March other NCAA games

[UConnTrumbull]

12 seed Delaware giving 1 seed Towson a great game in the CAA semis on CBSSN. This would be their 4th win in 4 days, aiming to be the third team ever to win 5 in 5 (2011 UConn, 2024 NC State). CAA RoY Pasha is an impressive big guard. Harrisburg kid who played high school ball in Philly. Wonder if he'll transfer up to a Big 5 school

Delaware into the final. Go blue hens!

 

[aceboon]

Furman chasing tough contested 3s with still plenty of time left

 

[Dove]

Is it me, or does Saint Mary's have a bunch of big Mahaneys out there?

 

[Chin Diesel]

A slow Monday night so went to watch Troy win the SBC tonight.

 

[RuffRuff]

Don’t feel like starting a new thread and not sure where the NBA thread went but this must be shared.

 

[HooperScooper]

Don’t feel like starting a new thread and not sure where the NBA thread went but this must be shared.

Maybe that was a hockey type move by the Grizzlies to send the goon at the end of the bench into the game to try to get the other team's star out of the game.

 

[aceboon]

Hopefully a good nightcap b/w Gonzaga and San Francisco

 

[nelsonmuntz]

We just want Gonzaga to win.

 

[aceboon]

 

[Mr. French]

Was just coming here to express shame that Pitt sucks. I think it’s clear Capel ain’t it.

 

[HooperScooper]

 

[aceboon]

no love for Pitt at all but this is an insane foul call to end a game

 

[RuffRuff]

In the all bad B12 showdown of two teams BE tourney teams lost to, Colorado (we lost to) takes down TCU (Xavier lost to).

 

[gsmooth]

no love for Pitt at all but this is an insane foul call to end a game

Yeah I don't like that.

 

[storrsroars]

Capel escapes a lot of media scrutiny because all sports radio and sports news in Pittsburgh between October-April is 95% Steelers, 4% Penguins, and 1% everything else.

I've been saying it all year: Capel sucks. Far too much talent on this team to be this terrible. Hurley would love to have a guy like Leggett, who plays way too much hero ball in Capel's system but would have the potential to be Newton-esque under Hurley.

 

[Mr. French]

That foul was nuts - I happened to be watching the gamecast on espn and saw it stuck on 54-54 but showed ND won, so I just knew some crap call happened, on a missed shot no less. See the video, pretend to be shocked. These refs can't help it.

 

[Kolumbo]

No wonder bracketologists are giving the acc only 3 teams which is an incredible feat for that conference. Cal beats Va Tech in 2nd overtime with a score of only 82-73.

To round out the total excitement in charlotte, cuse vs florida state. Not even worthy of the Knights who say NIT.

 

[aceboon]

was puzzled to see Robert Morrison playing for the Horizon League title and had no idea that they've been in the conference for 5 years

 

[storrsroars]

Delaware v UNCW has turned into a fun one. Hens hanging within one possession.

 

[scotty0330]

CCSU played as bad as you could on offense. Huge missed opportunity for that program once again

 

[buddy]

CCSU played as bad as you could on offense. Huge missed opportunity for that program once again

That was some bad basketball. Watching that game only verifies the complaint of major basketball programs that automatic qualification of conference tounament champions of this type of conferenc needs to stop. Any good bubble team, like Xavier, would pummel both of them 10 times out of 10. Seton Hall would pummel them for that matter. Tournament berth should be based on metrics that are often discussed here. Neither of these schools would qualify for the NCAA tournament based on metrics. No wonder power schools want to form their own tournament.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

That was some bad basketball. Watching that game only verifies the complaint of major basketball programs that automatic qualification of conference tounament champions of this type of conferenc needs to stop. Any good bubble team, like Xavier, would pummel both of them 10 times out of 10. Seton Hall would pummel them for that matter. Tournament berth should be based on metrics that are often discussed here. Neither of these schools would qualify for the NCAA tournament based on metrics. No wonder power schools want to form their own tournament.

Ok yes but that same conference produced FDU who beat Purdue two years ago. Why would you want to ruin the tournament just because 99% of the time they’d lose?

 

[RuffRuff]

Truly an eye sore of a basketball game.

 

[superjohn]

That was some bad basketball. Watching that game only verifies the complaint of major basketball programs that automatic qualification of conference tounament champions of this type of conferenc needs to stop. Any good bubble team, like Xavier, would pummel both of them 10 times out of 10. Seton Hall would pummel them for that matter. Tournament berth should be based on metrics that are often discussed here. Neither of these schools would qualify for the NCAA tournament based on metrics. No wonder power schools want to form their own tournament.

Strong disagree. It's the little schools that make the tournament great.

You should be pumped about The Crown!

 

[RuffRuff]

That was some bad basketball. Watching that game only verifies the complaint of major basketball programs that automatic qualification of conference tounament champions of this type of conferenc needs to stop. Any good bubble team, like Xavier, would pummel both of them 10 times out of 10. Seton Hall would pummel them for that matter. Tournament berth should be based on metrics that are often discussed here. Neither of these schools would qualify for the NCAA tournament based on metrics. No wonder power schools want to form their own tournament.

Idk - it takes away the spirit of the tournament. Make the big boys earn their way in the many spots reserved for them. That mentality aligns with college football driven realignment.