Game 373 - (12) Princeton vs. (5) Notre Dame

NCAA Tournament first round
March 16 at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY
CBS

Princeton was trying to become the third consecutive Ivy League 12-seed to win a first-round game, but Devin Cannady's 3-pointer with a few seconds left was a bit long and the Irish survived 60-58.

Cannady had a great look and I thought at first it was good. The Tigers, in the tournament for the first time since 2010-2011, had a 19-game winning streak snapped and lost for the first time since last December 20. Princeton's last NCAA win came in 1998.

Notre Dame escaped thanks to Bonzie Colson (18 and 7, 6-of-13 from the field) and Matt Farrell (16 points, 6-of-9 with four assists) because the rest of the team shot just 30%.

I was surprised to learn that the Irish are the only team to appear in each of the last two Elite 8s. Two more wins and the Big East runner-up will make it three straight.


Other games watched:

(12) UNC-Wilmington vs. (5) Virginia
(16) South Dakota State vs. (1) Gonzaga

Game 110 - Harvard at Princeton

February 5 at Jadwin Gymnasium in Princeton, NJ
ESPNU

So much more to this game - an 83-62 Princeton win - than just one sentence about free throw shooting, and yet, I found it to be the best part of my viewing experience.

Mark Wise, are you available for comment?

"It's like a virus....Harvard has a free throw virus!"


* Couple other gems from Mr. Wise (Wisegems ? Nah.):

"He's an absolute basketball magnet"

"At times they can be a crooked shooting group"


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