+++++NCAA Tournament First Round: Day 2 Thread+++++

[OUHoops]

Dayton vs. Syracuse -- 11:15 AM -- CBS
Villanova vs. UNC-Asheville -- 11:40 AM -- truTV
Oregon State vs. VCU -- 12:30 PM -- TNT
California vs. Hawaii -- 1:00 PM -- TBS

Michigan State vs. Middle Tennessee -- 1:45 PM -- CBS
Iowa vs. Temple -- 2:10 PM -- truTV
*Oklahoma vs. Cal State Bakersfield -- 3:00 PM -- TNT
Maryland vs. South Dakota State -- 3:30 PM -- TBS

Wisconsin vs. Pittsburgh -- 5:50 PM -- TNT
West Virginia vs. Stephen F. Austin -- 6:10 PM -- CBS
Oregon vs. Holy Cross -- 6:20 PM -- truTV
Texas A&M vs. Green Bay -- 6:27 PM -- TBS

Weber State vs. Xavier -- 8:20 PM -- TNT
Notre Dame vs. Michigan -- 8:40 PM -- CBS
Texas vs. Northern Iowa -- 8:50 PM -- TBS
St. Joseph's vs. Cincinnati -- 8:57 PM -- truTV

*OU's official site has the tip a 3:15 tip. ESPN and the NCAA website list it at 3PM. So...

 

[Guitardeth]

Let's get it on!!! :woot:woot

 

[tomkar98]

Gameday!!!!!

Boomer!!!!! :OU-logo: :lon :chestram2: :dance005: :woot

 

[OUHoops]

Toby's Scene Setter:

http://www.soonersports.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?id=5175101

 

[WTSooner]

Looks like I'm going to be driving from Dallas to Tulsa during the game. Sucks.

 

[NickZepp]

Ashville was pretty scrappy most of the first half. But Nova got some open 3s and opened up a big lead.

 

[ouboomer]

Dayton is killing me.....:facepalm

 

[schoonerdriver]

Not sure we want VCU to win.

 

[MercedeSooner]

Not sure we want VCU to win.

Definitely don't but I don't think they're as good as past VCU teams. If we can't beat them in a pseudo home game we're not close to being good enough to make a run regardless.

 

[NickZepp]

Well this could bust a lot of brackets. Middle Tennessee State leads Michigan State 20-10 midway through the first half.

Oregon State leads VCU

 

[NickZepp]

VCU is running away with it. Mid Tenn is impressive. Looking like we did early in the year with all these 3s.

 

[schoonerdriver]

#12 for VCU is a beast

 

[MercedeSooner]

wow mich st is about to lose.

 

[JDSooners]

Go spartans!

 

[JDSooners]

I hate the automatic fouls, end already!

 

[coolm]

wow ... MTSU came to play ball!!

 

[skyvue]

Go spartans!

Really? I couldn't be more pleased about MSU losing. In large part because I find Izzo to be smug and I think they tend to get a lot of the benefit of the doubt in national coverage of their program. Maybe a first-round loss will cool the media's ardor for them just a little.

And earn Buddy a few more POY votes (unless the deadline for those has already passed).

 

[NickZepp]

MTSU never trailed.

 

[NickZepp]

In 7 of the previous seasons MSU had gone at least to the sweet 16. With a couple final fours in there. They were 19-15 in the only year they didn't advance. So this is kinda shocking for an Izzo team.

 

[JDSooners]

Really? I couldn't be more pleased about MSU losing. In large part because I find Izzo to be smug and I think they tend to get a lot of the benefit of the doubt in national coverage of their program. Maybe a first-round dent will cool the media's love affair with them just a little.

And earn Buddy a few more POY votes (unless the deadline for those has already passed).

Reverse psychology!

I hoped for this a week ago, wish I had a bracket to prove it, but enjoy the ultimate tourney team going out in first round