X-clamation (3) Point!
First 2 PP of Story courtesy of http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap?gid=200811210620&prov=apXavier’s buzzer-beater nips Va Tech 63-62 in OT
Xavier’s buzzer-beater nips Va Tech 63-62 in OT
"SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP)—Dante Jackson’s buzzer-beater from beyond halfcourt lifted Xavier to a 63-62 win over Virginia Tech in overtime at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip Off on Friday.
After Virginia Tech went up 62-60 on Jeff Allen’s tip-in with 3 seconds left in overtime, Jackson took the inbounds pass, dribbled a few steps and made his only field goal of game. He had missed his first eight attempts for the Musketeers (4-0). -- end.
I know many content early season games do not matter much in college basketball. Yet those dame pundits will obsess over seeding come tournament time. So lets put this X win in perspective: A loss to Missouri yesterday = 2 more games against sub .500 RPI teams, and returning home with no quality wins on the young season.
The win? Well, followed by a subsequent Va Tech win catapults the strength of schedule factor and adds one more "name" win to the big board come selection Sunday. In short, it is the difference between a 3 & a 6 seed; the difference between a 5 & an 8.
How big a shot?? We'll find out on Selection Sunday.
It is a big win on a BIGGER shot. Next comes a true test; how will freshman Terrell Holloway and backcourt mates CJ Anderson, BJ Raymond and Dante Jackson handle the explosive quickness and pressure of Memphis?
A Beilein to Respectability
Michigan 55 (#4) UCLA 52
The first upset of the young season as UCLA looked absolutly LOST against the 1-4 zone (1-3-1 matchup more like...)
Michigan faces Duke tomorrow night in what appears to be a mismatch on paper, but then again, so did the UCLA game.
Could we be seeing these "Fab" Days Again Soon?
The first upset of the young season as UCLA looked absolutly LOST against the 1-4 zone (1-3-1 matchup more like...)
Michigan faces Duke tomorrow night in what appears to be a mismatch on paper, but then again, so did the UCLA game.
Could we be seeing these "Fab" Days Again Soon?Hot Flashes
An early name to remember for your March "Bracketbusters". Al Fischer of Kent State. The guard went for 35 in Wednesday's 2-point overtime win over Saint Louis. The Golden Flashes will content for the MAC crown, and you can expect some magic from Fischer along the way. More impressive than his 35 points, is the fact that 16 of them came in overtime.
That's gettin' it done.
UABominable
For those of you who caught the end of the Arizona - UAB game last night, you witnessed a true meltdown in non-game knowledge that Donavan McNabb would be impressed by!
After scoring the tying bucket with 22 seconds to go, Arizona freshman Kyle Fogg inexplicably rushed to immediately foul the inbound recipient from UAB. He thought they were still losing.
Oops. Perhaps he thought he was the Geico Caveman. Those newfangled scoreboards are tricky contraptions.
It gets better. Fogg's "strategy" prevailed, as UAB missed the front end of the 1&1, and Arizona corralled the rebound for a chance to win. After a Nic Wise missed jumper, Paul Delany rebounded and aimed for a 70-foot Hail Mary heave.
But was fouled. Intentionally. From behind with a full-extension lunging psuedo-tackle by Arizona's Jamelle Horne. The announcers attributed the loss to the confusion, perhaps because Lute Olsen's sudden retirement. They blamed the confusion on coaching.
That could be it. I am sure their replacement coach never bothered to instruct his players not to intentionally foul 70 feet away from the basket in the final second of a tied ballgame!
"Help me help you. Help ME Help YOU."
lousy video quality - but can be viewed here
After scoring the tying bucket with 22 seconds to go, Arizona freshman Kyle Fogg inexplicably rushed to immediately foul the inbound recipient from UAB. He thought they were still losing.
Oops. Perhaps he thought he was the Geico Caveman. Those newfangled scoreboards are tricky contraptions.
It gets better. Fogg's "strategy" prevailed, as UAB missed the front end of the 1&1, and Arizona corralled the rebound for a chance to win. After a Nic Wise missed jumper, Paul Delany rebounded and aimed for a 70-foot Hail Mary heave.
But was fouled. Intentionally. From behind with a full-extension lunging psuedo-tackle by Arizona's Jamelle Horne. The announcers attributed the loss to the confusion, perhaps because Lute Olsen's sudden retirement. They blamed the confusion on coaching.
That could be it. I am sure their replacement coach never bothered to instruct his players not to intentionally foul 70 feet away from the basket in the final second of a tied ballgame!
Bad coaching indeed. Wait... Maybe that is on the player! Ya' think?!?
Arizona boasts one of the nation's longest streak of consecutive NCAA tourney appearances at 19. Many speculated that streak is in jeopardy this year. I disagree. Chase Buddinger has improved a ton mentally...but he is going to need some smarter play around him to salvage a season very early on the brink."Help me help you. Help ME Help YOU."
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