764 - (10) Minnesota vs. (2) Michigan State
NCAA Tournament second round
March 23 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA
CBS
763 - (12) Murray State vs. (4) Florida State
NCAA Tournament second round
March 23 at XL Center in Hartford, CT
TNT
Other game watched:
(9) Baylor vs. (1) Gonzaga (second round)
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Games 761-762: Saturday
762 - (7) Wofford vs. (2) Kentucky
NCAA Tournament second round
March 23 at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL
CBS
"a workhorse forward"
"he understands the pulse of his team"
"the savvy junior"
"big blue nation"
"a heady lead guard"
761 - (11) Tennessee women vs. (6) UCLA
NCAA Tournament first round
March 23 at Xfinity Center in College Park, MD
ESPN2
Other games watched:
(10) Auburn women vs. (7) BYU (first round)
(10) Florida vs. (2) Michigan (second round)
NCAA Tournament second round
March 23 at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL
CBS
"a workhorse forward"
"he understands the pulse of his team"
"the savvy junior"
"big blue nation"
"a heady lead guard"
761 - (11) Tennessee women vs. (6) UCLA
NCAA Tournament first round
March 23 at Xfinity Center in College Park, MD
ESPN2
Other games watched:
(10) Auburn women vs. (7) BYU (first round)
(10) Florida vs. (2) Michigan (second round)
Games 746-748: Wednesday/Thursday tripleheader
748 - Virginia Tech vs. Florida State
ACC quarterfinals
March 14 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
ESPN
747 - UC Irvine women vs. Cal State Northridge
Big West quarterfinals
March 13 at Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA
ESPN
Lauren Saiki's beautiful feed to Tahlia Garza for a lay-up with two seconds left was the difference in Irvine's 59-57 and the Anteaters' first 20-win season since 1984-85 (!).
But what's important is color commentator Dave Miller said this about Northridge's Channon Fluker (20 points, 14 rebounds):
"Fluker's like LL Cool J, she's doin' it and doin' it well"
Dave!
and this about Irvine's offensive strategy:
"make shots this end, get stops at the other"
thanks, Dave!
Honorable mention
"changing the culture at UC Irvine"
"she's blue collar"
"keeps her chin on the rim"
"she's got killer instinct in her DNA"
"great motor"
"it starts with the rim run"
746 - Miami vs. Virginia Tech
ACC second round
March 13 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
ESPN
Other games watched:
Fordham vs. Richmond (Atlantic 10 first round)
West Virginia vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 first round)
ACC quarterfinals
March 14 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
ESPN
747 - UC Irvine women vs. Cal State Northridge
Big West quarterfinals
March 13 at Bren Events Center in Irvine, CA
ESPN
Lauren Saiki's beautiful feed to Tahlia Garza for a lay-up with two seconds left was the difference in Irvine's 59-57 and the Anteaters' first 20-win season since 1984-85 (!).
But what's important is color commentator Dave Miller said this about Northridge's Channon Fluker (20 points, 14 rebounds):
"Fluker's like LL Cool J, she's doin' it and doin' it well"
Dave!
and this about Irvine's offensive strategy:
"make shots this end, get stops at the other"
thanks, Dave!
Honorable mention
"changing the culture at UC Irvine"
"she's blue collar"
"keeps her chin on the rim"
"she's got killer instinct in her DNA"
"great motor"
"it starts with the rim run"
746 - Miami vs. Virginia Tech
ACC second round
March 13 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC
ESPN
Other games watched:
Fordham vs. Richmond (Atlantic 10 first round)
West Virginia vs. Oklahoma (Big 12 first round)
Games 598-600: Final four is set
NCAA Tournament regional finals
600 - (3) Texas Tech vs. (1) Villanova
March 25 at TD Garden in Boston, MA
CBS
The Wildcats got to their second final four in three seasons (and third in Jay Wright's 17 seasons) thanks to huge edges in rebounding (51-33) and at the free throw line (29-of-35, Tech attempted 18).
I'd put Villanova as a slight favorite to win the whole thing, though Midwest champion Kansas, its opponent in next week's national semifinals, is just as capable of winning two more games.
599 - (9) Florida State vs. (3) Michigan
March 24 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
TBS
598 - (11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (9) Kansas State
March 24 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA
TNT
Not much more to say about the Missouri Valley Conference champions, which shot 57% from the field, hit half of their 18 three-point attempts and rolled into the program's first final four since winning the title in 1963.
This was actually the first comfortable outcome for the Ramblers, who won by a combined four points in their first three tournament games, but 78-62 on Saturday. This one really wasn't all that close for much of the day. Ben Richardson was fantastic (23 points on 7-of-10 shooting) and his 3-pointer 3 1/2 minutes into the game put Loyola up for good. The lead grew to as much as 61-38 on a Lucas Williamson lay-up with 9:40 to go.
What a run and it continues in the national semifinals, next Saturday against Michigan.
600 - (3) Texas Tech vs. (1) Villanova
March 25 at TD Garden in Boston, MA
CBS
The Wildcats got to their second final four in three seasons (and third in Jay Wright's 17 seasons) thanks to huge edges in rebounding (51-33) and at the free throw line (29-of-35, Tech attempted 18).
I'd put Villanova as a slight favorite to win the whole thing, though Midwest champion Kansas, its opponent in next week's national semifinals, is just as capable of winning two more games.
599 - (9) Florida State vs. (3) Michigan
March 24 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
TBS
598 - (11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (9) Kansas State
March 24 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA
TNT
Not much more to say about the Missouri Valley Conference champions, which shot 57% from the field, hit half of their 18 three-point attempts and rolled into the program's first final four since winning the title in 1963.
This was actually the first comfortable outcome for the Ramblers, who won by a combined four points in their first three tournament games, but 78-62 on Saturday. This one really wasn't all that close for much of the day. Ben Richardson was fantastic (23 points on 7-of-10 shooting) and his 3-pointer 3 1/2 minutes into the game put Loyola up for good. The lead grew to as much as 61-38 on a Lucas Williamson lay-up with 9:40 to go.
What a run and it continues in the national semifinals, next Saturday against Michigan.
Games 594-595: On to the Elite 8
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
595 - (9) Florida State vs. (4) Gonzaga
March 22 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
TBS
The Seminoles held the No. 4 seed to 33% shooting from the field and won 75-60 to advance to the school's first Elite 8 since 1992-93.
Florida State, which will play No. 3 Michigan in Saturday's West regional final, handed out 19 assists on 27 made field goals, blocked nine shots (reserve Mfiondu Kabengele had four) and had eight steals.
Florida State and Michigan will meet for the first time in the tournament.
594 - (11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (7) Nevada
March 22 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA
CBS
Loyola has won three tournament games by a combined four points - 64-62 over Miami, 63-62 over Tennessee and Thursday's 69-68 victory.
The 11th-seeded Ramblers and ninth-seeded Kansas State will play in Saturday's South regional final with a trip to the final four on the line.
Incredible.
Other games watched:
(7) Texas A&M vs. (3) Michigan
(9) Kansas State vs. (5) Kentucky
March 22 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
TBS
The Seminoles held the No. 4 seed to 33% shooting from the field and won 75-60 to advance to the school's first Elite 8 since 1992-93.
Florida State, which will play No. 3 Michigan in Saturday's West regional final, handed out 19 assists on 27 made field goals, blocked nine shots (reserve Mfiondu Kabengele had four) and had eight steals.
Florida State and Michigan will meet for the first time in the tournament.
594 - (11) Loyola-Chicago vs. (7) Nevada
March 22 at Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA
CBS
Loyola has won three tournament games by a combined four points - 64-62 over Miami, 63-62 over Tennessee and Thursday's 69-68 victory.
The 11th-seeded Ramblers and ninth-seeded Kansas State will play in Saturday's South regional final with a trip to the final four on the line.
Incredible.
Other games watched:
(7) Texas A&M vs. (3) Michigan
(9) Kansas State vs. (5) Kentucky
Games 563-565: Wednesday tripleheader
565 - (6) UC Riverside women vs. (3) UC Irvine
Big West quarterfinals
March 7 at Titan Gym in Fullerton, CA
espn3.com
It had been almost a year since we watched Michelle Curry try her best to get Riverside into the Big West semis. Curry's 22 points weren't enough that day, but Wednesday, she dropped a career-high 40 in the Highlanders' 86-74 win.
Curry was 11-of-23 from the field and hit 18 of her 21 free throw attempts (there were a silly 59 fouls called, the teams went a combined 53-of-74 from the stripe and six (!) players fouled out of a regulation game). The senior Curry is averaging 30 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in two tournament games.
Riverside, just 9-21 during the regular season, is two wins from the tournament & will play top seed UC Davis in Friday's semifinals.
564 - (9) Florida A&M vs. (1) Hampton
MEAC quarterfinals
March 7 at Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA
espn3.com
It got much tighter than I thought it would towards the end as A&M cut an 18-point deficit to one with 36 seconds left, but the top seed hung on, 75-71.
Jermaine Marrow was outstanding for Hampton (18-14), just missing a triple-double - he had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Marrow is top-50 nationally in both scoring and assists and though he really struggled with his shot (4-of-18) he did everything else to help the Pirates reach the semifinals. Hampton is looking to reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons.
Malique Trent Scott led Hampton with 22 points on an efficient 8-of-13 from the field.
Desmond Williams, A&M's leading scorer, poured in a game-high 27 points, 24 of which came in the second half.
563 - (9) Louisville vs. (8) Florida State
ACC second round
March 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
ESPN
Excellent shooting afternoon for Louisville, which made 62% of its threes & 51% of its shots overall in an 82-74 win.
The Florida State bench (40 points) out-scored the starters (34), which is never a good thing.
It would be some story if Louisville, under interim coach David Padgett and with all the controversy surrounding the program this season, made a run in the ACC Tournament as a No. 9 seed. The Cardinals have top seed and projected No. 1 overall in the NCAAs, Virginia next in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Big West quarterfinals
March 7 at Titan Gym in Fullerton, CA
espn3.com
It had been almost a year since we watched Michelle Curry try her best to get Riverside into the Big West semis. Curry's 22 points weren't enough that day, but Wednesday, she dropped a career-high 40 in the Highlanders' 86-74 win.
Curry was 11-of-23 from the field and hit 18 of her 21 free throw attempts (there were a silly 59 fouls called, the teams went a combined 53-of-74 from the stripe and six (!) players fouled out of a regulation game). The senior Curry is averaging 30 points, 11.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in two tournament games.
Riverside, just 9-21 during the regular season, is two wins from the tournament & will play top seed UC Davis in Friday's semifinals.
564 - (9) Florida A&M vs. (1) Hampton
MEAC quarterfinals
March 7 at Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA
espn3.com
It got much tighter than I thought it would towards the end as A&M cut an 18-point deficit to one with 36 seconds left, but the top seed hung on, 75-71.
Jermaine Marrow was outstanding for Hampton (18-14), just missing a triple-double - he had 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. Marrow is top-50 nationally in both scoring and assists and though he really struggled with his shot (4-of-18) he did everything else to help the Pirates reach the semifinals. Hampton is looking to reach the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons.
Malique Trent Scott led Hampton with 22 points on an efficient 8-of-13 from the field.
Desmond Williams, A&M's leading scorer, poured in a game-high 27 points, 24 of which came in the second half.
563 - (9) Louisville vs. (8) Florida State
ACC second round
March 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
ESPN
Excellent shooting afternoon for Louisville, which made 62% of its threes & 51% of its shots overall in an 82-74 win.
The Florida State bench (40 points) out-scored the starters (34), which is never a good thing.
It would be some story if Louisville, under interim coach David Padgett and with all the controversy surrounding the program this season, made a run in the ACC Tournament as a No. 9 seed. The Cardinals have top seed and projected No. 1 overall in the NCAAs, Virginia next in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Game 456 - Southern Miss at Florida State
December 21 at Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL
ACC Network
Adrian Crawford!
Other notable "basketball" performances:
Michael Reghi & Dave Cecutti - Toledo-Akron, February, 2017
Steve Smith
ACC Network
Adrian Crawford!
Other notable "basketball" performances:
Michael Reghi & Dave Cecutti - Toledo-Akron, February, 2017
Steve Smith
Game 392-393: Last half of final four set
NCAA Tournament regional finals
393 - (3) Florida State women vs. (1) South Carolina
March 27 at Stockton Arena in Stockton, CA
ESPN
392 - (10) Oregon women vs. (1) Connecticut
March 27 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT
ESPN
I can't imagine being a beat writer for the Connecticut womens basketball team. What is left to talk about on a game-by-game basis?
The Huskies rolled to an unbelievable 10th consecutive final four with Monday's 90-52 win. Geno Auriemma is now the winningest coach in NCAA Tournament history, passing Tennessee's Pat Summitt with No 113.
Auriemma is 113-17 all-time in the tournament. Ridiculous.
Few quick things about the Huskies' top three players:
The All America teams were announced before the game and for some reason Gabby Williams was not named to the first team. That's an interesting decision because I think she might be the best all-around player in the country. Williams has the quickness to get to the rim and is a really good mid-range shooter (58% from the field overall), and knows her range (only six three-point attempts all year (one make!)). She's an excellent rebounder (averaging 8.4) and distributor (leads the team in assists, averages 5.2) and has the size - 5-11 - to be an impact pro.
The second-team All-American had 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting and added six rebounds, three assists and four steals in Monday's rout.
Napheesa Collier was one Connecticut player deservedly named to the first team, and she was tremendous in this one, scoring 28 points (on 12-of-20 shooting) to go along with 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. Between the third and fourth quarters, Auriemma told ESPN that he was upset with Collier, stating that she "isn't playing any defense". I think either Auriemma was joking or running out of things to be upset about.
Fellow first-teamer Katie Lou Samuelson, who averages 20 points, showed her value in several other areas Monday despite shooting just 4-of-13 from the field and scoring eight points. The sophomore had five of Connecticut's 16 steals and handed out four assists with no turnovers.
393 - (3) Florida State women vs. (1) South Carolina
March 27 at Stockton Arena in Stockton, CA
ESPN
392 - (10) Oregon women vs. (1) Connecticut
March 27 at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT
ESPN
I can't imagine being a beat writer for the Connecticut womens basketball team. What is left to talk about on a game-by-game basis?
The Huskies rolled to an unbelievable 10th consecutive final four with Monday's 90-52 win. Geno Auriemma is now the winningest coach in NCAA Tournament history, passing Tennessee's Pat Summitt with No 113.
Auriemma is 113-17 all-time in the tournament. Ridiculous.
Few quick things about the Huskies' top three players:
The All America teams were announced before the game and for some reason Gabby Williams was not named to the first team. That's an interesting decision because I think she might be the best all-around player in the country. Williams has the quickness to get to the rim and is a really good mid-range shooter (58% from the field overall), and knows her range (only six three-point attempts all year (one make!)). She's an excellent rebounder (averaging 8.4) and distributor (leads the team in assists, averages 5.2) and has the size - 5-11 - to be an impact pro.
The second-team All-American had 25 points on 9-of-13 shooting and added six rebounds, three assists and four steals in Monday's rout.
Napheesa Collier was one Connecticut player deservedly named to the first team, and she was tremendous in this one, scoring 28 points (on 12-of-20 shooting) to go along with 12 rebounds and four blocked shots. Between the third and fourth quarters, Auriemma told ESPN that he was upset with Collier, stating that she "isn't playing any defense". I think either Auriemma was joking or running out of things to be upset about.
Fellow first-teamer Katie Lou Samuelson, who averages 20 points, showed her value in several other areas Monday despite shooting just 4-of-13 from the field and scoring eight points. The sophomore had five of Connecticut's 16 steals and handed out four assists with no turnovers.
Game 381 - (6) Missouri women at (3) Florida State
NCAA Tournament second round
March 19 at Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL
ESPN2
This was actually just a five-point game at halftime, but the third quarter belonged to the host Seminoles.
FSU, which advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in school history with a 77-55 win, scored the first eight points of the third and was just getting started. The Seminoles hit seven of their first 10 field goals in the period, including five straight at one point, then began the fourth by scoring the first 10 and went up 66-37 on a Brittany Brown three with 8 1/2 minutes to play.
The No. 3 seed was excellent from behind the arc, hitting 7-of-14, and the defense forced 23 turnovers. Brown handed out eight assists to go along with 16 points, while Shakayla Thomas had 20 and 11.
Missouri still hasn't made a Sweet 16 since 2001.
Other game watched:
(9) Michigan State men vs. (1) Kansas
March 19 at Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL
ESPN2
This was actually just a five-point game at halftime, but the third quarter belonged to the host Seminoles.
FSU, which advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in school history with a 77-55 win, scored the first eight points of the third and was just getting started. The Seminoles hit seven of their first 10 field goals in the period, including five straight at one point, then began the fourth by scoring the first 10 and went up 66-37 on a Brittany Brown three with 8 1/2 minutes to play.
The No. 3 seed was excellent from behind the arc, hitting 7-of-14, and the defense forced 23 turnovers. Brown handed out eight assists to go along with 16 points, while Shakayla Thomas had 20 and 11.
Missouri still hasn't made a Sweet 16 since 2001.
Other game watched:
(9) Michigan State men vs. (1) Kansas
Game 251 - Florida State at North Carolina
January 14 at Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC
ESPN
Dick Vitale!
ESPN
Dick Vitale!
As always, I thoroughly enjoyed/was horrified by the experience.
Games 204 & 205: Final 4 & 1 more step
205 - (2) Oklahoma vs. (1) Oregon
NCAA Tournament regional final
March 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim. CA
CBS
204 - (5) Florida State women vs. (1) Baylor
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
March 26 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
ESPN
NCAA Tournament regional final
March 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim. CA
CBS
204 - (5) Florida State women vs. (1) Baylor
NCAA Tournament regional semifinals
March 26 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
ESPN
Game 167 - (11) Florida State vs. (6) Virginia Tech
ACC second round
March 9 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
ESPN
Dan Shulman is one of the top play-by-play men around and Jay Bilas just knows a ton of basketball.
But I still had to count some of the silly things they said during this 96-85 Virginia Tech win. Let's take a look:
"Activity level" - said four times
"Paint touch(es)" - (7)
"Leaking out" - (2)
"Body seeking" - (1)
"Bouncy" - (1)
"Energy" - (6)
March 9 at Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
ESPN
Dan Shulman is one of the top play-by-play men around and Jay Bilas just knows a ton of basketball.
But I still had to count some of the silly things they said during this 96-85 Virginia Tech win. Let's take a look:
"Activity level" - said four times
"Paint touch(es)" - (7)
"Leaking out" - (2)
"Body seeking" - (1)
"Bouncy" - (1)
"Energy" - (6)
Game 99 - N.C. State at Florida State
February 1 at Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, FL
ESPNU
Let's do a quick "basketball count" for LaPhonso Ellis, who is a solid announcer. He just says the word basketball a lot.
First half - said 7 times
Notable
"Handling the basketball"
"Before he went to shoot the basketball"
Second half - 13
"Knocking that basketball out front"
"Beasley usually takes that basketball right to the rim"
"12 has to touch the basketball"
Total - 20
ESPNU
Let's do a quick "basketball count" for LaPhonso Ellis, who is a solid announcer. He just says the word basketball a lot.
First half - said 7 times
Notable
"Handling the basketball"
"Before he went to shoot the basketball"
Second half - 13
"Knocking that basketball out front"
"Beasley usually takes that basketball right to the rim"
"12 has to touch the basketball"
Total - 20
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