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Post by MikeUMA » Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:34 pm

Xavier is the last A-10 member still dancing. Cornell just went final on Temple, 78-65. Owls were out-shot and out-rebounded.
Our old guy Max Groebe was a DNP.

Xavier pulled away in the second half vs Minnesota, and won 65-54. X plays the winner of #3 Pitt / #14 Oakland, on Sunday.

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Post by econalum » Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:42 pm

uz2b-len wrote:I guess you've stepped out of your rational college professor side to your irrational fanatical side. It's much MUCH better for us if Temple wins. And, it's a damned good university, too.
I graduated from Cornell also.

Sorry - never will root for Temple. I was hoping the Spiders would pull it out - but they seemed to plain quit until too late.

Temple really had no answer for Cornell's extra pass leading to so many open looks - a classic case of a excellent ball movement, and great shot selection. They played nearly flawlessly - few fouls, few turnovers - which accounts for much of the problems Temple had.

Wisconsin is usually big and strong - so the next game should be interesting.

Big East - wow.
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Post by xlgman » Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:49 pm

If any of you want to see a great perimeter defender, watch the Purdue - Siena game (on now). #3 Chris Kramer is a steal machine.

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Post by sldrums » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:10 pm

Sports Guy just posted a link to umasshoops in his tourney chat...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?id=5009186

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Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:40 pm

He linked to this picture of Pitino

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Post by philosopher » Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:55 pm

Just about anyone over Temple = :D :D

Yeah, disloyal to the A-10, but this is a prejudice that goes back more than 50 years. Just can't change the conditioning. 8)

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Post by Kosty » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:27 pm

Hey Travis.....how does Paul Hewitt's ass taste??? SUCK IT T. BOONE!!!!

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Post by dkmsoxfan88 » Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:22 pm

Apparently Oklahoma State was placed in the Atlantic City regional.

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Post by LS71 » Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:55 pm

The good news...the big least has been awful.

Wins against Morgan St., Vermont, Robert Morris and Oakland

Losses to St. Mary's, ODU, Ohio, California and Washington.

The bad news...the a-14 has been even worse.

Win against Minnesota.

Losses to St. Mary's and Cornell.

Hope X beats Pitt.
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Post by econalum » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:10 pm

Wow - Northern Iowa beating Kansas - that'll mess up many brackets. Very gutty win by NI.
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Post by Floyd » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:13 pm

Nova & New Mexico go down as well. Upset City
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Post by LopesRI » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:28 pm

econalum wrote:Wow - Northern Iowa beating Kansas - that'll mess up many brackets. Very gutty win by NI.
Messed up my trip to the Final 4!!!! Can't believe that guy shot that 3 with 34 seconds left. Big sack to shot that one. Wow. :cry:

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Post by InnervisionsUMASS » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:03 pm

One of the ballsiest shots I have ever seen...... wow.

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Post by Carl Spackler » Sat Mar 20, 2010 8:19 pm

How much longer will Ben Jacobson be staying at Northern Iowa??? Gotta believe he'll have some BCS schools knocking very, very soon.

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Post by SoonerMass11 » Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:06 pm

LOVING this tournament so far. Okie State chokes as always. They continue on their long tradition of Poke Choke. And now KU falls. Doesn't get any better than that


KU's basketball fans are unbearable. Their star freshman, Xavier Henry, is from Oklahoma. His dad played at KU because OU didn't recruit him. Therefore, their family has always had a grudge against OU and publicly rips us as often as they can. Now, KU loses in Oklahoma City, their hometown. Love it.

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