Games 702-704: Saturday tripleheader

704 - Gonzaga at San Diego
February 16 at Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA
ESPN

703 - Stephen F. Austin women at Northwestern State
February 16 at Prather Coliseum in Natchitoches, LA
espn3

Stephen F. Austin's top three players were excellent and the Lumberjacks remained unbeaten in Southland Conference play with an 87-67 win.

Stephanie Visscher scored 21 points and missed just one of her 10 field goal attempts, Imani Johnson also scored 21 and Chanell Hayes added 18 points as the visitors turned a five-point cushion late in the third into a comfortable win.

Stephen F. Austin, which hit 62% of its field goal attempts and had 26 assists on 33 made baskets, won its 13th consecutive game (it hasn't lost since getting crushed at New Mexico, December 20) and moved to 12-0 in league play.

702 - Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
February 16 at Peterson Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA
NBC Sports Washington

That's win No. 20 for Tech, which got 29 points from Kerry Blackshear Jr. to hang on, 70-64.

This will be the fourth consecutive season the Hokies have won at least 20 games, just the second time in school history that has occurred. Led by future NBA players Dell Curry and Perry Young, the program won at least 20 in five consecutive seasons from 1981-1986.



Other games watched:

Northwestern at Nebraska
Arizona State at Utah

Games 581-582: First Thursday, night games

NCAA Tournament

582 - (14) Montana vs. (3) Michigan
March 15 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, KS
TBS

581 - (14) Stephen F. Austin vs. (3) Texas Tech
March 15 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
TruTV

What a second half for Keenan Evans.

The senior scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half and Texas Tech moved on with a 70-60 win.

Stephen F. Austin led by as much as eight points at 39-31 a couple minutes into the second half, but the Red Raiders chipped away and eventually took the lead for good on an Evans' lay-up with four minutes to play.

It's the first NCAA win for Texas Tech since the 2004-05 team beat Gonzaga to reach the Sweet 16.

The Southland Conference champions didn't make a field goal over the final 5:24, and in particular, Ivan Canete didn't make a bucket over the final 13 minutes of the game and had just two of his team-high 17 points during that final stretch.




Other games watched:

(12) Davidson vs. (5) Kentucky
(11) San Diego State vs. (6) Houston
(9) Alabama vs. (8) Virginia Tech
(13) Buffalo vs. (4) Arizona

Game 196 - (14) Stephen F. Austin vs. (6) Notre Dame

NCAA Tournament round of 32
March 20 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
CBS


Mute mix


Fair/Selfish, Cold and Composed - Ben Folds Five
Soul Love/Moonage Daydream/Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
Summertime/Body and Soul - John Coltrane
All the Way from Memphis/Whizz Kid - Mott the Hoople
I Know/Dogs Got a Bone - Beta Band
It Ain't Necessarily So/When Malindy Sings - Freddie Roach
11:59/In the Flesh/Denis - Blondie
Back in my Arms Again/My World is Empty Without You - Supremes
Standing Outside the Fire/Rodeo - Garth Brooks
Coming For You/Chained To You - Von Grey
Going to California/When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
West County/Nemo's Dream/Bonnie & Slyde - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones



Other games watched:

(6) West Virginia women at (3) Ohio State
(6) DePaul women at (3) Louisville
(10) VCU vs. (2) Oklahoma

Games 191-192: Tourney rolls on

192 - (12) Yale vs. (4) Duke
NCAA Tournament round of 32
March 19 at Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI
CBS

A nice, solid group of basketball phrases & general nonsense from the broadcast team during this 71-64 Duke win:

"Skill set"
"Leave it out here on the floor"
"Got his hand in the cookie jar"
"Feathery touch"
"Dribble drive"
"Taking the air out of the ball" (said twice)
"You have to believe in yourself"

191 - (14) Stephen F. Austin vs. (3) West Virginia
NCAA Tournament second round
March 18 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY
CBS

After this 70-56 win by Stephen F. Austin (and with No. 11 seed Northern Iowa knocking off sixth-seeded Texas late Friday), eight teams seeded 10th or lower won first-round games.