College Hoops Thread '09-'10

[The Poet]

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.