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Wow! So one might think UNLV vs. Colorado St. in one of the semis is the de facto Championship Game, but sometimes those things have a funny way of not working out. I'm sure Boise St. and Air Force still very much believe they can be the one to grab that golden ticket.
We may have a Cinderella story developing here in the Mountain West semi. Air Force is bringing the D holding the Broncos to 11 points in the first quarter to lead by 7. They did this with sharpshooter Perry on the bench with a rolled ankle for several minutes in the first quarter.
The contrast here in Thomas Mack to The Orleans is stark. Gonzaga and Oregon State filled up the Orleans Arena probably at least 40% so there must have been at least 4 or 5,000 fans. While enthusiastic I would be surprised if there's more than 1500 in the much larger building.
Talking at halftime over at The Orleans about next year's pac-12 tournament it seem to be a consensus it would be here in Vegas and everyone's hoping for the T-Mobile rather than MGM or Mandalay.
The contrast here in Thomas Mack to The Orleans is stark. Gonzaga and Oregon State filled up the Orleans Arena probably at least 40% so there must have been at least 4 or 5,000 fans. While enthusiastic I would be surprised if there's more than 1500 in the much larger building.
Talking at halftime over at The Orleans about next year's pac-12 tournament it seem to be a consensus it would be here in Vegas and everyone's hoping for the T-Mobile rather than MGM or Mandalay.
Final . 68 BSU 66
Perry puts the team on her back in the last 3 minutes and the Cinderella story continues. This is a tremendous game very close and with 3 minutes left Air Force Big Adams fouls out.
With one minute left Air Force fouls a jump shooter on a three-pointer.
63-61 favor . Edit now 66-64 ....free throw fest to come
The Broncos can't get the ball in with their 5 seconds and Gordy loses his mind
Amazing the poise of this Air Force team seeded at 9th and on to the finals. Perry with 33 points last night and 27 tonight clutch display that is reminiscent of dare I say it Sheryl Swoops or Maya Moore or, dare I say it, yes I'll say it .....thr GOAT. Over the last four minutes Air Force brought the ball down ran the clock down to 10 seconds and then Perry either scored or dished.
Hold the phone ... Broncos shooting FTs
BTW I wish the Air Force band played the national anthem rather than the young lady auditioning for American Idol
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Both teams wore their home jerseys. Looked like a Boise scrimmage from the uniform standpoint anyway.
What a tournament!!!!! UNLV and CSU will be hard-pressed to pop this.
Perry puts the team on her back in the last 3 minutes and the Cinderella story continues. This is a tremendous game very close and with 3 minutes left Air Force Big Adams fouls out.
With one minute left Air Force fouls a jump shooter on a three-pointer.
63-61 favor . Edit now 66-64 ....free throw fest to come
The Broncos can't get the ball in with their 5 seconds and Gordy loses his mind
Amazing the poise of this Air Force team seeded at 9th and on to the finals. Perry with 33 points last night and 27 tonight clutch display that is reminiscent of dare I say it Sheryl Swoops or Maya Moore or, dare I say it, yes I'll say it .....thr GOAT. Over the last four minutes Air Force brought the ball down ran the clock down to 10 seconds and then Perry either scored or dished.
Hold the phone ... Broncos shooting FTs
BTW I wish the Air Force band played the national anthem rather than the young lady auditioning for American Idol
And
Both teams wore their home jerseys. Looked like a Boise scrimmage from the uniform standpoint anyway.
What a tournament!!!!! UNLV and CSU will be hard-pressed to pop this.
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Well the Cinderella story will conclude tonight at 6:30 at the Thomas Mack Center as 9 seated Air Force meets the Colorado Rams.
is a feel-good story and for Mountain West fans a reason to cheer as they face the pac-12 departing Colorado Rams.
The Rams have been very impressive they're extraordinarily disciplined and well coached, their guards are really quick and this is a team that takes a lot of pride in their defense.
We're going to see if the Milahane Perry saga continues as she's just been amazing in the tournament. I know the Rams are going to be keyed on her trying to make her struggle offensively.
Emily Adams has been an effective presence in the paint for Air Force. She fouled out at the end of the Falcons semi-final victory and will need to stay on the court for the successful conclusion of the run.
Well I'm disappointed not to see the ribs in the final I think this is going to be a really great game.
is a feel-good story and for Mountain West fans a reason to cheer as they face the pac-12 departing Colorado Rams.
The Rams have been very impressive they're extraordinarily disciplined and well coached, their guards are really quick and this is a team that takes a lot of pride in their defense.
We're going to see if the Milahane Perry saga continues as she's just been amazing in the tournament. I know the Rams are going to be keyed on her trying to make her struggle offensively.
Emily Adams has been an effective presence in the paint for Air Force. She fouled out at the end of the Falcons semi-final victory and will need to stay on the court for the successful conclusion of the run.
Well I'm disappointed not to see the ribs in the final I think this is going to be a really great game.
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30 minutes to tip at the Thomas Mack. I'm looking forward to the game and I suppose with a rooting interest I'll be pulling for The underdog.
As I posted yesterday Grand Canyon brought several bus loads of students. Well it looks like they've adopted Air Force so when the team came out for their walkthrough see some 250-300 let out a tremendous cheer All the future officers looked up with smiles I think they were very appreciative.
I was really surprised that Grand Canyon student section didn't show up on Sports Center yesterday .... they were amazing during the Grand Canyon game on Sunday.
One of the Air Force officers came over to thank the student section for their warm support of their colleagues on the court.
This is really amazing.
Rams just hit the court with a sprinkling of boos.
They'll be in Las Vegas next year just not at this Arena....lol
As I posted yesterday Grand Canyon brought several bus loads of students. Well it looks like they've adopted Air Force so when the team came out for their walkthrough see some 250-300 let out a tremendous cheer All the future officers looked up with smiles I think they were very appreciative.
I was really surprised that Grand Canyon student section didn't show up on Sports Center yesterday .... they were amazing during the Grand Canyon game on Sunday.
One of the Air Force officers came over to thank the student section for their warm support of their colleagues on the court.
This is really amazing.
Rams just hit the court with a sprinkling of boos.
They'll be in Las Vegas next year just not at this Arena....lol
26-26 at the half. Kind of spooky in the Rams UNLV semi last night it was 28-28 at the half
I really got to admire hanging in here with a Rams team that has extremely quick guards. The scout was really strong and I think Perry was obviously the focus and she was held to 7 points in the first half Adams is also struggling and I think the effort involved in playing a four straight game is wearing on her.
Both men's teams are in attendance which is really cool. I did have to move however as the Rams sat immediately in front of me. The problem wasn't their height it was the fans who congregated immediately to my right and left -they took to her what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas and appeared and sounded like they started celebrating at noon.
While kvetching - another American Idol audition for The Star-Spangled banner which is really odd when the Air Force pep band performed it so magnificently earlier in the tournament.
Anyway so far so good although the crowd is very small in comparison to the WCC final over at The Orleans. I checked the attendance and it was barely over 3,700 which goes to show I'm never going to win a prize guessing any type of magnitude.
I really got to admire hanging in here with a Rams team that has extremely quick guards. The scout was really strong and I think Perry was obviously the focus and she was held to 7 points in the first half Adams is also struggling and I think the effort involved in playing a four straight game is wearing on her.
Both men's teams are in attendance which is really cool. I did have to move however as the Rams sat immediately in front of me. The problem wasn't their height it was the fans who congregated immediately to my right and left -they took to her what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas and appeared and sounded like they started celebrating at noon.
While kvetching - another American Idol audition for The Star-Spangled banner which is really odd when the Air Force pep band performed it so magnificently earlier in the tournament.
Anyway so far so good although the crowd is very small in comparison to the WCC final over at The Orleans. I checked the attendance and it was barely over 3,700 which goes to show I'm never going to win a prize guessing any type of magnitude.
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Is it a law that Mountain West games have to be low scoring? Sure seems like it. First to 50 gets the auto bid? Neither might get there at this pace.
edit--34-32 thru the end of Q3
edit #2--let me amend that to first to 45 wins
edit--34-32 thru the end of Q3
edit #2--let me amend that to first to 45 wins
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