2024 March Madness Thread

[CMJ]

Looks like Indiana State is gonna hold off SMU.  Sycamores were in real trouble earlier - down by over ten.

[Big Z]

Dang SMU was even up 

[CMJ]

Mustangs were up over ten for several minutes.

[UNTLifer]

25 minutes ago, CMJ said:

Looks like Indiana State is gonna hold off SMU.  Sycamores were in real trouble earlier - down by over ten.

SMU

[greenminer]

Sycamores laid 61 2H points on the Ponies!

[UNTLifer]

Ponies laid down like a smuT coed. 

[CMJ]

I know once tomorrow starts, we'll he hard pressed to follow NIT games unless we're playing in them, but some good 2nd round matchups are in store.  Bolded would be our opponent if we can get get through the Pirates.

 

Boston College vs UNLV

Wake Forest vs Georgia

Virginia Tech vs Ohio State

Indiana State vs Minnesota

Bradley vs Cincinnati

VCU vs South Florida

Iowa vs Utah

 

[CMJ]

Duquesne University in their first NCAA tourney in 47 years wins their first game in 55.  Awesome stuff.

[CMJ]

Dayton down 17, ends the game on a 24-4 run to win by 3.

[NT80]

#3 Kentucky loses to #14 Oakland 80-76.  I love it when the Big programs fall to the small guys!

[Big Z]

3 hours ago, CMJ said:

Dayton down 17, ends the game on a 24-4 run to win by 3.

Mountain West is so overrated 

[CMJ]

1 hour ago, Big Z said:

Mountain West is so overrated 

I mean, SDSU did make the title game last year.

 

I'd say the A-10 is pretty underrated too.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 hour ago, Big Z said:

Mountain West is so overrated 

Conspiracy is brewing...

Did cigar and cognac parties with executives pull strings to make sure that last years final 4 didn't happen again? Which, I believe, was the lowest rated final4 ever per Nielsen. I mean, this is a billion dollar tournament. Are we going to act like that type of stuff doesn't happen?

Free throw attempts for the 3 MWC teams that have played = 18 total (6 each for the 3 teams). While their opponents had 48. 

*It's also worth adding that most of the MWC teams were seeded poorly. And that's widely agreed upon. 

Edited March 22 by NorthTexasWeLove

[UNTLifer]

Samford is getting screwed. 

Edited March 22 by UNTLifer

[CMJ]

Biggest story of the day was Kentucky going down.  Actually other than Tennessee, the SEC struggled.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

7 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Sanford is getting screwed. 

100%. 

[MeanGreenTexan]

7 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Sanford is getting screwed. 

They deserved better than what happened to them. 
They definitely would've rebounded the ball there and had the last shot of the game, just needing 2 to win.   Instead, they're down 3pts after 2 made undeserved FTs.   I don't understand why it wasn't reviewed.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 hour ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

They deserved better than what happened to them. 
They definitely would've rebounded the ball there and had the last shot of the game, just needing 2 to win.   Instead, they're down 3pts after 2 made undeserved FTs.   I don't understand why it wasn't reviewed.

The NBA on tnt crew were talking about this after the game and his they can't let fouls be reviewed. However, Kenny Smith threw out the idea of giving coaches 1 challenge at the 2 minute mark of the 2nd half where anything can be challenged and reviewed. I like that idea a lot. 

[NorthTexasWeLove]

Listening to the SDSU beatwriter talk about their game vs UAB, he opened up his remarks with, "SDSU played UAB, a team from a much weaker conference than the MWC, the AAC." 

[greenminer]

1 minute ago, NorthTexasWeLove said:

Listening to the SDSU beatwriter talk about their game vs UAB, he opened up his remarks with, "SDSU played UAB, a team from a much weaker conference than the MWC, the AAC." 

 

Someone tell him...

 

[Matt from A700]

On 3/21/2024 at 9:16 PM, NT80 said:

#3 Kentucky loses to #14 Oakland 80-76.  I love it when the Big programs fall to the small guys!

Kentucky choking in the first weekend of the tourney is becoming a fun tradition!

[Pavlovs Eagle]

With UAB and FAU both going out on Friday, and no AAC teams in the CBI.  I declare North Texas the MBB team who has gone the farthest in March! 🏆

[CMJ]

1 hour ago, Pavlovs Eagle said:

With UAB and FAU both going out on Friday, and no AAC teams in the CBI.  I declare North Texas the MBB team who has gone the farthest in March! 🏆

USF too.

[Pavlovs Eagle]

46 minutes ago, CMJ said:

USF too.

...and Mean Green as of moments ago.

 

 

[MCMLXXX]

The Mastodons win the CIT. Tournament had 9 teams with 4 from Texas and most games including the Championship were played in Stephenville.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401649396