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…There’s been a whole Thurs-Sat of great games! Here comes the East Coast analysis.
UF- 66, Alabama-65 (Thurs 2/4)
What I could see of the game behind ESPNU’s students-interviewing-students boxes* wasn’t pretty, but we pulled off the W. It was close pretty much the whole game, and at the end, came down to a block by Tyus to save the 1 point lead. Between Billy D’s former long-time assistant Anthony Grant becoming head coach at Alabama, and a close game like this, maybe we’ll start another rivalry in the SEC. From what I saw, the boys need to work on rebounding and controlling the pace of the game if they want a chance at joining the field of 64. Till Selection Sunday, the stress continues…
VT- 74, UNC- 70
After I survived stressing over my game, my VT friend and I stressed via text over hers against UNC. VT had the lead for a good chunk of the game, with the score only getting close or going in favor of UNC a few times near halftime. It stayed pretty close up to the end when the Hokies pulled ahead enough to secure the win. UNC’s not looking so hot after their title last year, but that’s to be expected. Duke v UNC next week should be interesting…
USF- 72, Georgetown- 64 (Weds 2/3)
Where did that come from?!?
Saturday games:
Georgetown- 103, Villanova- 90 (Are they sure this was a college game?)
Georgetown recovered from an embarrassing loss to USF in a game that almost didn’t happen due to 3 feet of snow. A first half filled with fouls ended with the Hoyas up 19. Clark went 6 for 7 for 3-pointers in a game where Nova pretty much had no chance. Georgetown basketball is always fun to watch. And I like John Thompson III. Hoya Saxa.
Marquette-82, Providence-79
Not only is Providence East Coast, it’s also Billy D’s alma mater, and therefore, followed via GameCast. The Friars were ahead for most of the game until about 10 mins into the 2nd half. It was close for a while, until Marquette pulled ahead toward the end. Providence made a crazy comeback in the last two minutes, and I thought they were going to pull it off, but the last second 3 they needed to tie it and go to overtime didn’t go in. Even without being able to watch, the last 2 minutes were crazy!
UF- 69, Miss. St-62
Another close game… mainly cause both teams were rushing and going for some horrible shots through the 1st half. Offensive rebounding was much better this time, though. The Gators pulled ahead in the 2nd half thanks to Macklin in general and some great shots by Parsons. 6-3 in the SEC, baby!
Duke-66, BC-63
Both teams played more of a slow, methodical game, which wasn’t nearly as exciting to watch. So I didn’t, really. Except check-ins when the Gators were on a commercial. It stayed close through the first half, but Duke got just enough of a lead to hang on for the win.
Wisconsin-62, Michigan- 44
My one deviation from the East Coast is Wisconsin, cause I have family there and go for the Badgers for the Big Ten. Of course, an ACC game took its TV spot here, but watching GameCast on espn.com, it seemed the Badgers took the lead and ran after about 10 mins into the game. Michigan just never came close after that.
VT-72, Clemson-59
My VT friend seemed concerned about this one before it started, and the 1st 10 mins were pretty rough. The Hokies managed to keep it within 4 toward the end of the 1st half and even went to the locker room with the lead. They held on to their lead early in the 2nd half and only added to it as the game went on. VT’s unbeaten-at-home streak is still alive at 12-0.
FSU-71, ThugU-65
My first college sports love v my most hated college sports rival. They both looked pretty bad in the first half with turnovers, traveling, shot clock violations, and fouls more than I’d seen in any other game today. The Noles really turned things around, though and took control of the game shortly after halftime. Gotta love seeing Miami go down, regardless of what sport it is :)
Georgia-72, Vandy-58
Last, but definitely not least… I wasn’t even going to include this game, assuming Vandy would win. But as I checked on GameCast, I realized the UGA win I’d hoped for (not words I normally put together in a sentence…) might actually happen! Tennessee and Vandy are now just 1 loss away from being in a three-way tie with my boys for 2nd place in the SEC. Bring on the bubble!
*Brief rant to ESPNU: Campus Connection is a good idea… in theory. Watching like 6 different students interviewing fellow Bama students about things that have nothing to do with the game is a little annoying when we turned on ESPNU to watch the game! If you want to ask students about the Bama-Auburn rivalry, maybe you should ask them during, oh I don’t know… an Alabama v Auburn game!! Ok, my rant ends here.
PATs:
-Since college bball has taken over, college football has moved to the PATs (kinda sad…). Signing day was great for UF with the top recruiting class in the country :) I’m especially excited about the new boys on D, including Joe Haden’s little brother (no pressure, Jordan…). Someone posted an awesome analysis thing on the Gainesville Sun boards. If you’re at all interested in the future of Gator football, check it out: http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20100127/MULTIMEDIA/100129582/1139?Title=Class-of-2010-Recruiting-Breakdown&tc=ar In other recruiting news, Kiffin got a verbal commitment from a 13 year old??
-The Canes had a few slips this week, but may be recovering with a win v Buffalo. Hopefully they add to the win streak through next Saturday when my Canes friend and I are watching from just behind the glass! :)
-The Magic ended up losing by 1 point after a big lead, Celtics beat the Nets (I’d be worried if they didn’t…), the Nuggets beat the Lakers, and the Cavs beat the Heat the day before… 3 out of 4 isn’t bad. 120-something pages into Bill Simmons’ The Book of Basketball… and my hate for the Lakers has already multiplied and I respect the Celtics a lot more. Of course his book isn’t biased at all… :)
-SUPER BOWL TOMORROW!
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