Sunday, March 8, 2015

3/8 recap

Holding serve:
@Cincinnati 77, Memphis 65
@SMU 67, Tulsa 62 - and doubles as a...well, not a catastrophic loss for Tulsa, but a missed chance.  They have Tulane/Houston and then likely Cincy in their half of the AAC bracket.  You know what needs to be done
Wisconsin 72, @Ohio St 48 - two things are becoming obvious:  it's going to be a very contentious race for the fourth #1 seed, because being the top 2 could mean the midwest regional and Kentucky.  If Wisky can't be the 4, they need to be the 6.  In the middle at #5 overall is the worst place to be.  The other obvious thing is Gonzaga has been shuffled out of the conversation entirely
Maryland 64, @Nebraska 61

MVC finals:
Northern Iowa 69, Illinois St 60 - now the fun part:  seeding them

Big South finals:
Coastal Carolina 81, Winthrop 70

A-Sun finals:
North Florida 63, USC Upstate 57

CAA semis:
William & Mary 92, Hofstra 91 (2OT)
Northeastern 78, UNC Wilmington 71 - 2 of the 4 who tied for this conference title survive

MAAC semis:
Iona 95, Monmouth 77
Manhattan 65, St Peter's 48 - 1 vs. 3 coming up

SoCon semis:
Wofford 73, Western Carolina 61
Furman 52, Mercer 49 - Wofford was last seen lurking around the bubble a month or so ago.  Furman finished dead last in the conference.  Good God if Furman wins this the SoCon should riot

Patriot semis:
Lafayette 80, Bucknell 74 - 1 seed is down, the conference will send a sub-optimal rep here...
American 73, Colgate 62 - as the 2 seed is also down

A-East semis:
Stony Brook 79, Vermont 77
Albany 60, New Hampshire 58 - 1 vs. 3 for the title here

Summit quarters:
South Dakota 82, IPFW 73
Oral Roberts 58, IUPUI 56

Miscellany:
Penn St 79, @Minnesota 76

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