2024 NCAA Tournament - First Round Games

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Feel free to give your thoughts, observations, and anything else for TH and Friday games.

Duquesne (11) and BYU (6) - East locked in a good one with the Duke up 58-54 at the 4:00 mark. Could be the first significant upset brewing.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Long Beach State (15) and Arizona (2) 33-all with just over three minutes remaining first half - West bracket.....we shall see.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Duquesne hanging tough - up three with possession and 44 secs left.

Last time they were in the NCAA tournament, this guy was handling the rock for them....

 

[boilerzz]

B1G 1-0
SEC 0-1
B12 0-1

Just like we said it would happen

 

[GemstateBoiler]

I can't believe I picked BYU in the work pool. I went back and forth 10 times. My wife said to pick Duquesne since she felt sorry for them on how they spell/pronounce their school name. How do you argue with such logic? At least she didn't pick them for the color of their uniforms.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

B1G 1-0
SEC 0-1
B12 0-1

Just like we said it would happen

If Nebraska gets its first ever tournament win, I will start to believe, ZZ.

 

[GemstateBoiler]

The rest of the games being played right now are pretty much going towards being blow-outs.

 

[PaBoiler78]

I can't believe I picked BYU in the work pool. I went back and forth 10 times. My wife said to pick Duquesne since she felt sorry for them on how they spell/pronounce their school name. How do you argue with such logic? At least she didn't pick them for the color of their uniforms.

BYU is now 1 - 11 when trailing in a game w/ 5 mins to go

 

[GemstateBoiler]

BYU is now 1 - 11 when trailing in a game w/ 5 mins to go

Geez. And it's not even Sunday.

 

[Gemini95]

I didn't pick Illinois to go very far so I guess I'll root for More head.

 

[GemstateBoiler]

It is the Shannon Jr. show for Illinois. Domask has zero points with 3.5 minutes left in the first half. Never figured that would happen.

 

[Old Gold n Black]

UNC/Wagner game is a joke. Did I hear Wagner only has 7 scholarship players available? Trying to figure out how the lowest seeded #1 got matched up with these guys. Kenpom has Wagner as the worst team in the tourney, by a long shot.

 

[Dryfly88]

UNC/Wagner game is a joke. Did I hear Wagner only has 7 scholarship players available? Trying to figure out how the lowest seeded #1 got matched up with these guys. Kenpom has Wagner as the worst team in the tourney, by a long shot.

Wagner - #290 NET
Grambling #279 NET

Wagner - #289 KenPom
Grambling #260 KenPom

2 really bad teams for sure

 

[Old Gold n Black]

Wagner - #290 NET
Grambling #279 NET

Wagner - #289 KenPom
Grambling #260 KenPom

2 really bad teams for sure

Really hoping for a double-digit drubbing of these fools tomorrow.

 

[Dryfly88]

Really hoping for a double-digit drubbing of these fools tomorrow.

If it's still single digits in the 2nd half, my wife has instructions to call the EMS, because we will for sure need them!

 

[mryankee2397]

illinois only up by one at half. surprising

 

[Old Gold n Black]

If it's still single digits in the 2nd half, my wife has instructions to call the EMS, because we will for sure need them!

Chew a few aspirin ahead of time, just in case

 

[boilerzz]

There's a joke about Terrance Shannon struggling with Morehead in there somewhere.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

UNC/Wagner game is a joke. Did I hear Wagner only has 7 scholarship players available? Trying to figure out how the lowest seeded #1 got matched up with these guys. Kenpom has Wagner as the worst team in the tourney, by a long shot.

They were in a play-in game with Howard. They do look severely outmatched, but I've been flipping games constantly now.

 

[Old Gold n Black]

illinois only up by one at half. surprising

If it wasn't for that shitbird Gibbs-Lawhorn going 2-2 from 3pt, they should be down at the half.

(Sorry...can't stand that guy.)

 

[Dryfly88]

I just don't like Illinois. I think the combination of Shannon/Mouthbreather/Gibbs just won't let me cheer for them. I normally like Underwood, but his team this year just isn't for me.

 

[qazplm]

B10 teams looking great so far.

 

[Heads up BOILER]

Who’d have thought that it would be Dain Dainja that would break the game open for the Illin? He was a difference maker!

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Triple double for Domask, and Illinois has blitzed Morehead State this second half.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Not good to be a #6-seed so far this year. A lot of people took Oregon - underperforming #11-seed with some talent - up on South Carolina by 14, under 10 minutes.

 

[DrEss]

Like them or not, Illinois could make a run.

 

[Boiler79]

East Chicago Central's Jermain Couisnard is tearing apart his former team. 29 points as Oregon has been in cruise control.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Like them or not, Illinois could make a run.

They should get past Duquesne, which would put them in Boston.....if seeds otherwise hold, would get Iowa State in the East Regional Semi - IF that were the match-up......could be a doozy of a game.

 

[PaBoiler78]

East Chicago Central's Jermain Couisnard is tearing apart his former team. 29 points as Oregon has been in cruise control.

always liked their coach

 

[Do Dah Day]

East Chicago Central's Jermain Couisnard is tearing apart his former team. 29 points as Oregon has been in cruise control.

I keep wondering who will be the Cousinard or Domask in our game???

 

[BoilerAndy]

I can't believe I picked BYU in the work pool. I went back and forth 10 times. My wife said to pick Duquesne since she felt sorry for them on how they spell/pronounce their school name. How do you argue with such logic? At least she didn't pick them for the color of their uniforms.

Dew-kwesny. That's it, right?

 

[Dryfly88]

Alford's team with total meltdown. Up 17 and cruising, now down 3 with 15 seconds left.

 

[SKYDOG]

East Chicago Central's Jermain Couisnard is tearing apart his former team. 29 points as Oregon has been in cruise control.

I remember watching him in high school when I was a young man.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Alford's team with total meltdown. Up 17 and cruising, now down 3 with 15 seconds left.

Dayton was a popular patsy pick to go down early. Nottttttt so fast......

 

[Mobes]

I remember watching him in high school when I was a young man.

I'm from East Chicago. He wound up with 40 points.

 

[Mobes]

Dayton was a popular patsy pick to go down early. Nottttttt so fast......

Poor Steve. Up 17, outscored 24 - 4 in the last 7 minutes to lose 63 - 60.

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

Colorado State - 11 points......11 points at the half? Really? Goodness gracious.

Texas up 27-11.

 

[Do Dah Day]

Colorado State - 11 points......11 points at the half? Really? Goodness gracious.

Texas up 27-11.

I want to watch who enters the portal from them

 

[Boilermaker427]

Speaking of portal people, wish we had an obvious candidate to leave, I’d take this Gohlke kid on Oakland in a heartbeat lol

First game I watched, maybe he’s sucked all year. But looks to much like a dude to be on Oakland

 

[Boilermaker427]

Colorado State - 11 points......11 points at the half? Really? Goodness gracious.

Texas up 27-11.

Mountain west is clearly better than the B10. Glad they got all these bids lol