It's heating up so much! (2024-25 CBB thread- Part 3)

[TheGoodMan19]

3/13 recap (Part 2- Everybody else)

Huh. There aren't any big "bid-stealers" out there right now. Maybe Colorado State and Texas can fill that role for us. Anyway, here's what else happened yesterday:

WAC Quarterfinals:
Seattle over Abilene Christian 69-63
California Baptist over Tarleton State 55-51

Atlantic 10 2nd Round:
St. Bonaventure over Duquesne 64-59
Saint Louis over Davidson 83-75
George Washington over Fordham 88-81
Saint Joseph's over La Salle 78-70

American 2nd Round:
Wichita State over USF 73-68
Florida Atlantic over Charlotte 64-59
Tulsa over Temple 75-71
East Carolina over UTSA 70-65

MAC Quarterfinals:
Akron over Bowling Green 96-67
Toledo over Ohio 90-85 in OT
Miami-Ohio over Eastern Michigan 81-75
Kent State over Western Michigan 73-66

SWAC Quarterfinals:
Alabama State over Texas Southern 84-79
Bethune-Cookman over Alcorn State 69-60

MEAC Quarterfinals:
Morgan State over Howard 91-90
North Carolina Central over Delaware State 79-77 (Heard it was a crazy finish over here)

MAAC Quarterfinals:
Iona over Manhattan 77-65
Mount St. Mary's over Marist 62-58

Conference USA Quarterfinals:
Kennesaw State over New Mexico State 80-77
Middle Tennessee over Louisiana Tech 77-75 in 2-OT's

Big West Quarterfinals:
UC-Santa Barbara over Cal-State Northridge 78-72
Cal Poly upsets UC-Riverside 96-83​

Bonaventure will steal a bid when they win the A10

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 14th (Part 1- The major tournaments)

Now it gets REALLY serious. This is the time where some tournaments (like the Atlantic 10 and the American) become very important. You'll see what I mean when you see this slate:

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals [From Washington D.C.]:
St. Bonaventure vs. VCU (11:30 A.M.) (Okay, @TheGoodMan19, let's see if your favorite team really CAN steal an NCAA berth. Oh, and VCU will want to win this tournament; they don't want to leave their fate up to the committee.)
Saint Louis vs. Loyola-Chicago (Around 2:00)
George Washington vs. George Mason (5:00)
Dayton vs. Saint Joseph's (Around 7:30)

Big 10 Quarterfinals [From Indianapolis, IN]:
Oregon vs. Michigan State (12:00)
Wisconsin vs. UCLA (Around 2:30)
Illinois vs. Maryland (6:30)
Purdue vs. Michigan (Around 9:00)

American Quarterfinals [From Denton, TX]:
Wichita State vs. Memphis (1:00)
Tulane vs. Florida Atlantic (Around 3:30)
Tulsa vs. North Texas (7:00)
East Carolina vs. UAB (Around 9:30)

SEC Quarterfinals [From Nashville, TN]:
Ole Miss vs. Auburn (1:00)
Texas vs. Tennessee (Around 3:30) (Another chance for Texas to shock a heavyweight and boost their resume.)
Missouri vs. Florida (7:00)
Kentucky vs. Alabama (Around 9:30)

Big East Semifinals [From Madison Square Garden]:
Marquette vs. St. John (6:30)
UConn vs. Creighton (Around 9:00)

ACC Semifinals [From Charlotte, NC]:
Game of the Day: Duke vs. North Carolina (7:00) (If the Tar Heels can't beat Duke NOW, with Cooper Flagg on the shelf [at the moment], they DESERVE to be on the bubble this Sunday.)
Clemson vs. Louisville (Around 9:30)

Big 12 Semifinals [From Kansas City, MO]:
BYU vs. Houston (7:00)
Arizona vs. Texas Tech (Around 9:30)

Mountain West Semifinals [From the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas]:
Boise State vs. New Mexico (9:30)
Utah State vs. Colorado State (Around midnight)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 14th (Part 2- Everyone else)

And now, let's see what everyone else is doing:

Conference USA Semifinals [From Huntsville, AL]:
Kennesaw State vs. Liberty (12:30)
Jacksonville State vs. Middle Tennessee (Around 3:00)

SWAC Semifinals [From College Park, GA]:
Grambling vs. Alabama State (2:00)
Bethune-Cookman vs. Jackson State (8:30)

MAC Semifinals [From Cleveland, OH]:
Toledo vs. Akron (5:00)
Miami-Ohio vs. Kent State (Around 7:30)

MEAC Semifinals [From Norfolk, VA]:
Morgan State vs. Norfolk State (6:00)
North Carolina Central vs. South Carolina State (Around 8:30)

MAAC Semifinals [From Atlantic City, NJ]:
Iona vs. Quinnipiac (6:00)
Mount St. Mary's vs. Merrimack (Around 8:30)

WAC Semifinals [From the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas]:
Seattle vs. Utah Valley (9:00)
California Baptist vs. Grand Canyon (Around 11:30)

Big West Semifinals [From Henderson, NV]:
UC-Santa Barbara vs. UC-San Diego (9:00)
UC-Irvine vs. Cal Poly (Around 11:30)​

 

[redseat]

Auburn center was in the paint the entire possession (basically 15-18 seconds) and nothing called. WOW

 

[Xeliou66]

A lot of great basketball action on tonight

 

[TheGoodMan19]

I think Marquette-St John's will be an epic finish. Kam Jones has been a monster for Marquette the last few games. He's be on my all-American team.

 

[TheGoodMan19]

Good grief, what got into Maryland? 81-48 with 11 minutes left. Illinois was playing good

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/14 recap (Part 1- The major tournaments)

I saw the end to the Duke/UNC game, and man! What a way to lose for the Tar Heels; they had it, but then a lane violation ruined it. So we just have Duke going to face Louisville (making their 1st-ever ACC final!) tomorrow night.
And with the ACC all done, let's see what else happened:

SEC Quarterfinals:
Auburn over Ole Miss 62-57
Tennessee over Texas 83-72
Florida over Missouri 95-81
Alabama over Kentucky 99-70

Big 12 Semifinals:
Houston over BYU 74-54
Arizona over Texas Tech 86-80

Big 10 Quarterfinals:
Michigan State over Oregon 74-64
Wisconsin over UCLA 86-70
Maryland over Illinois 88-65
Michigan over Purdue 86-68

American Quarterfinals:
Memphis over Wichita State 83-80
Tulane over Florida Atlantic 83-76
North Texas over Tulsa 77-59
UAB over East Carolina 94-77

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals:
VCU over St. Bonaventure 76-59 (Sorry, @TheGoodMan19.)
Loyola-Chicago over Saint Louis 72-64
George Mason over George Washington 80-65
Saint Joseph's over Dayton 73-68 in OT (And now, whatever chance Dayton had to make the NCAA's is gone.)

Big East Semifinals:
St. John's over Marquette 79-63
Creighton over UConn 71-62

Mountain West Semifinals:
Boise State over New Mexico 72-69 (Whoa.)
Colorado State over Utah State 83-72 (WHOA. BOTH bubble teams in the Mountain West won? OOOOOO...)​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/14 recap (Part 2- Everyone else)

And now, here was the other semifinal action that happened yesterday:

Conference USA Semifinals:
Liberty over Kennesaw State 81-79
Jacksonville State over Middle Tennessee 70-68

SWAC Semifinals:
Alabama State over Grambling State 64-62
Jackson State over Bethune-Cookman 71-50

MAC Semifinals:
Akron over Toledo 100-90
Miami-Ohio over Kent State 72-64

MEAC Semifinals:
Norfolk State over Morgan State 58-55
South Carolina State over North Carolina Central 88-67

MAAC Semifinals:
Iona over Quinnipiac 81-73
Mount St. Mary's over Merrimack 57-55

WAC Semifinals:
Utah Valley over Seattle 68-55
Grand Canyon over California Baptist 75-66

Big West Semifinals:
UC-San Diego over UC-Santa Barbara 69-51
UC-Irvine over Cal Poly 96-78​

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 15th (Semifinal action and major finals)

Just know that a lot of nets are about to be cut down over this weekend. On to Part 1 of today's slate:

Ivy League Semifinals [From Providence, RI]:
Princeton vs. Yale (11:00 A.M.)
Cornell vs. Dartmouth (2:00)

SEC Semifinals [From Nashville, TN]:
Auburn vs. Tennessee (1:00)
Alabama vs. Florida (Around 3:30)

Big 10 Semifinals [From Indianapolis, IN]:
Wisconsin vs. Michigan State (1:00)
Maryland vs. Michigan (Around 3:30)

Atlantic 10 Semifinals [From Washington D.C.]:
VCU vs. Loyola-Chicago (1:00)
Saint Joseph's vs. George Mason (Around 3:30)

American Semifinals [From Denton, TX]:
Memphis vs. Tulane (3:00)
UAB vs. North Texas (30 minutes after above game)

Mountain West Championship:
Game of the Day: Boise State vs. Colorado State (6:00) (The winner of this game won't have to wait on the bubble come Selection Sunday. Good luck to both teams!)

Big 12 Championship:
Arizona vs. Houston (6:00)

Big East Championship:
St. John's vs. Creighton (6:30)

ACC Championship:
Duke vs. Louisville (8:30)​

 

[TheGoodMan19]

3/14 recap (Part 1- The major tournaments)

I saw the end to the Duke/UNC game, and man! What a way to lose for the Tar Heels; they had it, but then a lane violation ruined it. So we just have Duke going to face Louisville (making their 1st-ever ACC final!) tomorrow night.
And with the ACC all done, let's see what else happened:

SEC Quarterfinals:
Auburn over Ole Miss 62-57
Tennessee over Texas 83-72
Florida over Missouri 95-81
Alabama over Kentucky 99-70

Big 12 Semifinals:
Houston over BYU 74-54
Arizona over Texas Tech 86-80

Big 10 Quarterfinals:
Michigan State over Oregon 74-64
Wisconsin over UCLA 86-70
Maryland over Illinois 88-65
Michigan over Purdue 86-68

American Quarterfinals:
Memphis over Wichita State 83-80
Tulane over Florida Atlantic 83-76
North Texas over Tulsa 77-59
UAB over East Carolina 94-77

Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals:
VCU over St. Bonaventure 76-59 (Sorry, @TheGoodMan19.)
Loyola-Chicago over Saint Louis 72-64
George Mason over George Washington 80-65
Saint Joseph's over Dayton 73-68 in OT (And now, whatever chance Dayton had to make the NCAA's is gone.)

Big East Semifinals:
St. John's over Marquette 79-63
Creighton over UConn 71-62

Mountain West Semifinals:
Boise State over New Mexico 72-69 (Whoa.)
Colorado State over Utah State 83-72 (WHOA. BOTH bubble teams in the Mountain West won? OOOOOO...)​

Most off yesterday's games were stinkers. Houston slaughtered a BYU team that had been playing well. St. John's smoked Marquette in the 2nd half. Florida, Alabama, Tennessee all won big. Texas Tech losing and probably dropping to a #3 seed was big. St. John's probably gets the 4th #2 now. Maryland slapping around Illinois was bit also. The SEC semis will be epic.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

March 14th (Part 2- The other championships)

Now on to the other championships: Where a LOT of NCAA tickets will be punched. And I personally can't wait for the Big West final between UC-San Diego and UC-Irvine (at 9:30). These two teams are a combined 57-9, and one of them will punch a NCAA ticket while the other will have to wait it out as a weak bubble team that's not likely to get in.
Now for the other leagues that'll settle things:

American East Championship:
Maine @ Bryant (11:00 A.M.)

MEAC Championship:
Norfolk State vs. South Carolina State (1:00)

MAAC Championship:
Iona vs. Mount St. Mary's (7:30)

MAC Championship:
Akron vs. Miami-Ohio (7:40)

Conference USA Championship:
Jacksonville State vs. Liberty (8:30)

SWAC Championship:
Jackson State vs. Alabama State (9:30)

WAC Championship:
Grand Canyon vs. Utah Valley (11:30)​

 

[navamind]

Good win last night after several weeks of frustrating basketball. Try to get some revenge on Maryland today and get into the conference championship game.

Those SEC games today should be a blast.