Game 31: St. Louis (A-10 Quarter)

Post by **MikeUMA** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:28 pm

It went down to the wire, but St. Louis held on to beat Duqesne, 78-77. This was kind of a mix of tempos, in between St. Louis's slow-down, and Duq's run-and-gun.

SLU/UMass tomorrow at 6.30pm.

Chris20 · Post by **Chris20** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:31 pm

Scared to death of this team.....talent wise, they are on the level of us and Xavier. Those two teams are the only ones who I believe can beat us even if we play well.

I remain confident, but our road to the dance is paved with the 3 best teams we could possibly face.....SLU, GW, Xavier.....

UMass87 · Post by **UMass87** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:32 pm

Chris20 wrote:Scared to death of this team.....talent wise, they are on the level of us and Xavier. Those two teams are the only ones who I believe can beat us even if we play well.

I remain confident, but our road to the dance is paved with the 3 best teams we could possibly face.....SLU, GW, Xavier.....

That is very good prepration for the NCAA tournament, though.

umass1234 · Post by **umass1234** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:33 pm

I think if we beat SLU and GW and lose to Xavier in the finals, given the 25-8 record and beating two good A10 teams they will have a hard time overlooking us for an at-large.

Chris20 · Post by **Chris20** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:34 pm

True....there is that to consider.....actually, with Fordham and Dayton winning, do they have a chance to be a Top 100 team? We could finish with a bunch of Top 100 wins...

Ajmal · Post by **Ajmal** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:50 pm

If we're to challenge for an at-large, beating St. Louis and advancing is the best way to get the committee's attention. On the flipside, facing them rather than Duquesne drastically improves the chances of us making an early exit.

I'm with Chris; I wish we didn't have to see these guys again.

zuksnj · Post by **zuksnj** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:11 pm

I'm so tired of listening to "If we lose to Xavier in the final then we can get an at large."

First of all, Xavier is not in the final and has a hell of a lot of work to do to get there. We are not in the final and if we get there, being one game away from winning the whole thing and definitely getting into the NCAA, nothing would piss me off worse than to lose the god damn game to Xavier!

EBox · Post by **EBox** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:14 pm

I think we are 80 minutes away from getting an at large bid. Add on the flu piece and it makes a great story for the committee.

philosopher · Post by **philosopher** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:54 pm

One game at a time. SLU will be tough game and our guys will have to play smarter than they did last time. Protect the ball better, crisper passing, and better outside shooting.

I'll worry about the semifinal when this game is in the W for us.

Lunatic · Post by **Lunatic** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:28 pm

all i gotta say is they have three clones of the same person...

ian voisdfsalkjasf
the other tall dude
and the third tall dude, they all look alike, they're all big and they all foul and get away with it...

i hope lasme FUCKS THAT BITCH UP!

LETS GO UMASS!!!
DUN DUN DUN DUN DA!

Post by **MikeUMA** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:37 pm

TV for tomorrow:
Fox Sports Cincinnati (638 on DirecTV)
CN8
Comcast SportsNet Philly
Cox Sports 3 (Rhody)
CW11/KPLR (St Louis)

Berkman · Post by **Berkman** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:55 pm

And for those of us that don't get those channels hopefully we will be able to watch it on our computer by going to CN8.com.

chlaur1 · Post by **chlaur1** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:32 am

[/quote]One game at a time. SLU will be tough game and our guys will have to play smarter than they did last time. Protect the ball better, crisper passing, and better outside shooting.

I'll worry about the semifinal when this game is in the W for us.[quote]

Amen philospher, I cant wait for tomorrow. Just to clarify, anyone with Comcast will get this game right?

ElGuapo Hoy · Post by **ElGuapo Hoy** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:36 am

Good luck men!!!! Beat the FLU and SLU.

Leaving in an hour to make the trek to AC. If you can get there, stop making excuses and go and help the boys bring home the A-10 Tournament Trophy and automatic bid.

gosox22 · Post by **gosox22** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:37 am

Do we know for sure that the game will be online at CN8.tv? I'm leaning towards no, since the UMass website is pointing you towards CSTV to pay $9.99 to see the game. Does anyone know? I have Comcast, but we recently converted from Adelphia and still do not have CN8. I have to miss the first half since I don't get out of work on time, so paying $10 for one half of basketball would suck.

If anyone has any info, please post. Thanks!

Go UMass!