2014 NCAA Tournament

[David Collinge]

Point survives 66-64. The key play was when Marian, down 1 with a few seconds left, drove the lane but had a shot blocked by the backs of the heads of the people in the row in front of the video camera. Whatever happened in front of those heads resulted in a Pointers possession and two free throws for Tillema.

Not having the best luck with video tonight. 

[Greek Tragedy]

Webster leads IWU by 1 with 26 seconds left, IWU ball in a timeout.

UPDATE: IWU wins 71-70 while my connection buffers. 

That was a VERY scary game that IWU should have won by 20+.  My hat is off to Webster.

Same with Stevens Point.

[GnacBballFan]

If Marian hits one of those two last shots in last 5 seconds, would that have been the biggest d3 upset in the tourney ever?

[Mr. Ypsi]

If Marian hits one of those two last shots in last 5 seconds, would that have been the biggest d3 upset in the tourney ever?

Yes.  With the possible exception of Webster not having a turnover in the final seconds to lose to IWU by one.

[kiltedbryan]

Good night to be favorite, huh?

[Mr. Ypsi]

Good night to be favorite, huh?

Scary.   But UWSP and IWU DID both win.

Win and advance; lose and go home.

[GnacBballFan]

Wow, almost a night remember. I know Brockport st leading scorer was out, but morrisville st down 20 in second half comes roaring back for the triple ot win at Brockport. Fun night of bball

[WUPHF]

Washington University dismantled Wilmington, 100-69, in a game that was not as close as the score would suggest.  Seriously!  In the second half, the Bears shot 67 percent from the field and 66 percent from three point range.

[wooscotsfan]

7 Teams in the D3Hoops Top 25 were eliminated tonight in the first round:

#11 Brockport State
#14 WPI
#18 St. Thomas
#20 Randolph-Macon
#21 Scranton
#23 Wittenberg
#25 St. Olaf

[Gregory Sager]

If Marian hits one of those two last shots in last 5 seconds, would that have been the biggest d3 upset in the tourney ever?

Yes.  With the possible exception of Webster not having a turnover in the final seconds to lose to IWU by one.

Either one would've been the biggest upset in D3 tourney history. I've been following this tourney since the late '70s, so I'm pretty confident in saying that.

If both Marian and Webster had won ... well, now that would've been a pretty interesting argument . But in the end I'd probably give the edge to the Sabres, based upon the fact that UWSP is currently the unanimous #1 team in the nation according to the only poll that matters, while Illinois Wesleyan is #6.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I had not seen Cabrini play since Walls joined the team.  He's a gifted scorer and full of confidence, but he's also a bit sloppy.  His presence, though, does allow Walton-Moss to essentially play the post and focus on rebounds, which is helpful.  They'd be even better if their PG, Picard, weren't out with a foot injury.

They're better than I gave them credit for.  I didn't get to see them run any plays tonight, since it was essentially a free for all, but the eventual matchup with Amherst should be a doozy.

[CardsFan]

I had not seen Cabrini play since Walls joined the team.  He's a gifted scorer and full of confidence, but he's also a bit sloppy.  His presence, though, does allow Walton-Moss to essentially play the post and focus on rebounds, which is helpful.  They'd be even better if their PG, Picard, weren't out with a foot injury.

They're better than I gave them credit for.  I didn't get to see them run any plays tonight, since it was essentially a free for all, but the eventual matchup with Amherst should be a doozy.

I also hadn't seen Cabrini since their tournament in MD at the start of the year and was totally blown away by them tonight. Walls and Walton-Moss are a combo not too many teams are going to be able to stop. My only concern is what happens when Cabrini plays a team that will make them play defense for 40 minutes? I think they fall asleep sometimes on D because they can score so easily. Cabrini is still a scary, scary team.

[Greek Tragedy]

Or play against a team that plays defense for40 minutes...

[y_jack_lok]

Washington University dismantled Wilmington, 100-69, in a game that was not as close as the score would suggest.  Seriously!  In the second half, the Bears shot 67 percent from the field and 66 percent from three point range.

I thought Wilmington's press was very good and gave Wash U a lot of trouble getting the ball in-bounds or past mid-court many times. But in the end Wash U did the two things they do best, defend well and get good shots and make them. Wilmington's best player (and their conference's POY) got in early foul trouble and sat most of the first half, then got two quick fouls in the 2nd half. He didn't sit as much in the 2nd half and actually played better, both offensively and defensively, when he wasn't trying to defend so tenaciously. But there is nothing he could have done to alter the outcome of the game. And I agree that it really wasn't as close as the final score. There were some Calvin folks (I think a couple of players included) sitting in front of me who kept shaking their heads in amazement at some of the plays Wash U made.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I had not seen Cabrini play since Walls joined the team.  He's a gifted scorer and full of confidence, but he's also a bit sloppy.  His presence, though, does allow Walton-Moss to essentially play the post and focus on rebounds, which is helpful.  They'd be even better if their PG, Picard, weren't out with a foot injury.

They're better than I gave them credit for.  I didn't get to see them run any plays tonight, since it was essentially a free for all, but the eventual matchup with Amherst should be a doozy.

I also hadn't seen Cabrini since their tournament in MD at the start of the year and was totally blown away by them tonight. Walls and Walton-Moss are a combo not too many teams are going to be able to stop. My only concern is what happens when Cabrini plays a team that will make them play defense for 40 minutes? I think they fall asleep sometimes on D because they can score so easily. Cabrini is still a scary, scary team.

Walton-Moss plays defense, and he'll be on his game tonight.  Walls is talented, moreso than he looks.  I'm not sure he'd play well against a good defensive team, but he's good enough to occupy a defender - and Rafferty is no slouch as a #3 option.

It's a strong team, but they'll struggle against a good defensive unit and one with good enough ball handling to slow the pace down and get the ball inside.

I'm looking forward to an Amherst-Cabrini match-up.  I'm rooting for the Amherst women tonight, so it will be close enough for me to attend in person.