NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Thread - 2013

[jbcarol]

Doug Gottlieb just made a Duggars' reference during the Pitt game.

[jbcarol]

Bucknell up six at 9:55.  Media time out.

[RyeHogFan]

That ginger can shoot!!

[jbcarol]

That ginger can shoot!!

Dad said he hasn't seen anything like it since Florida's Coach Pelphrey in that Duke game.

[jbcarol]

Final from Auburn Hills

Valparaiso 54  Michigan State 65

Michigan State has a 6-11 winner to look forward to on Saturday.

[jbcarol]

Clarke knows when it goes in the post, it doesn't come back out for Butler.

[jbcarol]

Butler 43-42  6:08 media time out

[jbcarol]

New Mexico St and St. Louis have tipped off on TNT

[jbcarol]

KC Ross-Miller is lead guard for State.  He was a Gillispie recruit who got dropped when Calipari took his job.  He then signed with LSU but was an academic casualty (technicality due to part home school/private school transcript issue per his coach Tim Miller).

[RyeHogFan]

I picked Butler in my bracket but I'm really rooting for Bucknell.

[jbcarol]

I picked Butler in my bracket but I'm really rooting for Bucknell.

Butler's back up five under five.

[SPAL]

Butler moving on.

[HamIAm]

Ole Miss' Henderson is already grabbing the spotlight and they don't play until tomorrow.

Harold Gutmann ‏@haroldgut 1h

Marshall Henderson, who's here in KC: "I'm trying to get paid here soon because I'm tired of doing all of this stuff for free"

[RyeHogFan]

Bucknell has gone cold at the worst possible time.

[jbcarol]

Watching Valparaiso vs Mich St. Someone should tell the graphics department that this is a first round game (just to the right of the CBS eye on the score graphic).  Or is it now considered 2nd round since they have the play in games?

It's just weird to type: "Last year Lehigh knocked out Duke in their second round game."

[jbcarol]

Ole Miss' Henderson is already grabbing the spotlight and they don't play until tomorrow.

Ole Miss is a six point dog and the over/under is 129.5.

[jbcarol]

Final from Rupp

Bucknell 56  Butler 68

"We don't want to beat Butler, we want to be Butler."

[jbcarol]

Rotnei Clarke had 17 points and two assists to lead Butler to a 68-56 win over Bucknell in Lexington. Andrew Smith chipped in 14 and 16 for the Bulldogs. Joe Willman led the Bison with 20.

[jbcarol]

Memphis and St. Mary's have tipped off on CBS.

[jbcarol]

The Billikens are putting it on NewMexSt.  Up 26-12 with 3:01 in the half.

[jbcarol]

Butler will face the Marquette - Davidson winner.

[jbcarol]

Halftime  Wichita St. 26  Pitt 21

[razorson]

butler,Mich. St. so far so good.

[jbcarol]

St. Mary's and Memphis reach "the unscore"  7-Up

[HamIAm]

There have been some low scoring first halves so far.
Butler 21 Buckner 14
Michigan St 35  Valparaiso 18
St Louis 29  New Mexico State 16
Witchita State 26 Pitt 21
under 4 minutes left in first half  Memphis 22 St Mary's 13

[jbcarol]

Wichita St. 45  Pitt 35  10:30

[jbcarol]

Davidson and Marquette are 5 minutes in on truTV.

Davidson 7  Marq 2

[Hawg4life33]

Based on pure physical talent, Memphis may be one of the top 5-6 squads in the tourney. Showing it so far.

[99toLife]

Based on pure physical talent, Memphis may be one of the top 5-6 squads in the tourney. Showing it so far.

That Stephens kid has looked unreal at times.. 

[Hawg4life33]

That Stephens kid has looked unreal at times..

Pastner seems sort of like a Calipari, Jr.  Recruit really well, spread the court and just out athlete teams. Memphis is full of 4 and 5 star talent.

[jbcarol]

How about Gregg Marshall's daughter?

[jbcarol]

Wichita St. 60  Pitt 47  3:32

[jbcarol]

Gottlieb just said Gregg Marshall was frustrated because he couldn't get a bigger job.

[99toLife]

Wichita St. 60  Pitt 47  3:32

I have Witch State winning in my bracket..

[jbcarol]

8-9 game in SLC on TBS

Wichita St 65  Pitt 51  1:48

[99toLife]

8-9 game in SLC on TBS

Wichita St 65  Pitt 51  1:48

Game over...move on..

[jbcarol]

Final

Wichita State takes down Pitt 73-55

One of the conference formerly known as the Big East's seven teams bites the dog.

[jbcarol]

Davidson 25  Marquette 23  Halftime in Rupp

Buzz Williams' team has low scoring half.

[cosmodrum]

Davidson 25  Marquette 23  Halftime in Rupp

Buzz Williams' team has low scoring half.

WHAT A BARN BURNER! lol

[jbcarol]

Bob McKillop asked if Ian Eagle and Jim Spanarkel jinxed his team by talking about their foul shooting.

Eagle confessed.

[jbcarol]

WHAT A BARN BURNER! lol

Biggest since Auburn's Gym ("The Barn") went down in flame during the football tailgate.

[HamIAm]

Biggest since Auburn's Gym ("The Barn") went down in flame during the football tailgate.

What is it with Auburn and things burning at football games. Seems there was a van that lost a tiger tail one time.

[HamIAm]

Southern with an early lead on Gonzaga 8-7  at 13:50 in the first half

[HamIAm]

Potential comeback by St Mary's. Down 2 with possession and 2 seconds left
CBS

[ThrillaHog]

Come on hang on Memphis!

[HamIAm]

St Mary's made Memphis sweat a little.  I think St Mary's could have been called for a couple of fouls on Memphis last possession, but there's stuff going on all over the court.

Memphis wins by 2

[ThrillaHog]

Yes my bracket is still perfect! That was a scare

[razorson]

Yes my bracket is still perfect! That was a scare

ditto

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Memphis managed to keep from blowing it, despite its best efforts to do so.

[HamIAm]

Did the board go down for anybody else for a couple of minutes?