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I liked the Cornell win. Also had my brackets blown apart by the G'Town loss and the Purdue win.

KU and UK went as expected. I REALLY hope this is the finals. UK is going to have to stay awake to get there, though. Very interested in the UL game tonight...hope I can stay awake. Most of the guys at work have UL beating dook, to face UK in that semi. I'd like to see UK facing dook though.

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Brother, I don't know if Dook can survive to the Final four, but I do know that Louisville ain't gonna knock them out. :r

More to follow ASAP.

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As alluded to above, California took care of the Cardinals 77-62, in a game that was closer than the final score. The Bear lead was down to 4 with plenty of time left, but once they got it back up to double-digits an intentional foul call, coupled with a T slapped on Rick Pitino, put it out of reach for good. Hey, 4 from the stripe, PLUS the ball, will end a chance quickly. I'm pleased with this, for two reasons: First, although I reported on it frequently on this thread, I never bought into the experts who said the Pac-10 was as weak as they believed. Hell, I felt the Sun Devils deserved a bid also! And second, even though I like Pitino a little - and I do mean a LITTLE - bit better than I liked Denny Crum, I still cannot stand Louisville. Props to the Pac-10 for going 2-0 so far . . . as opposed to the 4-4 for the Big East.

As for the back half of that point above, Duke beat up on AR Pine Bluff 73-44. Surprise, surprise. But again, though the margin was OK, it still seems the scoring was a bit meagre for a 1-16 matchup.

Speaking of which, Syracuse took out Vermont 79-56. One might excuse the low scoring as being a partial product of the Orange zone D, but the - relatively - slim margin in this 1-16 has to worry the 'Cuse faithful if their week+ layoff hurt their chemistry.

As I tend to ignore the obvious, I found 3 other scores to note:

Georgia Tech 64 - Oklahoma State 59 = All year long we heard how great Big 12 ball was, and how poor was the ACC. Well, take that!

Maryland 89 - Houston 77 = The magical run for the Cougars ends against a clearly superior team. Props to them for even making the tourney, and more props for hanging tough. Yet despite a poor shooting night for Vasquez, the Terps grabbed control and held it.

Michigan State 70 - New Mexico State 67 = Last year's runner-up for the championship needed a controversial lane-violation call, plus a reported fark-up with the clock that cost the Aggies a third shot to send the game into OT, in order to get the win. Well, boo-hoo. Hey, $#!+ happens. If you don't want the game decided by the zebras, then go out and dominate.

I'll be back later, after I check back on that OTHER half of last season's championship. My Heels too a 3-point lead over Miss. State into the lockerroom, and I want to see when they lose it. :r

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I know you don't care, but the Heels up 2 with 3 1/2 left.

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Now down 3 with 2 1/2 left. Oh, and St. Mary's giving 'Nova more than they can handle, late in the 1st.

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Tied @ 71, 1:16 left.

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Up 2, 32 ticks.

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Ohhh, baby! Heels hit one at the horn to win 76-74! For the second time inna row they made the plays they needed to down the stretch, and beat the team that took Kentucky to the brink a week ago . . . in Starkville, no less. Now let's see if Jerry's kids can win, and set up another UNC/NCSU matchup.

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Four minutes gone in the 2nd, and the Gaels have increased their lead over 'Nova to 10.

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Midway thru 2nd, 'Nova cuts it to one.

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TVTO, 2:49 to go, Gaels by 1.

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Oh, and St. Mary's in the bonus, and still with 2 fouls to give.

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Reynolds misses 2nd shot in a row, Gaels to the line with under 2 minutes.

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Tied at 65, 1 1/2 to go.

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Gaels hit loooong 3, 1:15.

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'Nova misses layup, Gaels back to line, 40 ticks, 3-point edge.

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2 more from the stripe.

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30 seconds, 'Nova timeout as Jay Wright draws up a 5-point play. :D

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Gaels BACK to the line, still up 5. Oh, my!

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2 more, 23 ticks.

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Stokes hits a 3-ball. Gaels by 4, 13 ticks.

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2 more FTs, 11 ticks.

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It's over. St. Mary's 75 - Villanova 68. The team that stomped the 'Zags a week ago knock one more Big East team out of the Dance.

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Butler/Murray State off to slow start, and 12-10 with 9 gone in 1st. In NIT, Jacksonville leading Texas Tech by a handful with 3 left in 1st . . . in Lubbock, no less.

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With 6 left in 1st, both teams still laying bricks: Butler 22-17 over Murray State.

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In Lubbock, J'ville 35-28 at the break.

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Two more minutes gone, one more point scored. Jeez.

Early on, Ohio U hanging tough with Vols.

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Murray State end the half on an offensive tear. With the 2-point conversion, they score 8 in the last 1 1/2 minutes, and take a 26-22 lead off the gridiron. Now for the halftime show!

Crap, this is too painful. I'm going away now. Enjoy the rest of your weekend, and I'll see you back here Monday.

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Kansas lost! Ha ha ha ha ha
Go Kstate

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Careful, don't tempt the Hoop Gods!



U-DUB!!!! Sweet 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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This, IMHO, was a team that was vastly overrated all year long. Not surprised at all.

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:mad: :-(

No crying emoticon, or it'd be all over this post!

Murray definitely had a great chance here, but it is VERY hard to win a game when you turn the ball over +10 times, much less 16. AND not hit free throws. FT alone cost them the win. Tough loss, but VERY glad to see my old school win a game here, and proud of 'em for hanging tough. Rebounds and a better shooting % kept them in there. Butler will need to do better than this against a school that can hang on to the ball better. They got it done today though, and my hat off to them and good luck!

Kansas.... oh my!!!! :tu:D:banger. Takes the sting out a little :D.

Some fun games to watch here. Pac-10 representing well, good on you, Washington!

Poet, you keep this up and your keyboard will melt!!!

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UK looked strong again tonight. Shaky start, but they rubbed the sleepies out of their eyes pretty quickly, and really handled Wake well. Looking forward to watching the other #1's play.

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'Cuse looked good today, what I saw of the game. The Buckeyes are having a rough start though.

Still can't believe Kansas got knocked off. You can only ht the snooze button so many times. I hope UK remembers that.

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Syracuse is going to take it all the way this year.

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I went to Nawlins to the game...it was amazing. UK is looking very strong, when they come to play no one can touch them. These last two games have shown how many truly good players they have. Aside from the obvious stars, Darius Miller, Dodson, Orton, and Liggins have all stepped up at times.

The three point shooting has improved dramatically lately, if they keep shooting the ball well, they will keep winning big.

That said, they are going to have some tough games coming up. Right now GT and WV are tied...could be an interesting Sunday :banger

Go Big BLUE!

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:banger

Syracuse, which leads the nation in shooting percentage (51.6 percent), hit 7 of 14 from beyond the arc in the first half in taking a 47-32 lead. They finished 12 of 25 on 3s.:tu

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:r

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bump:banger:banger

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I would love to see a Cuse and UK final, but I dont see Cuse getting past KSU.

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:banger:banger

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Whatever makes you feel good ;)

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Gotta love Cornell! :tu

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Amazing finish in the Mich State/Maryland game!

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I think if Syracuse plays like they did against Zaga then they should have no problem against KSU. I am from Syracuse so I gotta go with them no matter what.

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The best way to beat the 'Cuse is to outshoot them from beyond the arc. If you can't do that it's going to be a tough row to hoe. I don't see them having a problem with Kansas, and further down the road Kentucky is not a good 3 shooting team, and most likely would face a matchup nightmare against Syraucse.

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I will have to disagree here for sure...they way to beat a 3 pt shooting team is not to try to out shoot them. UK would beat them with crazy defensive pressure and upping the tempo to a pace SU could not handle. Kentucky is to athletic, to good in the post, and will be able to penetrate against SU.

You are right about UK not being a good 3 pt shooting team, but they have not had issues playing against good shooting teams this year. When UK plays well, nobody can handle all of the threats (Wall, Cousins, Bledsoe, Patterson, Miller, Liggins, Dodson, etc.)

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SU's strength isn't their shooting accuracy, it's their D. The offense is a nice little bonus. Few teams play the 2-3 zone, and Syracuse is the master of it, it's extremely difficult to penetrate against them. If the two
play and Kentucky can't hit from
long range, it's going to be a problem for them

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Keep in mind UK beat Louisville and their stingy 2-3 zone. Also, keep in my UL beat Cuse...twice!

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Which proves what? :rh

Look, if they play each other I guess we'll find out who wins, won't we? Until then my opinion of Kentucky is much the same as it is of Kansas, ovverrated. Kentucky consisently struggled all year against teams they suppossedly were a lot better than. Play like that now and you're goin home. And no, you're not going to change my mind:r