB will play Oklahoma at MSG next week.
Arizona State 59, San Diego St. 52: The depleted Aztecs went cold late, spoiling the upset bid against ailing James Harden and the Sun Devils.