Conference Tournament Friday
by awiggo on Mar 14, 2008 2:38 PM CDT
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PrintLots of great basketball today. Someone mentioned this already, but there are more games today than there will be on any day from this point forward—more games today than next Thursday or Friday.
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Big 10 Tournament
Michigan vs. Wisconsin 11 am ESPN Wisconsin wins 51-34.
Ohio St. vs. Michigan St. 1:30 pm ESPN Michigan St. wins 67-60.
Illinois vs. Purdue 5:30 pm Illinois wins 74-67.
Minnesota vs. Indiana 8:00 pm Minnesota wins 59-58.
ACC Tournament
Florida State vs. North Carolina 11 am ESPN2 Carolina wins 82-70.
Miami vs. Virginia Tech 1:30 pm ESPN2 Virginia Tech wins 63-49.
Georgia Tech vs. Duke 6:00 pm ESPN2 Duke wins 82-70.
Boston College vs. Clemson 8:30 pm ESPN2 Clemson wins 82-48.
Big XII Tournament
Oklahoma State vs. Texas 11:30 am ESPNU & ESPN+ Texas wins 66-59.
Colorado vs. Oklahoma 2:00 pm Oklahoma wins 54-49.
Nebraska vs. Kansas 6:00 pm ESPN+ Kansas wins 64-54.
Texas A&M vs. Kansas St. 8:20 pm ESPN+ Texas A&M wins 63-60.
SEC Tournament
South Carolina vs. Tennessee 12 pm Tennessee wins 89-87.
Vanderbilt vs. Arkansas 2:15 pm Arkansas wins 81-75.
Alabama vs. Mississippi St. 6:30 pm Miss State wins 69-67 after tornado delay.
Georgia vs. Kentucky 8:45 pm Postponed.
Big East Tournament
West Virginia vs. Georgetown 6:00 pm ESPN Georgetown wins 72-55
Marquette vs. Pittsburgh 8:00 pm ESPN Pittsburgh wins 68-61.
Pac 10 Tournament
USC vs. UCLA 8:00 pm Fox Sports UCLA wins 57-54.
Stanford vs. Washington State 10:30 pm Fox Sports Stanford wins 75-68
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What's at stake with K-State/A&M?
I'm thinking A&M probably needs this win worse than K-State to secure an invite to the Dance, but maybe that's not the case with so many other bubble teams losing early.
Regardless, this should be a fun one to watch. Easily the best match-up of the tourney thus far.
Aggies
are in regardless of outcome. Too many bubble teams lost yesterday and not enough regular season conference champs from mid-major conferences slipped in their conference tourneys.
The Aggies have enough overall wins and finished at .500 in the conference. They are in.
What about Baylor?
That loss to CU had to hurt...they may get lucky because the Big XII's overall prowess.
Definitely Hurt
and its a deep wound. Call me a Big XII homer but I still think the Bears squeak in. They may be an 11 or 12 seed but they should be in the tourney.
RPI slipped to 42 after loss to Colorado, though.
plus
baylor getting in is a feel good story that cbs will definitely exploit
by the other Andrew on Mar 14, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
its early
But Nebraska is taking it to Kansas thus far. The are milking every possession and making their shots.
What does everyone see in KU?
It seems like every "expert" puts Kansas as a sure bet Final Four. Doesn't this happen every year?
Specifically this year, how many impressive wins do they have? They lost @ OK State, and we beat that team 3 times.
I can understand UCLA, UNC, and Memphis. How come everyone puts KU over Tennessee for example? Tenn arguably has the best win of the season @ Memphis. They have great guard play, and everyone says that Big Dance success is all about guard play. Why doesn't Texas get more love given their 3 wins over top 10 teams?
by goingforthecorner on Mar 14, 2008 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Nebraska is playing great ball of late
I'm not sure if beating Kansas even puts them on the bubble, but if they beat KU and then beat K-state/A&M just to get into the championship game, I would like to see them in the tourney.
If you go by recent play, you can tell they are better than a bunch of bubble teams that will make it.
by goingforthecorner on Mar 14, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions
agree
Doc Sadler looks like a keeper.
In other news, upset in the making as #12 Xavier down by 14 points to St. Joseph's with about 10 minutes left to play in the 2nd half.
down goes X
Xavier drops the game to St. Joe's. Gotta like St. Joe's chances now, but what happens if they lose to Temple or Charlotte tomorrow? Does the A10 get those three teams in? I can't imagine U Mass can hang around and get a 4th bid right now, or even a 3rd if St. Joe's wins the title.
A - 10
St. Joe's should be in now. Having looked at Temple's resume a little closer, they probably need to win tonight to get into the discussion. The Owls have a win over Xaiver and absolutely nothing else. Even a win tonight isn't going to guarantee a bid. But lose tonight and they won't make it.
Unclear if they'll finish tonight
The Bama vs. Miss State game has just 2 min left in OT but there is another game scheduled for tonight: Kentucky vs. Georgia. I wonder what happens if they can't finish tonight.
Even if they can play again, that last game may not tip until midnight eastern.
Scary
I saw some footage on ESPNU, and it was eerie seeing all the equipment swinging from the rafters. Probably hard for the teams to get refocused back on the game, but it's a big one. The shot to send it to OT was awesome in its own right.
Terrible Time Mgt by USC
For some reason, Trojans run clock out to take last shot down three. Missed three by Mayo and UCLA advances. Why not attack the rim and / or extend the game? Stupid, stupid.
I've seen that mistake a lot lately
I don't know what coaches/players are thinking. Why not take the shot earlier and give yourself a shot at an offensive rebound put back...
Lebron James did the same exact thing last night (I think...might have been the night before last). Maybe they are putting too much faith in their ability instead of playing solid basketball.
Aggies advance to face KU
I like KU's chances to beat A&M tomorrow and if Texas can take care of business tomorrow, we could have the same match up in the final for the third year in a row.
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