Bracket U: Making Decisions
Episode 4: We discuss some tough decisions on seed lines 1-4 and share our thoughts on the bubble as of Feb 29
St John’s 82 Butler 59
St John’s word down Butler with defense to take an important game between two bubble teams. Both teams shot the ball equally but the hustle plays went St John’s way for most of the night St John’s defense frustrated the Bulldogs all night long. Offensive rebounding provided more shot opportunities for the Red Storm Key …
Bracket update: Feb 27th
1 SEEDS Purdue: Purdue bounced back after losing to Ohio State with two wins, beating Michigan by 8 and Rutgers by 28 UConn: UCoon got their 3rd loose of the season this past week, getting beat by #12 Creighton, and will play their final home game of the year this Sunday, March 3rd. Houston: Houston …
Bubble talk: Feb 27
In & Trending up Wake Forest– The Deacons won at Duke over the weekend and now have 2 quad 1 wins. Florida moving to 30 in the NET helps Wake Forest in Quad 1- They will need a few more wins to be safe Nebraska – Nebraska has won 4 games in a row including …
Purdue 96 Rutgers 68
Purdue responds strongly win lopsided win over Rutgers Purdue dominated wire to wire, shooting 59% and spreaded the scoring across multiple players. Rutgers struggled with shooting 33% in the first half and never recovered. Key Stats Purdue had four double-digit scorers already by halftime. Purdue and Rutgers were even in turnovers at half, but Purdue …
Bracket update: Feb 20th
1 SEEDS Purdue: Took at road loss to Ohio State(15-11), giving them their 3 loss of the season. UConn: UCoon beats Marquette(19-6) by a 28 points at home at saturday, still 1 meeting left between the 2 teams. Houston: Houston beat #6 Iowa State(20-6) by 8 points, a great Q1 win. Arizona: Arizona is currently …
Bubble talk: Feb 20
The bubble consists of the last 15 or so teams in the bracket and all the teams under consideration. We have 22 teams on the outside but still with a chance of making the bubble In & Trending up Florida – Florida has been moving up seeds now to a 7 seed, now winning 3 …
Upset of the Week: Feb 19
Ohio St. 73 #2 Purdue 69 The Ohio St. Buckeyes grabbed a lead late in the 1st half and never looked back as they won the game 73-69. Bruce Thornton of the Buckeyes poured in 22 points to lead the Buckeyes, and Jamison Battle had 19 points. Zach Edey had 22 points for the Boilers, …
Purdue 84 Minnesota 76
Purdue overcomes shaky first half to avoid huge upset. Purdue comes back from 10-point early second half deficit with 15-1 run midway through the half, leading to an 84-76 victory. Minnesota lost its composure in second half. Coach Ben Johnson charged with a technical foul with 8-point lead which fueled the comeback further. Jack Wilson …