Round 1 Friday games thread

[HCCForever]

Valiant effort by Santa Clara. Two blocks killed them but still a chance

 

[Travelman6]

85-82, some life, but barely.

 

[gsmooth]

Hopefully Allen Graves won't be 1st rounder and decides to play college basketball next year. I am locking on him as a target.

 

[JwittersPAC]

Yes SEC struggling 6-1 so far. lol

 

[WhereistheDove?]

The beauty is that letting SC take you to OT is as bad as a loss for those psychos at Rupp Rafters.

 

[REB1094]

Valiant effort by Santa Clara. Two blocks killed them but still a chance

You can almost forgive the first shot since that dude was hitting tough threes down the stretch. But a second time??? That’s just bad decision making

 

[BugsyCT]

Had about 3 seconds to celebrate a presumed Santa Clara upset until a swift kick in the nads destroyed it. Still, that was a classic March Madness finish to regulation.

 

[Edward Sargent]

That shot really took the wind out of SC sails.

 

[Mr. French]

I’m sick for Santa Clara

 

[BugsyCT]

Virginia is Virginiaing it up again. Down at the half to Wright St.

 

[Scoe]

That sucks for SC and Pope owes Otega Oweh big time.

 

[Mr. French]

That sucks for SC and Pope owes Otega Oweh big time.

He already got his due, in the form of multiple millions and any shot he wants to take

 

[uconngb]

Man that sucked….

 

[uconngb]

So close to first round exits by Dook, KY and UNC

 

[uconngb]

That did not look good for Jefferson

 

[auror]

Hopefully Allen Graves won't be 1st rounder and decides to play college basketball next year. I am locking on him as a target.

The team that just beat him will probably throw 3 mil at him.

 

[alexd]

That did not look good for Jefferson

Would be a huge blow for Iowa St.

 

[gsmooth]

The team that just beat him will probably throw 3 mil at him.

 

[jibsey]

Hofstra knows how to block out.

 

[Travelman6]

What Iowa St is doing to their 15 is exactly what you want to see from a 1 or 2 seed. Hope UConn can let us breathe easily tonight.

 

[noelle]

ACC teams underperforming. almost like a pattern

 

[WhereistheDove?]

How many times will a 6’ Wright State guard go right at the best Virginia shot blocker before they learn their lesson?

 

[superjohn]

ACC teams underperforming. almost like a pattern

Virginia took over.

 

[Travelman6]

How many times will a 6’ Wright State guard go right at the best Virginia shot blocker before they learn their lesson?

They blew it down the stretch after being up 70-67, let's go, Hofstra...

 

[gsmooth]

They blew it down the stretch after being up 70-67, let's go, Hofstra...

Have to root for Speedy Claxton. The last time Hofstra made the NCAAT was 25 years ago when their current head coach Speedy Claxton was their starting PG.

 

[alphasigko]

Valiant effort by Santa Clara. Two blocks killed them but still a chance

Chuck said that SC should have called a Time Out after the made 3 and forced them to pass the ball in. I agree.

 

[HuskyHawk]

What Iowa St is doing to their 15 is exactly what you want to see from a 1 or 2 seed. Hope UConn can let us breathe easily tonight.

They have been really consistent all year long. They don't play down to the competition.

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Utah State is lighting up Villanova early. Some pretty explosive athletes, too.

 

[storrsroars]

Chuck said that SC should have called a Time Out after the made 3 and forced them to pass the ball in. I agree.

Post in thread 'March Madness Round 1 Thread'

Mar 20, 2026

damn, Sendek was trying to call TO to setup his defense, the defender in the backcourt getting caught flatfooted on the inbound is what allowed Oweh to get up the court so quick

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[Nostical]

Chuck said that SC should have called a Time Out after the made 3 and forced them to pass the ball in. I agree.

Absolutely. Sendak should have been more vociferous in calling the TO. Inexcusable.