3PITT 70 - 1UCONN 60 This game was fairly pointless, unless you count the number 1 overall seed and perhaps number 3 overall seed a huge dropoff. That's where I'm calling these teams to go. Sam Young had a super game with 31 and 10 rebounds. The "injured" LeVance Fieldshad 10 and 12 assists. Hasheem Thabeet, once again, was not top notch with only 14, all in the first half. UConn trailed for most of the game, and got within 2 before letting Pitt take over once again.
TAMU 96 - 12MIZZ 86 Missouri got hammered! Up and down team, the very definition of one. They got drubbed at Kansas, beat then no. 4 oklahoma, and lost to bubble fringe resident Texas A&M? DeMarre Carrol had 18, but Missouri still lost by double digits. On the flip side, Huge win for the Aggies. Donald Sloan led them with 16. However, I'm not sure it's enough, they might have to win a couple in the B12 tournament.
MICH 67 - MINN 64 This was a must-win for michigan, and they got it. This should impress the committee. Deshawn Sims had 24, Manny Harris 14, and Lavelle Lucas-Perry had 19 to give Michigan a good 1-2-3 combination. At a tough Minnesota team, (who is also precariously on the bubble) and add to the resume of a michigan squad that took out Duke, a (overrated) UCLA team, and beat Northwestern twice. They've got a good SOS, RPI, and are in a very good Big 10.
PSU 67 - IOWA 75 2OT Uhh. Penn State lost to Iowa. After beating Illinois. Twice. And a win over Michigan State. But, with no nonconference
strength. Good luck, Selection Committee.
FLA 60 - UK 53 Kentucky basically killed their hopes at an at-large bid. Billy Gillispie has done zip, zero, zilch since coming to Kentucky Sucky.
Florida, meanwhile, led by Calathes, still has work to do, but got the upper hand backed by their home court.
CUSE86 - MARQ 79 OT Marquette is killing their seeding, and will not be a threat to go deep in the NCAAs. They can't seem to do anything without James. Jerel McNeal had 25, but it just wasn't enough.
VA 68 - UMD 63 Familiar story, huh Maryland? They beat North Carolina, and get all but knocked out of at-large consideration by losing
to Virginia, the bottom-feeder of the ACC. Greivis Vasquez and co. could not take care of business at Virginia.
two teams that truly hurt ther chances at makin the tourney...Penn St and Maryland...both shud have won...cudnt win on the road...i completely agree w/ ya that mizzou is an up and down team! KENTUCKY SUCKY WILL NOT MAKE THE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 18 YEARS!!!!!! YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeletealso...who ya got for 2nite's primetime matchup???...WVU or L'ville???
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