NCAA Tourney Day 4 live-tweeting

Rather than allow my homepage to be overrun by tweets again today, I’m going to funnel everything into this window. To comment, either click “Make a comment,” or tweet something @brendanloy.

In addition to my tweets, any tweets from a bunch of Gonzaga bloggers, and other college-hoops bloggers, will also auto-post.

P.S. Loyette says, “Go Zags!”

UPDATE: I’m changing the title of this post from “Go Zags!!! Beat ‘Cuse!!!” because, after the humiliating beatdown I just witnessed, that glimpse of once-high hopes is just too depressing.

UPDATE 2: After the jump, a complete transcript of the live-tweeting.

brendanloy: 8:12 AM Rather than allow my homepage to be overrun by tweets again today, I’m going to funnel everything into this window. And, in addition to my tweets, any tweets from a bunch of Gonzaga bloggers and other college-hoops bloggers will also auto-post.

brendanloy: 8:15 AM Go Zags!!! Beat ‘Cuse!!! (live-tweeting here all day) ff.im

BracketDobber: 8:16 AM NCAA Tournament Second Round Sunday Open Thread: The Best Weekend Of The Year Ends sbnation.com

larevblog: 8:22 AM RT @BW2020: YES WE CAN! #gozags

larevblog: 8:30 AM I’m looking at the clock every two minutes hoping it’ll be game time. Nervous energy again pouring out my ears. #gozags

TheBigLead: 8:30 AM and all to vastly inferior teams RT @illini3sc the choke jobs have only been at KU. None at Illinois and he was a spoiler at Tulsa

midmajority: 8:33 AM The truly great thing re: #toobigyo is that the other guys are rapping about beating their Butler heroes 1on1. These are days of big dreams.

jppalm: 8:34 AM And Purdue wants to go home? RT @TimBrando: Sparty and the Turtle know their Regions opened up how do they respond?Aggies W/Houston wish!

TLKREM2: 8:35 AM We are off to HSBC Arena to get set for the game. Tip-off between Gonzaga and Syracuse is set for 9:10am (PT).

mattbouldin15: 8:36 AM Illinois was supposed to be named new iowa…@doublegfor3

midmajority: 8:45 AM twitpic.com – This just in via MMS. We fully endorse this kind of vandalism to our t-shirts.

midmajority: 8:45 AM

slipperstillfit: 8:48 AM #GOZAGS

TLKREM2: 8:48 AM My photographer Brett is wearing his lucky socks: twitgoo.com

mattbouldin15: 8:49 AM Headin to arena…gametime boi!

PeteThamelNYT: 8:50 AM An RT for those who missed my late night love letter to Omar Samhan. Best post-game interview EVER. nyti.ms

PeteThamelNYT: 9:00 AM RT @NJ_StevePoliti: Seton Hall needed a leader, and Patrick Hobbs was the man for the job – Politi bit.ly

larevblog: 9:03 AM Pretty cool piece on Rob Sacre in yesterday’s NY Times. Proof that journos love quirky dudes and easy stories: nyti.ms

TLKREM2: 9:03 AM Gonzaga is just getting to the arena…I thought they’d be here by now.

larevblog: 9:05 AM Yeah, seriously. Game time’s in an hour! RT @TLKREM2 Gonzaga is just getting to the arena…I thought they’d be here by now.

larevblog: 9:06 AM (By “journos,” I meant “writers on deadline.”)

slipperstillfit: 9:10 AM We’re an hour away! Leave your pre, in, and post game thoughts here as Gonzaga looks to upset the Orange: bit.ly #GOZAGS

larevblog: 9:11 AM One hour to game time. Bring. The. Pain. bit.ly #gozags

DanWetzel: 9:12 AM Spoke to George Mason caoch Jim Larranaga about mid major success tinyurl.com He picked Gonzaga over Cuse

DanWetzel: 9:17 AM Tiger disses Orlando @BianchiWrites “Gotten favored treatment by our cops, our media, even our Perkins waitresses” bit.ly

DanWetzel: 9:17 AM Great column by @espn4d on Ali and Yes Iowa bit.ly

TLKREM2: 9:20 AM A look at pregame warmups from the press level: twitgoo.com

brendanloy: 9:20 AM Five tied with perfect records in LRT women’s pool after Day 1: Karen Torgersen, Jon Caplin, Pat Caplin, Mark… ff.im

brendanloy: 9:21 AM Greg Kagan, Josh Rubin tied atop NIT Pool ff.im

BracketDobber: 9:22 AM Ugh…it’s HAYWARD, not HAYWOOD, ESPN.

DanWetzel: 9:23 AM Yes Iowa has serious shot at FF. I’d favor over Mich State, Mary, Ga Tech or Tenn next weekend. Not Buckeyes tho

DanWetzel: 9:30 AM Yes Iowa better spend the week practicing breaking a full court press b/c no other team is going to wait to unleash it

BracketDobber: 9:30 AM Hockey Selection Show Time!

BracketDobber: 9:31 AM Bucci and Melrose calling games in Albany…NICE!

BracketDobber: 9:36 AM 1. Miami vs. 4. UAH and 2. Bemidji vs. 3.Michigan in Fort Wayne

BracketDobber: 9:40 AM Sat. at 7:30 on @ESPN360 RT @RedZoneIUPUI: @BracketDobber When does Michigan play in FT Wayne?

BracketDobber: 9:44 AM East 1. Denver vs. 4. RIT and 2. Cornell vs. 3. UNH in Albany

BracketDobber: 9:46 AM Having Cornell, UNH, and RIT in Albany would certainly do that.

midmajority: 9:50 AM [POST by Kyle] The Diff: Round Two, Day Two | is.gd

DanWetzel: 9:50 AM Good column by @SeanKeeler on Northern Iowa’s plan to beat up wimpy Kansas (inspired by Cornell) tinyurl.com

midmajority: 9:51 AM Bally #1 was at Providence for SMC over Nova, Bally #94 was at OKC for UNI over Kansas. JUST SAYIN

slipperstillfit: 9:52 AM Just has to be efficient and use his size to dominate on D RT @basketballbuzz: @slipperstillfit I think sacre is gonna have a solid game

BracketDobber: 9:52 AM The hockey selection show is helping ease my nerves ahead of Orange-Gonzaga.

BracketDobber: 9:53 AM West 1. Wisconsin vs. 4. Vermont and 2. St. Cloud St. vs. 3. Nthn. Michigan in St. Paul

BracketDobber: 9:54 AM Northeast 1. BC vs. 4. Alaska and 2. North Dakota vs. 3. Yale in Worcester

GonzagaBulldogs: 9:57 AM Today’s match-up between Gonzaga and Syracuse in the NCAA second round is the first meeting between the two schools.

brendanloy: 9:57 AM

Adaye5: 9:58 AM Just woke up about to get some foo and watch the main event Zags vs. SU…. Let’s go fellas

slipperstillfit: 9:59 AM RT @nicki2377: GO Gonzaga! G-O-N-Z-A-G-A!

brendanloy: 9:59 AM Loyette says, “Go Zags!” bit.ly

zag08: 10:00 AM If the Zags are only going to beat Syracuse 1 time out of 10, I got the other 9 out of the way in my dreams last night. It was AWFUL

GonzagaBulldogs: 10:01 AM Starting line-ups: GU-Sacre, Goodson, Bouldin, Harris, Gray; SU-R. Jackson, A. Rautins, W. Johnson, B.Triche, K. Joseph

BracketDobber: 10:01 AM Upsets, please take a 2:50 break. But come back at 2:50 ET in Jaxvegas and get Cornell to a regional at the Dome.

BracketDobber: 10:03 AM Windows open, shorts on FTW! Spring has arrived!

larevblog: 10:04 AM oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man #gozags

rushthecourt: 10:04 AM New from RTC: Boom Goes The Dynamite: Second Ro… rushthecourt.net

SpokesmanReview: 10:05 AM Almost time for tipoff of Gonzaga vs. Syracuse. Will the Zags join St. Mary’s in the Sweet 16? NCAA coverage: j.mp #spoNCAA

TLKREM2: 10:07 AM The “Let’s Go Orange” chants have already started in here.

rloyola: 10:08 AM Yes we can!!!!!!!!! #gozags

TLKREM2: 10:08 AM A shot of pregame warmups from floor level: twitgoo.com

slipperstillfit: 10:09 AM RT @TLKREM2: A shot of pregame warmups from floor level: twitgoo.com

SpokesmanReview: 10:09 AM Where to catch Gonzaga vs. Syracuse – TV: CBS. Radio: 1510 AM or 101.1 FM. Online streaming: MMOD j.mp #spoNCAA

BracketDobber: 10:10 AM THIS IS BRILLIANT bit.ly #hcr

TLKREM2: 10:10 AM Steven Gray being introduced before the game: twitgoo.com

TLKREM2: 10:10 AM Here we go!!!!

brendanloy: 10:11 AM TIP-OFF!

TheBigLead: 10:11 AM Gonzaga win would not surprise me at all. Elias Harris stock about to go through the roof. really nice player w/ nba future

BracketDobber: 10:11 AM OK, they need to ad the HDTV by LG clip to the soundboard. That was great. Gus is ready. I hope the Orange are ready to quiet him just once.

zag08: 10:11 AM Zags, bulldogs, zogs, zigs… I dont care you call them, lets just call them sweet 16 bound at the end of the day!!!

axodys: 10:12 AM Zags win tip. And score immediately off an alley oop. Can’t start much better than that.

BracketDobber: 10:12 AM Wes: Pure

slipperstillfit: 10:12 AM keep goin in!!!!!

brendanloy: 10:13 AM My 2-year-old daughter pronounces “Gonzaga” more correctly than Gus Johnson or Len Elmore. bit.ly

midmajority: 10:14 AM RT @keithmurphy13: Ali Farokhmanesh needed an extra seat on the drive home because his stones rode shotgun.

axodys: 10:14 AM Elias driving me crazy with weak bounce passes out of the post.

BracketDobber: 10:15 AM Jackson out, Riley in. Don’t like this.

slipperstillfit: 10:19 AM I feel like guarding Wes Johnson was somehow left out of Gonzaga’s gameplan. That being said..not a bad start

SpokesmanReview: 10:19 AM Zags off to a good shooting start. At 14:17, it’s GU up 13-10. #spoNCAA

GonzagaBulldogs: 10:20 AM Zags spreading the scoring around with 4 players contributing baskets. GU leads 13-10 at the 14:17 mark in the 1st half.

SpokesmanReview: 10:20 AM Zag fans: Where are you watching the game? Alone or in a crowd? At home, at a sports bar, somewhere else? Post your pics and we’ll RT ’em.

BracketDobber: 10:22 AM WES #omgdunx

BracketDobber: 10:22 AM Scoop gets a three to give the orange the lead back, 15-13

brendanloy: 10:23 AM #omgdunx, then #omg3, and Cuse takes the lead. Ugh.

BracketDobber: 10:24 AM Rick needs to listen to Gus, who says he can rule the paint.

BracketDobber: 10:25 AM Andy with the #omg3. Was waiting for that.

SpokesmanReview: 10:26 AM At 11:13, it’s 22-17 Syracuse over the Zags.

BracketDobber: 10:26 AM RT @AlligatorArmy: Syracuse-Zaga is more fun when you use www.gusjohnsongetsbuckets.com to insert your own play-by-play.

GonzagaBulldogs: 10:27 AM 4th team foul called on SU. Zags to inbound ball when play resumes. 12 of 17 GU points coming from the paint. SU leads 22-17 at 11:13 mark.

MelissaTweets: 10:28 AM @brendanloy score of the Syracuse game?

axodys: 10:28 AM Zags needs to respond or that Syracuse mini-run is going to turn into an 8-seed burying 1 seed mega-run.

BracketDobber: 10:28 AM RT @USCHO: USCHO.com blog: Huh? Or Michigan Is In Fort Wayne? goo.gl

axodys: 10:30 AM That’ll do Zags. That’ll do.

TLKREM2: 10:31 AM The Zags look like they have a decent grasp of the Syracuse zone…

TLKREM2: 10:32 AM Three fouls on Rick Jackson…that’s HUGE!

TheBigLead: 10:32 AM 3 on Rick Jackson! what was Boeheim thinking keeping him on the floor? Def out the rest of the 1st half. huge edge to Gonzaga

slipperstillfit: 10:32 AM THREE ON RICK!!! Thx, Boeheim

BracketDobber: 10:32 AM Three on Rick. That’s not good…not at all.

TLKREM2: 10:34 AM Not quite as big when Robert Sacre gets in foul trouble as well.

SpokesmanReview: 10:34 AM Big play as Rick Jackson, top post player for Syracuse in the game, picks up his 3rd foul with more than 8:00 to go in first half. #zags

BracketDobber: 10:34 AM This team simply cannot waste possessions at this point. They HAVE to convert on Bulldog misses. No chance otherwise.

BracketDobber: 10:35 AM RT @sbnation: Who needs March Madness in basketball when you can get it in hockey sbnation.com

SpokesmanReview: 10:35 AM With 7:56 to go in first half, it’s 27-21 Syracuse. Sacre on bench with 2 fouls. #spoNCAA

axodys: 10:36 AM Big men racking up fouls for both sides and Zags 3 shooting bricktastic so far. Syracuse up 6 instead of 3 or 4 because Elias came up empty.

TLKREM2: 10:36 AM A pic of the first half action between GU and ‘Cuse: twitgoo.com

GonzagaBulldogs: 10:37 AM GU down 27-21 with 7:56 to go in 1st half. Sacre has 2 fouls and #00 Jackson for SU has 3 fouls.

rloyola: 10:37 AM Cold from outside. Keep going inside vs the zone?! Seems counterintuitive but working so far…

TLKREM2: 10:37 AM Gonzaga fans are outnumbered 19,000 to 300 in here. The Syracuse faithful sure know how to make noise.

SethDavisHoops: 10:37 AM Nightmare scenario for Syracuse: Rick Jackson picks up his third foul midway through the first half.

TheBigLead: 10:39 AM Didn’t Mark Few show Gonzaga vid of GTown beating SU in the BE tourney? Need a guy at the foul line to beat the zone. Bouldin? Harris?

SethDavisHoops: 10:39 AM Nightmare scenario for Gonzaga: Wesley Johnson still plays for Syracuse.

BracketDobber: 10:39 AM The 5 Orange players on the court that last sequence: “Chill the F*** out, we got this.”

brendanloy: 10:40 AM Cuse on 9-0 run, leads by 10. Ugh.

SpokesmanReview: 10:40 AM Timeout with 6:43 in the first half. Johnson hits another jumper to put Zags down 10, 31-21. #spoNCAA

Adaye5: 10:41 AM Real frustraited right now wit the way where playin!!!!

slipperstillfit: 10:42 AM Well, this stretch here could be the game. Zags need a run or this could hit “rout status” very very quickly

BracketDobber: 10:42 AM Gonzaga on a 9-0 run. #CBSFAIL

JohnGasaway: 10:45 AM Something to track. Except for the two missed FTs by Harris on Jackson’s 3rd, Gonzaga scores when the ball touches the paint.

BracketDobber: 10:45 AM Haven’t seen that in yrs! RT @hokieguru: Awesome @fetch9 has the best avatar on Twitter now… the classic #FightingSioux logo… I love it.

zag08: 10:46 AM RT @Adaye5 Real frustraited right now wit the way where playin!!!! // spelling like this is proof that Austin should have stayed in school

SpokesmanReview: 10:47 AM With 3:59 to go in first half, Zags pushing back. Down 32-26 with pair of Elias Harris free throws coming up. #spoNCAA

slipperstillfit: 10:47 AM Elias Harris needs to touch the ball every time down the court #itssoobvious

TLKREM2: 10:47 AM Matt Bouldin needs to come to life. Yes, I just called him out.

rloyola: 10:47 AM Something to track. Except for two missed FTs by Harris on Jackson’s 3rd, Gonzaga scores when the ball touches the paint. (via @JohnGasaway)

GonzagaBulldogs: 10:47 AM Harris leading GU with 14 points. He’ll be at the line when play returns. GU trailing 32-26 with 3:59 left before the half.

TLKREM2: 10:48 AM Agreed! RT @slipperstillfit: Elias Harris needs to touch the ball every time down the court #itssoobvious

BracketDobber: 10:49 AM RT @dcsportsbog: RT @twoeightnine: Omar Samhan. Ali Farokhmanesh. The terrorists are winning. #marchteapartymadness

TLKREM2: 10:52 AM It just got really loud in here…yikes!

BracketDobber: 10:52 AM Big 3 by Wes to make it a 13-point lead.

slipperstillfit: 10:53 AM Gonzaga’s perimeter players must be involved in lucrative bracket challenges in which they had ‘Cuse going to the Final Four

BracketDobber: 10:53 AM RT @dgoneil1: Note to Gonzaga: That’s Wes Johnson all alone on the wing. He’s going to be very rich in a few months. Guard him.

DanWetzel: 10:53 AM Syracuse would play Thursday night in SLC. Not going to help attendance at same night/time Syracuse Regional.

SpokesmanReview: 10:53 AM Zags had the lead down to 4, but Syracuse just went on a 9-0 run. At 1:48 in first half, Syracuse up 41-28.

rloyola: 10:54 AM Lazy passes. Stop that shit.

brendanloy: 10:54 AM NOOOOOOO. After mini-rally by Zags, another 9-0 run by Cuse and now it’s a 13-point lead late in first. Not good.

Adaye5: 10:55 AM Mad right now y r we helpin so much off W.Johnson and where turnin the ball over way to much… Get the ball inside then out sheeesh

slipperstillfit: 10:55 AM Rout

GaryParrishCBS: 10:56 AM Syracuse absolutely dominating, and Wes Johnson is looking like the Wes Johnson from November/December.

brendanloy: 10:56 AM Syracuse can’t miss. Looking like a rout. At least Becky’s guacamole is yummy.

MelissaTweets: 10:57 AM .@brendanloy Need the Syracuse score–please!

axodys: 10:57 AM When Meech starts taking 3s from the wing early in the shot clock you know we’re completely out of sync.

JohnGasaway: 11:00 AM Half: Syracuse 47, Gonzaga 32. Heroic effort by Orange, effectively down 2 starters. But magnitude of the Zags’ fail is surprising.

rloyola: 11:00 AM Stressed.

TLKREM2: 11:00 AM 47-32 Syracuse at the half. I hope Matt Bouldin drinks a gallon of coffee during the break.

GonzagaBulldogs: 11:00 AM Olynyk with the put back at the buzzer. GU trails 47-32 at the half.

larevblog: 11:01 AM Come on, fellas! #gozags

GonzagaBulldogs: 11:03 AM Two Syracuse runs (11-0 and 9-0) in the last 10 minutes of the half pushed them to the lead.

SpokesmanReview: 11:03 AM Olynyk tip-in at the buzzer, and Zags go into half down 47-32. Hot outside shooting by Syracuse; 0 points from Matt Bouldin. #spoNCAA

BracketDobber: 11:03 AM RT @OrangeChuck: #13 on my You Might Be A D-Bag list, if you tell someone at a game to sit down when they stand up and cheer for their team.

brendanloy: 11:03 AM RT @JohnGasaway: Half: Syracuse 47, Gonzaga 32. Heroic effort by Orange, down 2 starters. But magnitude of the Zags’ fail is surprising.

slipperstillfit: 11:04 AM Back by demand: Paging Matt Bouldin…Matt Bouldin you are needed in Buffalo

TLKREM2: 11:09 AM Key stats: Syracuse shot better than 60% in the first half, while Gonzaga hit just 18% from 3-point range.

larevblog: 11:10 AM I wish Matt Bouldin’s first half struggles were GU’s only issue right now. Lots of stuff to figure out…gonna take a miracle. #gozags

JohnGasaway: 11:13 AM Ben Jacobson, Belichick of D-I: “I was thinking ‘I hope he [takes the shot].'”

slipperstillfit: 11:17 AM The value of defense RT @TLKREM2: Key stats: Syracuse shot better than 60% in the first half, while Gonzaga hit just 18% from 3-point range.

brendanloy: 11:18 AM Is it the shirt? My lucky/unlucky Zags t-shirt? Change at halftime? twitpic.com

brendanloy: 11:18 AM

corcoran310: 11:19 AM @brendanloy if u have more than one Gonzaga T thats really funny, and impressive.

TLKREM2: 11:20 AM Elias Harris looks like he is ready to rip someone’s head off.

jppalm: 11:21 AM RT @slmandel: Such a wonderful weekend in Buffalo, and now there’s a sewage burst in the arena. Hallway literally smells like s—-.

brendanloy: 11:21 AM twitpic.com – Better luck with this shirt? Can’t hurt. Couldn’t be much worse.

brendanloy: 11:21 AM

brendanloy: 11:22 AM I used to have a Kennel Club t-shirt, but can’t find it, so trying my Gonzaga sweatshirt. No luck so far. 53-34. @corcoran310

axodys: 11:23 AM Gibbs is coming in. Few has seen enough of Meech for now.

SethDavisHoops: 11:24 AM Very close to going Sharpie on Syracuse.

slipperstillfit: 11:24 AM Totally forgot Grant Gibbs was on the roster. This is interesting

SpokesmanReview: 11:24 AM Syracuse still hitting their 3s – 9/17 from behind the arc so far. Zags are 2/12 from three, and down 55-34 at 17:50 in second half.

slipperstillfit: 11:24 AM RT @SeanTWidmer: And the Rautins is on

TLKREM2: 11:26 AM The start of the second half between GU and ‘Cuse: twitgoo.com

TLKREM2: 11:26 AM Gonzaga is better than this!!!

slipperstillfit: 11:27 AM Love the look Mark Few just gave his bench…it’s like “shit, who do I put in now”

brendanloy: 11:28 AM Okay, sweatshirt is clearly not helping. 60-34 ‘Cuse, 16:20 left in game. I think this one is beyond the aid of my lucky-shirt talismans.

rushthecourt: 11:28 AM No kidding. This isn’t a win, it’s a mandate. RT @GregAnthony50: Sharpie on ‘Cuse

jppalm: 11:28 AM RT @AGoldBuzz: No, that’s Gonzaga’s def RT @slmandel: in Buffalo, there’s a sewage burst in the arena. Hallway literally smells like s—-.

BracketDobber: 11:29 AM 39 backcourt points for the Orange…DAMN

SethDavisHoops: 11:29 AM Sharpie cap is off…..

SpokesmanReview: 11:29 AM Bouldin gets his first points at 15:58 in the second half.

slipperstillfit: 11:30 AM Pen to paper RT @SethDavisHoops: Sharpie cap is off…..

zag08: 11:30 AM Outshot, outhustled, outplayed, outcoached. I’m going to the DVR and watching the Cincinnati game from Maui.

SethDavisHoops: 11:30 AM No. That would be tragic. Have to write out whole new bracket. RT @SamJags: @SethDavisHoops have you ever sharpied a team and they lost?

ESPNAndyKatz: 11:30 AM OK, so the No. 1 trend going down has stopped for now at 1 with one more shot left Duke-Cal. KY and SYR co-favorites for title.

TLKREM2: 11:31 AM RT @SeanTWidmer: And the Rautins is on

BracketDobber: 11:32 AM RT @CHJournal: This game is why CBS needs to put a tip at 12:45 on Sunday to go w/ this one. Hate the solo slot. Misses more than it hits.

SethDavisHoops: 11:32 AM Yup. Just went Sharpie on Syracuse. But of course stay tuned to the game on CBS, especially if you’re a Nielsen home.

GaryParrishCBS: 11:33 AM Syracuse is Drago, Gonzaga is Apollo. “Throw the damn towel!” bit.ly

TheBigLead: 11:33 AM RT @GaryParrishCBS: Syracuse is Drago, Gonzaga is Apollo. “Throw the damn towel!” bit.ly

brendanloy: 11:34 AM Changed to Missouri Valley Conference t-shirt. The “apropos of nothing” approach. Or invoking the spirit of Northern Iowa??

TLKREM2: 11:34 AM Robert Sacre look exhausted…

slipperstillfit: 11:35 AM RT @GaryParrishCBS: Syracuse is Drago, Gonzaga is Apollo. “Throw the damn towel!” bit.ly

BracketDobber: 11:37 AM Ah, the rare day when the weather is better here than it is in Florida. 75 and sunny vs. 68 and rainy.

GonzagaBulldogs: 11:37 AM Rautins with the hot hand for Syracuse scoring 12 pts in the 2nd half, Bouldin adds 4 pts.and Sacre with 2. SU leads 64-38

jppalm: 11:39 AM About 40 mins to tip in Milwaukee for OSU-GT. Bands here, and a smattering of fans. Looks like another late-arriving crowd

larevblog: 11:39 AM www.sadtrombone.com

jppalm: 11:40 AM I have the same seat as Friday. 2nd row, bench side, between center court and FT line on right as camera faces bench. Lavender shirt today

TLKREM2: 11:41 AM I wish I could turn the channel, but I don’t have that luxury.

larevblog: 11:41 AM So…anyone want to hear a knock-knock joke?

jppalm: 11:42 AM Lineups. GT: G Shumpert, Bell, Rice Jr, F Favors, Lawal. OSU: G Turner, Lighty, Diebler, Buford, F Lauderdale.

GonzagaBulldogs: 11:42 AM GU with 8 fouls in the second half. GU trailame.ing Syracuse 71-41 with 11:56 left in the g

zag08: 11:42 AM Maui: where 15 point deficits turn into Zag wins.
New York: where 15 point deficits turn into embarrassing 30 point losses.
#gozags

SpokesmanReview: 11:42 AM TV commentary: “This is as sharp as I’ve seen Syracuse play all year.” Yep, that pretty much tells the story. #zags

SethDavisHoops: 11:42 AM To repeat…in the studio, Greg, Greg and I fill out our brackets w/ Sharpies as results come in. So going Sharpie means game is over.

jppalm: 11:44 AM looks like Onuaku’s presence is overrated. RT @Chris02M: how bout this cuse beatdown

jppalm: 11:46 AM yeah, that too. RT @dgoneil1: Or Gonzaga is overrated? RT jppalm: looks like Onuaku’s presence is overrated.

brendanloy: 11:48 AM Is this a 1-16 game??? 76-48 with 8:34 left.

axodys: 11:48 AM Zags starting to show a little life.

larevblog: 11:49 AM Dude. Len Elmore. We’ve got it. The Zags are getting demoralized. Just start talking about chess or something. #gozags.

slipperstillfit: 11:50 AM Manny Arop’s injury does more than we realize. Gray has been running all over on D. No legs for O. Zags playing loose now.

brendanloy: 11:51 AM OH, FEEL THE COMEBACK. Gonzaga on 11-3 run, within a mere 24 points at 8-minute TV timeout. #herecomethezags #sarcasmisallihaveleft

jppalm: 11:52 AM I’m on the side with the GT bench.

GonzagaBulldogs: 11:52 AM Harris leading the Zags with 22 pts. Zags on an 8-0 run. With 7:38 to go, SU leads 76-52.

larevblog: 11:52 AM Did you guys hear about the two antennas who got married? The ceremony was kinda crappy, but the reception was great. Oh!

rloyola: 11:52 AM Phase: acceptance

SpokesmanReview: 11:53 AM Zags on an 11-3 run. They needed this midway through the first half, though, not the second. Down 76-52 with 7:38 to go.

jppalm: 11:53 AM I’ll listen for it. lol. RT @ByEricThomas: I’m gonna just randomly yell out “HOLY S*** ITS JERRY!!!” when they show you

jppalm: 11:54 AM ain’t over yet. RT @FireDanSnyder: honored to be behind Paul Hewitt in last game as a head coach?

larevblog: 11:55 AM I love these Syracuse fans booing the refs while up 23. Keep fulfilling those stereotypes, East Coast.

zag08: 11:55 AM #suggestionsformarkfewspressconference “When a team shoots like that, there’s nothing you can do but tip your hat to them”

zag08: 11:56 AM #suggestionsformarkfewspressconference “they really surprised me by playing so much zone. Not what i saw watching game film.”

brendanloy: 11:58 AM St. Mary’s and Washington in Sweet Sixteen, Gonzaga humiliated in second round. Someone get @larevblog a VERY strong drink, stat.

TheBigLead: 11:59 AM how West Virginia is spending its time in the hotel in Buffalo. singing and stuff! (including John Wall dance) is.gd

zag08: 11:59 AM #suggestionsformarkfewspressconference “jim is a great coach and i respect him. Our guys just didnt execute the game plan i had for them.”

jppalm: 12:00 PM assuming they advanced, yes. RT @bjweig01: TV Teddy and Cahill for XU-Pitt game?

PeteThamelNYT: 12:00 PM Remember when I tweeted about Scottie Reynolds deserving Big East POY over Wes Johnson? You don’t? Good.

larevblog: 12:00 PM BOOO!. RT @brendanloy [SMC] and [UW] in Sweet Sixteen, Gonzaga humiliated in second round. Someone get @larevblog a VERY strong drink, stat.

PeteThamelNYT: 12:00 PM RT @slmandel: Pocket of Syracuse fans chanting “Vermont was better.”

TLKREM2: 12:01 PM Doesn’t Mark Few have to put in Will Foster as a courtesy?

slipperstillfit: 12:01 PM Elias did everything he could do for this team all season long. Outstanding freshman season.

TheHoopsReport: 12:04 PM Round 2 in Jacksonville. Cornell-Wisconsin and Duke-California. Underway in about 42 minutes.

SpokesmanReview: 12:04 PM With 3:55 to play, Syracuse in control 81-57. #zags

SethDavisHoops: 12:04 PM Syrcause is playing so well, they just opened up a 10-2 lead on Butler.

GonzagaBulldogs: 12:04 PM Sacre ups his scoring to 15 pts. Zags trail 81-57.

brendanloy: 12:05 PM Bet CBS is thrilled they made this the standalone national game. *sigh*

zag08: 12:07 PM Courtesy? How about as a strategy when opponent is small? Am I crazy? RT @TLKREM2 Doesn’t Mark Few have to put in Foster as a courtesy?

SethDavisHoops: 12:08 PM Check out bit.ly to access the #CBSsports Facebook Bracket #BWW group to see where my picks rank. A hint: NOT GOOD! (#spon)

DanWetzel: 12:08 PM I tuned into NASCAR to see Keselowski or Edwards flying thru air, not rain drops.

zag08: 12:09 PM Zags down 10 to Cincy with 13:28 left. Response? Execution, hustle, lock down defense. Where was that today????

SethDavisHoops: 12:09 PM Word is Chris Allen dressed and warming up for Mich St, dribbling around but not jumping. I’m guessing he’ll play, not sure how effective.

TLKREM2: 12:10 PM Ouch! Gonzaga falls to Syracuse 87-65.

rushthecourt: 12:10 PM Is it realistic to say, “That’s a 20-point win, and it wasn’t THAT close?”

jppalm: 12:10 PM Five minutes to tip in Milwaukee. The crowd is more than friends and families, but not a whole lot more.

SpokesmanReview: 12:11 PM And that’ll do it. Zags fall to Syracuse, 87-65. #spoNCAA

GonzagaBulldogs: 12:11 PM Final score from Buffalo, Syracuse 87, Gonzaga 65.

larevblog: 12:11 PM So…what time’s the game? Did I miss it? Go Zags, am I right?

brendanloy: 12:12 PM 87-65. So ends, in ignominy, a once-promising season that went off the rails at MSG and never fully recovered. Next year? Sigh. #gozags

slipperstillfit: 12:14 PM Season over. Twenty-two point loss to ‘Cuse ends the Zags season with a 27-7 record.

SpokesmanReview: 12:14 PM Zags played well down low, but HUGE difference from behind the arc. Syracuse was 12/25 from three; GU was 3/21. #spoNCAA

MattZemek_CFN: 12:15 PM @brendanloy: This year was not going to be the year. Not with Goodson’s youth at the point, and not without some seasoning for the bigs.

kenpomeroy: 12:15 PM For the record: Both Gonzaga and Butler are cutesy mid-majors. Other than that, there is no similarity between the two.

larevblog: 12:15 PM In the words of Happy Gilmore, “I did not see that coming.” This pretty much covers it: bit.ly #someonekickedmydog

TLKREM2: 12:16 PM The really big ouch…Gonzaga was just 3-21 (14%) from 3-point range against Syracuse.

kenpomeroy: 12:19 PM Good point. RT @dsnowman: Aren’t they both Bulldogs?

GaryParrishCBS: 12:19 PM Interesting. Gordon Hayward needs to get some American flag shorts. RT @Title_BU: @GaryParrishCBS – Does that make Butler, Rocky? 🙂

JohnGasaway: 12:24 PM Each 2-point attempt by a non-Favors human–vs. 2PA’s by Favors or 3PAs by anyone–is good news for Buckeyes.

lukewinn: 12:24 PM Working on about 90 minutes of sleep between New Orleans and Milwaukee. Somehow, Ohio State looks more out of it than I do.

BracketDobber: 12:25 PM RT @NunesMagician: Three Chipotles in the SLC area. Anyone going, please distribute “Do Not Serve” flyers with SU player photos on them.

SethDavisHoops: 12:25 PM Chris Allen will play for MSU but will not start. Delvon Roe will start at PF, Morgan slides to SF.

SethDavisHoops: 12:26 PM Hey who squealed on me??? RT @jayroon: @SethDavisHoops Looks like you go Sharpie with your hair color and eyebrows too.

jppalm: 12:28 PM shooting cold to start. Although GT now 27-28 from line in Milwaukee this weekend.

jppalm: 12:28 PM Will be interesting to see if OSU wears down under full game, full court press.

rushthecourt: 12:31 PM At least you have something there to sharpie on, unlike us. Jealous. Though we’re still quite dashing. @sethdavishoops @jayroon

TheBigLead: 12:31 PM should have told Bill Self this last nite RT @jppalm Will be interesting to see if OSU wears down under full game, full court press

jppalm: 12:32 PM OSU did some scouting. Hewitt called for play 3. Turner signalled 3 to the defense.

jppalm: 12:35 PM OSU starting to show some frustration with the press. Turner, Diebler exchanging words.

SethDavisHoops: 12:35 PM That might be the nicest pass I’ve seen Shumpert throw all season, to Lawal for the dunk. Tech up 10-2 early. Buckle up.

SethDavisHoops: 12:36 PM Let’s get him to four digits RT @MattMaiocco: @SethDavisHoops Can you believe star of the tourney @OmarSamhan has only 163 followers?

BracketDobber: 12:38 PM Maryland in a spot of bother early in Spokane. GT looking decent early.

BracketDobber: 12:38 PM Loving the patience shown by Tech’s foul shooters.

jppalm: 12:40 PM OSU 2-9 from floor so far, 0-5 on threes. I don’t have turnover count, but it’s high for both teams

rushthecourt: 12:42 PM Done. RT @goodmanonfox: People need to follow @omarsamhan. Needs to step up his tweeting, though! Not as entertaining on here as in person.

brendanloy: 12:45 PM RT @slmandel: Tourney buzzkill. I’ve heard much the same. RT @SPORTSbyBROOKS: CBS Source: 96-Team tourney “will happen” bit.ly

brendanloy: 12:46 PM @MattZemek_CFN Not to make Final Four, certainly, but early play showed more promise than THIS.

jppalm: 12:46 PM Hewitt calls timeout, yells at his team to “Sit Down” Now reading them riot act, especially Peacock.

brendanloy: 12:48 PM @larevblog Boo indeed. Was going to say “put @larevblog on suicide watch” but thought might be a bit much. At least Broncos can’t also lose.

TheHoopsReport: 12:48 PM This is gonna be an interesting matchup. Both Wisc and Cornell have size, shooters, and an athletic, quick point guard. Getting underway now

lukewinn: 12:48 PM Paul Hewitt’s latest timeout speech pretty much consisted of him screaming “WAKE UP” 15 times, with various obscenities mixed in.

JohnGasaway: 12:51 PM I know 2nd-foul tweets are boring, but w/out Jordan Williams Maryland could get crushed on their defensive glass by Spartans.

GonzagaBulldogs: 12:51 PM GU M. Basketball. Gonzaga Stumbles Against Syracuse, 87-65 bit.ly

SethDavisHoops: 12:51 PM Lawal and Favors now both have two fouls, as do Rice and Miller. Gonna take a toll.

SethDavisHoops: 12:53 PM We’re tipped of in Jacksonville, Cornell up 2-0. Four games on four screens in front of me!

TheHoopsReport: 12:53 PM Ryan Wittman feeling it early on. A pair of fadeaway jumpers, 4-0 Cornell.

ballinisahabit: 12:53 PM Is it really necessary to play four games right now? I wanna watch them all but barely end up watching anything

BracketDobber: 12:53 PM All four games in eyeshot with sound in record time!

BracketDobber: 12:54 PM Cornell up 6-0 real quick…

TLKREM2: 12:54 PM I asked Foster why he didn’t play and he admitted that he and Few have been “butting heads lately.” He was more upset P-Maag didn’t play.

ballinisahabit: 12:56 PM Wow. All four games are on commercial right now. That’s amazing

rloyola: 12:56 PM espnews gonzaga press conference on. matt and elias looked like their dogs just got ran over.

TLKREM2: 12:56 PM Matt Bouldin looked heartbroken in the locker room. He is not taking the loss lightly (I guess that’s obvious).

BracketDobber: 12:59 PM Ditto. Keep it up Dee! RT @SUMeg06: @DeeRiley33 Good game! You guys are the best!

PeteThamelNYT: 1:00 PM Hot start for NYT blogger Jon Jaques as Cornell jumps out to a 11-1 lead. He has 7 points, but picked up second foul.

zag08: 1:00 PM Few must bring a ladder to practice. RT @TLKREM2 I asked Foster about PT and he admitted that he and Few have been “butting heads lately.”

JohnGasaway: 1:01 PM Joe Leuer has apparently decided no one else on Wisconsin can make shots. He’s right.

TLKREM2: 1:01 PM I have to start pounding away on TV stuff. I’ll check back in later.

TheHoopsReport: 1:01 PM Ryan Wittman is absolutely feeling it right now. He is shooting the ball every time he touches it.

DanWetzel: 1:01 PM UK is Harvard of Central Kentucky RT @NJ_StevePoliti Cornell-Kentucky? There’s a matchup of schools with, uh, different priorities.

slipperstillfit: 1:02 PM Defining elite: Gonzaga throttled by Syracuse as season comes to an end sbnation.com

jppalm: 1:02 PM Hewitt still not happy with his team’s shot selection and care of the ball.

ballinisahabit: 1:03 PM Ga Tech is up 22-21 on OSU. Turner has 14.

TheHoopsReport: 1:03 PM Cornell is 6-7 on FG’s so far. The only miss was Wittman’s shot a moment ago that he got back and then drained an NBA range 3. 14-4 Cornell.

BracketDobber: 1:03 PM Mizzou coming back. Cornell still looking good.

BracketDobber: 1:04 PM I also love how the autotext on my phone knows Mizzou.

BracketDobber: 1:05 PM That would be awesome. RT @NunesMagician: I’ll say it again…Syracuse vs Cornell for the title.

jppalm: 1:06 PM TV in front of Gene Smith, Jeannie Boyd (and me) has Cornell-UW on.

SethDavisHoops: 1:06 PM Two free throws by Foote puts Cornell up 16-4. Jacques and WIttman hit early jumpers. Cornell’s offense clicking as usual.

mattbouldin15: 1:07 PM Tough loss thanks for everything zag fans.

DanWetzel: 1:07 PM CBS abbreviators wimp out. Rather than “Corn Wisc”‘ shoulda been “Corn Wisky” Moonshine game winner gets Kentucky

BracketDobber: 1:08 PM You’re right. I feel alive again. RT @Babbles13: 75 sunny and March madness. Doesn’t get any better

jppalm: 1:08 PM RT @DanWetzel: CBS abbreviators wimp out. Rather than “Corn Wisc”‘ shoulda been “Corn Wisky” Moonshine game winner gets Kentucky

SethDavisHoops: 1:08 PM Jon Leuer is the only one making shots for Wisconsin. They look rattled but won’t be for long.

JohnGasaway: 1:11 PM If you like scoring, I recommend Michigan State vs. Maryland.

jppalm: 1:13 PM Hewitt mad about hacks not being called (that’s four against us not called!). Shaw says not another word or it’ll be more. (meaning T) lol

TheBigLead: 1:13 PM Ivy>B10? 8 mins in & only 1 guy (Leuer) has made a basket RT @JasonEndres I don’t think the Badgers can keep up on the offensive end

larevblog: 1:13 PM Sums up the whole season. RT @TLKREM2 I asked Foster why he didn’t play and he admitted that he and Few have been “butting heads lately.”

jppalm: 1:14 PM agreed, and Hewitt agrees too. RT @jonathanganz: Tech with not enough interior touches

larevblog: 1:14 PM @brendanloy Oh, god. Don’t remind me about those idiots. I’m sure if there was some way for them to lose today, they would have.

jppalm: 1:15 PM OSU 28-26 at the half. Hewitt and Shaw having a civil discussion as the teams leave the floor. Butts patted all around. Everybody happy.

larevblog: 1:18 PM Just housed a Frosty. Thought it would make me feel better. It didn’t. www.sadtrombone.com

PeteThamelNYT: 1:18 PM Anyone else shocked at the pace of Cornell-Wisconsin? Its 24-19 Big Red with 8:35. I would have thought that was a halftime score.

BracketDobber: 1:19 PM How did One Republic become the official artist of college hoops? Nice song, but wha??

ballinisahabit: 1:19 PM RT @DanWolken: If Cornell goes to the Elite Eight, I’m adopting Jay Bilas as my new religion.

ballinisahabit: 1:20 PM Kalin Lucas reinjures the ankle again, this time unable to walk on it.

ballinisahabit: 1:22 PM Not sure if this has been said, but at some point today Maryland has to play a lick of defense, right?

jppalm: 1:24 PM RT @D1scourse: Never Nervous Curtis showing some restraint with T’ing up a coach might be the story of the tournament.

JohnGasaway: 1:25 PM Due credit to CBS for a graphic citing offensive rebound percentage correctly.

jppalm: 1:26 PM Nothing but bad news on the score sheet. Combined 22 turns, GT one off reb. OSU 2-11 from 3. 3 fouls for Lawal.

jppalm: 1:27 PM Ohio St got 7 more shots, only made 1.

Adaye5: 1:27 PM Game Time!!! Game at 6 VS. Tha Cavs let’s getta road win

PeteThamelNYT: 1:29 PM Jim Boeheim told me earlier in the year that Ryan Wittman is as good a college player as Kyle Singler. Hard to argue that this weekend.

JohnGasaway: 1:31 PM Half: WVA 30, Mizzou 25. On paper Mountaineers are a nightmare match-up, but Tigers hanging tough.

midmajority: 1:33 PM RT @MOStateGolf: @Midmajority New final four prediction: UNI, Butler, St. Marys, and Cornell

DanWetzel: 1:33 PM Cant see why UH wouldn’t go w Billy Gillispie RT @SPORTSbyBROOKS: Tom Penders Is Out At Houston bit.ly

Adaye5: 1:33 PM And that new @myfabolouslife mixtape is heat the team gunna be Rockin to it before tha game tonight

jppalm: 1:34 PM Hewitt, Shaw talking again.

TheHoopsReport: 1:35 PM This Cornell team is incredible. Everyone is hitting ridiculous shots. Up 12 w/ 2 min left in the half.

BracketDobber: 1:35 PM THAT was a possession! #Cornell

jppalm: 1:35 PM OSU to start with the ball

awillia5: 1:37 PM My all time favorite Zag Matt – We’ll miss you RT @mattbouldin15: Tough loss thanks for everything zag fans.

TheBigLead: 1:37 PM Cornell-Kentucky should be fun if Foote stays out of foul trouble. There’s no shot of a Wisconsin comeback, not with that putrid offense

midmajority: 1:38 PM Wisconsin going up against a team in red jerseys at the NCAAT, all the shots against them falling. I know I’ve seen this somewhere before…

jppalm: 1:38 PM Hewitt mad at Shaw again after calling Favors 3rd foul for clearing out

BracketDobber: 1:40 PM Cornell up 12 at the break. Smattering of applause here.

jppalm: 1:41 PM Hewitt not complaining to Shaw about hip-checks not being called.

jppalm: 1:41 PM now complaining… lol

kenpomeroy: 1:41 PM Badgers’ win probability…25%

jppalm: 1:43 PM Hewitt calls timeout – spends the first half of it talking to Shaw about hip checks again.

brendanloy: 1:44 PM Cornell 43, Wisconsin 31 at halftime. 20 minutes away from one Sweet 16 mid-major per region. Who’s up for a UNI-Butler-Cornell-SMC Final 4?

JohnGasaway: 1:44 PM There is no way Cornell lost to Penn by 15. Impossible.

TheHoopsReport: 1:45 PM Cornell up 12 at half. Dale is getting to the basket at will, Wittman is on fire, and Jaques and Wroblewski are shooting well.

BracketDobber: 1:45 PM RT @AndyHutchins: If Cornell wins, and you root for UK in that game, I will assume you also enjoy clubbing seals. Or are Kige Ramsey.

BracketDobber: 1:46 PM Yes to the latter. RT @NunesMagician: Is it that there’s been a lot of upsets or did the committee just do a really bad job of seeding?

TheHoopsReport: 1:46 PM Before coming to Jacksonville, I thought John Jenkins was the best shooter in the country. But I think I may have been wrong- Ryan Wittman.

TheBigLead: 1:46 PM really, really bad news for anyone w/ Wisconsin -4.5 RT @kenpomeroy Badgers’ win probability…25%

BracketDobber: 1:49 PM RT @bleedcubbieblue: RT @CarrieMuskat: Just tried to teach #Cubs Lou Piniella how to Twitter in the dugout. “You have to type?” Lou said.

kenpomeroy: 1:49 PM I’d say 30%. RT @joelfleetwood: what about Mizzou’s from this point?

BracketDobber: 1:51 PM Niagara Falls. WOOT!

jppalm: 1:52 PM Matta yelling at Lauderdale “Angle Dallas!! Angle!!”

rushthecourt: 1:52 PM RT @MSU_Basketball: Kalin Lucas has a lower leg injury and he’s not expected to return for the second half.

BracketDobber: 1:53 PM This one getting away from Georgia Tech a bit.

JohnGasaway: 1:55 PM Wow. What’ve you done for me lately? RT @goodmanonfox RT @SPORTSbyBROOKS Tom Penders out at Houston.

BracketDobber: 1:56 PM And Tech goes on a 7-0 run. Not over yet in MKE.

jppalm: 2:01 PM Hewitt yelling at Shumpert to make Turner go left.

jppalm: 2:04 PM Matta calling out Tech plays

jppalm: 2:04 PM Diebler SLOW to get up after last defensive set

ballinisahabit: 2:04 PM RT @goodmanonfox: RT @SPORTSbyBROOKS: Tom Penders Is Out As Univ. Of Houston Basketball Coach bit.ly

TheBigLead: 2:04 PM RT @Ourand_SBJ: Tiger speaks: I’m hearing that Woods’ 1st 1-on-1 interview was with ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi today. Taped piece should be on E …

ballinisahabit: 2:06 PM Summers is going off today, scored last 8 for MSU who has extended their halftime lead w/out Lucas. 60-50

GaryParrishCBS: 2:07 PM Pretty face and long legs? RT @ErinAndrewsESPN: big fan of @stacykeibler … been picking @TonyDovolani abt what made her so successful!

ballinisahabit: 2:07 PM Cornell shot 57% against Temple and is now shooting 64% against Wisconsin. They’re pretty good offensively, eh

jppalm: 2:07 PM OSU now 7 deep today! Lighty’s fourth foul forces Simmons into the game.

midmajority: 2:08 PM Beautiful to watch. Cornell is doing Wisconsin better than Wisconsin does Wisconsin. Big Red have plenty of low-poss game experience.

rushthecourt: 2:09 PM Badgers didn’t get the memo from Jim Delany this morning?

ballinisahabit: 2:09 PM So is this what they mean when they say Durrell Summers is really talented? Because he’s taking the eff over…

TheBigLead: 2:09 PM Kalin Lucas definitely done for the game. Foot in a boot. MSU up 15 thought, 12 mins left. “lower leg injury”

ballinisahabit: 2:10 PM Lucas just came back to the bench in a boot limping badly

JohnGasaway: 2:10 PM Summers going absolutely nuts and Spartans scoring on almost literally trip w/o injured Lucas, who is on sideline in a boot.

BracketDobber: 2:10 PM Well, this group of games had some promise. Now, not so much.

jppalm: 2:11 PM Like the “don’t guard Jon Diebler” defense here. RT @D1scourse: The “don’t guard Durrell Summers” defense is failing spectacularly.

TheHoopsReport: 2:12 PM Huh??? Is this a joke or something? RT @SPORTSbyBROOKS: Tom Penders Is Out As Univ. Of Houston Basketball Coach bit.ly

TheHoopsReport: 2:15 PM Cornell up 16 a moment ago. Not sure Wisconsin can come back from that or that Cornell is capable of blowing that lead.

jppalm: 2:15 PM Wisconsin has given up 62 points in 26 and a half minutes?? wow.

brendanloy: 2:15 PM RT @slmandel: Seriously, Kentucky-Cornell would be fascinating. Three future lottery picks vs. their future financial advisers.

ballinisahabit: 2:16 PM Not worse than Bob Wenzel RT @DraftExpress: I’m sorry, but he’s terrible. Worst CBS color guy by far. RT @benariweixlmann: Is Jim Sparnagel

brendanloy: 2:16 PM RT @ajmcdonald81: The real biggest upset of the NCAA season? How did Penn manage to beat this Cornell team?

TheBigLead: 2:16 PM Does Northern Iowa have a shot? RT @WorldofIsaac Rumor per MSU boards is achilles..kill me now (Kalin Lucas done 4 game. Foot in a boot.)

midmajority: 2:18 PM Cornell’s Big Three (Wittman, Foote, Dale) make for an easy-to-remember construct, but how about Chris Wroblewski this half? My goodness.

jppalm: 2:18 PM Assistant tells Lighty he has to cut harder – Lighty just smirks.

JohnGasaway: 2:19 PM Cornell scoring at will on Wisconsin. Did it against Temple too. Astounding. Kentucky next? Tour of nation’s best defenses.

jppalm: 2:19 PM Hewitt yelling “no fouls! no fouls!” so, of course, they do.

TheBigLead: 2:20 PM Wittman & Diebler lighting it up…best white shooter in college hoops post from Jan: is.gd RT @jonhuston24 Diebler killin it

jppalm: 2:21 PM Cornell (and St. Mary’s) playing their A-games. RT @jeff1317: is cornell under-ranked or are they just playing really, really well?

BracketDobber: 2:23 PM Georgia Tech within 4 with 1:47 left

midmajority: 2:24 PM 10:29 left. Wisconsin down 18, with approx. 15 possessions left to work with in the game. That’s happy math.

BracketDobber: 2:25 PM Cornell up 20. 19-0 in pts off turnovers.

TheBigLead: 2:25 PM Cornell (8-14 from three) and Michigan State (9-for-14 from three) putting on shooting clinics today. I think Duke does the same vs. Cal

BracketDobber: 2:25 PM That intentional call on Tech may do it.

jppalm: 2:26 PM Lighty slammed to the ground, intentional foul

midmajority: 2:28 PM Cornell shot 57% three times this year, but this qualifies as “shooting out of their freaking minds.” 63%, including 8/14 from 3.

TheHoopsReport: 2:28 PM Anyone who doesn’t think Cornell has a chance to beat Kentucky and get to the Final 4 hasn’t been watching this team play enough.

SethDavisHoops: 2:30 PM Cornell’s performance was Sharpie-riffic. They have been unguardable these first two games. Will be fun game in Sweet 16 vs UK.

midmajority: 2:30 PM BTW, this is not a “shooting clinic” because it’s free to watch. Aren’t you glad you are? Lead is 22 with 7 min to play. Warm up the bus!

TheHoopsReport: 2:31 PM Ryan Wittman and Ali Farokhmanesh define the concept of how great shooters make bad shots.

SethDavisHoops: 2:31 PM Whatever happens at the regional, Bilas has been more than vindicated for his Cornell love. Give him credit for taking a risk.

brendanloy: 2:31 PM I have Cornell in my Sweet 16, and am now wishing I picked them over Kentucky like Jay Bilas did. Up 78-54 with 6:37 to go. Redonkulous.

jppalm: 2:32 PM Hewitt yelling at the ref “that’s a hell of a player you just took out of the game!” after favors fouls out.

jppalm: 2:32 PM Follows that with “Nice job, Curtis!!”

rloyola: 2:32 PM RT @TLKREM2: I asked Foster why he didn’t play and he admitted that he and Few have been “butting heads lately.” He was more upset P-Maa …

brendanloy: 2:33 PM (Though I *did* pick Cornell over Kentucky in my “upset bracket” in my office’s money pool. But that bracket also had NM in the title game.)

brendanloy: 2:35 PM RT @midmajority: Cornell shot 57% three times this year, but this qualifies as “shooting out of their freaking minds.” 63%, including 8/ …

SethDavisHoops: 2:35 PM fyi for all NCAA tourney fans, @TheoRabinowitz is tweeting cool stuff from inside our studio. Worth a follow!

BracketDobber: 2:36 PM RT @Adam_Jacobi: Nobody told me Cornell got to use the always-on-fire cheat code before today’s game.

SethDavisHoops: 2:36 PM Mizzou 10-18 from the foul line. Not how you get Capone.

SethDavisHoops: 2:37 PM Xavier-Pitt tip will be at 5:08.

SethDavisHoops: 2:38 PM Turner took 15 shots in the first half, but only 4 in the second half. Buckeyes are much better when they get balanced scoring.

TheHoopsReport: 2:40 PM The most competitive part of the 2nd half here was probably when Bo Ryan got T-ed up and then waived his hand at the ref and said “F*** U.”

SpokesmanReview: 2:40 PM Just posted a gallery of Christopher Anderson photos from the game. Gonzaga vs. Syracuse (NCAA Round Two) bit.ly #spoNCAA

JohnGasaway: 2:40 PM Outcome decided, final number will dip. But to this point Cornell’s scored an unofficial 1.52 points per possession.

BracketDobber: 2:41 PM Quick! Get Ken Dryden! RT @DanWolken: Can Cornell, a school known for its goaltending, stand on its head (so to speak) against UK?

BracketDobber: 2:43 PM Terps need a stop here…what a recovery!

TheBigLead: 2:43 PM GO TERPS!!!!! darn i missed this rally, was watching wvu … Maryland by 1!

BracketDobber: 2:44 PM Greivis taking over. Gutsy play there.

GaryParrishCBS: 2:46 PM Wow!

ballinisahabit: 2:46 PM Ooohhhhh Lucious!!!!

SethDavisHoops: 2:46 PM Korie Lucious….No he di-INT!!!!!!

TheBigLead: 2:47 PM dagger. right in my wallet. MSU 85, Maryland 83 on a buzzer shot by Sparty

JohnGasaway: 2:47 PM Korie Lucious? Yes, Korie Lucious. Wow.

SethDavisHoops: 2:47 PM That’s three lead chances the last 20 seconds.

midmajority: 2:48 PM There is a sub-Red Liner in all four regionals. Did you expect *that* back in November?

BracketDobber: 2:48 PM That was an insane finish. Just completely unbelievable!

SethDavisHoops: 2:48 PM Assist to Delvon Roe for ducking so that pass didn’t hit him in the head.

GaryParrishCBS: 2:48 PM Replays show Izzo was THIS CLOSE to calling a timeout. Must be glad he didn’t.

PeteThamelNYT: 2:48 PM Wow. Now that was a great finish to MSU-Maryland. Lusious beats buzzer and Maryland. 85-83. Down 1 to up 2.

brendanloy: 2:49 PM WOW, what an ending between Maryland and Michigan State!!! Sparty wins!

rushthecourt: 2:49 PM Three clutch plays in the last few seconds. There’s where you find your Madness. Right there.

TheHoopsReport: 2:49 PM Korie Lucious just strengthened Tom Izzo’s reputation as the best coach in college basketball.

TheBigLead: 2:49 PM Wish GV had just waited a few seconds longer to make his shot in the lane. Sparty had way too much time. clutch shot by Luscoius

brendanloy: 2:50 PM That said, MSU gave away a huge lead after Kalin Lucas got injured. Depending on his health, Northern Iowa to Elite Eight very plausible.

TheHoopsReport: 2:50 PM Cornell 87, Wisconsin 69. Who was the 4 seed and who was the 12 seed?

SethDavisHoops: 2:51 PM Izzo on Lucas: “It doesn’t look good. Might be Achilles.” Izzo very emotional in postgame intview. Don’t think I’ve ever seen him like that.

GaryParrishCBS: 2:51 PM Izzo says Lucas seems to have an Achilles injury. That’s not good.

ballinisahabit: 2:51 PM What a play. Crazy ending. Izzo very close to calling a timeout, ball very close to hitting Roe in the head.

BracketDobber: 2:51 PM Cornell moves on. SU fans who may go, grab yourselves some red.

brendanloy: 2:52 PM Check that. Northern Iowa to Elite Eight is “very plausible” regardless of Lucas’s health. But could be very *likely* if he’s hurt.

ESPNAndyKatz: 2:52 PM Tremendous ending. How did that pass get through to Korie Lucious. Great emotion from Raymar Morgan and Tom Izzo. Love the drama.

BracketDobber: 2:52 PM Hey CBS. Next year, send Gus to a site with 4s and 5s, not 1s and 2s. Such a waste.

ESPNAndyKatz: 2:53 PM I originally went with Michigan State in the Final Four in October. Does that count?

BW2020: 2:53 PM Good news: I think we will be a better team next year. Bad news: Few will still be our coach & Meech will still be our PG.

BracketDobber: 2:53 PM RT @jtannenwald: Give my regards to Davy, remember me to Tee Fee Crane.Tell all the pikers on the Hill that I’ll be back again.

brendanloy: 2:53 PM Not that you ever want to advance because of an opponent’s injury. But a fascinating situation setting up in St. Louis regardless.

kenpomeroy: 2:54 PM This is completely random, but if Cal beats Duke, the Bears will have the 7th best chance of winning the title.

BW2020: 2:54 PM Still a long long way to go. And we didn’t earn ourselves any potential outstanding recruits this year.

JohnGasaway: 2:56 PM Yes. RT @kpelton No. 1 task for the Huskies vs. West Virginia will be defensive rebounding.

PeteThamelNYT: 2:57 PM Think Cornell is a cute and cuddly Cinderella? Well, they outrebounded Wisconsin 28-16 and shot 61-percent against a Top 5 defense.

ballinisahabit: 2:58 PM Ugh. Thought my girlfriend was awesome. She just laughed at the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial. #OnToTheNextOne

midmajority: 3:00 PM Of the four teams, Cornell has the most fate and magic. Khaliq Gant, Foote getting no offers and ending up on the Big Red, everything.

ESPNAndyKatz: 3:00 PM I actually had Michigan State to win the title in October. Can’t go that far. Revisionist history: also was high on Michigan, OU, UNC.

TheBigLead: 3:02 PM RT @TheSportsHernia: Mariucci is now frantically preparing delicious homemade meatballs for Izzo. #MSU #BestBuds

midmajority: 3:02 PM RT @RedLineUpsets: [RED LINE UPSET ALERT] Cornell 87, Wisconsin 69 | is.gd

midmajority: 3:03 PM RT @spacemnkymafia: @midmajority Northern Iowa/Xavier/Cornell/St. Mary’s Final Four. #ibelieve

PeteThamelNYT: 3:03 PM Man, Kentucky vs. Cornell amid a sea of Red in the Carrier Dome is going to be a LOT of fun. Throw in Faegan’s and some Dino. Good times.

mattbouldin15: 3:04 PM Sittin next to sean john in first class…back to spoke!!

brendanloy: 3:04 PM Lisa Velte still leads LRT men’s pool; Matt Wiser second, Mike Marchand third, Andrew Hunter and Brian Neudorff… ff.im

ESPNAndyKatz: 3:04 PM But for what it’s worth I always thought Washington and Cal would be top 20-like. too. But enough of that.

rushthecourt: 3:06 PM Ithaca to Syracuse = 57.7 miles. Lexington to Syracuse = 659.2 miles. Kentucky travels well? They’ll need to. @PeteThamelNYT

PeteThamelNYT: 3:07 PM If anyone in Tweet world wants a Big Red quick study, here you go. nyti.ms

midmajority: 3:07 PM We have a regional destination, but I don’t want to jinx it until all the moving pieces fall into place.

PeteThamelNYT: 3:08 PM It’ll be a big test for UK fans. Ithaca is 60 miles away. Lex is a flight connect. RT @BamaBeat: Sea of Red, huh? We’ll see bout that

TheBigLead: 3:09 PM here’s video of the Korie Lucious game-winning 3-pointer against Maryland, in case you missed it: is.gd

aglock: 3:12 PM cornell’s offense: siiiiiiiick

ESPNAndyKatz: 3:13 PM Lot of coaching rumors chased down today. Most weren’t accurate. Talked to a lot of folks. Will have update on a few of them Monday a.m.

TheBigLead: 3:14 PM Liked Kevin Harlan’s call of the Michigan State gw shot: “for the win … he got it! Spartans move to the Sweet 16!” is.gd

TheBigLead: 3:16 PM Oh, that was Tim Brando, NOT Harlan. whoops. Anyway, good call on the MSU game-winner, @TimBrando

TheBigLead: 3:19 PM for the funk of it: Xavier (ML) and … Duke, -6.5. I’ll regret it. Haven’t bet Duke since Scheyer’s soph yr when they lost to Pitt at MSG

midmajority: 3:20 PM Oh, we know. Tonight, I wish you the best steak dinner ever! RT @Tymer_T @midmajority Wisc fan in Vegas. Bet Cornell big. That was no upset.

midmajority: 3:22 PM We were at the X-Pitt game last March, and Pitt put on a playground-junk run to win it late. Hoping for Red Line revenge today.

aglock: 3:24 PM perspective: cornell just had ‘ohio vs gtown’ vs 2 straight elite D’s. 87 pts on 62 poss today

TheHoopsReport: 3:26 PM Steve Donahue was very humble after the win. He was in tears talking about how his AD believed him and the program throughout some down yrs.

TheBigLead: 3:28 PM LMAO!! (bloggers will laugh) jose3030 RT @iluvblackwomen: twitpic.com – (presumably during SXSW)

TheBigLead: 3:28 PM

midmajority: 3:29 PM Already made one HUGE mistake. Was denied a credential at one of the regionals because I checked the box marked “shrimp blogger.”

rushthecourt: 3:32 PM No. A 12 has never beaten a 1. RT @allantberry: Question: Has 12 seed ever beat a 1 seed? Rooting for Cornell big time against Kentucky.

SethDavisHoops: 3:40 PM Sign of the times RT @johnclayiv: Kentucky’s next opponent, Cornell, has made Twitter’s top 10 trending topics.

TheBigLead: 3:42 PM RT @BNightengale: #mlb #twins Mauer will receive $184 million over 8 years

TheBigLead: 3:43 PM RT @tyduffy: “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin.” Messi again…

ESPNAndyKatz: 3:43 PM There are mid-major leagues, but high-major teams. Xavier is NOT a mid-major. XU has been as consistent as any high-level program lately.

SethDavisHoops: 3:45 PM Xavier on 16-0 run right now, lead Pitt by 13.

BracketDobber: 3:52 PM RT @aimclemson: With the uniform floor design and blue carpet, it feels like I’m watching a bunch of different NCAA games in the same arena.

SethDavisHoops: 3:53 PM If you want to feed your Cornell jones, here’s a YouTube vic of a backup center solving the Rubik’s cube at an airport. bit.ly

ballinisahabit: 3:54 PM Cornell did it again: I said yesterday that St. Mary’s was the leader in the clubhouse to be this year’s NCAA Tour… bit.ly

ballinisahabit: 3:55 PM RT @Kosi55: twitpic.com – Number One in BIAH Bracket Challenge 😀

ballinisahabit: 3:55 PM

TheBigLead: 3:55 PM anyone else see a little LaBradford Smith in Patrick Christopher’s game? Similar build, wore the same #, both studied MJ’s form on jumpers

SethDavisHoops: 3:56 PM Duke will get all the open looks it wants, but can they convert? So far, so…okay.

rushthecourt: 4:00 PM RT @BeyndArcMMiller: Ouch. Izzo thinks Kalin Lucas’ injury is a torn Achillies’ tendon. ow.ly

BracketDobber: 4:02 PM Stupid beer ad, stupid Axe ad…shocked the SW ad wasn’t next.

midmajority: 4:02 PM X was up by eight at HT last year in this matchup… hold tight, sports fans, we’ll still need the power of Hoops Nation to get No. 5 thru.

BracketDobber: 4:03 PM A&M-Purdue looks to be our best bet right now.

ballinisahabit: 4:04 PM RT @quietpool: Don’t you mean Ryan Wittman sweepstakes? RT @jadande: Clippers lose to Kings, pick up a full game in John Wall sweepstakes.

ballinisahabit: 4:11 PM Nolan Smith is getting after Randle.

BracketDobber: 4:11 PM Hey CBS, if you want Nantz to lead into 60 Minutes, you may want to ask the refs to slow the game down.

midmajority: 4:13 PM National folks say X isn’t a mid-major, then they hardly write about them. That’s why they come out of “nowhere” every single %$&@ year.

rushthecourt: 4:14 PM Second triple halftime of the day. Egad.

midmajority: 4:17 PM RT @achiappazzi: @midmajority People forget this time of year that mid-majordom is not about perception or arbitrary tag; it’s about rea …

midmajority: 4:21 PM Kumbaya, my looord, Kumbayaaaa! @sevenandsevens Why does ESPN use mid-major labels at all? Just call teams “teams” w/out pre-labeling them.

midmajority: 4:22 PM RT @BTUMassHoops: @midmajority All about $. As a UMass guy I always look for peer institutions that are state schools, in non BCS conf. …

midmajority: 4:24 PM No, but I took one look at Xavier and said, “Bluged it” RT @ia_bronco53 did you get to eat the shrimp..after you picked it out of the ocean?

midmajority: 4:27 PM X has less money to spend on sports than Cornell. They just choose to spend it on hoops & not to play American-Style Football. Yay them!

PeteThamelNYT: 4:27 PM Can we get Cornell’s Jon Jaques a few more followers? Big tweet week for him. RT @JJaques_25: SWEET SIXTEEN!!!!!! going home to the Dome

midmajority: 4:30 PM And it isn’t even close. Cornell athl. budget: $17m, Xavier athl. budget: $12m. X spends three dollars out of every 10 on MBB.

jppalm: 4:31 PM Pitt players body language not good right now. Coaches had to get on them to get back to the huddle after they called timeout.

midmajority: 4:32 PM God bless Xavier football RT @laplanck X sells t-shirts that say “Xavier football: unbeaten, untied, and unscored upon since 1973”

midmajority: 4:34 PM I say this a lot, but X gets no help from outside Cincinnati. National media, ESPN, national Nike apparel placement, nothing. NOTHING.

ESPNAndyKatz: 4:36 PM Agree. Good call. RT @GregAnthony50: Let’s also recognize the great collegiate career of Greivis Vasquez, he was spectacular in defeat.

midmajority: 4:37 PM Every accomplishment by X’s MBB team is special, hard-earned, worthy of the highest praise, but under-appreciated by the nation at large.

midmajority: 4:42 PM Natl feature stories, 08-09 ssn- Gonzaga 35, Xavier 3. RT @THRILLHOUSE82 not true at all. Xavier gets much more love nationally than in Cinc

BracketDobber: 4:43 PM Pitt refusing to go away. 10-0 run to cut the X lead to 3.

SethDavisHoops: 4:45 PM P{itt on a 12-0 run, within 1 of Xavier. That kind of day.

jppalm: 4:45 PM Pitt body language – much better now

TheBigLead: 4:47 PM RT @richarddeitsch: Your first quotes from ESPN’s Tiger Woods interview: tinyurl.com

midmajority: 4:47 PM This storyline is scarily reminiscent to last year’s S16 game so far. X dominates first half; mistakes and athleticism let Pitt in to tie.

jppalm: 4:48 PM Pitt fans are on the refs big time – every time down – either end of the floor.

jppalm: 4:49 PM I missed the first part of the game, but Pitt fans only stopped riding the refs when they were off the floor for halftime.

SethDavisHoops: 4:49 PM Now Purdue on an 8-0 run to close to within three. Only downside: No more games til Thursday!

TheHoopsReport: 4:50 PM Believe It: Cornell is Final Four Material. Read my story about the Big Red: thehoopsreport.com

BracketDobber: 4:50 PM Purdue with some life. Within 3 in what will likely be the last Rd. 2 game to end.

midmajority: 4:50 PM X simply has a PR problem. Spends so much time telling the nation what it isn’t, instead of what it is. Ends up turning a lot of people off.

SethDavisHoops: 4:52 PM Kramer bucket gives Purdue the lead. Hey he’s supposed to be the Glue Guy!

midmajority: 4:52 PM Corrected. Let’s get em through! A! 1! 4! A! 1! 4! RT @rhettumphress @midmajority They haven’t tied yet. Don’t give up hope #tweets4xavier

jppalm: 4:53 PM he is cuz he makes the play that needs to be made RT @SethDavisHoops: Kramer bucket gives Purdue the lead. He’s supposed to be the Glue Guy!

JohnGasaway: 4:54 PM Purdue shows post-Hummel spurtability against quality opponent, takes one-point lead on A&M.

midmajority: 4:54 PM RT @RedZoneIUPUI: @midmajority Im about 2 hours from Cinci & I have fellow RedZoners asking who/where it is. Sad, that program is SOLID.

jppalm: 4:56 PM Even when the refs give Pitt the ball, Pitt fans aren’t happy

midmajority: 4:57 PM “A-10” is like calling X “Z” RT @UCBearcatsblog Maybe people would take X/A-10 seriously if they stopped calling themselves A-10 w 14 teams.

BracketDobber: 5:00 PM Anyone have some garlic and a wooden stake for X? The Iron City Drinking Surrender Monkeys won’t die.

TheBigLead: 5:01 PM Excerpts from Tiger Woods-ESPN intv: “Why did you get married? How many women?” Tiger: “Just one is enough” is.gd

BracketDobber: 5:01 PM Nice fightback by the Aggies who are now up 2.

midmajority: 5:01 PM Course not, but they wuz robbed RT @MatthewTyner what about X after Butler game? Water fountain and trying to get into the stands. Classy?

jppalm: 5:03 PM Going down to the wire here. X up five, last media to. Gibbs hasn’t scored all half, but has 18. Crawford been stuck on 21 for a while.

midmajority: 5:04 PM Saw X early on at Butl & LaS, they looked soft inside. They do not look soft inside now. Hanging bravely in the paint with this Pitt team.

BracketDobber: 5:04 PM Everyone boycott the Tiger “interview” please.

midmajority: 5:05 PM That’s enough from you. Bye. RT @UtesFan89 How is the A-10 any different ::KSSSSSH::

TheBigLead: 5:05 PM if any of these late NCAA games go overtime, who is switching to Tiger? No i. you can see some of his answers here: is.gd

jppalm: 5:06 PM RT @eamonnbrennan: No different down here in front of the XU fans. The band has their own little 4 minute hate every time TV approaches.

jppalm: 5:07 PM Yeah, I sensed XU fans weren’t entirely happy either, but I don’t hear what they say.

SethDavisHoops: 5:07 PM Singler fouled on a three-point attempt just under 6 mins to play. Duke running its halfcourt offense with great precision.

SethDavisHoops: 5:08 PM Gilbert Brown three closes Pitt wo within 4. Panthers love slugging it out but will need jumpers the next 1:45.

midmajority: 5:09 PM Really spectacular X defense today. This game would be a lot more comfortable if the FTs were falling.

jppalm: 5:09 PM Crawford got a dunk on a run out – his first two in I’d guess ten minutes.

midmajority: 5:10 PM Wait for it… #omgdunX

SethDavisHoops: 5:10 PM Ian Eagle just mentioned Crawford’s dunk on LeBron. First time I’ve heard that in a long while. Shows how well he’s playing.

jppalm: 5:11 PM Gibbs hits a FT – his first point of the half

jppalm: 5:12 PM What I’ve seen of it – this has been a good, hard-fought game.

jppalm: 5:12 PM gets asked about it at every presser here. RT @SethDavisHoops: Eagle just mentioned JC’s dunk on LeBron. First I’ve heard that in a while.

PeteThamelNYT: 5:13 PM Ashley Judd flat-out rips Billy Gillespie to the NYT’s Thayer Evans. Says that Gillespie had an “ism.” nyti.ms

jppalm: 5:14 PM Fan: “Hey John! You must have AT&T – you miss so many calls!! You stink!!”

kenpomeroy: 5:14 PM No need to switch me to Pitt/Xavier at this point, CBS.

SethDavisHoops: 5:15 PM Just went Sharpie on Duke.

midmajority: 5:17 PM Every free throw is an adventure! X hitting them when they count, though. Two-possession game, more FT’s coming.

SethDavisHoops: 5:18 PM No doubt that was off Pitt. Good call.

DanWetzel: 5:20 PM I hope someone asked Tiger why he doesn’t like turkey unless its in a club sandwich.

BracketDobber: 5:21 PM Foul shots = garlic, X

midmajority: 5:22 PM If you throw out the 8/9 game in 07, this would be X’s first seed upset since 2004 (S16 vs. Texas, 7 over 3). Seven NCAA wins since then.

DanWetzel: 5:23 PM Xavier advances to at least Sweet Sixteen for fourth time since 2004. Chris Mack its third coach during that run.

TheBigLead: 5:23 PM unreal, Xavier misses 2 FTs, Pitt has a chance to tie it … Gibbs misses, Xavier survives. whew.

kenpomeroy: 5:23 PM Gminski just mentioned how “defense wins” in the tourney. Cornell laughs at that.

DanWetzel: 5:24 PM Elite Eight 2004 (Matta), Elite Eight 2008 (Miller), Sweet Sixteen (Miller), Sweet Sixteen and more? (Mack). Heck of a program

TheHoopsReport: 5:24 PM Duke win over Cal, 68-53. A solid victory for Duke. They’re playing great basketball right now.

TheBigLead: 5:24 PM this is some BS. they’ve added :00.4 to the clock? Where are the refs from Michigan-New Mexico State when you need them?

JohnGasaway: 5:25 PM Non-Baylor three-seeds are done. They went 2-3.

midmajority: 5:25 PM And there it is! (Wow, close enough?) Five! Xavier brings the A-14 back into the Sweet 16!

midmajority: 5:26 PM RT @UCBearcatsblog: @midmajority They could make the Elite 8 with 3 coaches in 6 years, which is also remarkable

TheBigLead: 5:27 PM CBS should have gone split screen with Pitt/X and A&M/Purdue. I totally have no clue what happened in final :00.4. SPLIT SCREEN DAMMIT

DanWetzel: 5:27 PM Not sure but 1. How much did you pay Uchitel, others not to talk? RT @PeterBurnsRadio @DanWetzel What 3 ?’s would You have asked Tiger?

TheBigLead: 5:27 PM and don’t tell me to fire up MMOD – i shut it down when you went to Pitt/X for the final minute. You can’t cut away in the final minute, CBS

SethDavisHoops: 5:28 PM Per CBS researcher Wayne Fidelman….Xavier’s win means there will be 11 conferences represented in the Sweet Sixteen.

DanWetzel: 5:28 PM 2. Why did you think Jungers, others would keep your secret. Essentially, are you stupid?

DanWetzel: 5:28 PM 3. Why “no turkey unless its in a club sandwich”?

midmajority: 5:28 PM Just an amazing basketball program, Gillen to Prosser to Matta to Miller to Mack. One of the last great city teams.

midmajority: 5:29 PM RT @RedLineUpsets: [RED LINE UPSET ALERT] Xavier 71, Pittsburgh 68 | is.gd

PeteThamelNYT: 5:29 PM Its official, top HS FB recruit Seantrel Henderson will sign with USC at 2:45 CST tomorrow. Dad: “It’s 100 percent.” nyti.ms

TheBigLead: 5:29 PM Purdue/A&M go overtime. ESPN interview with Tiger goes heads up against it. Bummer for … ESPN?

DanWetzel: 5:29 PM 4. If you found out Elin had 16 affairs would you stay with her? 5. Why the hell did you bring your mother to that speech?

midmajority: 5:30 PM 13 NCAA wins since the turn of the century, one for every $1m the school spent on sports last year. Xavier gets its money’s worth.

TheBigLead: 5:30 PM Should have had 2 games on at noon, also RT @The_Winner_ More staggered starting times wouldn’t hurt either

GaryParrishCBS: 5:31 PM First NCAA tournament game was double OT. Weekend ends with another OT.

DanWetzel: 5:31 PM 6. Will you pay to have room 354 of the Oak Lawn Hilton cleansed and reconstructed?

TheBigLead: 5:31 PM Rinaldi: “You said you were in treatment, for what?” Tiger: “That’s personal.” He then brings up Buddhism again, says “I quit meditating”

DanWetzel: 5:32 PM 7. How could most clutch putter of all time cite potential “stage fright” when discussing . . .

midmajority: 5:32 PM I know some of you have been waiting for this: Bally and I are going to Houston.

midmajority: 5:33 PM Yeeee-haw, pardner! (bang, bang)

SethDavisHoops: 5:37 PM Chris Kramer just lost his shoe. I wonder if Jamie “Shoes” Huffman is watching? I know Mich State fans get the reference.

SethDavisHoops: 5:37 PM RT @chucktodd: Perfectly fitting that last NCAA game of the weekend ends up in overtime, puts an ! on a great first 2 rounds.

TheBigLead: 5:37 PM Questions Rinaldi forgot: “How many Vegas cocktail waitresses did you share w/ Jordan?” Also: “Why didn’t you wrap up w/ these randoms?”

TheBigLead: 5:38 PM RT @Ourand_SBJ: Golf Channel’s Tilghman: Ari Fleischer is withdrawing his services from Team Tiger. “He feels he’s becoming too big a pa …

rloyola: 5:39 PM SlipperStillFits commenters now requesting GU recruit players who are “SPECIAL.” [see also: the good old days]

DanWetzel: 5:39 PM Tom Rinaldi did a good job. He’s a great journalists, writer. Five minutes is very difficult.

TheBigLead: 5:40 PM guns might be bigger RT @Nic_Dion does Kramer from Purdue not look like Ronnie from Jersey Shore?

midmajority: 5:41 PM I think of the 5, they’re the least understood: Euroball with a back-to-basket big man. RT @Bahofman you think st marys has the best shot?

GaryParrishCBS: 5:41 PM Why not run the shotclock down all the way there, shoot with seven seconds left on the game clock? Why don’t more teams operate that way?

SethDavisHoops: 5:42 PM Didn’t see Tiger’s ESPN interview but Tweets indicate my friend Tom Rinaldi did great job. He is a pro’s pro, a journalist and a gentleman.

TheBigLead: 5:43 PM purdue survives thanks to Kramerica Industries! i thought the A&M kid got bumped hard enough in the backcourt to warrant a foul

rloyola: 5:43 PM Gene Keady’s comb over is PUMPED!!!

GaryParrishCBS: 5:43 PM A&M shot way early in the shotclock, misses, gives Purdue a chance to win, and Purdue wins it 63-61 on a Kramer layup.

JohnGasaway: 5:44 PM If you’d told me two Big Ten guys would be last-second heroes today, I’d have guessed a lot of games before getting to Kramer & Lucious.

ESPNAndyKatz: 5:44 PM Chris Kramer saves the day for Purdue. Tremendous effort by Boilermakers. Three Big Ten in Sweet 16.

brendanloy: 5:45 PM RT @mom2twinsplus1: WWWWWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #Purdue

ESPNAndyKatz: 5:45 PM RT @SethDavisHoops: Per CBS researcher Wayne Fidelman….Xavier’s win means there will be 11 conferences represented in the Sweet Sixteen.

brendanloy: 5:45 PM RT @slmandel: Mad props to Purdue. I, like most people, left them for dead after the Big Ten tourney. On to the Sweet 16.

midmajority: 5:46 PM FACT FUN 306 teams have played in the NCAAT; only 62 have winning records. If X beats KSU on Thursday, they will be 20-20 all-time.

midmajority: 5:47 PM FACT FUN 306 teams have played in NCAAT; only 62 have records of .500 or better. If X beats KSU on Thursday, they will be 20-20 all-time.

TheBigLead: 5:48 PM RT @russakoffrules: @TheBigLead Kramer is Mick McCallister. Think about it, you’ve never seen both in the same place. bit.ly

jppalm: 5:48 PM Cinderella lives!! Boiler Up!!

ESPNAndyKatz: 5:49 PM Paradise Jam gets bragging rights from November tourneys with three teams in the Sweet 16: Purdue, Tennessee and Northern Iowa.

rushthecourt: 5:51 PM Bracket Redo? (for those in desperate need)… Kentucky, Ohio State, Syracuse, Duke. Others?

midmajority: 5:54 PM FACT FUN First NCAA apps and records of the TMM 5 – CORN: 1954 (2-5), SMC: 1959 (3-5), X: 1961 (19-20), BUTL: 1962 (10-9), UNI: 1990 (3-5)

jppalm: 5:54 PM I think 12. RT @SethDavisHoops: Xavier’s win means there will be 11 conferences represented in the Sweet 16

TheBigLead: 5:57 PM Rinaldi could have asked Tiger “Will u ever eat at Perkins again?” “Are u allowed to go to Vegas?” “How many bat phones r u juggling now?”

JohnGasaway: 5:57 PM By popular demand, the absolute rock-solid official number. Cornell scored 1.45 points per possession.

midmajority: 5:58 PM FACT FUN X is the only one of the TMM5 that has played an NCAA game at its 2010 regional city before. (2006 R64 vs GONZ, L 79-75)

midmajority: 5:59 PM FACT FUN X is the only one of the TMM5 that has played an NCAA game at its 2010 regional city before. (2006 R64 vs GONZ @ SLC, L 79-75)

TheBigLead: 5:59 PM RT @TheSportsHernia: @TheBigLead Also, “why the hell aren’t you answering Barkley or MJ’s texts?”

PeteThamelNYT: 6:00 PM Marshall Street will be jumping on Thursday. RT @wildcats: UK-Cornell Thursday in Syracuse will tip at approximately 9:57 p.m.

TheBigLead: 6:01 PM Rinaldi totally forgot to ask: “Why blondes, Tiger? Why only white women?” also: “How much hush money did you pay Uchitel? 7 figures?”

JohnGasaway: 6:01 PM In Big Ten play this year, 1.03.

midmajority: 6:03 PM FACT FUN UNI is the only one of the TMM 5 that has not been to the Sweet 16 before. SMC: 1959, CORN: 1954, X: 4 times, BUTL: 3 times

BracketDobber: 6:09 PM UberTwitter destroys my BB battery. That is all.

jppalm: 6:10 PM thans – should have tried to count. RT @Keodude: 11, Big 10 has 3, Big 12/East and SEC have 2 each. Other 7 conferences have a team each.

jppalm: 6:10 PM he’s the best. RT @hokieguru: Matt Painter doing a bang up coaching job… I thought they’d be dead without Robbie Hummel. #Purdue.

JohnGasaway: 6:13 PM Midwest “Bracket of Death” in shambles. Only East (Washington, Cornell) is sending a lower average seed to Sweet 16.

DanWetzel: 6:16 PM Golf Channel’s Tilghman: “Why couldn’t you stop.” Tiger: “I don’t know (quick pause, realizes off script) Now I know.” Never answers it

DoubleGfor3: 6:17 PM tweeting on the plane… kids, dont try this at home.

DanWetzel: 6:19 PM Also Tiger calls Golf Channel’s Kelly Tilgham “Kell” at one point. tinyurl.com

midmajority: 6:21 PM As-You-Go Bracketers!! Remember to submit your post-second round brackets! is.gd

JohnGasaway: 6:21 PM In two tournament games Cornell has scored 165 points in just 119 possessions.

DanWetzel: 6:22 PM Tiger not wearing wedding ring in GC interview. Was wearing “Buddhist braclet”

DanWetzel: 6:24 PM RT @SPORTSbyBROOKS Tiger Mistress: Caddie Steve Williams Met Her In Las Vegas bit.ly

jppalm: 6:25 PM just one of those things. RT @Keodude: What is up with all the #BigTen games being on the same day?

TheBigLead: 6:26 PM RT @johnclayiv: RT @wildcats: Dick Enberg and Jay Bilas your announcer team for Kentucky-Cornell.

ballinisahabit: 6:27 PM 2010 NCAA Tournament: Day 4 recap: So we are now officially done with the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.And… bit.ly

jppalm: 6:30 PM No Kalin Lucas – big trouble for Michigan St going forward.

brendanloy: 6:33 PM Men’s pool thru 48 games: 1. Matt Wiser, 2. Brian Neudorff, 3. Lisa Velte. Standings: bit.ly Scenarios: bit.ly

jppalm: 6:35 PM sure, but I’d guess St. Mary’s more likely. or Purdue (lol). RT @jeff1317: should they win, could northern iowa be the next george mason?

TLKREM2: 6:47 PM I haven’t had a chance to blog yet. I’m sorry. It’s hard to juggle the television and online duties. I’ll get to it eventually.

midmajority: 6:58 PM FACT FUN TMM NCAAT paths: S1 (05) Worc; S2 (06) Dayton>DC>Indpls; S3 (07) Columbus; S4 (08) Birm>Det; S5 (09) Minn>Bos; S6 (10) Prov>Hou

muroyals: 6:59 PM @brendanloy I hate the idea of the tourney expanding. Hope they at least come up with original idea for seeding it. Really bad idea imo.

midmajority: 7:11 PM RT @polarscribe: Avg hoops budget for #TMM5: $1.9 million. Avg hoops budget for their opponents: $6 million. The difference between us a …

aglock: 7:11 PM Funny: “It’s an amazing story, ” said Mark Coury, who started 29 games at UK before transferring to Cornell, where he comes off the bench.

aglock: 7:12 PM For the Tweetworld (in my own @espn4d moment), here’s my Feb column on Cornell and 7-footer Jeff Foote: bit.ly

aglock: 7:14 PM Who knows what they’ll do, but this is great fun for an Ivy hoops fans. RT @isaacfromCT: They will not do that against Kentucky.

midmajority: 7:15 PM RT @JohnGasaway: In two tournament games Cornell has scored 165 points in just 119 possessions.

aglock: 7:17 PM Against the No. 5 and 20 defenses nationally. RT @JohnGasaway: In two games, Cornell has scored 165 points in just 119 possessions.

midmajority: 7:17 PM Every so often, I have to check with y’all. Are you enjoying this ride, Hoops Nation? Y’ALL ENJOYING THIS RIDE? #omgmids

midmajority: 7:23 PM RT @ballybasketball: Let’s go, let’s go! Yee-haw! I never want this season to end! twitpic.com

midmajority: 7:23 PM

GonzagaBulldogs: 7:24 PM GU Baseball. Another Late-Inning Comeback Falls Short At #15 UCI bit.ly

midmajority: 7:30 PM RT @jtanHC: @midmajority It’s beautiful. It’s the culmination of hard hard work by great teams, which we experience as pure magic. #omgmids

midmajority: 7:30 PM RT @mags779: @midmajority more than enjoying it. 5 mids in. Bigs dropping like flies. Does it get any better?

midmajority: 7:31 PM RT @bubbaprog: @midmajority The ride is amazing. I’m glad we have five other buses to catch a ride on after ours ran out of gas.

midmajority: 7:31 PM RT @jenahearn: @midmajority seriously, how could anyone who actually enjoys basketball *not* enjoy this ride?

midmajority: 7:31 PM RT @VCUPav: @midmajority

@midmajority ala Samhan. Best. Tournament. Ever. (except of course tournaments VCU played in) #omgmids

midmajority: 7:32 PM This may be too meta even for Twitter, but YES I just spent the last hour looking for a cowboy hat for Bally.

GaryParrishCBS: 7:33 PM Wait till you see how many watch Friday. RT @OmarSamhan: Hello world my name is Omar Samhan. Crazy how many people saw that game yesterday!

midmajority: 7:35 PM Unfollow button’s over there, bro RT @RussellJelinek These @midmajority RT’s are making the midmajors really annoying. Like, more than usual

PeteThamelNYT: 7:36 PM Omar Samhan is on Twitter. This Tournament keeps getting better. RT @GaryParrishCBS:RT @OmarSamhan: Hello world my name is Omar Samhan.

midmajority: 7:36 PM RT @dhm: @midmajority Tourney has ruled. Mid-majors doing well *and* people who care about their brackets are probably upset. Win-win.

midmajority: 7:37 PM Don’t worry – never the same Committee twice RT @sms90 Only concern they will cut number of mid at larges like after 06.

midmajority: 7:39 PM No way! #x #tu #sju #ud #uvm #ualr RT @gidalkaiser You’re probably going to block me 4 this. Mids are winning all over the WBB bracket, too

GaryParrishCBS: 7:40 PM Jordan Crawford is another Sweet 16 personality on Twitter. RT @jcraw55: Hi HATER’S lol this shii feel SWEET!!!!

Adaye5: 7:40 PM Another though loss tonight back ro Detroit sheeesh frustraited

midmajority: 7:40 PM Woot! RT @DemonDeacs Your bracket contest reigns. Going 10 of 10, then Ohio upset. I realized how great this tourney will be,stopped caring.

GaryParrishCBS: 7:41 PM Tremendous story. Fun to watch. RT @jimtrueblood: @GaryParrishCBS How about the passion of Purdue. Thats what midwestern men are made of.

midmajority: 7:41 PM RT @valpo2006: @MidMajority WBB mid-majors represent too! 12th-seeded Green Bay, a debated at-large selection, just beat fifth-seeded Vi …

midmajority: 7:41 PM RT @formanfor3: @midmajority Its great when the talk of the tournament is Northern Iowa, Cornell and St. Mary’s. Its good for basketball.

mattbouldin15: 7:41 PM sean got internet on the plane…shits tight!

SWXRightNow: 7:44 PM Izzo expects Spartans to show up bit.ly

GaryParrishCBS: 7:46 PM Working on it now. RT @tjcrume: You going to have a sweet 16 look ahead? @GaryParrishCBS

ballinisahabit: 7:51 PM Redemption Weekend: The first weekend of the 2010 NCAA Tournament was one of the best first weekends that I can re… bit.ly

brendanloy: 7:51 PM RT @valpo2006: @MidMajority WBB mid-majors represent too! 12th-seeded Green Bay, a debated at-large selection, just beat fifth-seeded Vi …