March Madness First Round Open Thread: Friday Late Games
by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 1:15 PM PDT
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PrintCal-Louisville will tipoff at around 6:40 PM PST/9:40 PM EST. Open thread for the game will be up about an hour before that time. Watch out for it!
Until then, follow, discuss, analyze these games or moan about your brackets.
| 4:45 pm | Utah St. #12 | Texas A&M #5 | CBS - HD (Regional) | ||
| 7:10 pm | Florida St. #9 | Gonzaga #8 | CBS - HD (Regional) | ||
| 7:15 pm | Georgia Tech #10 | Oklahoma St. #7 | CBS - HD (Regional) | ||
| 7:20 pm | New Mexico St. #12 | Michigan St. #5 | CBS - HD (Regional) | ||
| 7:25 pm | Ark.-Pine Bluff #16 | Duke #1 |
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Gonzaga
They’re on a 12-2 run and have a 12-4 lead early.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 4:21 PM PDT reply actions
Damn
If this keeps up, CBS will have to switch to Georgia Tech-Oklahoma State.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 4:34 PM PDT reply actions
Georgia Tech-Oklahoma State
This was a tough game for me to pick, but I ultimately went with Georgia Tech.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 4:42 PM PDT reply actions
What was your reasoning?
"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97
by atomsareenough on Mar 19, 2010 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Size
Favors, Lawal and Peacock are all really good inside.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions
ESPN2
Check out the second round of the NIT featuring Memphis and Mississippi!
By the way, I did fill out an NIT bracket for fun.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 4:48 PM PDT reply actions
Ouch
That’s Anderson’s second foul and he’s by far Oklahoma State’s best player. He’s also one of the top shooting guards in the country and will be a lottery pick in the 2010 draft.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
Georgia Tech
Well, that NIT guard play is showing up. They can’t take care of the ball.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 4:59 PM PDT reply actions
Florida State is horrendous. How did they make the tournament again?
Randy Hahn: "I’ve been referred to as a playa…"
Florida State
They were a lock. Their only bad losses are a pair to North Carolina State. They went 10-6 in the conference and have a non-conference win over Marquette. Overall, they had a 42 RPI and 54 SOS.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions
By being big and having a great defense (which did a number on us for most of our game against them last year)
Cooler than a Polar Bear's toenails.
by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2010 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow
Oklahoma State is the youngest team in the Big 12.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 5:05 PM PDT reply actions
Today has been blowout city
Sheesh.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 5:21 PM PDT reply actions
Favors
Okay, you absolutely have to get him more than just three shots in a half. He made all of them. Don’t be stupid, Georgia Tech. Feed him.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 5:25 PM PDT reply actions
Ugh
In the second half, Favors has made me look bad. He has walked, didn’t grip the ball on the follow and was put on a poster.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Too many defensive teams playing today. They have all bogged down the games.
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Yesterday: Why college hoops is awesome.
Today: Why college hoops is godawful.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think it’s been that bad… some of the teams just aren’t as sexy as yesterday’s either.
But watch for Randle to save the day with “BOMBS AWAY!”
Cooler than a Polar Bear's toenails.
by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2010 5:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal’s coming right up!
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by Thoroughbred on Mar 19, 2010 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Yogi Stewart's tweeting from Jacksonville...
BigYog4 if anyone’s interested. I doubt he’ll give us a blow by blow, but I’ll try to post anything interesting.
Florida State-Gonzaga
I bet this game gets even more interesting in the final stages. Florida State has cut the Gonzaga lead to nine points for now.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 5:54 PM PDT reply actions
This Seminoles team looks terribly awkward though
Doesn’t look like they have the goods to finish off any rally.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Good
I want Gonzaga to win, so that’s cool.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Gus Johnson's so bummed
You can tell he just wants to have one close finish.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa, that 12 point lead just became 5.
Ruh roh. Gonzaga fans must be having panic attacks again.
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 6:09 PM PDT reply actions
New Mexico State
Don’t look now, but here they come!
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 6:12 PM PDT reply actions
Whoa, what's going on???
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by Avinash Kunnath on Mar 19, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry
I am not watching the game, so I don’t really know; however, I know that New Mexico State has outscored Michigan State 18-8 in the second half.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Bouldin
Shooting 87 percent from the line this season, he’s just 4-for-7 tonight for Gonzaga.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 6:18 PM PDT reply actions
Shumpert
Dude, you have to finish that layup! You could have given your team (Georgia Tech) a five-point lead if you convert on the free throw after that.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 6:19 PM PDT reply actions
Nice
I hope New Mexico State pulls it off against ’em.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Final Score
Gonzaga eventually sheds Florida State with a 67-60 victory.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 19, 2010 6:23 PM PDT reply actions
This has been a tale of 2 games
Michigan State dominated the first half. NMSU has totally controlled the 2nd half, at least until the last 2 minutes or so.
MSU by 2 with 2:30 left. They will feel very fortunate if they come out of this w/ a win.
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