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NT 58 ---------- FAU 58 5:24 to go Hold on everyone...crunch time

NT 55 ---------- FAU 53 7:02 to go Hitting some big shots, but having trouble keeping Davis out of the lane.

NT 50 ---------- FAU 47 10:43 to go Great effort out there by both squads. We're keeping our nose in front.

NT 42 ---------- FAU 41 15:46 to go What a start to the half...both teams trading haymakers.

FAU 35 ---------- NT 30 Halftime Last minute was a bit rough, but I'll take it.

FAU 25 ---------- NT 23 3:27 to go Great run by the good guys!

FAU 23 ---------- NT 14 7:04 to go Noland has been our offense the last couple of minutes.

FAU 12 ---------- NT 6 11:53 to go If we can really make this ugly, we may be able to win - but we're definitely not gonna score a lot tonight.

FAU 12 ---------- NT 4 13:33 to go Owls on a 9-0 run. Their defense is frustrating us.

FAU 7 ---------- NT 4 15:54 to go Some sloppy plays on offense so far. Need to clean it up against these guys.

I guess we'll see on TV shortly, but how's the crowd looking?

WSU was hanging right with UAB until the Blazers went on an 8-0 run in less than 30 seconds and it was never really in too much doubt afterward. Blazers vs Bulls in the first semi tomorrow.

I have too many memories of some of our old conference mates not to pay attention to the CUSA Tournament. UTEP vs WKU in the finals. The Toppers destroyed MTSU in the semis today.

All season I thought WSU had too much talent to be at the bottom of the standings. Win or lose today, it looks like they're finally figuring it out.

USF defeats ECU 81-59 and it wasn't that close. Bulls led by over 25 for a large part of the second half....the Pirates ended the game on a run to make it look "better."

Bulls are annihilating ECU.

USF looking good early.

He's underrated, but I wouldn't go that far. Unfortunately his stint at LSU probably affects the way he's perceived as well.

I think the first round byes might be a bit detrimental in the first game, but work to your benefit later on. For example, Charlotte could have rust at the beginning of today's game, while Temple will be loose since they've played already. But if Charlotte gets through today, having that first bye helps. By the same token not having it helps you in the 2nd game, at least for the first half or so. But the longer the tournament goes on, the more it works against you. I've seen some Cinderella conference tournament runs go where a team manages to make the Final and then have little left in the tank.

Yesterday had some crazy stuff go on. The complete meltdown of the A-10 tournament was something not often seen - ALL of the lower seeded teams won. Plenty of OT games throughout the country. Of tangential interest to us, the CUSA had old conference mates MTSU, WKU, and UTEP all make the semis. Sorta made me happy to see some of those long time rivals names again. I'd love to play WKU OOC every now and again. Also JJ is still alive in the SWAC.

Not counting our game, the quarters are.... ECU vs. USF Wichita State vs UAB Temple vs Charlotte

I know this was ripping SMU, but there have been a lot of crazy good games tonight. Overtimes all over the place.

I'm not criticizing the team as much as I'm pointing the finger at us.

We struggled so much down the stretch, this is the first game thread that's gotten over 100 posts in awhile.