3/19 Games Thread

[AyoDos11]

Sadly no 2005 championship game rematch, but instead we'll get a repeat of the 1st weekend in 2024 in terms of seed matchups. Hopefully we get similar results this year

 

[FeelYourPaign]

Not much from that game impressed me. If we can’t beat VCU (hopefully after a strong win tonight), we had no business getting excited about this team and thinking we could do anything in this tournament.

Fair

 

[sacraig]

WCC preparing their teams well for playing more physical programs from major conferences.

 

[cs04]

BYU getting a 6 seed seems pretty generous given how they’ve looked.

 

[skyIdub]

This might be just my memory, but has Mashburn always been so well spoken? I think so but....enjoy him breaking down stuff.

 

[Illini IndyCar Fan]

Morez just made history - 20+ pts, 10+ rebounds and 100% FG...

Really want him to enter the draft and get out of Michigan

 

[kyillinifan]

Do the guys at tournament central like the Illini? Been watching pregame and nothing or maybe a 5 sec mention.

 

[Chuck Nuggets]

I remember when we were recruiting Seth Trimble out of high school in Wisconsin. I was really bummed when he chose North Carolina. I really thought he was going to be the next great college point guard.

He barely made a ripple in 4 years.

 

[Rad]

This might be just my memory, but has Mashburn always been so well spoken? I think so but....enjoy him breaking down stuff.

Yes. He’s a sharp dude.

 

[PNWIllini]

BYU getting a 6 seed seems pretty generous given how they’ve looked.

I had them going out early. Soft.

 

[PNWIllini]

Really hate Bruce Pearl. CBS has dropped the ball hiring him

 

[AnnaMay]

This might be just my memory, but has Mashburn always been so well spoken? I think so but....enjoy him breaking down stuff.

Yeah he a smart dude

 

[derrick6]

Texas A&M beats Saint Mary’s with a clutch 3 pointer from Agee…he traumatized me at USC vs Illinois last year in the same way.

 

[TheodoreRex]

Am I the only one that likes Mashburn's analysis?

 

[FreshlySqueezed]

This dude on Texas is 0-7 from the FT line in the 2nd half. Texas is trying to hand BYU the game but BYU isn't good enough to take it.

 

[From the cheap seats]

BYU putting on a clinic on how not to finish a game

 

[Rap47]

Big kid from Texas missed 7 free throws to give BYU a chance but they didn't take advantage. Not very smart of Texas coach to leave him in the game.

 

[RockfordIllini]

I don’t love that VCU came back from 19 down with the way we’ve let up.

But, have to win tonight first!

 

[From the cheap seats]

Not sure BYU wouldn’t have thrown the ball away if the Texas defenders just crossed their arms and stood still.

 

[Oracle21]

Am I the only one that likes Mashburn's analysis?

I stopped listening to him when he claimed there were 5 freshmen in this current class better than Cooper Flagg

 

[wpr]

I have 4 brackets. I only chose VCU in my family one. Worth it.

 

[sacraig]

Really want him to enter the draft and get out of Michigan

I really want him to still be on our team.

 

[biglug58]

Robby Avila still playing? SLU looking really good

 

[eas23]

Georgia is really underrated as a terrible program. This is their 14th total trip to the tournament and they've been better than an 8 seed just 5 times ever, with only 2 trips to the second weekend.

Its hard to play the football school card anymore with what Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee have been doing lately.

 

[IlliniFaninHoosierLand]

Saturday tip times have been announced:

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