Sweet 16 live-tweeting, Day 2

Yet again, instead of letting tweets take over my blog, I’m going to temporarily confine them here. But I’m doing it a little bit differently this time. My tweets, and any comments thereon, will appear in the first window below. Tweets from everyone on my college basketball list will appear in the second window below.

You can join the dialogue either by clicking “Make a comment” on the top window, or by tweeting something @brendanloy, or by emailing 13909@scribblelive.com. Go Mid-Majors! Beat Other Guys! [Bumped. -ed.]

UPDATE: Below is a complete transcript of my tweets, followed by a complete transcript of the list’s tweets:

MY TWEETS

brendanloy: 5:33 PM Now live-tweeting at www.brendanloy.com

brendanloy: 5:34 PM My tweets will most likely become more frequent after ~7:30 PM Mountain Time, when the girls go to bed. So, for the second set of games.

brendanloy: 5:35 PM RT @BracketDobber: Baylor’s offense is ON. Rut-roh, Gaels. 11-5 15:50 1H

corcoran310: 5:35 PM @brendanloy you’re Twitter’s Gus Johnson amigo!

brendanloy: 5:36 PM RT @midmajority: Baylor 8 seating sections, SMC has 1. And Giant Omar heads! twitpic.com

brendanloy: 5:36 PM

brendanloy: 5:38 PM RT @ballybasketball: I’m a VIB at the NCAA Turn-o-mint! Go mid-majors go! twitpic.com

brendanloy: 5:38 PM

brendanloy: 5:39 PM Leaving work. My tweets will most likely become more frequent after ~7:30 PM Mountain Time, when the girls go to bed. So, for the second set of games, basically.

brendanloy: 6:06 PM Baylor 36, St. Mary’s 12. *gulp* Are there any morning flights from Houston to Salt Lake City that @midmajority can catch if UNI loses?

brendanloy: 6:17 PM RT @midmajority: BAY 46, SMC 17 at HT. Yeah, nothing went right there.

brendanloy: 8:02 PM I would love to be watching UNI-MSU right now. Alas, I have a toddler who has suddenly become terrified of sleeping. So, dealing with that.

brendanloy: 8:12 PM But UNI-Butler-Duke-UK would be kind of ideal, no? RT @slmandel: CBS nightmare final four: Northern Iowa, Butler, Baylor, West Virginia

brendanloy: 9:18 PM After some toddler madness and some work-related madness, I’m finally focusing on March Madness. MSU by 1, 8:28 left. Duke by 2, 14:57 left.

brendanloy: 9:19 PM GO NORTHERN IOWA!!! And, uh, I need Duke to reach the title game to have any chance in my office pool… but whatever… GO PURDUE!!!

brendanloy: 9:20 PM I guess I should probably update the pool, huh?

mom2twinsplus1: 9:21 PM @brendanloy uh…did hell just freeze over???!!!

brando_minich: 9:21 PM @brendanloy You know, if UNI keeps advancing, it negates my bad Kansas pick by ensuring others don’t take their place. GO UNI!!!!

brendanloy: 9:22 PM @mom2twinsplus1 You seem to think I hate Purdue. I don’t hate Purdue. 🙂 I do, however, hate Duke. HATE!

brendanloy: 9:22 PM @brando_minich That’s some quality thinking, there. You’re absolutely right: all Kansas pickers should root for UNI.

brando_minich: 9:22 PM @brendanloy Seriously, Duke, you can’t pull away from a Purdue team missing their star? BOOOOO!!!!

BrianNeudorff: 9:23 PM @brendanloy Well there were times you had us confused LOL

brendanloy: 9:23 PM @brando_minich Although, very few people picked either MSU or Tennessee, either, so I don’t know how much it matters at this point.

mom2twinsplus1: 9:23 PM @brendanloy oh…hmmm, I didn’t realize you hated Duke. But I always got the impression you aren’t a Big 10 fan….

brendanloy: 9:23 PM @BrianNeudorff Just because I made fun of the drum that one time… 🙂

BrianNeudorff: 9:24 PM @brendanloy Nah just teasing LOL

brendanloy: 9:24 PM @mom2twinsplus1 I’m not a Big 10 fan — how could I be? I’m a USC and ND fan! 🙂 — but Purdue isn’t high on my Big 10 hate list.

brando_minich: 9:24 PM @brendanloy That bracket has been completely incinerated.

brendanloy: 9:25 PM @mom2twinsplus1 Let’s see… 1. Michigan 2. Ohio State 3. Sparty … actually that’s pretty much the whole hate list. 🙂

brendanloy: 9:25 PM @brando_minich No kidding. And that was supposed to be the power bracket. Crazy.

brendanloy: 9:26 PM @mom2twinsplus1 P.S. re: Duke, they knocked out UConn in 1990 & 1991, and USC in 2001. Yeah, I hate ’em.

brendanloy: 9:27 PM In non-basketball news, “24” has been cancelled. www.thrfeed.com I BLAME OBAMA!!!

dmataconis: 9:29 PM @brendanloy Its the age of Obama, we’re even ending the War On Fictional Terror

brendanloy: 9:29 PM LOL RT @dmataconis @brendanloy It’s the age of Obama, we’re even ending the War On Fictional Terror

mom2twinsplus1: 9:30 PM @brendanloy rofl. I just like busting your chops. And it’s ok because you’re alma mater’s are the 2 schools I detest the most 😉

mom2twinsplus1: 9:31 PM @brendanloy oh, duh! You’re a UConn fan…that explains your Duke hatred!

BrianNeudorff: 9:32 PM @brendanloy If it’s any consolation my boss blames me for Butlers win of Syracuse most of my station is either fans or Alum

brendanloy: 9:34 PM @mom2twinsplus1 Well, not really that much of a UConn fan anymore, but I grew up one. And this game? bit.ly Two days later…

brendanloy: 9:34 PM @mom2twinsplus1 … that same UConn “dream team” lost in the Elite Eight on a buzzer-beater by Laettner.

brendanloy: 9:35 PM @mom2twinsplus1 Although they got their revenge in 1999. 🙂 One of my greatest wins ever as a sports fan.

brendanloy: 9:37 PM Northern Iowa 51, Michigan State 51 with 2:32 left. Sparty ball. #imissgusjohnson

mom2twinsplus1: 9:38 PM @brendanloy oh, I bet!

brendanloy: 9:38 PM I just realized, Becky isn’t here (out with mommy buddies), so I can actually turn the TV volume up to a normal level. 🙂

brendanloy: 9:39 PM MSU scores off timeout, leads 53-51 with 2:05 left.

brendanloy: 9:39 PM I would like to take this opportunity to point out that I HATE SPARTY. #spartysucks

brendanloy: 9:40 PM 84% free-throw shooter for UNI just missed two FTs. Spartans ball, up 2, 1:47 left. Ugh.

brendanloy: 9:40 PM Dammit Lucious

brendanloy: 9:40 PM 55-51 MSU, 1:23 left. Timeout Northern Iowa.

brando_minich: 9:41 PM @brendanloy Indeed. There’s just something I can’t stand about Sparty.

brando_minich: 9:41 PM @brendanloy Indeed. There’s just something I can’t stand about Sparty.

brendanloy: 9:42 PM After first 2 games, Casey Zak & Sharon Greggs still tied in pool: bit.ly 15 still alive: bit.ly

brendanloy: 9:43 PM Those missed FTs, followed by MSU hoop on next possession, totally changed the game. MSU by 6, 30 seconds left

brendanloy: 9:44 PM Looks like Michigan State is going to win. “And the dream has died for Northern Iowa.” Down by 6 with 21.3 seconds left

brendanloy: 9:44 PM And MSU going to the line

brendanloy: 9:44 PM MSU missed free throw, Northern Iowa ball, 20 seconds left

brendanloy: 9:45 PM Down 6 with 14 seconds left, going to FT line. No field goals in last 10 minutes!?!

brendanloy: 9:45 PM Really need to hit first FT, then miss, rebound & score. Hit both, it’s still a 2-possession game with 14 seconds left.

brendanloy: 9:47 PM @midmajority I’d suggest a flash fundraising drive, but if credentials are the issue, I guess your readers can’t help with that.

brendanloy: 9:48 PM How does UNI not go for that free-throw rebound???

brendanloy: 9:49 PM This tournament is all about Thursdays being OMG AWESOME and Fridays being… meh.

brendanloy: 9:49 PM Hopefully for Butler, the Saturday=awesome trend will cotinue.

dmataconis: 9:50 PM @brendanloy I would answer that question but I’m stuck watching Duke-Perdue

brendanloy: 9:50 PM Michigan State 59, Northern Iowa 52, final. Spartans trailed by 7 at half, end up winning by 7. It’s #5 MSU vs. #6 Tennessee in Elite 8.

brendanloy: 9:50 PM GO VOLS, BEAT SPARTY

brendanloy: 9:50 PM Duke 57, Purdue 4 with 3:10 left

brendanloy: 9:50 PM er, 47

mom2twinsplus1: 9:51 PM @brendanloy uh….what? I’m pretty sure you mean 47…not 4

brendanloy: 9:51 PM @mom2twinsplus1 Already corrected 🙂

brendanloy: 9:51 PM @mom2twinsplus1 Just another example of my anti-Purdue vendetta 🙂 #iblameobama

brendanloy: 9:52 PM RT @MattZemek_CFN: Death. Taxes. Politicians sucking. And Tom Izzo winning in March. Michigan State is the last Big Ten team standing. A …

brendanloy: 9:52 PM RT @midmajority: We are all Butler Bulldogs now, each and every one of us. www.midmajority.com

brando_minich: 9:52 PM @brendanloy No, it just feels like the teams haven’t scored double digit points.

mom2twinsplus1: 9:53 PM @brendanloy rofl. #iblameobama

brendanloy: 9:54 PM Elite Eight, assuming Duke score holds: 2 Big XII, 2 SEC, 1 Big Ten, 1 ACC, 1 Big East, 1 Horizon

brendanloy: 9:55 PM @MelissaTweets There are two things on which we will never agree, darling: Obama and Sparty. 🙂

brendanloy: 9:55 PM @dmataconis uh, Michigan State won

brendanloy: 9:56 PM RT @aglock: Mid-majordom dwindles to one as UNI can’t close the deal here late. Butler, the flag is all yours.

brendanloy: 9:56 PM This just in: V.P. Biden thinks Butler’s effort to extend Season 6 of the @midmajority is a Big F***ing Deal. GO BULLDOGS! #midswin

brendanloy: 9:58 PM Is everybody ready for the “OMG THEY SHOULD RESEED THE FINAL FOUR” talk if it’s Duke-Kentucky and Butler-Tennessee or whatever?

MelissaTweets: 10:02 PM @brendanloy Oh, you’ll come around on Obama. 😉

mattbramanti: 10:02 PM @brendanloy Wait, that can’t be! A tournament solves all problems!

brendanloy: 10:05 PM @mattbramanti Doesn’t solve all problems; just produces a legitimate champion.

brendanloy: 10:06 PM Butler vs. Kansas State at 2:30 PM local time tomorrow. CAN’T WAIT. GO BULLDOGS!!! #weareallbulldogsnow #ihaveabutlertshirt #midswin

brendanloy: 10:12 PM If I left right now, I’d be in Salt Lake City by ~6am. *sigh*

brendanloy: 10:12 PM RT @midmajority: Word of the evening: GAH. Both Fridays have pretty much sucked for us.

brendanloy: 10:13 PM Matt Wiser, who picked MSU, takes over LRT pool lead: bit.ly Just 9 still alive to win: bit.ly

dmataconis: 10:14 PM @brendanloy And what would the Loy women think about that ? Face it dude, you’re the lone Y chromosome 🙂

brendanloy: 10:14 PM @brando_minich Just 9 still alive to win, and you’re one of them! bit.ly

brendanloy: 10:15 PM @dmataconis More like, why would the Loy wife agree to let me go and handle the other Loy women all by herself all weekend 🙂

brendanloy: 10:15 PM @dmataconis Though, actually, Becky and I have been to two Sweet 16/Elite 8s. But that was before we had kids, and before we had a budget.

mattbramanti: 10:16 PM @brendanloy Yeah, I was mocking tourney proponents. Like you hinted though, legitimacy could be questioned.

dmataconis: 10:17 PM @brendanloy Welcome to life !

brando_minich: 10:19 PM @brendanloy How did this happen? Dark Forces must be afoot! Sauron, perhaps?

Mike: 10:20 PM Heh. MSU — my current school wins — and knocks me out of contention. The best I can finish is #2…to my brother…

brendanloy: 10:22 PM Woohoo! I’m still mathematically alive to win my office money pool. I win in 5 of the remaining 128 scenarios. Loyette has same odds.

brendanloy: 11:01 PM To win my office pool, I need WVU to beat Kentucky, and Duke to beat Baylor & WVU, then lose title game to Butler… ff.im

THE LIST’S TWEETS

theupsetblog: 5:19 PM Listen for it. Boozer: “Block that $&!?” is always the predecessor to an erase at the rim. This time it was AK.

greggdoyelcbs: 5:21 PM If Wayne Chism thought his headband look would take off … fail.

greggdoyelcbs: 5:22 PM If there’s a more useless player in NCAA than Steven Pearl, show me. He must have an in with the coach.

TheBigLead: 5:22 PM William Buford off to a great start…in Feb, a tipster close to the OSU program told us he’s gone to NBA this yr: is.gd

aglock: 5:24 PM Turner survives first ballhawking attempt by Tenn in halfcourt, but Vols defense figuring things out. Matta’s move

aglock: 5:24 PM I’m like three feet from Brutus. RT @bchobbs: @aglock I think I saw the back of your head on TV.

midmajority: 5:24 PM SMC starting five: Steindl, Allen, Samhan, Radiohead, McConnell. Baylor starting 5: some dudes

espn4d: 5:25 PM Lighty gets two tickle fouls, not a good development for OSU. No depth, and he’s a key part.

greggdoyelcbs: 5:25 PM Yes, UK fans, yes. Eric Bledsoe is another example of Russell Westbrook. But he ain’t on TV at the moment …

aglock: 5:25 PM Simmons, otherwise known as, “Ohio State’s bench” in for Lighty.

midmajority: 5:26 PM Lots of Australian paraphernalia in the crowd. Reminds me of Moraga, where (I think there’s still) an AUS flag hanging on the far wall.

aglock: 5:27 PM Nice steal by Vols and then a complete phantom foul and 1 on the break

espn4d: 5:27 PM Refs are off to an NIT start calling this game so far.

TheBigLead: 5:28 PM 2nd foul on Lighty is huge. OSU has no bench. If Diebler isn’t hitting … that means Turner/Buford have to do it all on offense. uh-oh?

aglock: 5:28 PM The turnover issues I wondered about for OSU are starting to manifest themselves.

ballinisahabit: 5:28 PM Not a fan of the OSU shoes. Gray patent leather is never a good look. I blame @clubtrillion

espn4d: 5:29 PM Tennessee 10-0 run. Obviously, the UT defense has tightened up appreciably. Bucks have two players with two fouls now, too.

DanWetzel: 5:30 PM Sandwich Wars? Post practice meals: Kentucky ate Subway; WVU had Jimmy John’s

theupsetblog: 5:31 PM For those who were critical of SLC as a Regional site should check out the depth of field at Houstons Reliant Stadium. Awful.

aglock: 5:31 PM Amen to this. Some of the reffing I have seen in the NCAAs has been bad. RT @espn4d: Refs are off to an NIT start calling this game so far.

rushthecourt: 5:31 PM Is Evan Turner playing tonight?

JohnGasaway: 5:32 PM I proclaim “home floor” talk for Baylor at Reliant Stadium overblown. Quiet and cavernous.

aglock: 5:32 PM Did that cross-court pass from Turner nick the rim before finding the shooter for 3? Hard to tell from my angle

theupsetblog: 5:33 PM McRoberts. Dunleavy. Murphy. Hansbrough. Foster. Pacers will probably work out Butler’s Matt Howard, they believe in pasty white guys.

aglock: 5:34 PM Tennessee more explosive and quick off the court right now.

aglock: 5:35 PM The PA system is awful and the acoustics are devouring the muffle. RT @bhundley: @aglock They using an airhorn at the scorer’s table?

midmajority: 5:35 PM 11-5 Baylor at MTO one. As expected, Baylor’s size is creating matchup problems everywhere. SMC testing the waters inside with Omar.

aglock: 5:36 PM Standard issue for the games I have seen live this NCAAs, but both fan bases getting angry at the refs. With pretty good reason, imo

SethDavisHoops: 5:38 PM Tennessee passing the eyball test right now. St. Mary’s isn’t.

greggdoyelcbs: 5:40 PM The finish was great, but a 50-foot oop pass on the MONEY? That was the play there.

espn4d: 5:41 PM Lot of frustrated players and coaches on both sides with tight whistle early. Vols up 23-21 under 8.

BracketDobber: 5:41 PM Tweety Carter with a 3 and McConnell got his elbow. That’s gonna hurt.

SethDavisHoops: 5:42 PM Ben Allen with a 15 footer. He could be X factor for St. Mary’s. 7 footer who can stretch the D, but Baylor’s guards on fire from outside.

aglock: 5:42 PM Apparently. They’ve been terrible so far. RT @TourneyTrip: @aglock is a little consistency too much to ask for from these refs?

greggdoyelcbs: 5:42 PM Baylor 19-7 on St. Mary’s. Let’s hear Samhan talk s–t now. That guy bugs me.

midmajority: 5:42 PM Tweety Carter 3+1 (miss), another 3, SMC in a 19-5 hole. BTW, these rims are rock-hard, no give at all, but BAY is swishing everything.

BracketDobber: 5:42 PM Carter with another 3…19-7 Baylor

TheBigLead: 5:42 PM Tweety Carter (and Baylor) looks awesome early. Samhan hasn’t scored yet (clanged 2 FTs), 19-7 Bears, eight minutes in.

SethDavisHoops: 5:42 PM Looking forward to hearing Seth Greenberg talk about his day tonight on CBS College Sports, starting at 9:30. He’s in studio all night.

GaryParrishCBS: 5:43 PM Omar is 0-of-1 from the field, zero points. In a related story, Baylor leads SMC 19-7.

rushthecourt: 5:43 PM And the next 10-0 run will come from… whom?

midmajority: 5:44 PM TMM scenarios: SMC L/UNI W-drive to STL; SMC W/UNI L-stay here; SMC L/UNI L-stay here, BUTL W Sat: go to IND; all 3 lose: Epilogue Mon.

SethDavisHoops: 5:44 PM Tennessee owning 16-9 rebound advantage early on.

midmajority: 5:46 PM For SMC to win, this is up to the shooters. Even Omar conceded that BAY has plenty of size to handle him, and that he’d have a “quiet game.”

TheBigLead: 5:46 PM Tenn LOVES to talk. Williams dunks on Diebler, then barks at him … Prince flushed that oop and had words for Buford. kinda like that

aglock: 5:46 PM More specifically, Vols over 50% on Off glass. RT @SethDavisHoops: Tennessee owning 16-9 rebound advantage early on.

aglock: 5:47 PM Kind of an ill-tempered affair so far. Both teams seem put off, refs not helping.

aglock: 5:48 PM twitpic.com – Brutus and me

aglock: 5:48 PM

midmajority: 5:48 PM Yeah, makes Curry’s 33 vs WISC in 08 even more special – NBN on everything RT @TourneyTrip these stadium arenas have garbage rims it seems.

aglock: 5:48 PM Note to Tennessee: Don’t double off Diebler to help on Buford’s drive.

JohnGasaway: 5:49 PM John Bryant Theory: Big man stats don’t translate as well from mid- to high-major (& beyond) as do guard stats.

TheHoopsReport: 5:50 PM Wow, this OSU/Tenn game is like watching an All-Star Game. It’s just run and gun, no defense, back and forth with easy baskets, jumpers.

greggdoyelcbs: 5:51 PM JP Prince is another example of how much Lute Olson was mailing it in down the stretch

espn4d: 5:51 PM OSU up 35-34 w 220 left. Very good game. Vols superior physically — bigger and more athletic. But maybe not better basketball team.

midmajority: 5:51 PM Samhan finally on the board with a fadeaway J over Lomers… 19-9 BAY at 9:40 1H. SMC looking for the right personnel combination.

espn4d: 5:52 PM If OSU goes to locker room with lead and Lighty sitting out nearly 14 mins, that’s a big plus for Matta.

greggdoyelcbs: 5:53 PM Samhan is no Cole Aldrich. And Cole Aldrich is overrated.

TheBigLead: 5:54 PM St. Mary’s 4-15, 0 offensive rebounds 12 mins in. Baylor dominating both ends. Let’s hope the Bears can keep this up. Omar: 1-4

midmajority: 5:54 PM Acoustics are really freaky too. I hear an “SMC” chant coming from behind me, there are no SMC fans back there. They’re across the floor.

aglock: 5:55 PM BIG 9 pts off the bench from Simmons with Lighty saddled with fouls. Huge for OSU, looking to take lead into half despite Tenn-style game

aglock: 5:56 PM Was it a foul? Did it land on Diebler laying out of bounds? Who knows … OSU ball!

midmajority: 5:56 PM The NCAA makes the Regional that’s hosting the next F4 do everything F4-size, so media room is only 1/8-full. Stands about 1/8 full too.

aglock: 5:57 PM Too easy for Bobby Maze there at the buzzer, but all in all, OSU has to be pleased to be up at the H. Tenn still very much in it. Good game

greggdoyelcbs: 5:57 PM Ohio State’s defense let THAT happen? Can’t happen. No excuse. Where my OSU coach tweeter dude??!?! We need to talk

ballinisahabit: 5:57 PM huge half from Simmons – 9 pts off the bench – as Lighty sat for 14 minutes with two fouls.

BracketDobber: 5:57 PM OSU up 3 at half with Lighty coming back could be a recipe for trouble for Tennessee.

midmajority: 5:58 PM And that’s two fouls on Samhan. The shooters are having depth perception issues, and so are the refs.

ballinisahabit: 5:58 PM Bud Heavy, chips, cheese dip FTMFW

GaryParrishCBS: 5:58 PM That’s two fouls on Samhan with 6:59 left in the first half. This is not going well for Saint Mary’s. Down 27-11.

TheBigLead: 5:58 PM Samhan 2 fouls, 6:59 mark. They keep him in down 27-11. risky. Hopefully Baylor goes right at him

GaryParrishCBS: 5:59 PM Make that 29-11. I can’t believe I left my hotel room to come watch this.

greggdoyelcbs: 6:01 PM Good Lord Baylor up 29-11. Samhan speared by a bear. DAMN that was good.

midmajority: 6:01 PM Saint Mary’s floating through a sleep realm not of their own design. Am I freaking you out, man? Is this a freaky dream?

greggdoyelcbs: 6:02 PM Cole Aldrich thinks Samhan is soft.

rushthecourt: 6:02 PM All that money Samhan made himself last week? Starting to get handed back to the house, I’m afraid.

jppalm: 6:02 PM is it a home crowd for baylor if most people are dressed as empty seats?

BracketDobber: 6:02 PM There went Scrivens’ shutout run…UNH tied it on a Shea Weber-esque shot through the net. 3:13 left in the 1st.

greggdoyelcbs: 6:03 PM Why couldn’t St. Mary’s have sucked before ruining my bracket?

BracketDobber: 6:03 PM There’s a second for UNH. Just. Like. That. 2:47 left in the 2nd

greggdoyelcbs: 6:04 PM Good Lord my pizza delivery guy was 6-foot-10. Mormons are tall, man.

BracketDobber: 6:04 PM SMC being tripled up by Baylor in Houston. Hence the hockey focus.

jppalm: 6:05 PM was hoping SMC would put up more of a fight.

ballinisahabit: 6:05 PM You know, I think St. Mary’s is actually playing well right now. Samhan is unstoppable.

TheBigLead: 6:05 PM RT @TheSportsHernia: Samhan to the Detroit Shock? #NCAA #CBS #WNBAbrah

midmajority: 6:06 PM Bennett ditches the Allen/Samhan approach and goes small. Something, anything? Did I mention these rims are as hard as the floor?

BracketDobber: 6:06 PM They have Stepford Ice and Boards in hockey, which is a bit more forgivable. A bit.

JohnGasaway: 6:08 PM No mistake Baylor looks this good. is.gd

TheBigLead: 6:09 PM All the Omar Samhan NBA talk last weekend? Probably premature. Looks timid, really small, and can’t get his shot off tonight

midmajority: 6:10 PM Aussie kids look terrified out there. As in, thought they came for a ball game & it turned out to be a huge singing contest,& they’re naked.

GaryParrishCBS: 6:11 PM Baylor just too long, athletic, quick, everything for Saint Mary’s. And it’s obvious at every position.

SethDavisHoops: 6:11 PM I hope Duke and Purdue fans aren’t watching this.

ballinisahabit: 6:11 PM Can I just say that I hope this Samhan performance doesn’t make people forget how good of a story he was in the first round.

midmajority: 6:11 PM I’ll be there Sunday if this holds up and UNI wins RT @TheBillKenney Wish you went to St. Louis instead?

TheBigLead: 6:11 PM So. Baylor-Duke … Nolan Smith v Dunn or Carter? Does Udoh chase Singler to the perimeter? Finally, Zoubek will face a tree his size (#50)

ballinisahabit: 6:12 PM Might not be a pro, but he is still an interesting guy. And he still has a shot with Taylor Swift (@blacketologist)

SethDavisHoops: 6:12 PM I would never go Sharpie in the first half, just out of principle. But I’m keeping it close.

greggdoyelcbs: 6:13 PM Me on Butler. Do NOT compare this team to the movie Hoosiers: bit.ly

rushthecourt: 6:15 PM Bill James says lead 44% safe; GA says 100%. Tending toward GA on this one… RT @GregAnthony50: Sharpie on Baylor!!! I’m sorry…

JohnGasaway: 6:15 PM Going Sharpie on SMC. Westernmost team now hails from Manhattan, KS.

aglock: 6:16 PM Tennessee with 11 off rebs to just 9 def rebs for OSU, but Buckeyes shooting 15-27 FG. Something has to give 2nd H, doesn’t it?

aglock: 6:16 PM Michigan State band files in next to Ohio State band. Funny dynamic.

espn4d: 6:17 PM Thanks for coming, Gaels.

midmajority: 6:17 PM BAY 46, SMC 17 at HT. Yeah, nothing went right there.

TheBigLead: 6:17 PM yup. don’t think Purdue has the offense RT @mrxsports you already have Duke wining tonight?

midmajority: 6:18 PM This is the Saint Mary’s team that I saw crumbling under crowd pressure at Gonzaga in 2H, not the one from the last few weeks.

greggdoyelcbs: 6:18 PM Another half like this, and the Catholic Church ought to excommunicate St. Mary’s

midmajority: 6:19 PM This is the only hashtag that can put that half of basketball in proper perspective. RT @fuckthemets #poopshower

aglock: 6:19 PM There’s the third not-needed foul on Lighty. Simmons could be a huge key in the 2nd H, too

espn4d: 6:19 PM Unbelievable. Lighty gets third foul a minute into second half. Brainlock.

aglock: 6:20 PM Nods, someone mentioned a test for ’11 FF. RT @LonghornRdTrip: @aglock Court at ’08 & ’10 Reliant regionals was in the middle of the field

espn4d: 6:22 PM Evan Turner in takeover mode now. All seven OSU points this half.

ballinisahabit: 6:22 PM Great moments in fandom fail: @BIAHtheTrizzle, mid-rant about the eyetest, nearly chokes on a potato chip.

PeteThamelNYT: 6:23 PM RT @clubtrillion: Just texted Coach Matta and asked if I could give halftime motivational speech via speakerphone. Still waiting…

PeteThamelNYT: 6:23 PM RT @NickKristof: NY Times reports “24” TV show is ending with this season. No more Jack Bauer. nyti.ms

SethDavisHoops: 6:23 PM For those unfamiliar, Greg, Greg and I keep track of tourney by writing teams in Sharpie as they advance thru bracket. Hence, going Sharpie.

ballinisahabit: 6:23 PM Bad timing… RT @eamonnbrennan: New at ESPN: Party time for Saint Mary’s fans ow.ly

goodmanonfox: 6:24 PM Richmond coach Chris Mooney has interviewed with Seton Hall – per sources – but will will likely re-up with the Spiders.

midmajority: 6:25 PM Want to see an ugly shot chart? 23.3%, nobody other than Allen has hit more than one basket. twitpic.com

midmajority: 6:25 PM

CBSSportsGang: 6:25 PM RT @ whiskeyboarder: I get that everyone has gone 6 to midnight for Gus Johnson, but where’s the love for Raftery?

espn4d: 6:26 PM Been a great NCAA tournament — except where @dgoneil1 has been covering games. Still waiting for that first close game.

aglock: 6:26 PM Knew 1st part, ignored 2nd obv RT @JohnGasaway: @aglock FF city always hosts regional yr before. Always w/ raised floor in center of field.

TheBigLead: 6:26 PM what’s he drinking at Hooters, scotch? RT @KySportsRadio Rick Reilly gives me his table at dinner. Now I think he is great

aglock: 6:27 PM United by a hatred of Michigan? RT @jppalm: @aglock Those bands probably get along and are rooting for each others teams

ESPNAndyKatz: 6:27 PM Baylor’s toughness continues to impress. Scott Drew should have been a major candidate for coach of the year.

SethDavisHoops: 6:27 PM She is anti-Gus? RT @espn4d: Been a great NCAA tournament — except where @dgoneil1 has been covering games.

greggdoyelcbs: 6:28 PM Where’s the headband? I don’t recognize Chism without his douchebag tag!!

ESPNAndyKatz: 6:28 PM Saint Mary’s, much like Cornell, left its best game in the second round. The days of hype up to Sweet 16 overwhelming for the newbies.

BracketDobber: 6:28 PM 3-1 UNH now thanks to Paul Thompson. 17:07 left in regulation in Albany

TheBigLead: 6:28 PM Evan Turner goes spin cycle on the Vols. Damn, Turner’s going to look nice in a 76ers jersey next year

greggdoyelcbs: 6:30 PM Chism without headband is like Wolfman Jack without beard. I literally don’t recognize him

BracketDobber: 6:30 PM NMU just missed a great chance.

TheBigLead: 6:30 PM hope this applies to Northern Iowa RT @ESPNAndyKatz Saint Mary’s left its best game in 2nd rd. hype [of] S16 overwhelming for newbies

theupsetblog: 6:30 PM The Jazz are extremely hard to defend when Okur spreads the floor. File that under useless analysis. In other news, the Pacers suck.

aglock: 6:30 PM This doesn’t feel like OSU is only up two with the way they have been shooting, but Tenn’s 200 off rebs have them right there

BracketDobber: 6:30 PM As an alum, they’re wrong. RT @College_Sports: University of Florida players applaud Urban Meyer’s rant on reporter: bit.ly

espn4d: 6:31 PM Ohio State has let UT off the mat. Had ’em down six and a couple possessions to expand it, now UT is back.

aglock: 6:32 PM Ohio State can’t make a shot suddenly, and this could start to become trouble if they can’t stop getting mauled on the glass

TheHoopsReport: 6:33 PM Is it me or has David Lighty not improved much from his freshman year to his senior year, which is actually his 5th year now?

espn4d: 6:34 PM Ohio State: five straight missed FGs and two straight missed FTs since 51-45 lead. Chism two hoops for UT. 51-49 under 12.

midmajority: 6:34 PM Bally spent most of that half in my pocket…I already eat ramen and ketchup sandwiches every day thanks to his therapy from Davidson-KU 08.

BracketDobber: 6:34 PM 4-1 UNH. Ouch. 13:22 left for the Big Red to mount a comeback.

TheBigLead: 6:35 PM Tenn has 16 off rebounds. Ohio State 16 total rebs. Vols doing a great job on Diebler (1-6). Need Hopson (12 ppg) to make a shot (0-4)

theupsetblog: 6:37 PM Remember when Jazz fans wanted to draft Roy Hibbert? Good call Mr. O’Con.

TheBigLead: 6:37 PM Samhan 1-8, 3 pts. Struggling like Wittman last night. 4 days enough time to devise scheme. hope Izzo has a plan like this for Ali F

greggdoyelcbs: 6:37 PM UConn could beat St. Mary’s tonight. The UConn women.

JohnGasaway: 6:38 PM Ohio State woe on defensive glass a big surprise. Very good there in B10. Vols below-avg on offensive glass in SEC.

aglock: 6:38 PM Ohio State hasn’t scores for four mins, only has nine pts this half with 10:46 left

TheBigLead: 6:38 PM I would have gone Mr. Ecko, but OK RT @WFNYTD Delvon Roe – doppleganger for a young Avon Barksdale

aglock: 6:38 PM OSU finally gets a loose ball scrappy rebound and The Villain converts in the lane and a late whistle for the foul, too

CBSSportsGang: 6:38 PM RT @Ianjamespoulter: twitpic.com – Had lunch in New York today and look who was eating next to me Karl Lagerfeld pretty cool.

CBSSportsGang: 6:38 PM

aglock: 6:39 PM No Lauderdale in and Bobby Maze says “thanks’ and lays it in easily

TheBigLead: 6:40 PM Baylor leads by 33. Samhan misses again. Could Samhan score against Chris Kaman? What about Dalembert? JaValevator McGee?

SethDavisHoops: 6:41 PM Yup. Just went Sharpie on Baylor. Beef jerky time.

kenpomeroy: 6:41 PM I’ll confess I did not expect Josh Lomers to be the best #50 on the floor in Houston.

BracketDobber: 6:41 PM Double OT coming up in St. Paul between the Wildcats and Huskies.

greggdoyelcbs: 6:41 PM St. Mary’s reduced to playing for pride. So nobody tell them it’s too late even for that.

theupsetblog: 6:41 PM Deron Williams is abusing AJ Price. Many States term this behavior as Felonious.

aglock: 6:41 PM The players have no idea what a foul is at this point. Not sure the refs do, either.

espn4d: 6:42 PM At the 9:17 mark of second half, someone other than Turner scores for Ohio State. Buford 1 of 2 FTs.

midmajority: 6:42 PM While y’all are cracking Euroball jokes and going Sharpie, I’m staying for every last minute of this. They haven’t quit, why should I?

aglock: 6:42 PM They’re not called New Tennessee. RT @MattZemek_CFN: Lane violation on Tennessee for stepping outside the blocking hashes, NOT CALLED!

BracketDobber: 6:43 PM Agreed RT @brewtownandy: This Tennessee-Ohio State game is the least interesting 4 point game ever.

TheBigLead: 6:45 PM Tennessee cannot get a call tonight. damn zebras. I’d say it’s worth Bruce taking a tech, but game’s too close, only 8 mins left

aglock: 6:45 PM That was … um, interesting. Ref blows whistle. Waits. Doesn’t get help. Calls a debateable charge on Tennessee.

theupsetblog: 6:45 PM You know it’s a blowout in CBB if the score wouldn’t be a close one on the gridiron. Baylor 54 St Mary’s 21.

CBSSportsGang: 6:45 PM RT @AustinKarp: CBS NCAA Tourney averaging 5.0 fast national rating…flat with last year…both windows last night saw gains vs Sweet 1 …

espn4d: 6:45 PM Vols got robbed on inept whistle by Mike Kitts. Blew whistle anticipating contact on Hopson drive, there was none, he called charge anyway.

espn4d: 6:46 PM Ohio State up one under eight. Buckeyes other than Turner doing absolutely nothing offensively this half.

JohnGasaway: 6:46 PM I predict Turner will now dribble through pressure with his head down and shoot a 15-footer. Just a hunch.

aglock: 6:46 PM Yeah, pretty much just said the same thing. He looked like he made that up. RT @espn4d: Vols got robbed on inept whistle by Mike Kitts.

BracketDobber: 6:47 PM After last year, why not? RT @fetch9: sooo RIT to the Frozen? maybe?

TheHoopsReport: 6:48 PM This is about the time when Evan Turner has to take over.

rushthecourt: 6:48 PM Hops with Hopson!!!

BracketDobber: 6:49 PM 59-all in St. Louis and this game just feels very meh to me.

midmajority: 6:49 PM SMC actually starting to play well. Unfortunate that it took them 27 min to adjust, but they are running their stuff and fighting bravely.

tsnmike: 6:50 PM Hip checks, forearms, none of it’s a foul anymore, apparently. Very disappointing trend in NCAA Tournament officiating.

aglock: 6:50 PM Is it possible to win a Sweet 16 game while getting utterly annihilated inside defensively? The Buckeyes are trying to do it

greggdoyelcbs: 6:50 PM How did players ever manage to dunk without screaming? How did Darryl Dawkins DO it?

TheBigLead: 6:50 PM Can someone forward this to Samhan? Burn RT @smillar331 could Omar score if Baylor brought in Britney Griner?

tsnmike: 6:50 PM Tap somebody when he’s dunking, and that’s a foul. Unbelievable.

rushthecourt: 6:51 PM Did UT just take a bunch of little orange dunking pills?

aglock: 6:51 PM Turner with a gorgeous steal and then pass to lead to two free throws. He’s going to have to carry OSU home. He’s getting no help

BracketDobber: 6:52 PM ESPN360 Regional finals on the U. RT @RedZoneIUPUI: @BracketDobber Michigan ESPNU tomorrow night?

greggdoyelcbs: 6:52 PM St. Mary’s within 29. They’re burning benches in Mayorga, Calif.

TheBigLead: 6:52 PM no way – Bill was a 1st round pick, won 3 titles, a 15-yr NBA pro! RT @OHH_BEE Samhan is a poor man’s Bill Wennington

aglock: 6:53 PM How many combined airballs do the two teams have this half? It feels like at least five. This feels like a Tenn-style game.

greggdoyelcbs: 6:53 PM This is the Jon Diebler from freshman year. That Jon Diebler sucked.

ballinisahabit: 6:54 PM You drinking in the studio Greg? RT @GregAnthony50: Old but tasty, yeahhhhh boyeeeeee RT: @GregAnthony50 wow showing your age Greg!

CBSSportsGang: 6:54 PM RT @rickgregg: Dear CBS, please put Enberg in One Shining Moment. He deserves it in his last year.

aglock: 6:54 PM Tenn bucket here and it’s danger time for fading OSU

CBSSportsGang: 6:54 PM RT @NorthstarBball: Turned on my iTunes…3rd song that came on from playlist: One Shining Moment ! ! !

greggdoyelcbs: 6:54 PM Wherever RT @AndyHutchins: @greggdoyelcbs It’s Moraga. But Ricardo sends his regards.

tsnmike: 6:54 PM That timeout was overdue 90 seconds ago.

TheBigLead: 6:55 PM how is Tenn not going to Chism against Lighty? He’s got a few inches and at least 25 lbs. What are you waiting for, Pearl?

theupsetblog: 6:55 PM Giant UhOh in Indy. 19-3 run for the Pacers just as the Jazz had them on the ropes. Looks like Pacers won’t go extinct in the 2nd like Rapts

SethDavisHoops: 6:55 PM Didn’t realize that Tennessee has never been to regional final. Amazing considering tourney has been around since ’39. About to change?

tsnmike: 6:55 PM How much has Wayne Chism improved in 4 years? Value of playing college basketball, so often overlooked or dismissed.

aglock: 6:55 PM Solid fight song battle here. Might have to lean Rocky Top. Thoughts?

espn4d: 6:55 PM Tennessee has taken over here, up five 68-63 under 4. Lots of easy baskets for Chism, while non-ET Buckeyes are flat gagging.

TheHoopsReport: 6:55 PM Can anyone tell me what good David Lighty being out there has done for OSU in this game? I feel they’d be better off w/o him tonight.

aglock: 6:56 PM OSU is in trouble, and there shouldn’t be a poss the rest of the game Turner doesn’t touch. RT @WarriorBrad: @aglock danger Brutus, danger!

TheBigLead: 6:57 PM RT @BluesForARedSun: @TheBigLead I feel like you’re discounting his greatest contribution. McDonald’s named a sandwich after him: the Be …

JohnGasaway: 6:57 PM I trust Turner will be heroic, but of late OSU has shown no ability to get stops.

TheHoopsReport: 6:58 PM Lighty and Diebler are a combined 3-13 FG, 1-9 3-pt, 2 rebounds, 7 pts.

midmajority: 6:58 PM I witnessed one of the great NCAAT laydown performances of all time (Long Beach vs. Tenn, 2007), so I really appreciate what SMC is doing.

theupsetblog: 6:58 PM it amazes me how terrible NBA refs can be. call things that don’t effect the game, but look the other way when fouls change the game

CBSSportsGang: 6:58 PM RT @gjb512: pretty funny jim nantz just explained Tweety Carter on Baylor didnt get his nickname from using Twitter alot. haha

BracketDobber: 6:59 PM St. Cloud wins their first ever NCAA game in the early moments of OT no. 2. They get the Wisconsin-Vermont winner tomorrow at 9 ET.

espn4d: 6:59 PM Correct. RT @PurduePete04 @espn4d OSU needs a Butleresque response right now

SethDavisHoops: 6:59 PM Glockner working the system. Savvy or unethical? RT @aglock: @brewtownandy I’ll keep tweeting. You guys keep luring followers. #twitterhoops

theupsetblog: 7:00 PM Hibbert smashes Miles after blocking the shot (who cares if you get ball i guess?) and Granger drains a 3. Pacers lead Jazz by 11 now

aglock: 7:00 PM Tennessee: 17 off rebs and 300 dunks/layups. Ohio State: 11 def rebounds and a gassed starting 5. Villain needs something special.

midmajority: 7:00 PM Points this half: SMC 19, Baylor 17. And Baylor still has its starters out there.

theupsetblog: 7:00 PM I take back everything I said about Roy Hibbert. Totally changing the game with his inside presence.

aglock: 7:01 PM Like recruiting, if it’s not prohibited, it’s legal. 🙂 RT @SethDavisHoops: Glockner working the system. Savvy or unethical? #twitterhoops

CBSSportsGang: 7:01 PM RT @wgwind01: Greg Anthony is the man. RT @michaelstrahan: Follow my boy @greganthony50 to keep up on the college hoop game!! myl …

aglock: 7:03 PM Wow, huge sequence. OSU attacks the rim (finally) and gets a dsoft 5-footer and then forced a 10-sec count.

BracketDobber: 7:03 PM I switched away. If it was Buccigross, yes. RT @NovaYankee: @BracketDobber Did he just say “holy shnikes?”

BracketDobber: 7:03 PM David Lighty finally does something productive with a little more than two minutes left.

aglock: 7:03 PM And then a Lighty 3. Huge. And then the Buffalo Wild Wings staff intercedes and whistles Johnny from The Wire, er, Diebler

midmajority: 7:03 PM If SMC wins the half, I will break press row etiquette and do a one-man standing O. That’s right, baby. Besides, I’m out of here anyway.

goodmanonfox: 7:04 PM Huge 3 from David Lighty – one of the most underrated players in the country. myloc.me

midmajority: 7:04 PM Houston, TX to Saint Louis, MO: 862 mi, 14 hours 41 mins. UNI Fight.

jppalm: 7:05 PM probably, but I don’t know who they are. RT @RossMacLochness: have they announced referees for #Purdue yet?

BracketDobber: 7:05 PM This game can’t go to OT. Can it?

goodmanonfox: 7:05 PM Watching these games from Tully’s Sports bar in ‘Cuse with my intern. Well, only had to watch one game so far. myloc.me

midmajority: 7:05 PM RT @TourneyTrip: @midmajority I will participate in your standing O. just give me a ready, set, go.

greggdoyelcbs: 7:06 PM Turner doesn’t miss those. He’s Robert Horry with game

aglock: 7:06 PM Turner 3 and then another off reb/putback. Awesome ending

midmajority: 7:06 PM While Jim Nantz is running out of material 10 seats down, I will give the second half scores from here on out. SMC 21, BAY 20, 6:24 2H.

aglock: 7:06 PM Irony award? OSU finally grabs an off reb and then turns it over immediately on the kickout. Vols up one and shooting 2.

midmajority: 7:07 PM RT @julia_flyer: @midmajority I’m in. Gaels keep fighting. Never say die.

aglock: 7:07 PM That was a pretty sneaky tip from behind on the last one. RT @AndyHutchins: The Turner TO problems are happening at the EXACT worst time.

goodmanonfox: 7:07 PM Ohio State needed to call a timeout when Madsen grabbed the ball. myloc.me

TheBigLead: 7:10 PM no foul? blocked? Tennessee wins! Great Enjoy the NBA Evan Turner.

midmajority: 7:10 PM Omar hook, McConnell 3, and it’s SMC 26, BAY 22 at 5:20 2H.

aglock: 7:10 PM 2/3 imo RT @AndyHutchins: True, and decent work at the top of the key on the first. But this is why he’s a 2/3/4 in the Association, no?

aglock: 7:10 PM Wow, Turner blows off Diebler after forcing two missed 3s and then walks directly off the court

BracketDobber: 7:11 PM Tennessee moves on 76-73.

SethDavisHoops: 7:11 PM That is one of the best no calls I have ever seen. Lotta ref haters out there but give em their due.

aglock: 7:11 PM Diebler tried to help Turner up, Turner shooed him away, got up and walked straight off the court

jppalm: 7:16 PM that wasn’t a shot. it was an attempt to draw a foul. RT @slmandel: The national player if the year has his shot blocked to end the game?

midmajority: 7:16 PM Yeah, there’s some missing the point RT @jllanclos tweeting the 2H score has the feel of an NIT 3rd place game

midmajority: 7:16 PM 2:07 left in regulation, SMC leads the second half 30-26.

goodmanonfox: 7:18 PM Who would have predicted Tennessee and Baylor in the Elite Eight two months ago?? Not me. myloc.me

espn4d: 7:19 PM Tennessee wins 76-73. JP Prince, exhausted, rises up to block an Evan Turner three at the buzzer. First regional final for the Vols. Ever.

jppalm: 7:19 PM not many picked TN two WEEKS ago. RT @goodmanonfox: Who would have predicted Tennessee and Baylor in the Elite Eight two months ago??

midmajority: 7:20 PM Baylor waits until 1:22 to pull all the starters in a 25-point game. 32-26, SMC wins the second half. The end.

jppalm: 7:20 PM maybe, but refs won’t call a foul if it’s obvious you’re not shooting. RT @Mix96NC: he shoots that shot, its STILL gets blocked in his face,

midmajority: 7:21 PM SMC fans gave their team a standing O, and so did I. After that first half, that they kept fighting was very inspiring.

jppalm: 7:21 PM yeah, that too RT @Cincy4Life14: Nobody picked Tennessee two HOURS ago

midmajority: 7:22 PM But hey, moral victories are borrrrrring, right? Bleah, people. We are down to two teams, and one is minutes from tipping off in St. Louis.

theupsetblog: 7:22 PM RT @MattZemek_CFN: … What’s with that ending? God that game was sketchier than a gypsy with bad credit.

tsnmike: 7:23 PM RT @wildcats: RT @sethemerson I’d like to remind you that their fellow SEC coaches went past Pearl and Calipari to vote Kevin Stallings …

ESPNAndyKatz: 7:23 PM With Baylor’s recruiting going so well the Bears should be a Big 12 contender for next few years.

tsnmike: 7:23 PM RT @goodmanonfox: Ohio State needed to call a timeout when Madsen grabbed the ball. myloc.me

midmajority: 7:23 PM RT @bbstate: Baylor 72, Saint Mary`s 49 – bbstate.com

midmajority: 7:24 PM SITE ADVISORY: We will be the Dawg-Majority again tomorrow. (duh)

CBSSportsGang: 7:25 PM About 9:43 Tip time Northern Iowa/Michigan State….9:53 Purdue/Duke

midmajority: 7:25 PM Anyone who wants my seat for the Duke game can have it. Where’s a TV?

tsnmike: 7:26 PM OK, so refs got last call right on the final play of OSU-TN. Fine. Does not excuse 39 minutes, 59 seconds of uneven, brutal officiating.

TheBigLead: 7:27 PM RT @TheSportsHernia: This. RT @CRM_alumnigonzo Wayne Chism played really well. I really do like him a lot more when he’s not wearing his …

theupsetblog: 7:30 PM RT @johnhollinger: If Jazz and Lakers r two best teams in the West, then tonight has to make u think the eventual champ will come from East.

midmajority: 7:30 PM I’ll be there if UNI wins tonight. Got a courtside seat and a room ready. RT @chicolbball And you’ll switch on Sunday if UNI wins tonight?

theupsetblog: 7:39 PM Buck Carlos Delfino in the process of being carted off floor on stretcher after U Haslem steps on the back of his neck. Scary. Tune to NBATV

TheBigLead: 7:39 PM Butler coach Brad Stevens looks like my 11th grade Chemistry teacher. Or perhaps the guy who just sold me batteries at Radio Shack

kenpomeroy: 7:39 PM As of this moment, K-State is clearly no worse than the 3rd choice to win the tourney.

jppalm: 7:41 PM and they’re shorthanded. RT @onlinerailbird: Midwest region has turned to a hot mess. Msu the highest seed left. God I love march

kenpomeroy: 7:43 PM Also, based on informal observation around town, Butler fans will be outnumbered about 45 to 1 tomorrow.

BracketDobber: 7:46 PM UNI not looking overawed so far.

greggdoyelcbs: 7:48 PM It’s in Farokhamnesh’s head …

ballinisahabit: 7:48 PM The UNI-bomber missing two free throws? Take a step back son

greggdoyelcbs: 7:48 PM Can’t wait to see that Lucious … O’Rear. Ugh.

JohnGasaway: 7:51 PM KU win notwithstanding, UNI emphatically a D-first team.

greggdoyelcbs: 7:51 PM Did Verne just say “Summers can drill it deep, but boy is he tough around the rim”?!?

BracketDobber: 7:52 PM Wisconsin 1-0 up on Vermont early in St. Paul. UNI-MSU looking like it’s going to be quite a game in St. Louis. 12-8 Panthers 14:23 1H

ballinisahabit: 7:52 PM RT @greggdoyelcbs: Did Verne just say “Summers can drill it deep, but boy is he tough around the rim”?!?

TheBigLead: 7:53 PM Rockin’ my vintage Shawn Respert jersey tonight rooting for Sparty. Hoping Summers can channel Respert (I’ll settle for Steve Smith)

greggdoyelcbs: 7:55 PM Duke charged? Coach K won’t sit for that. Duke doesn’t charge …

JohnGasaway: 7:55 PM If Painter seizes on transition points just like that he will blow me away. Exactly what Purdue should do.

TheBigLead: 7:56 PM Big East POY done (Wes). Big 10 POY done (Turner). P10 POY done (Randle). ACC Poy done (Vazquz). Big 12 POY done (Anderson). love parity!

BracketDobber: 7:56 PM Vermont just tied things up after a review.

greggdoyelcbs: 7:58 PM Steven Pearl thinks Chris Kramer sucks.

espn4d: 7:59 PM Mich State up 14-12 under 12. For the first time in a long time, UNI line-change subs did not work. Lost lead, got shut out.

rushthecourt: 8:00 PM Purdue finding the Airball Offense lacking, will now try to hit the rim on the next six attempts.

jppalm: 8:00 PM The Duke mascot has Purdont on his headband. Very original.

TheBigLead: 8:00 PM In addition to all those POY being ousted, only 3 of the 1st and 2nd team ALl-Americans remain (Wall, Cousins, D Butler) is.gd

SethDavisHoops: 8:02 PM Scheyer missed first three shots. Not a good sign.

midmajority: 8:02 PM Oh god, where’s a bridge RT @AndyHutchins Hey, an ESPN link for @midmajority… Tell @ballybasketball. It might cheer him up.

midmajority: 8:04 PM #omgdunx! From the roof camera!

greggdoyelcbs: 8:05 PM I’m in SLC and wanna see UNI-Michigan State. Duke-Purdue blows.

TheBigLead: 8:05 PM If Scheyer don’t find his shot before the Baylor game, Duke isn’t winning. His lack of O doesn’t matter vs. weak ACC tourney, Cal, Purdue

greggdoyelcbs: 8:05 PM And I miss O’Rear

midmajority: 8:06 PM Northern Iowa KEYS TO THE GAME presented by Sexii Swett Basktball Juice: a) #omgdunx b) #omgkoch c) #alikaboom

BracketDobber: 8:06 PM I was wrong. There is a game less interesting to me than OSU-Tenn…Ukeday-Purdue.

jppalm: 8:06 PM 2 fouls on JJ with 13 left. ouch

SethDavisHoops: 8:06 PM I just mentioned fouls would be critical in this game. JaJuan Johnson just picked his second at 13:03.

ballinisahabit: 8:07 PM RT @rushthecourt: Purdue finding the Airball Offense lacking, will now try to hit the rim on the next six attempts.

greggdoyelcbs: 8:08 PM Zoubek wearing an Iverson sleeve? Really? I’d rather see Chism’s douchebag headband.

midmajority: 8:09 PM Despite what happened earlier, Bally still loves Our Game. twitpic.com

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BracketDobber: 8:09 PM Not as good of a quote. RT @RUBasketball: Please tell me why Eglseder gets less love than Samhan.

BracketDobber: 8:12 PM Vermont up 2-1 4:06 left in the 1st. Another goal courtesy of Catamount sticktoitiveness

ESPNAndyKatz: 8:13 PM Richmond working on a new deal for Chris Mooney.

TheBigLead: 8:13 PM 14 mins in and the Spartans don’t have an offensive rebound. Damn Panthers up 3. just a smart team doesn’t take bad shots

greggdoyelcbs: 8:13 PM Wisconsin thinks these are two high-scoring games

midmajority: 8:14 PM Something awesome NCAA did was fill the end sections w/ Boy Scouts and kidz groups. They’re really enjoying it! twitpic.com

midmajority: 8:14 PM

JohnGasaway: 8:15 PM Purdue’s D incredible. Boilers 4-of-17 from field. Only down 3.

SethDavisHoops: 8:15 PM Per Jim Nantz….Duke committed 5 turnovers vs Cal. They have 7 in the first 10 minutes.

SethDavisHoops: 8:16 PM Bade picked up his third foul. They’re piling up.

greggdoyelcbs: 8:16 PM Patrick Bade has exceeded the allowable foul-to-suck ratio

jppalm: 8:16 PM Thomas drew a charge standing DIRECTLY under the hoop. Thought that wasn’t allowed this year

midmajority: 8:16 PM With 12 pts by Adam and Jake, Michigan State’s getting Koch blocked! #yesiam16yearsold #uni

TheBigLead: 8:17 PM How perfect a half is N Iowa playing? only 2 fouls (MSU 7). haven’t let Sparty grab an off rebound. shooting 52 %. man, F these guys

SethDavisHoops: 8:17 PM Duke is in the bonus for the last 8-and-a-half minutes of the first half. They’re 8th in the country in free throw percentage.

rushthecourt: 8:17 PM Lower body root canal? Doesn’t sound pleasant. . .

TheBigLead: 8:18 PM RT @TheSportsHernia: Come on! RT @miggiesmalls Okay, that’s ridick. RT: @IAMNATALIN Owweeeeee got the animal print! twitpic.com …

ballinisahabit: 8:18 PM Duke is not playing good basketball right now. Missing shots, fouling three point shooters. Not Duke

jppalm: 8:19 PM just what Purdue wants. RT @AdamCaparell: This is a tough game to watch. 11 1/2 minutes and just 25 points.

aglock: 8:20 PM BTW, props to the frozen custard being offered here in the media room. Once they took them out of the deep freeze, they were really spot on.

espn4d: 8:20 PM Northern Iowa’s team defense is unbelievable. They switch and recover so well. Rarely caught in mismatches.

espn4d: 8:20 PM He misses you, too. RT @greggdoyelcbs And I miss O’Rear

jppalm: 8:20 PM this wasn’t close. shouldn’t have mattered. RT @brewtownandy: This is where the half circle would have been helpful.

SethDavisHoops: 8:21 PM Maybe I’m overreacting to what happened earlier, but I don’t think either of these teams can beat Baylor.

greggdoyelcbs: 8:21 PM Gloating piece of … RT @espn4d: He misses you, too. RT @greggdoyelcbs And I miss O’Rear

midmajority: 8:22 PM I know some folks are getting all low-info Fox News about Ali, but I think it’s the coolest thing ever that his dad looks like Frank Zappa.

BracketDobber: 8:23 PM Michigan State tries to get fancy and Eglseder says “not so fast.”

TheBigLead: 8:23 PM I’ll be shocked if the refs let Duke beat Baylor RT @slmandel CBS nightmare final four: Northern Iowa, Butler, Baylor, West Virginia

greggdoyelcbs: 8:23 PM St. Mary’s thinks Duke and Purdue both suck.

jppalm: 8:24 PM Duke with a line change

jppalm: 8:24 PM Purdue can’t even hit a FT.

ballinisahabit: 8:24 PM Fans that don’t want 96 teams should pray for it RT @slmandel CBS nightmare final four: Northern Iowa, Butler, Baylor, West Virginia

jppalm: 8:25 PM Will the combined point total at halftime equal Baylor’s?

jppalm: 8:25 PM It’s OK to play Bade with 3 – he gives Purdue five fouls. Everything else is gravy.

tsnmike: 8:26 PM This game is right where Purdue wants it: in the 1930s.

BracketDobber: 8:26 PM HA! RT @bomani_jones: duke-purdue is so bad, they might discontinue the big ten-acc challenge because of it.

TheBigLead: 8:27 PM MSU down 7 at the half. nightmare scenario for Big 10, my wallet, and Tom Izzo. MSU had 1 basket in final 9 mins. has 1 bloody off reb. F!

ballinisahabit: 8:27 PM And Ahelegbe drills a jumper to end the half, sending UNI to the break up 29-22

BracketDobber: 8:27 PM UNI up 7 at halftime. Ahelegbe with a huge shot right before the buzzer!

jppalm: 8:27 PM undoubtedly RT @Stephen_Hill: Attendance seems poor at neutral site bball tourney. Would same happen at neutral sites in a football playoff?

jppalm: 8:28 PM I was hoping for the 60s. Bring back John Wooden!! RT @tsnmike: This game is right where Purdue wants it: in the 1930s.

TheBigLead: 8:28 PM Mich St is requesting Tim Donaghy RT @AmandaLGifford How hard do you think CBS is rooting for Duke and Kentucky??

ballinisahabit: 8:28 PM Haha RT @BIAHtheTrizzle: I dont think I’ll ever want to “go sharpie” on anything

tsnmike: 8:28 PM When did Draymond Green decide he was Elvin Hayes?

midmajority: 8:28 PM I’ll be a lot less nervous if UNI could get up by 10 or 12. “Officiating paranoia” and “Michigan State” go hand in hand for me this March.

greggdoyelcbs: 8:29 PM Purdue on a 2-0 scoring spurt

jppalm: 8:29 PM JJ and Singler the only two guys on the floor who look comfortable shooting.

GaryParrishCBS: 8:29 PM Purdue and Duke combined aren’t going to score as many points as Baylor.

jppalm: 8:29 PM It almost is. RT @AGoldBuzz: They should be showing this in black and white.

BracketDobber: 8:30 PM Glad to see they haven’t installed peach baskets at the Houston site…sure feels like they have.

greggdoyelcbs: 8:30 PM Nolan Smith’s shot just rimmed out, which makes him the hottest shooter on the floor.

jppalm: 8:30 PM 14 minutes in, Purdue is winning. It’s almost like soccer – the nearly-insurmountable one (field) goal lead.

TheBigLead: 8:31 PM Izzo on warpath: Summers 11 of 22 pts. He has 4 baskets – rest of team 3. R Morgan – 2 fouls, 1 shot attempt. in a word? DEBACLE

BracketDobber: 8:31 PM RT @TheBopper: Purdue shooting so badly, Robbie Hummel is their leading scorer. #purdue #ncaatourney

midmajority: 8:32 PM I would cherish the opportunity to wear an “Ali Kaboom” t-shirt through security at the Indianapolis airport

midmajority: 8:32 PM I would cherish the opportunity to wear an “Ali Kaboom” t-shirt through security at the Indianapolis airport next week.

jppalm: 8:32 PM Nantz trying to make excuses for the bad offense. Shooting backgrounds and whatnot. blah. Meanwhile, Purdue throws up 4th airball

jppalm: 8:33 PM You want to take what few points there are off the board??? RT @AGoldBuzz: Can we start over?

Mark_Schlabach: 8:33 PM Would Purdue and Butler in Final Four be any fun?

rushthecourt: 8:33 PM We Likey. RT @midmajority: I would cherish the opportunity to wear an “Ali Kaboom” t-shirt through security at the Indy airport next week.

jppalm: 8:34 PM he’d be complaining that the refs are screwing Duke. RT @WarriorBrad: Can’t imagine what Packer would be saying

aglock: 8:34 PM Unintentionally funny quote from UT’s Williams on dominating the glass: “It’s like going into a test where you already know the answers. “

aglock: 8:35 PM When I laughed and told him I wouldn’t run that, he laughed, too, and clarified to “when you study and know the material before a test”.

jppalm: 8:35 PM Killed them. LOL. RT @tsnmike: It really hurt Baylor to be shooting in that building: 47 percent on 3s.

Mark_Schlabach: 8:37 PM I’m talking about just getting there RT @worstfan: Could only meet in the title game. RT: Would Purdue and Butler in Final Four be any fun?

SethDavisHoops: 8:37 PM This game calls for more Plumlees than Zoubek.

jppalm: 8:39 PM He wouldn’t have liked them getting a bid, even as an AQ. RT @WarriorBrad: He (Packer) would’ve ripped StMary’s mercilessly

greggdoyelcbs: 8:40 PM Um, if you’re bored — and if you’ve got Duke-Purdue, you’re bored — here’s my story on Butler. Called ’em Jaws. bit.ly

jppalm: 8:40 PM guess it didn’t go off in the first game. lol. RT @AGoldBuzz: That was the shot clock horn? Sounded like an emergency vehicle in Amsterdam

midmajority: 8:40 PM That was the #omgdunx of Tweeter jokes RT @BIAHtheTrizzle @midmajority would a hooded sweatshirt saying UNI-bomber be any worse?

SethDavisHoops: 8:40 PM Duke 5 for 25 from the field. Is that good?

SethDavisHoops: 8:41 PM Baylor had 46 points in the first half tonight. Duke and Purdue combining for 42.

ballinisahabit: 8:42 PM Holy wow. What a block!

jppalm: 8:42 PM stupid play by Barlow, followed by great play by Barlow. Such is the life of a freshman.

BracketDobber: 8:43 PM Wisconsin ties it up with 15:58 left in the 2nd. 2-all

ballinisahabit: 8:43 PM That shot from Smith HAS to give them some momentum going into the half.

TheBigLead: 8:44 PM SOME of you will know why i chuckled when i saw this email: “Brianna Banks to UConn” is.gd

GaryParrishCBS: 8:44 PM First half numbers: Purdue AND Duke 47, Baylor 46.

JohnGasaway: 8:44 PM Duke shot 20% on their 2s in the 1st half.

midmajority: 8:45 PM Again, TMM readers put the “college” in “college basketball.” Brilliant, all of you. RT @connertp Should be worn with sunglasses, hood up.

ballinisahabit: 8:45 PM Combined, these four teams are 34-100 in the first halves. UNI is 12-23. Yikes.

BracketDobber: 8:45 PM Well played. RT @WarriorBrad: Basketball or hockey?? #mubb RT @BracketDobber: Wisconsin ties it up with 15:58 left in the 2nd. 2-all

jppalm: 8:45 PM Baylor did not play against Purdue’s or Duke’s defenses. Still… RT @GaryParrishCBS: First half numbers: Purdue AND Duke 47, Baylor 46.

jppalm: 8:46 PM JJ 13, Singler 11, everyone else 23

midmajority: 8:47 PM WHEN Northern Iowa wins, I am up and out of this BubblDome. Think I can get 200 miles in before I need a nap. is.gd

ballinisahabit: 8:48 PM The best part about this tournament so far tonight is listening to the CBS Studio guys try to pronounce names of the UNI players.

ballinisahabit: 8:48 PM HAHAHAHA RT @rushthecourt: @ballinisahabit tis ok if you rebound your own miss, tho, right? Ballin is a Cannon…

tsnmike: 8:49 PM RT @dgoneil1: 24-23 at the half. Duke is up, but Purdue is winning. This is the game Purdue wants.

midmajority: 8:49 PM I want the damn Purple and Gold Bull RT @NovaYankee redbull on sale at 7-11

TheBigLead: 8:52 PM Wow. Roe was 30 feet out – Jordan Crawford range – when that shot went up. That dunk-back HAS to be in One Shining Moment

greggdoyelcbs: 8:52 PM If they’re watching this s–t, Tennessee and Baylor are already in danger of overconfidence.

midmajority: 8:52 PM I’ll do it for the R.E.M. song. is.gd RT @rushthecourt Please stay in Texarkana tonight. Just for fun.

BracketDobber: 8:52 PM RT @jon_bois: Why yes, this Purdue-Duke game is very much like an episode of Pete & Pete. sbnation.com

midmajority: 8:53 PM GAH. Stop this 3-point hop-lob madness! #uni

theupsetblog: 8:55 PM RT @MattZemek_CFN: Eglseder brings some onions along with all that beef. Tasty.

jppalm: 8:59 PM No – really hurts the AQs chances. RT @Stephen_Hill: @jppalm How about moving first two round to campus sites?

jppalm: 9:01 PM O’Rear fouls Green’s elbow with his face.

greggdoyelcbs: 9:02 PM Good Lord O’Rear’s head is the size of a toilet bowl. Looks slightly cleaner though.

tsnmike: 9:03 PM Fats Domino sang “Ain’t That A Shame.” Shouldn’t Raf know that?

greggdoyelcbs: 9:03 PM Alley oop to Summers and OF COURSE it’s time for Duke-Purdue. Someone punch me. Even you, Mariotti. Gutless.

TheBigLead: 9:04 PM Izzo made great halftime adjustments. so many outstanding halfcourt sets in the 2nd half. Just need to lock down the big kid on D

BracketDobber: 9:04 PM Jake Koch with a SHOT!

ballinisahabit: 9:04 PM Explain to me how Koch=Cook

greggdoyelcbs: 9:05 PM If Duke-Purdue’s second half is as bad as first, I’m lobbying for Xavier to replace the winner

jppalm: 9:06 PM Unless we get OT RT @AGoldBuzz: Only 20 more minutes of this. Thankfully

greggdoyelcbs: 9:09 PM Duke-Purdue is one big ScheyerFace

midmajority: 9:10 PM We haven’t had a game yet today! Are you ready to WIN BIG? 1st correct tweet gets a Final Four record book on DVD in their meatspace-mail.

ballinisahabit: 9:11 PM Touche RT @MattZemek_CFN: And how Xavier = “Zah-vee-ay” , and how Syracuse & KU lost. RT @ballinisahabit Explain to me how Koch=Cook

BracketDobber: 9:11 PM Zzzzzzz. Zzzzzz. WHA? Oh, Wisconsin just scored to go 3-2 up just before the end of the 2nd in St. Paul.

midmajority: 9:13 PM You too can reenact the kind of fun they’re having at the arenas. Solve this TUFF NCAA Name Scramblr. twitpic.com

midmajority: 9:13 PM

midmajority: 9:15 PM Winnar! I hope that didn’t kill yr brain cells! Put your address in The Form™! is.gd RT @tmiller2462 Bill Walton

midmajority: 9:16 PM I like how they just put the letter backwards, and insisted it was a “scramble.” Very tricky mind-magic, NCAA!

midmajority: 9:17 PM I like how they just put the letters backwards, and insisted it was a “scramble.” Very tricky mind-magic, NCAA!

midmajority: 9:17 PM KABOOM! KABOOM! RT @defiantlydutch @midmajority: Is it…Bo Outlaw?

jppalm: 9:18 PM Duke has no points in the paint, 25 minutes in?

espn4d: 9:19 PM With a clutch 3 from Johnny Moran — Johnny Moran? — Northern Iowa is hanging in this thing against Michigan State. Tie game, 8:12 left.

TheBigLead: 9:19 PM took 32 minutes for a player other than Ali Farouk to get to the foul line. Getting tense in St. Louie. Tied at 44, 812 left.

SethDavisHoops: 9:19 PM Chris Kramer is a 1-man press. Just moved Singler from the three-point line to the halfcourt circle and forced him to pick up his dribble.

jppalm: 9:20 PM Grant hasn’t hit the rim yet – two airballs, two swishes.

BracketDobber: 9:20 PM Northern Iowa: well coached.

greggdoyelcbs: 9:20 PM Lance Thomas has a lot of tats for such a crappy player

jppalm: 9:21 PM Purdue’s freshmen have toughened up as the season as gone on.

midmajority: 9:22 PM Hey, can we get some UNI-LUV for Kwadzo? He played so badly vs Kansas, and is bringing some Twin Cities Ballz to this game. 10 pts.

midmajority: 9:23 PM ONIONS RT @BracketDobber @midmajority I swore the answer was Otm Shank.

JohnGasaway: 9:24 PM Duke’s up 5 and Clark Kellogg says “Danger zone here.” And he’s right.

SethDavisHoops: 9:25 PM Watching during commercial, Kramer is still down…

BracketDobber: 9:26 PM I believe the only people who want to see Duke-Purdue are the insomniacs of America.

SethDavisHoops: 9:27 PM Adam Koch picked up his fourth foul for UNI, 6:23 stil to play.

SethDavisHoops: 9:27 PM Definitely should have been a foul on Zoubek. Kramer looks okay but he definitely got his cage rattled.

BracketDobber: 9:27 PM Chris Kramer: I’M BATMAN

midmajority: 9:28 PM Unaffiliateds: I’m a humble guy, but you know that if UNI + Butler go out, you’re going to miss TMM. Oh yes you will. You will cry at night.

midmajority: 9:28 PM So CHEER YOUR BALLZ OFF HOOPS NATION

jppalm: 9:29 PM He didn’t do enough to earn the time. RT @nasickler: Wish Bade got more PT in reg season though.

TheBigLead: 9:30 PM brutal for MSU: 2 chances to extend lead from 4, and they had a 3 go in and out, followed by turnover late in shot clock. DAMMIT

jppalm: 9:30 PM More likely a free safety. LOL. RT @dgoneil1: Kramer back in. Next year’ he’ll be a linebacker.

jppalm: 9:31 PM Announcers assume Kramer recovered. Yeah, right. He’s got all off-season to recover.

SethDavisHoops: 9:31 PM Fourth foul on Zoubek.

espn4d: 9:33 PM Michigan State up two with ball, 3:17 left. Northern Iowa trying to find enough ways to score to stay in it. See if there’s any magic left.

midmajority: 9:35 PM Private eye? Gunslinger? Porn star? 100% multipurpose. RT @ArnoldcommaJon I thought it was… “Slander Notlaw,” my new alias.

BracketDobber: 9:36 PM The Spirit of Dan Werner is hovering over the dome in St. Louis with these field gold droughts.

TheBigLead: 9:36 PM his family is notorious 4 this behavior RT @Andy_Staples Chris Kramer’s family spent 5 minutes screaming obscenities at official Doug Shows

espn4d: 9:37 PM Tie game, Sparty ball, 2:32 left. Man, have these two teams put their fans through the wringer this tourney.

midmajority: 9:39 PM GAH. Missed free throws.

espn4d: 9:40 PM Sparty up four. Two TOUGH hoops sandwiched around shocking missed pair of FTs by Adam Koch. 1:23 left. UNI ball.

JohnGasaway: 9:40 PM I laughed when I saw Lucious give the Lucas sign for a 1-4 set. But there’s no laughing at the result.

jppalm: 9:40 PM That’s what you have with their size against a team with four guards. RT @AGoldBuzz: Duke +20 rebounds?

TheBigLead: 9:40 PM Lucious has some Kalin Lucas in him! cross and spin for the 4-point lead. gorgeous move

ballinisahabit: 9:40 PM Korie Lucious, that spin move was V I C I O U S. Yours truly, BiaH

midmajority: 9:42 PM 55-51 MSU, :53.8. How much #ballz are left in that tank?

SethDavisHoops: 9:42 PM Scheyer is truly a tough-minded kid. Not many players could shoot so poorly and still grind his way into controlling the game.

midmajority: 9:43 PM Would have killed the rest of our S6 budget just to get out there RT @HPUFan It looks like Salt Lake would have been the better choice

aglock: 9:43 PM twitpic.com – Sparty is fired up

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midmajority: 9:43 PM Oh, death. #outofcontexttweets

goodmanonfox: 9:44 PM Tom Izzo is ridiculous; I doubted this Michigan State team; will never doubt an Izzo-coached team again. myloc.me

midmajority: 9:45 PM Yeah, I’m only credentialed at Houston and St. Louis. #logistics RT @indsports Is it too late? Get on the road now. BU plays at 4:30 ET.

SethDavisHoops: 9:47 PM Should have gone to him first RT @AdamZagoria: St Johns could reach out to McCaffery as early as this wknd, sources said #stjbb

TheBigLead: 9:47 PM More on the Chris Kramer family: RT @Phil_Friend They clamor for a foul EVERY SINGLE PLAY & Younger bro screams gay chants at officials

ballinisahabit: 9:48 PM Re: Chris Kramer family RT @Phil_Friend They clamor for a foul EVERY SINGLE PLAY & Younger bro screams gay chants at officials

SethDavisHoops: 9:49 PM Sharpie on Michigan State. Congrats to N.Iowa on a magical season.

ballinisahabit: 9:49 PM RT @Andy_Staples: Chris Kramer’s family just spent the past five minutes standing by a rail on the front row screaming obscenities at of …

rushthecourt: 9:49 PM Midnight for Cinderella. . .

BracketDobber: 9:49 PM And Michigan State moves on…down 7 at the half, they win by the same margin. It was a fun ride, UNI.

midmajority: 9:49 PM We are all Butler Bulldogs now, each and every one of us. www.midmajority.com

rushthecourt: 9:49 PM IzzoBall is spectacular in the Tourney, not so much the rest of the year. But it wouldn’t shock us to see MSU in the final game now.

TheBigLead: 9:50 PM Michigan State 59, Northern Iowa 52. Sparty finished strong, could even beat Tennessee since it can actually rebound (unlike OSU)

GaryParrishCBS: 9:51 PM Apparently Duke’s players are now allowed to move the rim when Purdue shoots. That’s a nice advantage. Matt Painter doesn’t like it, though.

goodmanonfox: 9:52 PM There goes Paulus – slapping the floor again right in the middle of the sports bar! myloc.me

aglock: 9:53 PM Mid-majordom dwindles to one as UNI can’t close the deal here late. Butler, the flag is all yours.

espn4d: 9:53 PM Ah, well. Quite a run, Panthers.

SethDavisHoops: 9:53 PM Duke had a much tougher, more physical game tonight than Baylor. These guys will be mighty sore tomorrow.

espn4d: 9:53 PM And quite a gut check, Sparty. Well done.

BracketDobber: 9:54 PM Agreed! RT @MattZemek_CFN: With Duke winning, it’s a mortal lock that Duke-Baylor is the late game Sun at 505pm ET. MSU-TN at 240pm ET.

JohnGasaway: 9:54 PM Izzo’s tournament record in this century now stands at 28-9.

midmajority: 9:54 PM RT @chicolbball: @midmajority I’ll be pulling for you, Butler and the Horizon League tomorrow. I love the Epilogue but it is one saddest …

midmajority: 9:56 PM I envy the people in this room who show up, judge, then move on to the next one. But I couldn’t do this unless I was emotionally involved.

SethDavisHoops: 9:58 PM Now under a minute. Time to go Sharpie on Duke.

ballinisahabit: 9:58 PM RT @JohnGasaway: Izzo’s tournament record in this century now stands at 28-9.

midmajority: 9:58 PM R*TFL RT @brendanloy This just in: V.P. Biden thinks Butler’s effort to extend Season 6 of @midmajority is a Big F***ing Deal. GO BULLDOGS!

aglock: 9:59 PM OK, so what do we think of the four reg finals? WVU-UK, BUT-KSTATE, TENN-MSU and DUKE-BAYLOR? Pretty tasty?

SethDavisHoops: 10:00 PM And then there were eight… yfrog.com

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rushthecourt: 10:01 PM Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State… Butler? There’s your F4, haha. Three trad powers and a home team. Discuss.

TheBigLead: 10:02 PM wow, the Duke-Purdue under was 127.5. Final: 70-57 … 127. Ha! Thanks for not fouling in the last 35 seconds, Purdon’t

ESPNAndyKatz: 10:03 PM Great run by Purdue. Matt Painter continues to be rising star. Boilers should be trendy pick in 2011.

ESPNAndyKatz: 10:03 PM Duke-Baylor should be a good watch.

theupsetblog: 10:04 PM Appeared in 9 out of the last 13 Sweet 16’s; 5 of the last 11 Final Four’s. The legend of Thomas Gregory Izzo continues to burn red hot.

ESPNAndyKatz: 10:04 PM Michigan State’s Tom Izzo had enough time to figure it all out. Great win for Sparty.

midmajority: 10:08 PM I’d go more with the late run and getting killed on the boards RT @UNRfan MSU: 15 assists, UNI: 4 assists. Difference in the game, maybe?

midmajority: 10:11 PM Word of the evening: GAH. Both Fridays have pretty much sucked for us.

tsnmike: 10:14 PM Hide the women and children: Kentucky vs. West Virginia coming Saturday night. My column: bit.ly

tsnmike: 10:15 PM Korie Lucious was a stud tonight. Before this game, MSU was 0-4 in the games he played biggest minutes. Now 1-4 and smiling in the Elite 8.

TheHoopsReport: 10:15 PM Day after day, year after year, Tom Izzo proves that he is the best coach in college basketball. No Kalin Lucas=No problem.

aglock: 10:19 PM The game here should be a brawl. Physical. Should be fun. RT @MrTRiseAndFire: Two expected matchups. The other two, not so much.

aglock: 10:19 PM I had West Virginia and Baylor in my disgraceful bracket before the tourney. I think I changed to Kentucky and Baylor after S16.

aglock: 10:20 PM OK, tweeps. Have to jet for a bit. Maybe back for a nightcap. Keep spreading the gospel. Don’t let me lose to @GregAnthony50! 🙂

aglock: 10:20 PM #twitterhoops ftw.

midmajority: 10:29 PM As-You-Go Bracketeers: please remember to get your Elite 8 brackets in before the games start.

kenpomeroy: 10:45 PM FWIW, pure log5 title chances: Duke 37.6, UK 16.3, KSU 15.5, WVU 8.3, Baylor 7.5, Butler 6.1, Mich. St. 4.6, Tenn 4.1.

ballinisahabit: 10:45 PM Evan Turner skips the postgame handshake after losing to Tennessee: Last year in the NBA Playoffs, there was a big… bit.ly

SethDavisHoops: 10:46 PM Another great night of hoops! Bill Self will be with us in studio all weekend including 90 minute Road to the Final Four show tomorrow.

theupsetblog: 10:52 PM RT @midmajority: We are all Butler Bulldogs now, each and every one of us. www.midmajority.com

kenpomeroy: 10:52 PM Duke’s 1.09 PPP against Purdue was 2nd most Purdue allowed this season.

midmajority: 11:00 PM The only thing you need to know re: Kevin Broadus’ human rights complaint vs. Bing is he spelled “America[n] East” wrong. is.gd

kenpomeroy: 11:01 PM Amazingly, it was Indiana. So the takeaway: Duke’s offense is worse than Indiana’s. RT @tieguy: who was the first?

midmajority: 11:03 PM Butler tips vs. Kansas State at 4:30 ET. BBState preview: is.gd The more I think about this, the better I like the matchups.

GaryParrishCBS: 11:09 PM I’m beside her now. She’s flattered (and in a dress) RT @Englishscope24: Every player has a crush on Erin Andrews. My crush is on @dgoneil1.

kenpomeroy: 11:18 PM log5 with tonight’s updated ratings: Duke 37.2, KSU 16.4, UK 15.9, WVU 8.7, Bay 7.4, Butler 5.9, MSU 4.5, UT 4.0.

kenpomeroy: 11:31 PM Teams ranked 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 in OR% will be playing this weekend. Scary. By far the strongest of any of the 4 factors on O or D among Elite 8.

espn4d: 11:33 PM To my utter surprise, I am leading one of the two pools I am in, and tied for second in the other. Lotta messed up brackets out there.

espn4d: 11:33 PM And with Kansas picked to win both of them, my stay at the top is probably short. But I’ll take it for the moment.