March Madness review; more NBA news
Adam Morrison had to almost single-handedly bring his team back from behind their victory over Xavier. I’m not sure what was more psychotic, his play, or all of the times he’d be talking to the ball or banging it against his head.
Coach Mike Davis will have his job for another day, after his Hoosiers beat SDSU. The team will face Gonzaga in the next round.
Gerry McNamara’s season is over, after Syracuse was upset yesterday. For the first time in his career, Gerry McNamara failed to hit a field goal and scored just two points. The timing for the poor play was pretty bad, as it was the last game he’ll play for the team.
Game results:
- Duke over Southern University, 70-54
- George Washington beat UNC-Wilmington, 88-85
- Texas A&M upset Syracuse, 66-58
- LSU ran over Iona, 80-64
- West Virginia beat Southern Illinois, 64-46
- Northwestern State beat #3 seed Iowa, 64-63
- Memphis ousted Oral Roberts, 94-78
- Bucknell beat Arkansas, 59-55
- Indiana beat SDSU, 87-83
- Gonzaga recovered to beat Xavier, 79-75
- Alabama upset Marquette by five, 90-85
- UCLA tore apart Belmont, 78-44
- Washington beat Utah State, 75-61
- Illinois beat Air Force by nine, 78-69
- Wichita State eliminated Seton Hall, 86-66
- Tennessee escaped Winthrop, 63-61
- Villanova beat Monmouth, 58-45
- Arizona handled Wisconsis, 94-75
- Montana upset Nevada, winning 87-79
- Boston College beat Pacific by twelve, 88-76
- Wisconsin-Milwaukee upset Okalahoma, 82-74
- Florida beat Southern Alabama by twenty-six, 76-50
- Georgetown got past Northern Iowa, 54-49
- Ohio State beat Davidson, 70-62
There are still several more games to be played tonight where we could see some more upsets, including North Carolina’s game against Murray State, and Texas is playing Penn.
Though the NBA is forgotten about by many general sports fans, the teams play on. Ron Artest will be making his return to Indiana for the first time since being traded to Sacramento.