I don't know how Syracuse did it. I didn't give them a chance. After a 6 OT game, you'd expect a team to be completely drained. Yet, somehow, 'Cuse cam out and beat a very good West Virginia team - in overtime. This is looking like a Big East Tournament run similar to '06 when G-Mac was leading the way. Eric Devendorf has been gettin' it in like crazy during the conference tourney, putting in 23 to lead the way Friday, and averaging 21 points and 4 treys. And the attitude he brings can't be measured. Johnny Flynn, who's legitimizing himself as one of the Top 5 PGs in the country, had 15 and 9 dimes.
Louisville continued to roll, cruising over through Villanova, 69-55, behind 17, 7 boards, 4 dimes, and 4 steals from Earl Clark.
Big Ten Tournament:
Michigan St., Illinois, and Purdue - the top 3 seeds in the Big Ten Tourney, respectively, each rolled through their opponents. Michigan St. handled Minnesota, behind tough D, and Chris Allen's hot-hand...Illinois, up by 20 at one point, topped Michigan 60-50...Robbie Hummel, 20 points, led Purdue to a 79-64 win over Penn St.
Ohio St. beat Wisconsin in the 4-5 matchup, 61-57. Big ups to Evan Turner led the way with 19, 4, and 4.
Michigan ruined any Tourney shot they had. Minnesota, Penn St., and Wisconsin should all be good to go, in my opinion, but stranger things have happened.
ACC Tournament:
North Carolina, Duke, and Florida St. all eked out W's, winning by 3, 1, and 2 points respectively. Tyler Hansbrough was Tyler Hansbrough - 28 and 8 - for the Heels who were without Ty Lawson in their 79-76 win over Va. Tech...Kyle Singler got off in the Blue Devils 69-68 win over BC, with 26 points, 9 boards, and 6 blocks...Florida St. edged out G-Tech, 64-62. Props to Shump, who had 11, 5 boards, and 4 steals.
Maryland topped Wake 75-64. Greivis Vasquez had 22, 9 dimes, and 8 boards for the Terps. I like the Deacs, but damn. Since going 15-0 out the gate, they're 8-6, and have their inexperience has shown.
Pac-10 Tourney:
Top Seed Wahington and UCLA both went down. The Huskies fell to Arizona St. The problem that is James Harden laid 24 on Wash., wo go along with 9 boards and 4 steals...USC beat UCLA 65-55. It's hard to gadge UCLA: they've got so much talent (i.e. Jrue Holiday) and experience (Darren Collison, Josh Shipp, and Alfred Aboya), yet have been so extremely inconsistent.
Big 12 Tournament:
The Big 12 Tournament is all outta wack. Who would have thought their neither Kansas or Oklahoma would be be eliminated before they could even sell the championship game. Mizzou continued to look sharp, and took care of Ok. St 67-59...Baylor eliminated Texas, 76-70. It looks like they're finally interested in playing up to their potential. They've got to run the table to get in the Tournament, though, so their work's not done just yet.
SEC Tournament:
LSU continued to roll, beating Kentucky, 67-58. Kentucky's done as far as the Big Dance goes...Just when it looked like Florida was in the clear, their 61-58 loss to Auburn returns them to the questionable category.
Miss St. 82, South Carolina 68
Alabama 62, Tennessee 86
Conference Finals:
Patriot League - Holy Cross 57, American 73
Who's Already In (Conference):
Chattanooga (Southern)
Cornell (Ivy League)
East Tennessee St. (Atlantic Sun)
Gonzaga (West Coast)
Morehead St. (Ohio Valley)
Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley)
Radford (Big South)
Siena (Metro Atlantic)
Virgina Commonwealth (Colonial)
N. Dakota St. (Summit League)
Cleveland St. (Horizon League)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)
Robert Morris (Northeastern)
Portland St. (Big Sky)
American (Patriot League)
Via: ESPN
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