NCAA Basketball 2022-23

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Is that where the Mystics play? If so drive and park as near as you can

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Is that where the Mystics play? If so drive and park as near as you can

The boys in Barry Farm will hook you up. 

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Is that where the Mystics play? If so drive and park as near as you can

Yes. There's a small parking lot at the arena, and a metro stop nearby. Probably enough parking for lightly attended events.

[Natsinpwc]

CAA is not on ESPN+ so will look for a free stream.  Charleston and Hofstra seem to be the heavy favorites.  Meanwhile SC Upstate giving UNC Asheville a tough battle in the Big South.

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W&M leading Elon at the half. Could this be the year they finally make it?  Probably not. 

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W&M leading Elon at the half. Could this be the year they finally make it?  Probably not. 

Twitter be saying that's fake news.

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W@M romps over Elon. But probably worth remembering Elon won 8 games this season.

On to Hofstra!

[Natsinpwc]

UNC Asheville survives after the refs miss their guy fouling on a three point shot that could have tied it.

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UNC Asheville survives after the refs miss their guy fouling on a three point shot that could have tied it.

I watched UNCA play Radford a few weeks ago. UNCA has a 6-10 forward that transferred to them from Tennessee that was unstoppable. I saw he had 31 points and 10 rebounds today. They are the heavy favorite to win the Big South, Radford didn't have the size to compete and couldn't penetrate.

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Regular season champs Southern Miss lose in the Sun Belt.  Off to the NIT for them.

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3 point shooting competition in the big south.

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Radford and Campbell coming down to final 35 seconds. Radford ball, Campbell up by 1.

Campbell scores with 1.5 left. And wins.

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Radford and Campbell coming down to final 35 seconds. Radford ball, Campbell up by 1.

Campbell scores with 1.5 left. And wins.

Missed the end. Sorry to hear that. Never question the camels.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Yale up 1 at halftime over Brown. Blew a 14 point lead, fell behind 4, then pulled back ahead. Yale win, they get 1 seed and share of league title,while Cornell gets 4th spot in ivy tournent. Brown wins, they 4th slot and Princeton gets 1 seed and league championship. Lots of foul trouble. Mbeng has looked good but sat with fouls and only played 9 minutes. Jarvis not doing much so far.

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Mbeng ends up with 27 points in 28 minutes as Yale beats Brown at Brown to be co-champions with Princeton and the 1 seed in the 4 team ivy tournament.  It's at Princeton, so its tough to say which team is the favorite. Tigers have to go through the Quakers, but they just did, and the Big Red were the only ivy team to beat Yale by more than a basket.

[Natsinpwc]

Mbeng ends up with 27 points in 28 minutes as Yale beats Brown at Brown to be co-champions with Princeton and the 1 seed in the 4 team ivy tournament.  It's at Princeton, so its tough to say which team is the favorite. Tigers have to go through the Quakers, but they just did, and the Big Red were the only ivy team to beat Yale by more than a basket.

Penn blew a 17 point halftime lead today. Did not score in the last four minutes of regulation. And went 9 minutes without a basket including the OT. Just a sad collapse. Maybe they are due to beat them next week. Has been a while.

Crazy end to OVC championship. Tennessee Tech trails by 7 with about a minute left. Scores 8 straight to take the lead but then fouls SEMO player taking a three.  He makes all his free throws. TT channel their inner Duke and throw a length of the court pass. Catch and shoot.  And score. They called it a three initially for the win but replay shows his foot was on the line. So OT here we come.

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Southeast Missouri punches the first ticket. They’re second time and first since 2000. They were in Division II before that. Poor Tennessee Tech has not made it since 1963. 

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Actually I was wrong. FDU got in first.

https://sports.yahoo.com/march-madness-2023-fairleigh-dickinson-becomes-1st-team-to-punch-ticket-by-default-034051902.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ2_1-6JH9F9R6CH4g7jydz5Ax0kjnRwPtISU0ORAtq_d_6HO20vlAol2BprkgWD5TCmKXM-Zk7T5wSuEQy0Aisx_rPCG4IduK0d-pm3vXGN_0rzQ2963wCOe1pFMN073ms9-O5rCAmh_VKOtQot6ES3zxD7CZo2Vdo8keOX-Qro

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Penn blew a 17 point halftime lead today. Did not score in the last four minutes of regulation. And went 9 minutes without a basket including the OT. Just a sad collapse. Maybe they are due to beat them next week. Has been a while.

Weird how Princeton blew a similar lead to Yale 2 weeks ago. 2 vs 3 seed probably isn't big when the game is at Jadwyn (sp?) and not the Palestra, but I would guess all 3 would prefer Cornell in the first game. Be careful what you wish for.

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Weird how Princeton blew a similar lead to Yale 2 weeks ago. 2 vs 3 seed probably isn't big when the game is at Jadwyn (sp?) and not the Palestra, but I would guess all 3 would prefer Cornell in the first game. Be careful what you wish for.

Yup. Yale is in the best position but Cornell is all run and gun and can be hard to beat if the Lu hit the three balls.  Is the center going to be back for Yale?  Knowling I think his name is. Was impressed with Mbeng yesterday.  Looked and surprised he is 6’4”.  No wonder he can give Dingle a hard time. Dingle was on fire yesterday in the first half but tired. And they decided not to call fouls on Princeton in the second half. Still someone should have been able to get a bucket.

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Turned on Hofstra vs W&M, saw it's 22-4 already.

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Yup. Yale is in the best position but Cornell is all run and gun and can be hard to beat if the Lu hit the three balls.  Is the center going to be back for Yale?  Knowling I think his name is. Was impressed with Mbeng yesterday.  Looked and surprised he is 6’4”.  No wonder he can give Dingle a hard time. Dingle was on fire yesterday in the first half but tired. And they decided not to call fouls on Princeton in the second half. Still someone should have been able to get a bucket.

don't know about Knowling being back.  Plays more of a 4 than a 5 for them.  He's been down since the 2d half of the game at the Palestra.  Really improves the rotation for them.  He didn't have a great game, but Jarvis is a key too.  He's a legit 4 who plays center.  As for Mbeng, he's a nice defender and may be their best overall player.  He's not been counted on to score, but can and has been more lately.  Good match up for Dingle, a little worse for Tosan due to the height difference.

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Hofstra more than doubles up W&M. 94-46. Wow.

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Turned on Hofstra vs W&M, saw it's 22-4 already.

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Didn’t get any closer did it.

Asheville and Campbell in a good one. Underdog leads 38-35 at the half.

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Campbell channeling their inner UMBC. Up 14 over #1 UNC Asheville with 7 minutes to play.

Never mind.  Campbell collapses and loses.