Ohio Valley championship
(2) Belmont vs. (1) Murray State
March 3 at Ford Center in Evansville, IN
ESPN2
Murray State completed a fantastic turnaround and advanced to the NCAAs for the first time since 2011-12 with a 68-51 victory.
The Racers finished 16-17 a year ago, but moved to 26-5 with their 13th consecutive victory (last loss was to this same Belmont team on January 18). Johnathan Stark led the way with 24 points, and though he struggled from three-point range (2-of-10), he was excellent on twos (8-of-11). Three others were in double figures for the Racers - Temetrius Morant (15 points) and Leroy Buchanan and Terrell Miller (11 each).
* Roy Philpott and Adrian Branch!
"he lives in the gym"
"Kyrie Irvingesque"
"dynamite from bonus land"
"stop and pop for a three-point shot"
"plays with a chip on his shoulder the right way" (?)
"put back presence"
"got caught ball-watching"
"dribble drive" ! - 11:32 left in the first half
"a bubblelicious match up"
"plays bigger than his 6-2 frame"
"coach K"
"Luke dropping dimes like it's his job, and it is"/"Austin Luke is playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers"
"center by committee"
"what did Kevin McClain eat pregame? gun powder!"
"Joey brackets"
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Game 547 - (8) Murray State women vs. (1) Belmont
Ohio Valley first round
February 28 at Ford Center in Evansville, IN
OVC Digital Network
The Associated Press No. 22 Bruins got a bit of a scare, leading by a single point late in the third quarter, but a strong fourth sent the regular season champions to the semifinals.
It was 41-40 after Murray State's Bria Bethea (team-high 21 points) converted a lay-up with about 4 1/2 minutes to play in the third. Darby Maggard drained three 3-pointers as Belmont (29-3) closed the third on a 17-8 run, then the Bruins out-scored the eighth-seeded Racers 30-16 in the final period.
The junior Maggard, top-30 nationally in three-point percentage, hit 5-of-12. She's also a top-40 in assists and she handed out six Wednesday and Belmont had 23 as a team on 34 made baskets. Kylee Smith (21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists) and Sally McCabe (19 points on 9-of-14 shooting, 13 rebounds) were both excellent for Belmont (29-3), which has won 38 consecutive games against league opponents.
Last game for Ke'Shunan James, the OVC player of the year, who had 17 points and 11 rebounds, but was just 6-of-21 from the field.
February 28 at Ford Center in Evansville, IN
OVC Digital Network
The Associated Press No. 22 Bruins got a bit of a scare, leading by a single point late in the third quarter, but a strong fourth sent the regular season champions to the semifinals.
It was 41-40 after Murray State's Bria Bethea (team-high 21 points) converted a lay-up with about 4 1/2 minutes to play in the third. Darby Maggard drained three 3-pointers as Belmont (29-3) closed the third on a 17-8 run, then the Bruins out-scored the eighth-seeded Racers 30-16 in the final period.
The junior Maggard, top-30 nationally in three-point percentage, hit 5-of-12. She's also a top-40 in assists and she handed out six Wednesday and Belmont had 23 as a team on 34 made baskets. Kylee Smith (21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists) and Sally McCabe (19 points on 9-of-14 shooting, 13 rebounds) were both excellent for Belmont (29-3), which has won 38 consecutive games against league opponents.
Last game for Ke'Shunan James, the OVC player of the year, who had 17 points and 11 rebounds, but was just 6-of-21 from the field.
Game 280 - Belmont at Murray State
February 2 at CFSB Center in Murray, KY
ESPN
Time for a "basketball" count with commenators Jerry Punch and Mo Cassara!
First half: said 12 times
Second half: 19
Total: 31
And a photo by Bobby Feathers
ESPN
Time for a "basketball" count with commenators Jerry Punch and Mo Cassara!
First half: said 12 times
Second half: 19
Total: 31
And a photo by Bobby Feathers
Game 151 - (4) Eastern Kentucky women vs. (2) Belmont
Ohio Valley championship
March 5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
OVC Digital Network
Old(er?erer? how old is a computer when it's considered 'old'?) computer, so sometimes during online STREAMING the screen freezes. It's a megahurtz problem; I'm sure of it.
Anyway, the game froze for the 11th time with a couple minutes left, so: hugs!
I'm really, really enjoying the assistant coach to the left of the almost-hug. He looks like he was cut and pasted from the other bench.
March 5 at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, TN
OVC Digital Network
Old(er?erer? how old is a computer when it's considered 'old'?) computer, so sometimes during online STREAMING the screen freezes. It's a megahurtz problem; I'm sure of it.
Anyway, the game froze for the 11th time with a couple minutes left, so: hugs!
I'm really, really enjoying the assistant coach to the left of the almost-hug. He looks like he was cut and pasted from the other bench.
Game 30 - Belmont at Kennesaw State
November 24 at KSU Convocation Center in Kennesaw, GA
espn3.com
Belmont rolled to an 80-55 victory in the Legends Classic championship game, though the real legends were the members of the broadcast team.
The espn3 telecast just began with the opening tip and I never got a chance to get any names, but these two just had a phenomenal evening.
We had Basketball Phrases & General Nonsense:
"Eyes got as big as saucers"
"Team of assassins"
"Calm, cool and collected"
"Storied program"
"Hotbed for talent"
"Verticality"
"Bunnies"
"Hack-a-Bruin"
Some people-specific silliness (psS):
"Byrd Ball"
[Great how they misspelled 'Byrd']
"The Al Skinner Era"
"It's the Nick Masterson Show!"
And some other silliness (oS):
"They've answered nicely in trying to reply"
(pardon?)
"That's the one guy that's got a giant, neon green sign above his head - 'watch me'"
(A. Why neon green?
B. We're dealing with a GIANT neon green sign here, would the 'watch me' part really be necessary?)
"He buried Egekeze into the Convocation wood!"
(yikes)
And finally, someone said "shot clock down to 10 seconds", but it sounded like 'shot clock TOWN'. That would be a pretty hectic place, I think, though I assume the stop light situation would be about the same.
espn3.com
Belmont rolled to an 80-55 victory in the Legends Classic championship game, though the real legends were the members of the broadcast team.
The espn3 telecast just began with the opening tip and I never got a chance to get any names, but these two just had a phenomenal evening.
We had Basketball Phrases & General Nonsense:
"Eyes got as big as saucers"
"Team of assassins"
"Calm, cool and collected"
"Storied program"
"Hotbed for talent"
"Verticality"
"Bunnies"
"Hack-a-Bruin"
Some people-specific silliness (psS):
"Byrd Ball"
[Great how they misspelled 'Byrd']
"The Al Skinner Era"
"It's the Nick Masterson Show!"
And some other silliness (oS):
"They've answered nicely in trying to reply"
(pardon?)
"That's the one guy that's got a giant, neon green sign above his head - 'watch me'"
(A. Why neon green?
B. We're dealing with a GIANT neon green sign here, would the 'watch me' part really be necessary?)
"He buried Egekeze into the Convocation wood!"
(yikes)
And finally, someone said "shot clock down to 10 seconds", but it sounded like 'shot clock TOWN'. That would be a pretty hectic place, I think, though I assume the stop light situation would be about the same.
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