Games of interest - March 4

[BeKnighted]

Conference tournaments begin

Big Ten

Purdue 58 Wisconsin 56 - Boilermakers overcame 5-point halftime deficit
Indiana 68 Penn State 63 - Cahill's 20 for the Hoosiers were a career high


Other RU opponents

Drexel 58 Northeastern 42 - 6 in a row for the Dragons
Colgate 58 Boston University 48 - Raiders get Army next in Patriot tourney
La Salle 74 Davidson 63 - Wildcats' season comes to a not-so-merciful end


Other ranked teams

none

Also - ACC and SEC first round

Wake Forest 69 Boston College 53 - an upset, not that it matters
Virginia Tech 57 North Carolina State 56 - a bigger upset, not that it matters
Georgia Tech 80 Clemson 53 - not an upset
Auburn 71 Florida 59 - maybe an upset, not that it matters
Vanderbilt 66 Alabama 56 - not an upset


Today:

Other RU opponents 1-2


Year to date:

Big Ten 115-40
Other RU opponents 140-157


There were no palindromic scores in 27 games today. That makes 37 palindromic scores in 5,073 games this year. It's been four days since the last palindromic score.

 

[Knight Time Fan]

While I'm inclined to agree with your comments - there was some talk that, with a great tourney, NC State might sneak into the NCAA's. That slight dream was totally crushed with the loss to Va Tech. As you say, not that it matters.

 

[BeKnighted]

Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
While I'm inclined to agree with your comments - there was some talk that, with a great tourney, NC State might sneak into the NCAA's. That slight dream was totally crushed with the loss to Va Tech. As you say, not that it matters.

Well, sure, if they'd won the tournament.

Seriously, they came into the game with a 16-13 record, an RPI of 66, one RPI top 50 win and a loss to a sub-RPI 100 team, not to mention 3 losses in a row and 4-6 record in their last 10 games. Not a great NCAA profile.

 

[Knight Time Fan]

Originally posted by BeKnighted:

Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
While I'm inclined to agree with your comments - there was some talk that, with a great tourney, NC State might sneak into the NCAA's. That slight dream was totally crushed with the loss to Va Tech. As you say, not that it matters.

Well, sure, if they'd won the tournament.

Seriously, they came into the game with a 16-13 record, an RPI of 66, one RPI top 50 win and a loss to a sub-RPI 100 team, not to mention 3 losses in a row and 4-6 record in their last 10 games. Not a great NCAA profile.

I agree - it was apparently Creme that had them hanging around. I saw it mentioned on another board.

I'm not sure that I am understanding some of his selections, but I am thinking that this season there are a lot of flawed teams out there. Which is making him strain to find bubble teams.

Posted by Doug

 

[MC1974]

Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
While I'm inclined to agree with your comments - there was some talk that, with a great tourney, NC State might sneak into the NCAA's. That slight dream was totally crushed with the loss to Va Tech. As you say, not that it matters.

It matters to them.

 

[hoquat63]

Quite an end to the WI/Purdue game - 3 point buzzer beater that wasn't. For those who didn't see it, WI hits a looooong 3 as she races up court with time expiring and WI bench erupts. Replay showed it came after the buzzer. Talk about going from joy to sadness in an instant!

 

[Cyn38]

I was there and to. MeE and many unaffected observers .... who don't play either team today ... It was a made shot. I want to see that replay.

 

[hoquat63]

Showed replay on BTN - good call.

 

[motorb54]

Originally posted by BeKnighted:

Originally posted by Knight Time Fan:
While I'm inclined to agree with your comments - there was some talk that, with a great tourney, NC State might sneak into the NCAA's. That slight dream was totally crushed with the loss to Va Tech. As you say, not that it matters.

Well, sure, if they'd won the tournament.

Seriously, they came into the game with a 16-13 record, an RPI of 66, one RPI top 50 win and a loss to a sub-RPI 100 team, not to mention 3 losses in a row and 4-6 record in their last 10 games. Not a great NCAA profile.

But if they won three...
Vandy last year lost 9 of their last 11 and was 18-12 overall and got in.
Probably had a couple of top 50 wins but still. You never know.

 

[BeKnighted]

Originally posted by motorb54:

But if they won three...
Vandy last year lost 9 of their last 11 and was 18-12 overall and got in.
Probably had a couple of top 50 wins but still. You never know.

Vandy had an RPI of 42, which helped. I wouldn't have put them in the tournament even then, but as you say you never know and they did get in.