March Madness First Round - Thursday/Friday Games Thread

[05C40]

I have my Lehigh and Mercer hats and would love to add a Sienna hat t collection but I just don't see it happening. dook** is the best program in the country and by far the best team in the NCAAT. Sienna you had a great 1st half but there is no way you can continue that in the 2nd half.

I absolutely agree with you. Not only do I agree with you now, but I also agreed with you on March 16, 2018 while I was sitting in the Charlotte Coliseum watching #1 seed Virginia lose to #16 seed UMBC. The first time Virginia losing even occurred to me was with about five minutes to go, when not only had Virginia not put UMBC away, but UMBC had a double digit lead and eventually won by 20.

 

[finesse]

I wonder in the day of NIL if the smaller schools just have more desire to win in the tournament than the bigger schools since their players are getting paid so much more. Not saying that desire to win will always beat the bigger schools' talent, though.

Part of it is that there are still 10-15 special players every year that there's always been. The biggest difference is now there is less talent difference between 15-100 than there used to be between 15-25. There are a lot of teams that don't really have a serious weakness. When they gell and one or two overachieve, it can get dangerous for a game or a season.

 

[Heelsandeers]

Not what we meant with duke getting a tough draw

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Remember that sequence. Siena missed two straight dunks and dook came down and dunked it to cut the lead to 11.

 

[Peppers49]

I am a 1976 graduate of Wisconsin
And I am practically crying for joy for High Point
THe post game interview was almost scary how much a"chip on the shoulder " that the HP COach had
lol

Their coach looked like he had just mainlined adrenaline during that interview haha. So awesome.

 

[heelinhell]

I absolutely agree with you. Not only do I agree with you now, but I also agreed with you on March 16, 2018 while I was sitting in the Charlotte Coliseum watching #1 seed Virginia lose to #16 seed UMBC. The first time Virginia losing even occurred to me was with about five minutes to go, when not only had Virginia not put UMBC away, but UMBC had a double digit lead and eventually won by 20.

Yeah but dook** is so much better than UVA was back then. There is no way Sienna wins this game but I admire their moxie.

 

[superrific]

Siena is 192 in Kenpom.

 

[HandsonFire]

Remember that sequence. Siena missed two straight dunks and dook came down and dunked it to cut the lead to 11.

Yeah Siena has had some opportunities this half and came away with nothing. Not a great start.

 

[DiehardHeelFan]

Think Evans might make a better pro than Boozer.

 

[superrific]

Remember that sequence. Siena missed two straight dunks and dook came down and dunked it to cut the lead to 11.

There was only one possession, though, so effectively it was one missed dunk. Still, the kind of mistake huge underdogs can't afford.

 

[donbosco]

That High Point kid's stat line is wild:

2025-26 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics - High Point University Athletics

The official 2025-26 Men's Basketball cumulative statistics for the High Point University Panthers

highpointpanthers.com

 

[DiehardHeelFan]

Can’t touch Boozer

 

[HandsonFire]

Refs will not let this happen.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Siena can't make a shot now. 1 of 9.

 

[1moretimeagain]

Even Grayson Allen didn’t have that technique in his bag.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Duke picking up pressure in the back court and then dropping back to a zone. Looks like the change in defense is working.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Siena missing two straight buckets at the rim.

 

[1moretimeagain]

Almost a walk, Grant?

 

[superrific]

Siena missing two straight buckets at the rim.

They are likely exhausted. not a single sub the whole game?

 

[Turd Ferguson]

Siena still hasn't made a sub.