Who's in? Who's out? Who is gonna blow it? (2023-24 CBB thread-Part 3)

[PhilSimms11]

#1 Houston 87, Oklahoma 85.
DAMN. Helluva game. OU (19-10, 7-9) overcame a 15-point deficit in the 2nd half to tie it, but Houston (26-3, 13-3) found a way late.

 

[Xeliou66]

Tennessee with a huge road win over Bama, the Vols are red hot.

North Carolina beat NCST.

Houston wins a thriller over Oklahoma.

Purdue played a good second half and beat Michigan St

 

[PhilSimms11]

#23 Gonzaga (23-6, 13-2) @ #17 St Mary's (24-6, 15-0).

Zags lead by 14 in the 2nd half. I love these rival marquee matchups late in the season.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

#23 Gonzaga (23-6, 13-2) @ #17 St Mary's (24-6, 15-0).

Zags lead by 14 in the 2nd half. I love these rival marquee matchups late in the season.

Must be nice for Gonzaga and St. Mary's to literally play in a 2-team league so come March they skew the seeding. This right here is real manipulation. I'll never respect these teams.

I can't wait until programs like these get exposed like George Mason and Wichita State has been. If they ever develop the guts to upgrade conferences that is.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/2 recap

With the other people on this thread taking care of the Top 25, let me sum up the REST of yesterday's action (broken down into 2 parts):

Bubble teams:
Butler over DePaul 82-63
Villanova over Providence 71-60
Texas over Oklahoma State 81-65
Cincinnati over Kansas State 74-72
Syracuse over Louisville 82-76
Boise State over New Mexico 89-79
Minnesota over Penn State 75-70
Colorado State over Wyoming 70-62
McNeese State over Nicholls 83-62
Virginia Tech over Wake Forest 87-76
Iowa over Northwestern 87-80
Pittsburgh over Boston College 90-65
Richmond over VCU 79-76
Utah over California 88-59

Other big games:
Florida Atlantic over Tulane 79-73
Gardner-Webb over Winthrop 65-64
Western Michigan over Ball State 78-76 in OT (Yes, I saw that finish too.)
Maine over Albany 74-71 in OT
Lamar over Northwestern State 82-77 in OT
Longwood over High Point 74-72
Eastern Washington over Montana State 108-104 in OT
Notre Dame upsets Clemson 69-62
BYU over TCU 87-75

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Sunday, March 3rd

After all of those results, here is just a quick look-at of today's action:

Game of the Day: Seton Hall @ UConn (12:00)
Indiana @ Maryland (2:00)
Bradley @ Drake (3:30)
Murray State @ Indiana State (4:00)
Michigan @ Ohio State (4:00)
UAB @ Memphis (5:30)
Rutgers @ Nebraska (6:30)
Stanford @ Colorado (9:00)

 

[PhilSimms11]

Must be nice for Gonzaga and St. Mary's to literally play in a 2-team league so come March they skew the seeding. This right here is real manipulation. I'll never respect these teams.

I can't wait until programs like these get exposed like George Mason and Wichita State has been. If they ever develop the guts to upgrade conferences that is.

Gonzaga should join the Mountain West.

 

[Xeliou66]

UConn destroys Seton Hall and clinches the Big East regular season title. The Huskies have impressed me more than any other team this year.

 

[Destroydacre]

Gonzaga should join the Mountain West.

I don't think it would be much of an upgrade over the WCC. In the last 8 tournaments Gonzaga has 8 SS's, 5 EE's and 2 FF's, and they would have been a 1 seed in the covid canceled tournament. I honestly have no idea why the narrative that they couldn't compete in a power conference still exists.

 

[PhilSimms11]

Memphis (21-8, 10-6) has taken the lead on UAB (18-10, 10-5) after trailing by 22. UAB coach Andy Kennedy was ejected. He was livid.

 

[PhilSimms11]

Memphis 106, UAB 87.
From down 22 to winning by 19. Crazy. Memphis improves to 22-8, 11-6.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/3 recap

While UConn was winning it's first stand-alone Big East title since 1998-99, these were the other big games going on:

Memphis over UAB 106-87
Indiana over Maryland 83-78
Quinnipiac over Siena 71-57; clinches regular-season MAAC title
Ohio State over Michigan 84-61
Drake over Bradley 74-66
Indiana State over Murray State 89-77
Nebraska over Rutgers 67-56
Colorado over Stanford 81-71

Huh. Seton Hall was the only "bubble team" to lose yesterday. That CAN'T be good news for them.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Monday, March 4th

Tournament time has begun! ...Okay, so it's just a little splash from the Atlantic Sun, but that still counts! Here's what to watch today:

Atlantic Sun 1st Round:
Queens University @ Florida-Gulf Coast (7:00)
Jacksonville @ Kennesaw State (7:00)
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Other big games:
Game of the Day: Duke @ NC State (7:00)
Houston Christian @ McNeese State (8:00)
Alcorn State @ Texas Southern (8:30)
Texas @ Baylor (9:00)

 

[redskinsfan1963]

uva won,t get in unless they win the acc tourney.nit is likely.

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

3/4 recap (AKA: What happened while the Fairfield women were celebrating their 1st-ever Top 25 ranking)

Atlantic Sun 1st Round:
Jacksonville over Kennesaw State 92-86
Queens University over Florida-Gulf Coast 69-63​

Other big games:
Duke over NC State 79-64
Baylor over Texas 93-85
McNeese State over Houston Christian 87-69

 

[Dolgevillefootballfan]

Tuesday. March 5th

So Syracuse is facing Clemson tonight AT Clemson. I guess we're all gonna find out if the Orange can compete for an NCAA berth or not. Oh, and here's what else is on tonight:

Sun Belt 1st Round [From Pensacola, FL]:
Coastal Carolina vs. UL-Monroe (6:00)
Texas State vs. Old Dominion (Around 8:30)

Patriot League 1st Round:
Holy Cross @ Army (6:00)
Loyola (MD) @ Navy (7:00)

Horizon League 1st Round:
IUPUI @ Cleveland State (7:00)
Robert Morris @ Purdue-Fort Wayne (7:00)
Detroit-Mercy @ Milwaukee (8:00)

Atlantic Sun Quarterfinals:
Jacksonville @ Eastern Kentucky (7:00)
Queens University @ Stetson (7:00)
North Florida @ Austin Peay (8:00)
North Alabama @ Lipscomb (8:00)
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Other big games:
Alabama @ Florida (7:00)
BIG Game of the Day: Purdue @ Illinois (7:00) (This game is only on Peacock for... some reason.)
Providence @ Georgetown (7:00)
Ole Miss @ Georgia (7:00)
Cincinnati @ Oklahoma (8:00)
Kansas State @ Kansas (9:00)
Georgia Tech @ Wake Forest (9:00)
Florida State @ Pittsburgh (9:00)
San Diego State @ UNLV (11:00)
Nevada @ Boise State (11:00)

 

[PhilSimms11]

Cincinnati has a player named Jizzle James?

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

Both teams on the bubble. The refs kept on calling ticky tack fouls on Cincinnati early in the game and I just cut it off. I knew where this was going. Please don't insult my intelligence.

Looks at box score...

Oklahoma, 34 free throws. 34.

Cincinnati, 11 free throws. Glad I decided to do some chores. You got it Big 12 refs.

 

[PhilSimms11]

Oklahoma 74, Cincinnati 71 (OT).
WHEW. That was close. OU makes it interesting. Led only about 3 minutes total, but gets the W.
Sooners improve to (20-10, 8-9). Currently, the 9-seed in the Big XII. Next up: @Texas (19-11, 8-9).

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

WHEW. That was close. OU makes it interesting.

I know you're a fan, but that was complete domination. But the refs just can't help themselves. Missed most of the 2nd half and OT. Couldn't even enjoy the game. Glad you had fun.