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This is the thread for games in the Midwest region.

Probably the best play in game I have seen.

Not the best played game so far, but both teams are playing clamp down defense. Alabama St. simply can't rebound the ball. Moreover, the Hornets are having trouble shooting the ball. Brandon Brooks has looked very good though, but he has not been enough in the second half.

This should be a great region. Has some of the most talented (in NBA terms) teams, and some of the most inconsistent teams. It could come down to who is catching fire at the right time.

Wake is obviously an intriguing team. It would not surprise me one bit if they lost to an underrated Cleveland St. team, or if they made a run to the Final Four. Their highs have been so high, and lows so low. Louisville has been playing great of late, but they also had a stretch this season where they where playing horribly (remember that game versus Notre Dame?). If they don't come out with fire, and something to prove, they could be bowing out early.

Perhaps the least respected 2 seed is here also, Michigan St. And frankly I agree. They're a very solid team, but simply not as talented as many other teams in this region. Either BC or USC could give them a very good game in the 2nd round.

My dark horse for this region is West Virginia, one of the most underappreciated teams in America. They play outstanding defense, have a very efficient offense, athletes, shooters. Record really doesn't indicate how good they are. They have a tough matchup against Dayton in the first round, but it wouldn't surprise me if they knocked off Kansas and Michigan St.

come on Arizona, pull away already

Man WVU really blew it today against Dayton. What a shocker. This has got to be one of the more unpredictable tournaments. It's completely random imo.

jman3134 wrote:Man WVU really blew it today against Dayton. What a shocker. This has got to be one of the more unpredictable tournaments. It's completely random imo.

I was watching a replay of Dayton the other day against Xavier and I just had a gut feeling they might pull the upset, but I kept buying in on this Big East Dominance Theory Dayton had 26 wins this year, so they definitely aren't new to winning.

This Spartan team has a hard time dominating anyone, but they're great at pulling out wins. I'd hate to see a loss here against Robert Morris.

It's close, but at least Michigan St. is ahead. If they maintain a lead, they could pull away in the second half. Robert Morris is good, but I do not see them hanging with the Spartans the full 40 minutes.

12 Rebounds at the half for Suton. He's been the hero.

5-1 Pac-10

^ Not anymore.

Great win last night for Siena. One of the better games I have seen all year. Classic.

Arizona to Sweet 16!!!! Nice way to go out and show they deserved to be in the tourney Could end up being the only Pac-10 left too...Let's go USC!

Zona is def. Ballin!

Money Mo wrote:Zona is def. Ballin!

Not really.... Cleveland State came out incredibly flat, I can't even credit great Arizona defense. They just stunk up the joint.

I expect Arizona to be handled easily by Louisville, who hasn't exactly been blowing teams out.

I remember 97' when the cats played a #1 Kentucky team

Louisville with a glorified scrimmage against Arizona. Get the Pac 10 outta here. The conferences 6 losses in the tournament were by a combined 90 points. And that's with Washington only losing by 2 and USC only losing by 5.

aldrich is doing an amazing job at the outlet passes

Kalin Lucas seriously deserves more pub. The type of pub Ty Lawson and Jonny Flynn and Levance Fields get. He's just a great college point guard.

Polynice4Pippen wrote:Louisville with a glorified scrimmage against Arizona. Get the Pac 10 outta here. The conferences 6 losses in the tournament were by a combined 90 points. And that's with Washington only losing by 2 and USC only losing by 5.

It's funny because most of those teams advanced. They simply couldn't get it done against the best competition though. I'm still kind of surprised that Cal couldn't pull it out with the three point shooting weapons they have.