What’s Trending is a column examining the week that was in college basketball social media. Matthew Eisenberg (@matteise) is your weekly host.

Georgetown’s double-overtime loss to Butler last Wednesday was the second overtime loss of the season for the Hoyas. Those are also the only losses Georgetown had at the time — something worthy of consideration by the committee…?

Patrick Ewing, Georgetown is still undefeated in regulation. Committee should keep that in mind

— Terrence Payne (@terrence_payne) December 28, 2017

Depaul fell short in its upset bid against Villanova, but “What’s Trending’s” favorite bench player Pantelis Xidias got some tv time regardless!

DePaul freshman Pantelis Xidias majors in BENCH HYPE pic.twitter.com/bs3dC9gX45

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 28, 2017

Saturday afternoon featured a pair of thrilling finishes at the same time. Duke and Florida State were flying up and down the court on one channel while TCU and Oklahoma were trading late leads on another. At Cameron Indoor Stadium, Marvin Bagley missed a free throw but managed to turn it into a wild bucket and foul.

Alright Marvin Bagley, how'd you do this? pic.twitter.com/ExeZX9TQxo

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) December 30, 2017

Not to be outshined by fellow freshman Bagley, Oklahoma’s Trae Young continued doing Trae Young things against TCU….

Trae Young is a joke pic.twitter.com/tkBlBgR0hM

— Ricky O'Donnell (@SBN_Ricky) December 30, 2017

Later Saturday night Arizona‘s DeAndre Ayton put up some monster numbers against Arizona State. This year’s freshman class is everything it was advertised to be.

Trae Young: 39 points, 14 assists
Marvin Bagley: 32 points, 21 rebounds
Deandre Ayton: 23 points, 19 rebounds

This year's freshman stars aren't slowing down.

— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) December 31, 2017

In Butler‘s 101-93 upset win over Villanova, the Bulldogs finished the game with an offensive efficiency of 1.4 points per possession. Prior to that game, the nation’s former #1 team had kept all of its other opponents under 1.1 points per possession.

#Butler right now pic.twitter.com/hJeJ8Nmw88

— Doug Gottlieb (@GottliebShow) December 30, 2017

USC center Chimezie Metu’s closeout against Washington State led to a flagrant-2 call, and even Bill Walton called it a “crime against humanity.” The question then becomes whether it warrants a suspension? I’m just thankful that this did not happen with Grayson Allen.

Happy new year from USC's Chimezie Metu pic.twitter.com/sEOAkpqmAa

— Patrick Moore (@PatrickWEHT) January 1, 2018

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