I see Pope went to the same school as Brad Underwood for when to call timeouts…
3/22-3/25 Games Thread
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Purdue survives a bad game from Smith and gets enough shooting and TKR to get by a nasty (in a good way) Miami team.
They’ve got a good shot at the F4 now because I don’t think Smith will have 2 stinkers in this tourney, and an A+ Smith game is enough to give them a shot against anybody.
That said, Texas could give them trouble. They are big an athletic. I thought Swain just had the game of his life against us last year in the tourney for Xavier but looks like the lightbulb turned on for him and he’s their leading scorer. We didn’t have anyone to guard him last year and I don’t think Purdue does. Texas will be bigger and more athletic at every position.
They’ve got a good shot at the F4 now because I don’t think Smith will have 2 stinkers in this tourney, and an A+ Smith game is enough to give them a shot against anybody.
That said, Texas could give them trouble. They are big an athletic. I thought Swain just had the game of his life against us last year in the tourney for Xavier but looks like the lightbulb turned on for him and he’s their leading scorer. We didn’t have anyone to guard him last year and I don’t think Purdue does. Texas will be bigger and more athletic at every position.
TheDukeUIUC
- Twin Cities, MN
ISU hoisting bricks here
my goodness..... heaven's to Betsy. won't someone think of the children.
Momcilovic would fit perfectly in Orange and Blue his Senior year…
*Vandy not Auburn, but still, a 17 pt loss doesn't happen unless you're vulnerable somewhere. Go BIG.
Last 90 seconds for Iowa State 
8-0 run.
8-0 run.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
March is physical.
Much more physical than the regular season.
Much more physical than the regular season.
Feel kind of bad for Iowa State and Jefferson injury. Hope they beat UK
Vanderbilt, not Auburn:
They did lose to Auburn as well, but that was in Jan and not by 17pts:
Was really looking forward to a continuation of whack-a-chuck or similar such halftime hi-jinx today! What a letdown! /s
I think the BEST draw for us would’ve been locking up that 2seed… with MSU and Purdue both being 3s. That would mean we’d get one of Zags / Virginia as the 3seed.
Why would he leave Iowa state?
Ooof I remember this:
19 turnovers in 30 minutes, most of them being unforced errors. It's comically bad.
Goillinikobd
- Southeastern US
NIT, Lieb and ISU on ESPN 2, playing Wake Forest
Graphic: 19 Turnovers for Kentucky (most in a tournament game since 2000 or something)
1 sec later: 20th TO.
1 sec later: 20th TO.
OrangeBlue98
Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
One team is smart, disciplined, and well-coached with veteran leadership.
One team isn’t.
There’s your difference.
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