Very chippy. Thought the first one was Garca talking and got sensitive when Onuaku showed him up. Second one should've possibly been an ejection when the Hall player had his hands on the Syracuse player, but the foul was a hard one.

Maybe they don't play ball like they used to when I was younger, but the little spat between Garcia and Onuaku wouldn't have gotten to that level. You talk, they talk, and you play harder trying to show the other player up.

Or maybe that's just how I remember it. :)

For any Big 12 fans that went to bed when A&M was up by 19 at halftime, you missed the best single game performance by a player in B12 tournament history. Tech's Singletary scored 35 points IN THE SECOND HALF and single-handedly willed Tech to an upset win over Texas A&M. The guy hit everything. Even he was laughing at one point.

If Kansas State beats Texas today, I could easily see KSU getting a NCAA bid and A&M being on the outside looking in. Incredible turn of events.

I saw the writeup on Singletary's performance before going to bed last night. Would have liked to have seen that one, although I have virtually no interest in either team otherwise.

Then again, it probably looked a lot like Meeks dropping 52 on Tennessee earlier this year for Kentucky, so maybe it wouldn't have been as much fun for me to see.

This whole incident was the Syracuse players' fault. They totally played without class. Devendorf is a punk.

Devendorf is a punk, but saying the whole incident was Syracuse players' fault means you were listening to Bilas, and not watching the game at all.

First incident - SHU large scrub gets his shot blocked, inexplicably takes offense and starts getting in Onuaku's face about it. Onuaku reacts inappropriately, but wouldn't the fault here lie with the guy who started it?

Second incident. An SHU player trying to punish SU for Onuaku's actions hammers Onganaet on the break. Devendorf talks to an SHU guard, said guard contacts Devo's face with his hand. Three times. How this incident is in any way seen as Syracuse's fault is beyond me.

In both cases, SU's players had inappropriate responses. Both times however, they were responding to SHU's agression.

I think we can all agree.......when in doubt, blame Duke.

The incident after the blocked shot was started when Onuaku starting yelling after he blocked the shot. Yes, the SHU dude started jawing, but that crap happens all of the time. That was his response to the yelling. Then, Onuaku proceeds to start clapping in his face.

The 2nd incident was started by the hard foul by the SHU player and the SHU player did push on Devendorf's face. I'll concede that.

I'm sure there were words that we don't know about that got the whole thing started down this road to begin with.

I think fault was split between both teams in both incidents. Onuaku's scream and Garcia's reaction to it. Screaming after a big block happens all the time. Garcia probably said something about it being a lucky block, Onuaku claps, and then Garcia gets sensitive and starts wolfing more. Both players at fault there. The talking happens all the time. The clapping was over the top, but I've seen worse. That was probably brewing all game, though.

The foul on the next play was a very hard foul and over the top. He got the ball, but seemed to be more of a punishment foul than anything. And the Hall guard with his hands to the face of the Syracuse guard should've been an ejection given everything else that had happened, though probably not in and of itself, so I'm ok with it not happening.

To say it was all Syracuse's fault is a bit of a stretch. A ton of blame to go around there.

Oanaku may have yelled, but it was not directed at the SHU player - he was looking 180 degrees away. It only became a confrontation when the SHU player got up, ran to the other side of Onuaku, and started getting in his face. He is the one who made that situation a confrontation. Guys let out primal screams all the time after making a good play, its only taunting if its in someone's face.

Onuaku did act like a jerk in response to that, and both got a deserved technical. And Devendorf almost always acts like a jerk, last night was a particularly disgusting example. I think they deserve technical fouls, derision and scorn for their behavior last night, but to say Syracuse caused either incident is just plain silly. They were reacting to misplaced aggression (maybe play defense that aggressively, see what happens?) by Seton Hall in both cases.

I am quite happy for channelsurfing.net about now :)

SI

He has no business still being on that team and probably wouldn't be if Beoheim wasn't feeling some pressure to get his team into the tourney this year.

Kansas looking ugly to start against Baylor, tho. They look lethargic- no energy

SI

I think thats a trend with the teams who have byes.

Louisville missed nine straight shots at one point.

Most/all of it should be placed on the refs for not dealing with the situation before it escalated. Horrible refereeing. Had they clamped down on the chippy shit in the first half, none of the incidents above even take place.

Looks like KU woke up and they're only down 4 at the half

SI

KU-Baylor is a dogfight. Back and forth.

I don't get to listen to Bob Davis and Chris Piper do the games on the radio very often, but I always find it funny how they don't hide their emotions about KU. A foul got called and Piper, the color commentator, simply said 'Awwwwwww! Bad call!'. They're fun to listen to.

Huge swing in the KU-Baylor game, Baylor kid misses a gimme and KU hits a 3 on the other end

Miami is officially done now after losing to Virginia Tech. I assume that Virginia Tech would still need to beat North Carolina tomorrow to have a legit at large shot.

Getting excited for the U of Washington game. For those of you who haven't watched them they are a ton of fun. Jon Brockman is a beast, averages a double-double and plays as hard as anyone, Isiah Thomas is a really talented young guard and Justin Dentmon and Quincy Pondextor give them good veteran scoring options.

Hopefully they can win the Pac-10 and get a good NCAA seed.

Big run by Baylor who just wont go away

Nice job by Baylor to not completely fold when Kansas took the lead. KU was up 58-53, baylor has the last 7 points to go back up 60-58.

Live radio feed for KU game:

610 Sports - Homepage

Providence goes out with a whimper.

Unless Providence gets an undeserving bid, the Big East is pretty well locked in with 7 spots.

I have heard some talking heads say that this is a disappointing season, but I think, unlike in the past two seasons, the BE has several teams well-positioned to make a run to the final four. I think Louisville and Pitt are high on the contender list to win it all, with UConn (they haven't played as well with their injury problems) and Villanova are pretty legit threats to make runs, as well.

GO BAYLOR!!!!! Up by 7 with 3 1/2 left.

Please stop causing problems.

LOL. I take full responsibility. Great game.

Baylor's game to win or lose now.

Great win for Baylor, hooray upsets!

Big upset by Baylor! Now if Texas can take care of business against K-State, they have a pretty good chance of making it to the title game.

Dang, looks like we'll be taking the rest of the week off. Wish we had gotten a chance to play some other teams so I had a better idea of how good we were. We came out flat in the first half and Baylor played well in the second half. Kudos to them- they're a better team than their record indicates.

SI

Next, we root for an OSU upset in the rivalry game.

Q: Who's your favorite team?
A: Mizzou and whoever's playing KU.

Go Bears!!!!!!

Crap.

7:30 into the Michigan game, Michigan leads 14-7. DeShawn Sims is 7-7 from the field with all 14 points. Kid is on fire.

Cartman, UT have an free online radio feed anywhere? They're blocking the KSU radio feed.

Thought I'd put this up in case the Kansas fans wanted to download it and put it on their MP3 player...........

http://baylorbears.cstv.com/multimed...fight-song.mp3

Michigan up 25-12 halfway through the first. Let's hope the hot shooting continues.

Not sure, I'm watching it on TV.

I'll be home by the start of the second half, so I'll just tune in then. Thanks anyway.

Michigan is up 40-19 on Iowa at the break. Sims is 8/8 for 18 points at the half.

That has to affect KU's shot at a 1. Radio up here was talking like KU and, possibly, OU had a shot at 1 seeds, a couple days ago.

Down goes KU!

I don't think KU had a realistic shot at a 1 seed. This more than likely might drop them from a 2/3 to a 3/4.

What he said. As soon as we lost to Texas Tech, we lost our shot at a #1.

SI

Anyone watching the Marquette/Nova game? From the box score it looks like a foul fest. 45 free throw attempts already with 16 minutes remaining in the game.

Clemson is falling apart against Georgia Tech. Tech up 12 with 8:45 left.

Now Techis trying to give it back, a 10 point lead with 2:09 left is down to 4 with 1:09 left, Timeout Clemson.

Michigan is up 31 with a minute left. Huge statement win. Now win tomorrow vs Illinois and there are no questions.

Down 4 with 0:28 left, Clemson misses back to back free throws. Tech to the line with 0:25 left.

With the way both teams are shooting free throws in the final minute, I don't think either team really wants this one.

and down goes clemson.

So what do you guys figure on the Big XII seeds then?

I was thinking Missouri was likely to be a 4 with Kansas/OU being a pair of deuces (with maybe one of them sneaking into a 1; I thought ESPN radio might have been overly optimistic at the idea of BOTH of them being 1's, but I mention it because they get paid to talk about this stuff, and I don't), but that was before today.

Go Stanford! Washington should control the game, though. I'll be pulling for them in the tourney.

I think at this point North Carolina, Pitt and UConn are near certainties for 1 seeds, with the final one coming down to Memphis, Louisville, and perhaps Michigan State and Oklahoma. Perhaps UNC/Pitt/UConn losing their first game in their conference tourney could cost them a 1 seed, allowing 2 of the other 4 to get in.

Even if they'd won the big 12 tournament I wouldn't have though Kansas seriously had a shot at a 1 seed.

I think:

OU - 1/2
KU - 3/4
Mizzou -2/3/4
Texas -6/7/8/9
Okla St. - 6/7/8/9
A&M - ?
K. State - ?

I said it a few weeks back, and I still stand by it, there is a pretty good chance that the Big 12 doesn't send any teams to the Sweet 16.

If UW wins the PAc 10 tourny and has to go through Arizona St and UCLA they deserve a #2. Especialy with KU losing

The Marquette- Nova game is amazing

dola, if I had to guess right now:

Mizzou: a 4 but could play up to a 3 easily, unsure on whether they could get up to a 2 seed by winning the big 12 tourney. Probably doubtful, there isn't a lot of room to squeeze in there.

Oklahoma: no lower than 2 for sure, winning the conference tourney could make them a 1.

Kansas: losing today may well drop them to a 3 seed.

If OU wins out, I think it's between them and Michigan State, provided they win the B10, for the last #1 (2x Big East, UNC for the others). The other gets the favorable #2 while Louisville and Memphis also get #2s. The last 2 is a crapshoot- Duke, Wake, Washington, I dunno. Mizzou, if they make the last day, makes a 3 or at the very worst a 4. If they win the Big XII- probably a 3- who knows, maybe that last 2 if everything breaks right. I think this loss knocks KU down to a low 3, high 4 unless the eggs really get scrambled in conference tourney week. The difference between the 4s and 5s this year is pretty steep- you start going from the 5 and 6 loss teams to the 7-9 loss teams in a hurry- so I don't think there's any way KU or MU fall that far.

SI

wow, what a final minute!!! (didn't catch the rest unfortunately)

What an end to the Nova game. I love the Big East Tournament.

Give MArquette a ton of credit, they played with alot of heart after falling early.

I really don't like the decision on Marqeutte's side to drive to the basket with 20 seconds left. They have a 1 point lead with only a 4 second difference between the shot clock and game clock. Nova appeared like they had no intention to foul. Just hold the ball and launch a 3 with 1 second left on the shot clock, don't foul going for the rebound, and as long as it hits the rim you win.

Today is an awesome day of college ball. I'm glad I woke up early, finished my final paper and can enjoy the games.

Definitely... just dribble around, and then launch a 3 from mid-court with 1 on the clock... that would take 2 seconds just to reach the basket, and if you hit the rim, then you avoid the shot clock violation and pretty much sew up the win, especially since Nova had no timeouts left.

Texas gets the close win over K-State, 61-58. The Horns didn't play well at all, with over 20 turnovers, and not much production from A.J. Abrams or Damion James. Dexter Pittman, on the other hand, has been a beast the past two games. Hopefully he has enough left in the tank for Baylor and (knock on wood) the title game.

UW came out a little slow today but looked to be warming up. Would have been a 6 point lead at the half but Stanford banked a deep 3 at the buzzer.

I'm pissed.

So much college ball on this weekend, and the only channel that is covering it downhere, with a ton of coverage of the Big 12 and ACC tournaments, is ESPN HD, which I don't have because my building doesn't support the extra channel needed for HD cable. Regular ESPN will probably continue to show shitty World's Strongest Man repeats.

Thank christ I know of some websites I can stream the games from, but these are the kind of games that I bought my giant-ass LCD TV for.

?

That doesn't sound right. ESPN HD and ESPN are the exact same programming as far as I know. I spend a majority of my time watching my HD tv obviosuly but have had to watch my kitchen tv and it is the exact same thing.

Wow, Miami really stunk it up at the end of the season. A loss to Georgia Tech and then a first round blowout exit. Very disappointing to see. I thought they would improve on what they did last year.

Our ESPN down here isn't the same ESPN you guys get over there. They mix the scheduling up quite a bit, and give us some locally produced shows (like our own crappy versions of SportsCenter and PTI) and more soccer than you guys get. It seems to me though that ESPN HD is the exact ESPN channel that you guys get.

Didn't notice the Australia location until now. I understand, that sucks.

Fahhhhhk we suck

Baylor - 13

If you care to make a wager, I'll happily bet that at least one big 12 team will make the sweet 16. Name your price

Outside Australia, I have seen the occasional time when ESPNHD and ESPN show different games. I remember being pissed when this happened with UNC-Duke (shown in regular def, and not HD), and it's also happened a couple times with CBS during the tournament (which is a good thing because I can flip between 2 games.) It seems to occasionally occur either when there are multiple feeds for the cable provider to choose from or when there is a question about the rights for a game, and the 2 people aren't on the same page.

Maryland is leading NC State by 1.

West Virginia leads Pitt by 12 with 9 minutes left

Oklahoma State leads Oklahoma by 4 with 8:30 left.


Mmmmm, March.

In the Pitt game I see that Blair has four fouls and only five boards. I'm guessing he has missed big chunks of the game? Seems like the formula to beat that team.

The way a game is called could be the difference between this team being a champ and a possible 2nd round exit (well, probably S16).

Another upset in the Big 12 as Oklahoma State knocks off Oklahoma.

crazy day. I wonder if Pitt still gets a 1 seed if say, Memphis, Louisville and Michigan State all win their conference tourneys or something like that?

Woohoo! :) :) :)

I'll say it again, incredibly underrated team. That's their 20th win by double figures this season and if Ebanks keeps playing like this they can survive an off night from Butler or Ruoff, unlike earlier in the season.

Texas Tech and Mizzou are tied at 31 at the half.

It seems like the three freshmen have stepped up in the past few weeks, with at least one of them giving us a third scoring option between Butler and Ruoff. I think Huggins did a great job with the defensive switch tonight, but he also rotated in a lot of players. Flowers and Thoroughman played more than usual, so hopefully we will be a little more rested than we might expect after playing back to back games against Notre Dame and Pitt.

Now, my hope is to see Syracuse and UConn go into triple OT. :)

That's the Missouri I was expecting to see. Checking Yahoo to see a 25-20 Tech lead with Mizzou shooting about .340 was a serious WTF.

Checked just now, they were up 61-48 and shooting more like .520. Much better.

Mizzou pulls away in the second half and beats Tech 81-60.

UConn/Syracuse look like they're heading for overtime, 1.1 to go, syracuse inbounding 94 feet away.

OMG so much for overtime HOLY SHIT

Wow...

Review looks like he didn't quite get it off.

Wow indeed, but I don't think it's gonna count

Man... that is really close.

wowee ot

yeah, OT then, what a finish to regulation.

unreal. Can't get ANY closer than that

I love that Devendorf is the guy whose shot got revoked.

amen

Man... Devendorf is a turd.

Wiped out Adrian on that fast break. He's lucky they didn't call it.

Double OT!

SI

Most of the way there at this point :)

One more to go.

Heh...

As a WVU fan, I am loving this.

Tomorrow, we will get either a high-milage/low rest Thabeet or a 'Cuse team that has played 2.5 emotional/tight games in the past 48 hours.

I am not satisfied until we hit 4OTs.