Saturday evening, March 19
- If Kansas State wins against Wisconsin, look to the minutes played by Juevol Myles at the end of the first half as a key to the win. Frank Martin went deep into his bench to put Myles on the floor and he responded with a key play and foul shot which provided KSU some key momentum going into halftime.
- A foul is a foul whether it's a minute into the game or the last second of the game. While many of us may not like a game decided by a foul call, both the foul on Butler's Shelvin Mack and the Pitt foul with 0.8 seconds to play were clearly fouls.
- Trivia question--which three conferences have had two member institutions play in the national championship game? (Answer below.)
- How good a coach is Butler's Brad Stevens? The play at the end of regulation was a thing of beauty--attacking the defense and the basket versus the normal isolation play so often called when time is winding down. Stevens' demeanor on the sideline also has to have a positive impact on his players at crunch time.
- Kyrie Irving of Duke is listed as the top draft pick on both ESPN's draft board as well as NBA Draft Express.
- Anyone else getting tired of the Southwest "red tape" commercial? The problem with wall-to-wall tournament viewing is wall-to-wall commercials--the same ones.
- Florida was over-seeded and received a gift tonight with Pitt's ouster. I think the Gators return to the Final Four for the first time since their 2007 national championship.
- Trivia answer: Big Ten - Indiana over Michigan in 1976, Big East - Villanova over Georgetown in 1985 and Big Eight - Kansas over Oklahoma in 1988.
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