When there’s more scores outside of the Top 25 than in, I call it, “Scoreboard”.
–UPSET–San Diego 63, No. 21 Saint Mary’s 55. The Gaels cannot handle the pressure (yeah, right) of being in the polls. (Remember, they were beaten down by a mediocre Southern Illinois team in their first Top 25 go-round.) The Toreros (quiz your buddies on that nickname) outscored SMC 39-26 in the second half. What gives, Gaels? I only hope that in my college basketball pool this year there are a lot of suckers that take this team as their “sleeper”. I’m officially a cynic.
–Connecticut 69, Louisville 67. Like Duke, you knew that UConn couldn’t be kept down for too long (read: two years). Jeff Adrien (right) has turned himself into a handy little Big East Big Man With Muscle that will certainly come in handy a few more times before this season is over. Hasheen Thabeet’s alley-oop with about two minutes to go was a great television moment. Word on that whole that Doug Wiggins and Jerome Dyson “scandal”, in case you had missed it, was that the two dolts were drinking some Cognac in a car and getting their…whatever, on…so that’s why they’re indefinitely suspended. Hey, that’s college for ya. Louisville hits a speed bump here with a mojo-driven UConn team playing well at home, but I don’t think it will really derail the Cardinals. Although I must say: terrible shot selection (why go for the 3, Louisville?) with about 10 seconds to go in this game.
–Gonzaga 79, Portland 41. Almost a double-up from Gonzaga, who had just over 48 hours to recover from the street scuffle with Memphis. Good to see that they’re still the bully in their own neighborhood. Austin Daye (their X factor) had 19 and 13 in the win.
–Oklahoma 64, Oklahoma State 61. Good game for the Bedlam rivalry here. I thought that Oklahoma State had no business staying in the game as long as they did, but the Sooners have an issue with putting teams away, anyway. Although, in my opinion, few teams have one player that means more to their mental makeup than Blake Griffin does to the Sooners; man, he’s fun to watch. Griffin was responsible for getting the Sooner fans out of their seats with his And 1 play in the final 20 seconds of the game to give Oklahoma the cushion they needed to win.
–Santa Clara 66, San Francisco 48. Sutton still stuck on 799. I really couldn’t care less, but I figured I’d let you know.
Anyone catch Calhoun chastising the media for actually reporting on what happened to his “kids”? Great stuff, Jim.
i’ve always been a fan of Jeff Adrian…even when the team was “bad” and building it’s way up a couple of years ago..or was that last year? HMMM.
anyway I hate Hasheen most of the time until he actually does something for the team…the other night he did. maybe there is hope for him yet…but i still think he’s goofy and oversized.
and why do UConn players always get caught doing the lamest things…steeling laptops…drinking expensive liquor in they cars? i mean puhhhleassse isn’t there some sort of saying, “boys will be boys?”
calhoun knows the meaning of that all too well…what?!
Besides me, this is the only place that called into question the decision to step back for the three when a makeable two pointer and overtime was staring him in the face.
I hate the now-becoming-obligatory 3 attempt with 7 seconds left on the clock. Just. Not. Necessary.