Forward Dasear Haskins scores 17 and grabs 11 rebounds as St. Joe's wins again on two-game West Coast road trip, def Cal 76-75, in second round of NIT at Berkeley. Hawks are now 24-11.
Senior forward Alex Karaban is such a smart, hard working player at UConn. he works so hard for his success. his extra effort two and a three lift UConn to a 51-44 lead over UCLA with 1206 left to play
βYou win some, you lose some. Iβm hoping we get Duke at the buzzer next to make up for that Christian Laettner shot.β π
Rick Pitino on being on the wrong sides of buzzer beaters in the past. Also mentions the show Paradise π
Cincinnati reportedly taking a long look at Utah State coach Jarrett Calhoun, who once played for Rollie at Cleveland State. another in a long line of excellent coaches at that school. would be a good choice if it happens.
forward Alvaro Folgueiras makes game winning baseline jumper with 4.5 seconds left as 8 Iowa stuns top seed and defending national champion Florida, 73-72, in South sec round game in pro Gators' arena in Tampa. Tempers flared between Todd Golden and Iowa coach Ben McCollum at one point in first half.
Mark Pope: "These guys won games in the NCAA Tournament back-to-back years, and at any other school, that would be good, At Kentucky, the uniqueness of Kentucky, that's not the answer."
Ben McCollum during an in-game interview on the double technical:
"They were just going for the ball, and then everybody got all sensitive. Their people got sensitive. It was like we're just trying to play ball. It was whatever. We'll compete, we'll fight, we'll see what happens."
Todd Golden in reaction to the double technical call following the scuffle between Alvaro Folgueiras and Alex Condon:
βAre you fucking kidding me? You mother fucker, man.β
tennessee holds on for 79-72 win over UVa in sec round game in Philly. two really good coaches Rick Barnes and Ryan Odom and two teams putting out the effort. ja kobi Gillespie gets 19. freshman Nate Ament 16 for Vols in game that wasn't decided until final minute.