Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Furman vs Virginia. I cannot believe the ending for this one. Virginia just had to not turn the ball over, make their free throws and advance to the next round. Yet super senior Kihei Clark ... who played on UVa's national championship team ... threw the most improbably bad pass that was picked off by Furman, passed ahead for the game winning three. Unreal.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Princeton vs Arizona. For the third straight season, a No. 15 seed ousts a No. 2 in the first round. So Arizona joins Kentucky last year and Ohio State the year before on this list. They also became the first school to be a No. 2 to lose to a No. 15 twice. Remember Steve Nash and Santa Clara back in 1993?
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: SEC. Yeah, Texas A&M got run out of the gym, but Alabama looked the part of the top overall seed, Arkansas and Auburn won 8-9 games, Missouri got a big win over Utah State, and Tennessee held off Louisiana.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: Big Ten. Iowa lost to Auburn and Illinois lost to Arkansas in 8-9 games. Northwestern, Penn State and Maryland won. Not the absolute worst day, but they fit for the moment.
DUD OF THE DAY: Duke vs Oral Roberts. Duke has been scalding hot of late, but Oral Roberts had the look of a real Cinderella this year. It wasn't ever really in doubt.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Kansas vs Howard Top seeds are supposed to drop 16 seeds like this. With some injury issues and no Bill Self, this was a much needed blowout for the defending champs.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Princeton vs Arizona. For the third straight season, a No. 15 seed ousts a No. 2 in the first round. So Arizona joins Kentucky last year and Ohio State the year before on this list. They also became the first school to be a No. 2 to lose to a No. 15 twice. Remember Steve Nash and Santa Clara back in 1993?
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: SEC. Yeah, Texas A&M got run out of the gym, but Alabama looked the part of the top overall seed, Arkansas and Auburn won 8-9 games, Missouri got a big win over Utah State, and Tennessee held off Louisiana.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: Big Ten. Iowa lost to Auburn and Illinois lost to Arkansas in 8-9 games. Northwestern, Penn State and Maryland won. Not the absolute worst day, but they fit for the moment.
DUD OF THE DAY: Duke vs Oral Roberts. Duke has been scalding hot of late, but Oral Roberts had the look of a real Cinderella this year. It wasn't ever really in doubt.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Kansas vs Howard Top seeds are supposed to drop 16 seeds like this. With some injury issues and no Bill Self, this was a much needed blowout for the defending champs.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: Can't trust Arizona or Virginia. Arizona has failed us yet again. They last won a national championship in 1997 and haven't been to a Final Four in 20 years but we always tend to make them the sleeper national championship pick when they enter the tournament on a bit of a run. You can also say that about Virginia, who loses yet again in the first round. .
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