NCAA BB Tourney, 3/16 Games Thread

[Tom McAndrew]

please use this thread to discuss all the games played on 3/16 on the opening day of competition in the NCAA MBB March Madness Tournament.

Have at it.

 

[LionJim]

(9) Maryland-(8) West Virginia is first up, on CBS. I think this will be a good gauge of how well the B1G will do.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

Let the carnage begin HAHA!

 

[laKavosiey-st lion]

Will you do separate game threads for State?

 

[LionJim]

Will you do separate game threads for State?

Rick, be aware, baby. Of course there will be separate threads.

 

[LionJim]

West Virginia 13-4 Maryland at 12:00 of first. Terps look like dogs hit.

 

[BobPSU92]

West Virginia 13-4 Maryland at 12:00 of first. Terps look like dogs hit.

Wow, look at that crowd.

 

[psu31trap]

I purchased two grids. I have Gonzaga going all the way in one and Baylor in the other. Good luck everyone!!

 

[LionJim]

West Virginia in serious foul trouble already, 12 minutes in. 19-11, Maryland needs to make a run now.

 

[BobPSU92]

West Virginia in serious foul trouble already, 12 minutes in. 19-11, Maryland needs to make a run now.

Watching college basketball, you can count on getting the runs.

 

[LionJim]

West Virginia 21-22 Maryland at 6 something.

 

[LionJim]

West Virginia 13-4 Maryland at 12:00 of first. Terps look like dogs hit.

West Virginia 30-32 Maryland halftime. Frantic game.

 

[BobPSU92]

Go b1g!

 

[ApexLion]

C'mon on Paladins!

 

[ApexLion]

Yes Go Paladins!!!! UVA goodbye

 

[johnmpsu]

Furman just beat VA 68-67.

 

[LionJim]

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Furman just beat VA 68-67.

No way! Turned it off with UVA up 4 with 15 seconds to go! WTF!!

 

[psuro]

Bracketts. Busted.

 

[johnmpsu]

No way! Turned it off with UVA up 4 with 15 seconds to go! WTF!!

Should have hung in for 15 more seconds. VA had the game won and pretty much blew it with a terrible inbounds pass.

 

[LionJim]

(12) Charleston 46-49 (5) SDSU at 9:00.

 

[PSUJam]

Have no fear! Will PK save a seat in the front row?

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Should have hung in for 15 more seconds. VA had the game won and pretty much blew it with a terrible inbounds pass.

I saw it… who taught the UVA inbounder to dribble to the trap! Rule 1… if you get the return pass against the press, dribble AWAY from the teammate who threw you the ball! That was an eighth grade mistake!

 

[LionJim]

(12) Charleston 46-49 (5) SDSU at 9:00.

Tied at 2:40.

 

[CF Lion]

'Zona only up by 1 on Princeton at the half.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

 

[ApexLion]

Whole county cheering for Princeton at this moment.

 

[LionJim]

'Zona only up by 1 on Princeton at the half.

Princeton leading by 1 with 0:50 left.

 

[PSUJam]

Zona!

 

[ApexLion]

Wow!!! Nerds win! Nerds win! Love it!!!!! Go Princeton!

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Wow!!! Nerds win! Nerds win! Love it!!!!! Go Princeton!

I think Jay Bilas had Zona winning the whole thing!

 

[IrishHerb]

Whole county cheering for Princeton at this moment.

With the exception of the Zona fans.

 

[IrishHerb]

Thats why the games are played. Never know what might happen.

 

[LionJim]

Wow!!! Nerds win! Nerds win! Love it!!!!! Go Princeton!

Yeah, thrilling. Two reasons I don’t fill out brackets: One, I really suck at it. I’m the Hugh Mulcahy of NCAA tournament pools. Two: it takes away from my enjoyment of the tournament, such as this game.

 

[Bkmtnittany1]

Yeah, thrilling. Two reasons I don’t fill out brackets: One, I really suck at it. I’m the Hugh Mulcahy of NCAA tournament pools. Two: it takes away from my enjoyment of the tournament, such as this game.

I fill one out every year, and every year by the end of Sunday I say….”I’m out! Yeah I am out of the contest!”

 

[LionJim]

Illinois looking terrible. Illinois 55-62 Arkansas at 2:36.

 

[IrishHerb]

Yeah, thrilling. Two reasons I don’t fill out brackets: One, I really suck at it. I’m the Hugh Mulcahy of NCAA tournament pools. Two: it takes away from my enjoyment of the tournament, such as this game.

I filled 2 out this year. I know I'll bomb out, but its still fun. And I actually picked Princeton. Why? I just remember them beating UCLA many years ago ... so figured the NERDs could do it again.

 

[LionJim]

I filled 2 out this year. I know I'll bomb out, but its still fun.

“Bombed out” doesn’t mean “finished dead last.”

 

[psuro]

Princeton wins! They are papering the trees at Palmer Square! Which they will clean up later of course.

 

[IrishHerb]

“Bombed out” doesn’t mean “finished dead last.”

Probably will finish dead last in one poll. Have a final match up between Purdue and Northwestern.