Friday (3/8) games

[Plebe]

ACC quarterfinals
Miami (4) vs. Syracuse (5) (11am ET)
Notre Dame (1) vs. North Carolina (8) (2pm). Will Janelle Bailey be back from suspension?
Louisville (2) vs. Clemson (7) (6pm)
NC State (3) vs. Florida St (6) (8pm)

SEC quarterfinals
Mississippi St (1) vs. Tennessee (8) (12pm ET).
Kentucky (4) vs. Missouri (5) (2pm)
South Carolina (2) vs. Arkansas (10) (6pm)
Texas A&M (3) vs. Auburn (6) (8pm). How will the Aggies play without Chennedy Carter?

Big Ten quarterfinals
Maryland (1) vs. Michigan St (9) (12pm ET)
Michigan (4) vs. Wisconsin (13) (2:25pm)
Iowa (2) vs. Indiana (10) (6:30pm).
Rutgers (3) vs. Purdue (11) (8:55pm). If Purdue can go on a run like they did in 2017, they might steal a bid.

Pac-12 quarterfinals
UCLA (4) vs. Arizona St (5) (2:30pm ET)
Oregon (1) vs. Arizona (8) (5pm).
Stanford (2) vs. Cal (7) (9pm). The rivalry rubber match.
Oregon St (3) vs. Washington (11) (11:30pm)

AAC first round
USF (5) vs. Tulane (12) (12pm ET).
ECU (8) vs. SMU (9) (2pm). The winner plays UConn tomorrow.
Tulsa (7) vs. Wichita St (10) (6pm)
Temple (6) vs. Memphis (11) (8pm)

Big 12 first round:
Oklahoma (8) vs. Texas Tech (9) (7pm ET). Winner gets the "honor" of playing Baylor tomorrow.
Oklahoma St (7) vs. Kansas (10) (9:30)

Other conference tournaments in action: A-10, SoCon, MAAC, OVC, WCC, A-Sun.

 

[huskeynut]

Of interest for UConn fans, if USF wins over Tulane, they will play Houston tomorrow. USF split the 2 games this season, loosing at Houston by 2 and beating Houston at home by 10. USF is not a good matchup for Houston.

 

[triaddukefan]

Here at the coliseum for the morning game. Should be a good one. I'll make no predictions

ACC hospitality in full force this morning. A fsu fan sitting beside me offered me a scone. Guess she felt bad for what happened last night.

 

[triaddukefan]

Elementary school day for this game. Thousands of youngsters hyped up on chocolate milk and Donuts.. It's gonna be loud in here. Should have brought some ear plugs.

 

[eebmg]

Of interest for UConn fans, if USF wins over Tulane, they will play Houston tomorrow. USF split the 2 games this season, loosing at Houston by 2 and beating Houston at home by 10. USF is not a good matchup for Houston.

I guess the implication is that we should have a bigger concern about USF than Houston in the Semi's because of our recent game. Assuming Lou is back, none of the AAC teams is an issue and without Lou, all the better AAC teams can give us problems.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Elementary school day for this game. Thousands of youngsters hyped up on chocolate milk and Donuts.. It's gonna be loud in here. Should have brought some ear plugs.

Elementary school? I've always thought you were older than that.

BTW, what's wrong with donuts?

 

[MilfordHusky]

I'm hoping for SMU today. I like their coach, plus I don't want to play ECU. They are inappropriately physical.

 

[Plebe]

I'm hoping for SMU today. I like their coach, plus I don't want to play ECU. They are inappropriately physical.

Travis Mays is a class guy and a great coach, and I've been rooting for him ever since he took the SMU job.
And there's also the fact that Swin's cousin plays for them.

 

[Plebe]

Elementary school day for this game. Thousands of youngsters hyped up on chocolate milk and Donuts.. It's gonna be loud in here. Should have brought some ear plugs.

Important question: How close to LaChina are you sitting?

They had the elementary school kids at yesterday's early session of the Pac-12 tournament as well. Luckily I was on the opposite side of the arena

 

[huskeynut]

I guess the implication is that we should have a bigger concern about USF than Houston in the Semi's because of our recent game. Assuming Lou is back, none of the AAC teams is an issue and without Lou, all the better AAC teams can give us problems.

Foregone conclusion. We can win but it will be easier with Lou in the line-up.

My point is that Houston is a very physical team and USF is not.

 

[UCBaller2012]

This Cuse/Miami game has a really fun pace so far. Mompremier missing lots of bunnies though.

 

[Plebe]

Really exciting pace to the Miami-Syracuse game, which is the only game today between projected host teams.

Hof and Mompremier get all the attention for Miami, but I think the key for this game will be the play of Miami's guards (Cornelius and Gray) against that pressure. Mykea Gray so far has 6 points.

 

[triaddukefan]

Important question: How close to LaChina are you sitting?

Not close enough

On a related note, today is the last day of Raycom broadcasting the ACC women's tournament... As the ACC network takes over next season.

 

[UCBaller2012]

Cuse has found it from 3 and is up 36-30!

 

[Jmsdawg]

Elementary school? I've always thought you were older than that.

BTW, what's wrong with donuts?

Absolute nothing is wrong with donuts!

 

[Plebe]

Cuse heating up from 3. Their last 5 buckets have been 3's, and they just hit 3 in a row to force a Miami timeout.

I gotta hand it to Coach Q, he really has developed a unique style that, when it's on, is really a handful.

 

[triaddukefan]

I know Monpremier is listed as 6'4 but she looks taller in person. She's looks like a giant out there

 

[SECbbfan24]

Monpremier

Wish she was on our team

 

[Orangutan]

When Miami beat Syracuse in the regular season, Syracuse shot 5-32 from 3. Doing a little bit better in that department today...

 

[SECbbfan24]

Danberry has been struggling a lot lately for MSU

 

[SECbbfan24]

Tennessee shooting out of their minds from 3

doubt it lasts though

 

[DefenseBB]

Whelp! Tenn beating MSU 23-17 after 1st period??? I am telling ya, watch out for the Lady Vols, Give poor Holly an extension!

 

[Orangutan]

Miami closed on a 9-1 run to get within 5 of Syracuse. The Orange had led by as many as 16.

 

[Vowelguy]

Btw, GaTech has said it will decline a WNIT bid. One more open spot for (.500) Duke & Ohio St !

 

[Plebe]

Whelp! Tenn beating MSU 23-17 after 1st period??? I am telling ya, watch out for the Lady Vols, Give poor Holly an extension!

I tell ya, Mississippi State is doing their darndest to make me not like them

But I'm still torn. If making the tournament will save Holly's job, maybe a close game here is best for humanity.