MBB: University Athletic Association

[mrmike88]

Why the movement, Marty?  Any changes leading up to the game?

[theBroadcaster]

WBRS is here in Plattsburgh to bring you tonight's Elite Eight rematch between Brandeis and Amherst at 7PM.  You can listen live online at www.wbrs.org, with pregame coverage starting around 6:45.

[Marty Peretz]

The line change is simply from people saying Wash.U. will win by more. Alas, you gotta adjust the spread so you don't get taken for too much cash...My prediction would still be a 1-3 point game, however.

[Marty Peretz]

Also, Millsaps' 1-3-1 will limit Tyler Nading's midrange game, but if O'Boyle and Thompson can hit from downtown, Wash.U. could cruise (relatively speaking). Over/Under=155

[walzy31]

Amherst -5.0 Vs. Brandeis @ Plattsburgh

[eazye1334]

Brandeis falls to Amherst 65-55 in the rematch. Amherst will now play Ursinus in Salem, who outlasted by Coast Guard by 6 in OT.

[SLP-O-8]

As for the game itself...

BV was unconscious from three for most of the first half and the first part of the second. They had a number of chances to blow it open, particularly when Wash.U. had to go to its bench. Ultimately, though, they committed too many turnovers and had too inferior of a post game to win it. Tyler Nading again stepped up and hit big shots when he needed to and no one on BV had the athleticism to guard him from beyond 15 feet. Aaron Thompson was also an absolute beast tonight, showing confidence under pressure that will continue to be needed down the stretch. It's scary to think how good he's going to be in two years. Troy struggled a bit early, but he got the BV bigs in foul trouble and that helped late. 19 points on an off night is pretty impressive.

This was an amazing game with a surprisingly electric atmosphere (aided by the large group of BV fans in attendence who, though fewer in number, were EXTREMELY loud and passionate). I was pleased with the number of Wash.U. fans there considering it was spring break. Even a number of students who for whatever had arrived back early were on hand to at least somewhat negate the throng of BV students.

Looking forward to tomorrow...

Last night was a very good game but tough to watch at times for us beaver fans.  We had i think 29 turnovers which lead to 32 points.  Thats the story of the game.  If anybody was unconscious from 3 it was 33 for Wash U.  We couldn't find an answer for that play no matter if the screens were moving or not .  Beaver faithful are a very good group of fans.  You saw them on a tame not on the first day of spring break.  Our student section is very filled every guys game and most of them were having a lot of fun before all the games if you know what im mean.  You caught us on a sober night after an 8 hour drive.  I wish we could still be dancing but didnt play our best game and got beat.  Congrats to Wash U and i hope they win it all.  I talked to one of the players after the game and he ask how far it was to get there and said our student section was crazy.  I think he was pretty much right.

[SLP-O-8]

Also i wouldn't say their posts play was inferior to Wash U considering our starters had 16 and 14.  I think Bv played Wash Us post about as good as they possibly could considering the talent there

[jagluski]

Wash U is going back to Salem!  They will play Hope College in the National Semifinal.

[magicman]

Amherst returns to the Final Four with a convincing 65-55 victory over Brandeis, tonight at Plattsburgh's Memorial Hall Gymnasium, avenging an earlier 72-62 loss to the Judges back in December.
Brandeis opened the game outscoring the Lord Jeffs by a 13-6 margin over the 1st 7 mins. of the half. The teams traded basket with the Judges opening up their largest lead of the night at 25-17 with 4 mins. remaining. Amherst closed the gap slightly and the teams went to the break with Brandeis in front 29-24. Fletcher Walters was the main man for Amherst going 6x10 from the field and scoring 13 pts in the half. The Judges were paced by Kevin Olsen's 11 pts on 4x7 shooting. The Lord Jeffs came out firing on all cylinders to start the 2nd period and over the 1st 6 mins outscored Brandeis 14-7 to grab their 1st lead of the night at 38-36. 4 mins. later they had opened up a 12 pt. lead on the strength of another 10-0 run, with 10 mins left in the game. Kevin Hopkin with 2 huge dunks, Brandon Jones with 6 pts. and Walters with 6 pts helped fuel those bursts which essentially put the game away for the Jeffs. They reached their largest lead at 51-38 with 7:00 mins. remaining and the Judges never got closer that 7 pts. the rest of the way.
Walters led Amherst with 22 pts followed by Hopkins with 12, Jones with 11, and Andrew Olsen chipped in with 9.
Brandeis was paced by 17 from Joe Coppens, 13 from Terrell Hollins and 11 from Olsen.
Amherst now moves on to face Ursinus in the Semi-Finals in Salem Va. on March 21st.

[y_jack_lok]

Also, Millsaps' 1-3-1 will limit Tyler Nading's midrange game, but if O'Boyle and Thompson can hit from downtown, Wash.U. could cruise (relatively speaking). Over/Under=155

I heard from a very reliable source that an extremely knowledgable person told the Millsaps coach that he couldn't play his zone against Wash U because they'd get kill by 3 pointers. So what does Millsaps do, they play some of the best man defense I've seen all year in the first half and go to the locker up 29-18. The went to their 1-3-1 zone for one possession in the first half and Wash U drained a 3. End of zone for Millsaps. Wash U turned the tables in the 2nd half, really ramping up the defense. They started the half on a 17-0 run and Millsaps didn't score for the first 7 minutes, and it took them 15 minutes to score 10 points.

I learned a lesson tonight. I have always avoided making predictions of game outcomes. I went against that last night, predicting an easy Wash U win. While the point differential was in the range I might have expected, it certainly didn't happen in the fashion I imagined. Kudos to Millsaps on a hard fought contest. But like I said last night, Wash U just keeps working and working until they get it done.

[fcnews]

Ditto those comments Y_Jak.
Millsaps defense was the reason for Wash U's 3-18 3 pt. shooting tonight. Wash U played the most intense half of defense I've seen them play all year long, in the second half. Millsaps just could not get anything to fall. Millsaps Montgomery and Rogan are both tremendous athletes. They made Ruths work for most every basket.

In the end it was just Wash U's steady play that pushed them over the top. Well done Bears. Nice crowd to night on the campus of Wash U.

Contrary to popular belief there were a lot of strictly basketball fans in attendance. Nice to see former SLU coach Rich Grawer at the game.

[jagluski]

Wash U - Hope is the second semifinal next Friday at 7pm EST/6pm CST.

[Hugenerd]

Also, Millsaps' 1-3-1 will limit Tyler Nading's midrange game, but if O'Boyle and Thompson can hit from downtown, Wash.U. could cruise (relatively speaking). Over/Under=155

I heard from a very reliable source that an extremely knowledgable person told the Millsaps coach that he couldn't play his zone against Wash U because they'd get kill by 3 pointers. So what does Millsaps do, they play some of the best man defense I've seen all year in the first half and go to the locker up 29-18. The went to their 1-3-1 zone for one possession in the first half and Wash U drained a 3. End of zone for Millsaps. Wash U turned the tables in the 2nd half, really ramping up the defense. They started the half on a 17-0 run and Millsaps didn't score for the first 7 minutes, and it took them 15 minutes to score 10 points.

I learned a lesson tonight. I have always avoided making predictions of game outcomes. I went against that last night, predicting an easy Wash U win. While the point differential was in the range I might have expected, it certainly didn't happen in the fashion I imagined. Kudos to Millsaps on a hard fought contest. But like I said last night, Wash U just keeps working and working until they get it done.

I agree with your post.  Well played game by both sides, but WashU really shut them down in the second half while getting their own offense going.  Also, just a slight correction, the score was 27-18 at the half, Millsaps scored the first basket of the 2nd half to go up 29-18 and then WashU had the 17-0 run.

[OxyFan21]

A nice student section from Millsaps...

Nice to meet PC and Titan Q also!