Games Jan. 20-26

[nwhoopfan]

Miller hits a pair of FTs, UW gets another steal, Henson misses 2 from point blank range. FTs for USC leading 76-74.

 

[Plebe]

Drake had a failed drive and then Bradley hits 2 FTs to go up by 4.

Hittner then flings up a 3 at the buzzer to make the final score 77-76. They're celebrating in Peoria!

Who would've thought that Bradley would be all alone atop the Missouri Valley at this point?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Hit 1 of 2. Melgoza shooting FTs now.

Rogers has 27 and Pili scored 20 before fouling out. These freshmen are okay.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Who would've thought that Bradley would be all alone atop the Missouri Valley at this point?

Not me.

 

[nwhoopfan]

USC gets an O board after running the clock down. Killer. Now shooting FTs.

edit--79-76 w/ 7.9 seconds left.

 

[nwhoopfan]

UW has to burn a TO, couldn't inbound. Why are they trying to enter the ball to Rees rather than a guard? Really smart.

 

[Plebe]

UW needs a 3 with 8 seconds left.

The age old question for USC. Do you foul in this situation?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Uh...they take a 2, they needed a 3. No situational awareness. Less than a second left.

They did inbound to Rees. Not their best play maker or decision maker. Why?

 

[nwhoopfan]

So, so frustrating. UW could easily have at least 5 more wins right now. They just can't finish games.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Alabama routed Vandy 98-61. Dores have been fairly disappointing in SEC.

 

[Plebe]

So, so frustrating. UW could easily have at least 5 more wins right now. They just can't finish games.

And just to rub it in, when I switched over to Iowa-Michigan State they showed a graphic about how Iowa has overcome several halftime deficits to win games.

And just to add to the irony: Washington beat Iowa in Puerto Rico.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Well, at least Iowa has to be perturbed that they lost to the Huskies.

 

[garddog]

So, so frustrating. UW could easily have at least 5 more wins right now. They just can't finish games.

Sounds like Mississippi States mens team. If it's close they just seem to find a way to lose. Maddening.

 

[triaddukefan]

Don't look now, but the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest won today vs Syracuse. 65-60. Improving to 5-4 in the conference, 12-8 overall. Looking at their upcoming schedule @ Pitt, @ BC, home vs ND, @ GaTech, @ Clemson. They might be playing their way to the WNIT

 

[Plebe]

Don't look now, but the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest won today vs Syracuse. 65-60. Improving to 5-4 in the conference, 12-8 overall. Looking at their upcoming schedule @ Pitt, @ BC, home vs ND, @ GaTech, @ Clemson. They might be playing their way to the WNIT

Don't count them out for an NCAA bid. If they can win 4 of those 5 games and then split their final 4 games against VT, FSU, UNC and Miami, they'll be 11-7 and very squarely on the bubble.

 

[maccca3232]

Top 10 Daily Performances (Week 12, Day 6, 25-Jan-2020)

 

[Plebe]

I switched over to FS1 for the end of the Seton Hall-St. John's game, and they're doing that "all access" thing where the coaches are fully mic'd up throughout the game. Man, Bozzella and Tartamella are two loudmouth coaches

Just as I switched, there was an unusual stoppage to clean up a mess that some fan spilled in a corner of the court. Don't know if I've ever seen that happen.

Seton Hall was down big in this game but just hit a 3 to cut it to 63-57 with 6:30 to play.

 

[Plebe]

Seton Hall cut a 22-point deficit to 6 with a 16-0 run at the start of 4Q, but St. John's regrouped and closed confidently down the stretch.

Don't look now but St. John's is in the hunt for an at-large bid. RPI #49 with 2 wins over top 50 teams. In a couple weeks they'll have a huge opportunity when they get DePaul and Marquette at home.

 

[maccca3232]

Top 10 Daily Performances (Week 12, Day 7, 26-Jan-2020)