March College Hoops Thread

[cannonball 1729]

Holy fucking shit.
 
Davidson escapes after trailing La Salle for all but 18 seconds of this game, and by as many as 18 points. They toss a layup off the backboard that bounced around atop the rim like a TPiR Plinko chip for the final 3 seconds before dropping in for the winning bucket.
 
I was 100% convinced we'd see a major A-10 upset in this game, but instead it's ten straight wins for the Wildcats.

 
 
Davidson's good at that.  They came back from 13 down against Appalachian State in the '13 Socon semifinals, too.

 

[semsox]

Excited for this UVA/UNC game. Pretty sure a win locks up a #1 for UVA

 

[DJnVa]

LSU may be out after a bad loss to a 13th seed. They may not have been in anyway, but had they won that, even a loss to Kentucky puts them in mid-40s for RPI and that's on the bubble.

 

[loshjott]

Maryland outlasts Indiana in the Big 10 quarters. Maryland basketball is undefeated in the history of the Big 10 Tournament.

 

[DJnVa]

Maryland outlasts Indiana in the Big 10 quarters. Maryland basketball is undefeated in the history of the Big 10 Tournament.

 
Heh.
 
And if Indiana is given a bid a lot of teams that get snubbed will be pointing straight at them.

 

[mabrowndog]

Really hoping Notre Dame steps on Duke's throat tonight. They're up 14 with 17:25 left.

 

[mabrowndog]

Wyoming & Boise State tied at 57. Cowboys' ball with 9 sec left. It's on CBSSN.
 
EDIT - Josh Adams' fallaway three fronts the rim at the buzzer. On to OT. Only two Wyoming players touched the ball on that possession, and until the shot the ball stayed within the same 5-foot radius on the court.

 

[Greg29fan]

Really hoping Notre Dame steps on Duke's throat tonight. They're up 14 with 17:25 left.

 
Notre Dame from the second half against Miami last night is making an unwelcome appearance.

 

[mabrowndog]

UConn up 54-52 on Cinci with 29 sec left.
 
EDIT - Boatright gets fouled but misses the front end of a 1-and-1, and the Bearcats tie it on a put-back at the other end. Huskies ball with 13.5 sec left/

 

[mabrowndog]

BOATRIGHT AT THE BUZZER WINS IT.

 

[mabrowndog]

Arizona up 66-64 with 19 sec left vs UCLA. The Bruins just fouled, and Zona can seal it at the line.
 
EDIT - And they do just that, 70-64.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

BOATRIGHT AT THE BUZZER WINS IT.

Wow

 

[mabrowndog]

Wyoming's going to upset Boise. Up 5 with 10.6 left in OT.

 

[mabrowndog]

Hawaii's looking to pull off the upset as well, leading Big West #1 UC-Davis 58-56. Still plenty of time in that one (1:18).

 

[mabrowndog]

Wyoming's going to upset Boise. Up 5 with 10.6 left in OT.

 
I may have spoken too soon. A WY defender just committed the world's stupidest foul -- on the Boise inbound play at halfcourt, sending the Broncos' best player to the line and bleeding just a half-second of clock. Both FTs are good, and now it's a 3-point game. Jesus...
 
EDIT - And they hang on for the W. The Cowboys will play for the MWC auto-bid vs either SDSU or Colorado St. The bubble is getting smaller.

 

[mabrowndog]

Hawaii's looking to pull off the upset as well, leading Big West #1 UC-Davis 58-56. Still plenty of time in that one (1:18).

 
And the Warriors do it, 65-58. They'll get either UC-Irvine or UC-Santa Barbara for the title tomorrow night.
 
UC-Davis becomes the latest NIT auto-bid qualifier,

 

[mabrowndog]

Iowa State just beat Oklahoma on a game that should be in OT right now. Spangler took a beautiful pass cutting through the lane, but bungled the uncontested layup that would have tied it at the buzzer. Unreal.
 
The Cyclones play for the Big 12 title against the Jayhawks.

 

[mabrowndog]

Notre Dame from the second half against Miami last night is making an unwelcome appearance.

 
So predictable. Duke's about to make it a 2-point game with 1:48 left.

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

So, since I'm going to dinner tomorrow night in Philly, why not catch the Harvard/Yale playoff game right?

 

[mabrowndog]

Jay Bilas just relayed the "Laettner walked on his hands the length of the court!!1!" story for the 17th time this postseason.
 
Good Christ, he's insufferable.
 
The good news is the Irish look like they're going to hold on, up 70-64 with 22 secs left.

 

[Bob Montgomerys Helmet Hat]

ND up 8.  22.4 left

 

[Senator Donut]

Jay Bilas just relayed the "Laettner walked on his hands the length of the court!!1!" story for the 17th time this postseason.
 
Good Christ, he's insufferable.
 
The good news is the Irish look like they're going to hold on, up 70-64 with 22 secs left.

ACC Network on WSBK 38 is your friend.

EDIT: I like Bilas, but there's no way I want to hear him call a Duke game.

 

[mabrowndog]

ACC Network on WSBK 38 is your friend.

 
I could have used this info 39 minutes, 43.1 seconds ago.

 

[tims4wins]

Congrats to ND - better team tonight. Hoping Duke has done enough for a one seed.

 

[Stevie1der]

You would figure UVA still has the better resume if a one seed is coming out of the ACC, right?

 

[tims4wins]

Hard to say. Duke played tougher schedule and won at UVA.

 

[mabrowndog]

I really want to watch Oregon-Utah, but I simply cannot subject myself to 40 minutes of Bill Walton.

 

[Stevie1der]

True, I think UVA has better losses and the edge with the regular season championship.

 

[Stevie1der]

I'll admit that had Duke won the tournament they would have deserved it over the Cavs.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Uconn winning, Duke losing: Welcome to March basketball!

 

[mabrowndog]

Georgia's about to finish off S. Carolina. They get the Razorbacks tomorrow in the semis.

 

[mabrowndog]

Cal-Irvine has held UCSB scoreless for the first 4:14 of the game, leading 11-0.

 

[StuckOnYouk]

Uconn winning, Duke losing: Welcome to March basketball!

 
Post of the night Red!

 

[mabrowndog]

Cal-Irvine has held UCSB scoreless for the first 4:14 of the game, leading 11-0.

 
The Gauchos ended up making a game of it, trailing 34-27 at the half and then taking a 59-53 lead with 3:07 to play. But UCI tied it at 59 to send it to OT, and the Anteaters outscored UCSB in the extra session 13-4 to win it going away. They get Hawaii for the dance ticket.

 

[mabrowndog]

I really want to watch Oregon-Utah, but I simply cannot subject myself to 40 minutes of Bill Walton.

 
And because of that, I missed Mighty Joe Young's three at the buzzer that gave the Ducks a 67-64 win.  FML.

 

[canderson]

Tonight at 8:30 central, SFA faces arch-rival Sam Houston in the Southland Final. #AxeEm

 

[RedOctober3829]

11 am on espn2 is the America East final between Stony Brook and Albany.

 

[mabrowndog]

Here's the full 25-game Saturday slate:

11:00 am - Amer East Champ - 3 Stony Brook at 1 Albany (ESPN2) - Albany NY
01:00 pm - MEAC Champ - 6 Hampton vs 5 Delaware St (ESPN2) - Norfolk VA
01:00 pm - Big Ten Semi - 1 Wisconsin vs 4 Purdue (CBS) - Chicago IL
01:00 pm - SEC Semi - 1 Kentucky vs 13 Auburn (ESPN) - Nashville TN
01:30 pm - A-10 Semi - 1 Davidson vs 5 VCU (CBSSN) - Brooklyn NY
02:00 pm - Sun Belt Semi - 1 Georgia St vs 4 LA-Lafayette (ESPN3) - New Orleans LA
03:00 pm - AAC Semi - 1 SMU vs 4 Temple (ESPN2) - Hartford CT
03:30 pm - C-USA Champ - 4 Ala-Birm vs 6 Middle Tenn (FS1) - Birmingham AL
03:30 pm - Big Ten Semi - 2 Maryland vs 3 Michigan St (CBS) - Chicago IL
03:30 pm - SEC Semi - 2 Arkansas vs 3 Georgia (ESPN) - Nashville TN
04:00 pm - A-10 Semi - 2 Dayton vs 3 Rhode Island (CBSSN) - Brooklyn NY
04:00 pm - Ivy Champ - 1 Harvard vs 1 Yale (CSNBA/NESN+) - Philadelphia PA
04:30 pm - Sun Belt Semi - 2 Georgia Sou vs 3 LA-Monroe (ESPN3) - New Orleans LA
05:30 pm - AAC Semi - 2 Tulsa vs 6 UConn (ESPN2) - Hartford CT
06:00 pm - MWC Champ - 2 San Diego St vs 4 Wyoming (CBS) - Las Vegas NV
06:00 pm - Big 12 Champ - 1 Kansas vs 2 Iowa St (ESPN) - Kansas City MO
06:30 pm - SWAC Champ - 1 Texas Sou vs 3 Southern U. (ESPNU) - Houston TX
07:30 pm - MAC Champ - 1 C. Michigan vs 2 Buffalo (ESPN2) - Cleveland OH
08:00 pm - ACC Champ - 3 Notre Dame vs 5 N. Carolina (ESPN) - Greensboro NC
08:00 pm - Big East Champ - 1 Villanova vs 6 Xavier (FS1) - New York NY
09:00 pm - Big Sky Champ - 1 Montana vs 2 E. Washington (ESPNU) - Missoula MT
09:30 pm - Southland Champ - 1 Stephen F. Austin vs 2 Sam Houston St (ESPN2) - Katy TX
11:00 pm - Pac 12 Champ - 1 Arizona vs 2 Oregon (ESPN) - Las Vegas NV
11:00 pm - WAC Champ - 1 New Mexico St vs 3 Seattle (ESPNU) - Las Vegas NV
11:30 pm - Big West Champ - 3 UC-Irvine vs 5 Hawaii (ESPN2) - Anaheim CA

 

[mabrowndog]

11 NIT auto-bids secured thus far (regular-season conference winners knocked out of their tournaments):
 
Big South - Charleston Southern (19-11)
Big West - UC-Davis (25-6)
Colonial - William & Mary (20-12)
C-USA - Louisiana Tech (25-8)
MAAC - Iona (26-8)
MEAC - North Carolina Central (25-7)
MWC - Boise State (25-8)
NEC - St. Francis NY (23-11)
OVC - Murray State (27-5)
Patriot - Bucknell (19-14)
Summit - S. Dakota State (23-10)
 
Obvious NCAA at-large teams omitted: SMU (AAC), Virginia (ACC), Wichita St (MVC)

 

[mabrowndog]

Ridiculously slow start for both teams in Albany. It's 2-2 with 13:20 left in the half, but the defense has been intense.

 

[mabrowndog]

Stony Brook up 1 with 20 secs left and they just used their last timeout as they seek their first-ever NCAA bid. They were up 7 with 1:30 to go.

 

[mabrowndog]

Oh my Christ. Hooley -- an Australian kid whose mother just died a month ago -- gets the rebound and nails a three as time expires. Albany wins it. Wow.
 
T&P, Red.

 

[Dan Murfman]

Poor Red. This will haunt Stony Brook

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

What a finish

 

[thehitcat]

Yeah gut wrenching for Stony Brook that last minute was a horror show.  My folks both did postgrad there so I always root for them.

 

[mabrowndog]

Impressive first half by Purdue. I had expected the Badgers to dominate, but they look remarkably mortal.

 

[tims4wins]

Committee will have some interesting decisions to make if Purdue wins

 

[mabrowndog]

Well, Wisconsin finally realized they needed to do more than just show up. Clamping down on D big time now.

 

[tims4wins]

Yeah. Wonder what the S curve looks right now. Any of Duke UVA Wisconsin Arizona and Villanova could be #2-6

 

[mabrowndog]

Yeah. Wonder what the S curve looks right now. Any of Duke UVA Wisconsin Arizona and Villanova could be #2-6

 
Yup, it's tighter than a fat chick's bra. The only certainty is that WI, ARI and Nova are in control of their own destinies and the committee will reward them for winning their conference tournament(s). Should any of them falter, I'd expect Virginia to be first up despite the head-to-head loss to Duke, since the committee also looks more at overall body of work. That the Blue Devils finished behind the Cavs in the ACC despite knocking them off will carry a bit more weight.