NCAA 2nd Round Games for March 20

[sufandu]

orange up with 12 minutes to go then total collapse...it was closer than the scoreline indicated, imo

but yeah not a nailbiter, youre right

Given how the years played out for both teams, it's probably fairer to say Villanova began playing up to their ability the last 10 minutes of the game rather than Syracuse simply collapsed. What was closer to a typical half for them, especially considering what our defense was like this year, that they score 26 points or 41?

 

[upperdeck]

That T on the dunk in the Ill game was such a bad call.. You watch al these games and there are a dozen times guys dunk and do pull ups with no call and then on a play like that he calls one.. the way its going they might not have any refs for the finals.. they have several crews with issues already.

 

[BomberOrange]

Given how the years played out for both teams, it's probably fairer to say Villanova began playing up to their ability the last 10 minutes of the game rather than Syracuse simply collapsed. What was closer to a typical half for them, especially considering what our defense was like this year, that they score 26 points or 41?

Better players, better athletes, better coaching. Not shocking.

 

[jncuse]

Come on - hit those chippies Spartans.

 

[Orangezoo]

That T on the dunk in the Ill game was such a bad call.. You watch al these games and there are a dozen times guys dunk and do pull ups with no call and then on a play like that he calls one.. the way its going they might not have any refs for the finals.. they have several crews with issues already.

Between the NCAA's role change, the NIL addition, the portal and continued regression in quality of officiating , major college sports are a mess, especially hoops

 

[CardiacCuse]

Given how the years played out for both teams, it's probably fairer to say Villanova began playing up to their ability the last 10 minutes of the game rather than Syracuse simply collapsed. What was closer to a typical half for them, especially considering what our defense was like this year, that they score 26 points or 41?

i think it was just SU collapsed and ran out of gas...it happened all season. no bench. or no use of a bench... ran the starters the entire second half and usually won the first halves, even against teams like Duke. SU was just up at half and very late vs Duke, right? in the ACCT...if anything, Su improved just as much as Nova did over the season...(but injuries killed that momentum)

it was very typical for SU to collapse final 5-10 minutes of games...how many times did they lose after being up double digits? A lot!!! more than any other JB season I have no doubt...probably more than the other top seasons combined...

if it was just the nova game i would agree and say it was probably nova playing well late...but since it was the common pattern vs everyone - vcu, gtwon, unc etc etc...i disagree.

just because Nova was better and had a better season doesnt change any of the above.

 

[hoopsupstate]

There’s no way SU could play at the pace Duke and MSU are playing. They couldn’t even do it in the first half.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I’m pulling for Sparty today, but Izzo is ALMOST as insufferable as K.

 

[jncuse]

LOL - their here.

 

[Cusefan0307]

The Refs have entered the match!

 

[jncuse]

Dangerous Danny Davis has entered the court.

 

[jncuse]

That ref missed the memo.

 

[MikeSU02]

Can’t complain about that call.

 

[OttoJR]

Between the NCAA's role change, the NIL addition, the portal and continued regression in quality of officiating , major college sports are a mess, especially hoops

Agreed. That NIL add-on sounds okay in theory but has become an -ing disaster. Officiating has been a wreck in some of these games in crucial moments. The portal... ugh.

 

[CardiacCuse]

duke without acc refs...looking mighty pedestrian lol

 

[hoopsupstate]

I don’t understand why Duke doesn’t get Banchero the ball down low. He spends too much time on the perimeter. The kid is 6’10”.

 

[CardiacCuse]

I don’t understand why Duke doesn’t get Banchero the ball down low. He spends too much time on the perimeter. The kid is 6’10”.

bc coach K is not that smart

 

[MSOrange]

We didn't have a single player that could make that play the MSU player just made.

 

[orange79]

bc coach K is not that smart

There are a lot of things you can say about K, but that ain't one of them.

 

[ForCuseSake]

Sparty whistled for 3 straight fouls on the same possession was vintage Puke.

Had to get them in the bonus asap.

 

[Noexcuse]

K working the refs on every play. Calling for the foul on Banchero on that last play. He must have missed the two fouls on Walkers layup.

 

[Ghost]

Mich State getting blocked a lot

 

[jncuse]

Jim Nantz now waving his pom poms!

 

[Orangezoo]

This tournament has totally destroyed any validity to whatever definitions are being followed in respect to what is and isn't a foil. The exact same form of contact called differently possession to possession.

 

[hoopsupstate]

K working the refs on every play. Calling for the foul on Banchero on that last play. He must have missed the two fouls on Walkers layup.

That’s part of his job.