Saturday (3/18) Game Thread

The Needler

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Because it's Saturday

12:10 p.m. ET No. 4 West Virginia vs. No. 5 Notre Dame, CBS (Buffalo)
2:40 p.m. ET* No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 8 Wisconsin, CBS (Buffalo)
5:15 p.m. ET No. 1 Gonzaga vs. No. 8 Northwestern, CBS (Salt Lake City)
6:10 p.m. ET No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 11 Xavier, TNT (Orlando)
7:10 p.m. ET No. 4 Butler vs. No. 12 Middle Tennessee, TBS (Milwaukee)
7:45 p.m. ET * No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 7 Saint Mary’s, CBS (Salt Lake City)
8:40 p.m. ET* No. 4 Florida vs. No. 5 Virginia, TNT (Orlando)
9:40 p.m. ET* No. 4 Purdue vs. No. 5 Iowa State, TBS (Milwaukee, Wisc.)
 

HomeRunBaker

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Paging Drocco.

Went to get St. Mary's at +5 best I could find was +4.5 and some now are down to 4. This is the one that sticks out like a sore thumb today. Not much else to choose from.
 

HomeRunBaker

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It has to be a challenge for ND to adjust to WVU defense after the Princeton game. See how long it takes them to settle in.
 

johnmd20

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Wva's defense is pretty incessant. ND can't do anything and are probably out of gas at this point. Good job by WVA!
 

Senator Donut

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It has to be a challenge for ND to adjust to WVU defense after the Princeton game. See how long it takes them to settle in.
Only four turnovers in the second half, so they handled the press well after adjusting, but everything else went to shit. WVU is a much better team (KenPom #7) and is unbeatable if they're making three-pointers, which they were especially in the second half.

Worth noting, Notre Dame hasn't upset a better seed since 2003.
 

wibi

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Wisc keeps landing punches but Nova keeps punching back. This game is going to be a good second half the way things are going
 

Drocca

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Paging Drocco.

Went to get St. Mary's at +5 best I could find was +4.5 and some now are down to 4. This is the one that sticks out like a sore thumb today. Not much else to choose from.
I like Xavier at +7.5. I've watched FSU a ton this year and they are a great team but I don't think they blow anyone out and Xavier is such a good tournament team.

I'm getting St. Mary's at +4 and my rule is if it's less than 5 then I need to have some confidence they can win outright which I don't have with them.
 

wibi

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Refs in the bag for NOVA

Charge call and then foot being stepped on with no call are two pretty ugly wrong/missed calls
 

DennyDoyle'sBoil

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Wisconsin played exactly the game they needed to play, but Villanova's shooting and ability to get into the paint got them the edge. Will be interesting if Wisconsin can adapt in the last five minutes and speed things up.
 

DJnVa

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This iPhone stickers commercial--this is a thing adults do?
 

coremiller

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Wisconsin played exactly the game they needed to play, but Villanova's shooting and ability to get into the paint got them the edge. Will be interesting if Wisconsin can adapt in the last five minutes and speed things up.
Koenig picking up his 4th foul on that bogus charging call was a big blow because he's Wisconsin's best outside shooter and they lack spacing without him. But Wisconsin has really hurt themselves at the line -- 6-14 is not going to get it done.
 

DJnVa

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Should've looked at the replay. Nova player never had possession, which I think makes this an offensive (non-shooting) foul.
They did. Specifically for that.

Edit:Actually they just discussed it. My bad.
 

Deathofthebambino

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Nova in big trouble. Down 2 with 11 seconds and the ball. Hayes makes a reverse to give Wisconsin the lead. Nova has missed at least 3 big free throws down the stretch.