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Originally Posted by Resipsa
The 'Cuse...... 
15-0 run starting at the 12 minute mark put it away, baby. |
Yes, and they needed that run too. For a team projected to rule the cellar of the Big East, Seton Hall is certainly putting the fear of God into some highly-ranked schools. A 80-73 loss to the # 5 Orangemen, following an OT loss to # 6 West Virginia? Not too shabby, if you ask me.
There were a few other decent games last night too:
# 4 Purdue 67 - Iowa 56 = Don't let that 11-point win fool you. The 12-0 Boilermakers had to shoot over 65% in the second half to beat the 5-8 Hawkeyes.
# 6 West Virginia 63 - Marquette 62 = Did I not tell you this could be a tight one? The Mountainmen dodged their second minieball inna row when Butler hit that 20-footer with 2 ticks left.
# 19 New Mexico 90 - # 20 Texas Tech 75 = I thought this would be closer, but only the Lobos showed up.
# 21 Clemson 70 - South Carolina State 67 = Sheesh. No other comment needed.
And out of the ranked we had:
Delaware 82 - Lafayette 72 (OT) = Don't you just love extra helpings?
Tonight there are a few potential gems scattered amongst the dogs:
# 9 UNC vs. Albany = Woof.
# 10 U. Conn vs. Cincinnati = Here we've got a shot at some fun.
# 11 Michigan State vs. Texas Arlington = Here we got no shot.
# 18 Temple vs. Northern Illinois = Not much bang here either.
# 24 UAB vs. UVA = This is in Cav country, so the Jeffersonians have a decent chance.
# 25 Northwestern vs. Illinois = These particular Wildcats (as opposed to many of the upteen-dozen others) have not been ranked since early 1969, and though this Illini team is not a classic one, Northwestern may make an even earlier exit.
Duquesne vs. ODU = These two can match up quite well.
William & Mary vs. Maryland = Don't be shocked if this one's closer than the Terps would prefer.
Providence vs. Notre Dame = When middlin' conference foes meet, anything can happen.
Baylor vs. Arkansas = Not a conference matchup, but otherwise ibid.
South Carolina vs. Boston College = Ibid ibid.
Enjoy.