2019 NCAA Tournament

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Smitty Oom

Well this Ephs-Blues game just got a lot more interesting...

Gregory Sager

Ephs hang on to win by three. The Blues had a chance to tie in the final half-minute, but one of their outside shooting aces, Trevor Osborne, shuffled his feet while trying to sidestep to his right for a cleaner look from beyond the arc.

Whitman missed a truckload of layups early in the game, most of them in transition, and, as the saying goes, points made at the beginning of the game -- or missed, in this case -- count just as much as the ones at the end. To the credit of the Ephs, they took what the Blues gave them, throwing over the top of the press for easy baskets. They got big contributions from a variety of guys off of the bench, and throughout the game they had the paint locked down with their superior size.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

Gregory Sager

The other two sectional semis that're already in the book were also close and well-played. Swarthmore, which trailed most of the game, came back to nip Randolph-Macon by one, and Guilford likewise came back after being down most of the way to beat St. Thomas by seven.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

BobbyO


Gregory Sager

Nichols upsets Amherst at LeFrak, 62-58. Quite an ending.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

Greek Tragedy

Amherst:

Missed 3
Offensive rebound
Missed layup
Offensive rebound
Missed 3

Had their chances... considering they we're winning.
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Gregory Sager

Another NESCAC team sees its season end on its home floor, as Hamilton goes down to Christopher Newport, 75-67, in upstate New York.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

Gregory Sager

UW-Oshkosh cruises to an 86-75 win over Loras at Kolf. The Titans were in control of this game pretty much the whole way.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

7express

So I'm sure EVERYONE had Williams vs. Newport and Nichols vs. Swathmore as the last 4 teams standing on the left side of the bracket??  AmIrite??

Smitty Oom

Anyone ever heard of this Francis kid? He seems to be having a great last couple minutes.

Gregory Sager

Yes, but the story of the game is the performance of the guys in navy blue and orange who don't wear the #1 on their backs.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

nescac1

I haven't seen the box-and-one for awhile (the last time I remember in fact was when Mike Nogelo played for Williams).  It seemed like a bad strategy because it gave open 3's to other guys, who were hitting at a high rate.  Then they went back to man and Francis just pulls up and hits 30-footers.  Damn.  He looks like Jimmer Fredette out there. 

Assuming Wheaton holds on, Oshkosh is the last big favorite remaining, and only two of the top eight teams made it to the Elite 8.  Crazy night in D3 hoops.  It's really, really hard to win games at this stage of the tourney. 

Smitty Oom

Quote from: Gregory Sager on March 08, 2019, 10:10:43 PM
Yes, but the story of the game is the performance of the guys in navy blue and orange who don't wear the #1 on their backs.

I just tuned in with like 4 minutes left and he immediately nailed a couple huge threes and knocked down some FTs. 

Gregory Sager

Yes, he did. He came up big in the clutch in close games, as he so often does.

But the story of the game is what happened before you tuned in.
"To see what is in front of one's nose is a constant struggle." -- George Orwell

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For all the endless talk about sectional hosts that's raged on for a full week, the hosts have gone 1-3 tonight with only UW-Oshkosh surviving into the elite 8.
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