NCAA Tournament LiveBlog (Round of 64 – Thursday)

Midwest Regional

No. 14 Valparaiso Crusaders vs. No. 3 Michigan State Spartans, 12:15 p.m. ET, CBS

No. 13 New Mexico State Aggies vs. No. 4 Saint Louis Billikens, 2:10 p.m. ET, TNT

No. 11 St. Mary’s Gaels vs. No. 6 Memphis Tigers, approx. 2:40 p.m. ET, CBS

No. 12 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys, approx. 4:40 p.m. ET, TNT

No. 16 North Carolina A&T Aggies vs. No. 1 Louisville Cardinals, 6:50 p.m. ET, TBS

No. 9 Missouri Tigers vs. No. 8 Colorado State Rams, approx. 9:20 p.m. ET, TBS

West Regional

No. 9 Wichita State Shockers vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh Panthers, 1:40 p.m. ET, TBS

No. 16 Southern Jaguars vs. No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs, approx. 4:10 p.m. ET, TBS

No. 11 Belmont Bruins vs. No. 6 Arizona Wildcats, 7:20 p.m. ET, TNT

No. 14 Harvard Crimson vs. No. 3 New Mexico Lobos, approx. 9:50 p.m. ET, TNT

South Regional

No. 13 South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs. No. 4 Michigan Wolverines, 7:15 p.m. ET, CBS

No. 12 Akron Zips vs. No. 5 VCU Rams, approx. 9:45 p.m. ET, CBS

East Regional

No. 11 Bucknell Bison vs. No. 6 Butler Bulldogs, 12:40 p.m. ET, TruTV

No. 14 Davidson Wildcats vs. No. 3 Marquette Golden Eagles, approx. 3:10 p.m. ET, TruTV

No. 12 California Golden Bears vs. No. 5 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels, 7:27 p.m. ET, TruTV

No. 13 Montana Grizzlies vs. No. 4 Syracuse Orange, approx. 9:57 p.m. ET, TruTV

About 1.21 Jigawatts

Class of '98, Mechanical Engineer, State fan since arriving on campus and it's been a painful ride ever since. I live by the Law of NC State Fandom, "For every Elation there is an equal and opposite Frustration."

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192 Responses to NCAA Tournament LiveBlog (Round of 64 – Thursday)

  1. Wufpacker 03/21/2013 at 8:25 PM #

    I picked Mizzou on my bracket and if I was a betting man would take Mizzou and give the points.

    But I’ve been known to be way wrong when money is involved, so please don’t make a bet based on what I just said.

  2. bill.onthebeach 03/21/2013 at 8:31 PM #

    … Mr. Dog’s old man’s “morphing, trapping” zone…. got him 251 wins out of 388 games (66%) over twenty years….. and a half a dozen championships…

    … in today’s game… that 1-2-2 zone can put a defender on all of the three point shooters’ spots…. but it can also at times leave a big hole in the middle of the paint for that 8 to 10 foot jumper…

    …. could be quite effective against teams who don’t have a dominate middle man.

    ….. and FWIW…. Mr. Dog’s middle initial is ” P “.

  3. TheAliasTroll 03/21/2013 at 8:37 PM #

    ‘Mr. Dog’s middle initial is ” P “.’

    is that stand for ‘penis’?

    i’m sorry yall, i’m 3 sheets to the wind

  4. wufpup76 03/21/2013 at 8:37 PM #

    “So like, Missouri is 2.5 point favorite against Colorado State.”

    I like the Rams.

  5. TheAliasTroll 03/21/2013 at 8:39 PM #

    “I like the Rams.”

    why?

  6. FluffyMcNutter 03/21/2013 at 8:43 PM #

    I picked Mizzou in my bracket and I am 3 of 8 so far today…so probably go with Colorado State.

    ETA: I also picked Cal. So, this is probably good news for anyone pulling for UNLV. And I picked Belmont, which explains why ‘Zona is playing so much better than they are.

  7. TheCOWDOG 03/21/2013 at 8:46 PM #

    ” Pitino? Louisville? IIRC that’s bordering on blasphemy ain’t it ‘Dog?

    Isn’t that the D that shoulda become known as “the Wildcat” long before any bastardized NFL offense took the name? Something ‘Ville fans should have come to fear?”

    Good pull Wuf, but it was Jack Craft, and the ‘ Nova Wildcat’s that got that D notarized in the college ranks. So, in a sense, it was, and always could be the ” Wildcat”

    I’d call it the ” Roger”…

    Maybe you were referring to the letters from Rupp and his chosen favorite replacement that you’ve been privy to.

  8. TheAliasTroll 03/21/2013 at 9:00 PM #

    “if you can stare a jack rabbit in the face”

  9. TheCOWDOG 03/21/2013 at 9:08 PM #

    Oh…Mr. Bill. I missed your detective work.

    Thanks man. I’m in an honor the old man mood tonite after seeing Petino run his D.

    I had some inclinations earlier, but he wasn’t giving it the whole package. Now I want to take K’s O back, and declare the Ville king.

  10. TheAliasTroll 03/21/2013 at 9:19 PM #

    alright boys.. I got a 1/4 a benji on Missouri -2.5… go big or go home lol

  11. BJD95 03/21/2013 at 9:19 PM #

    I guess all the heart stoppers will be in the late window…

  12. bill.onthebeach 03/21/2013 at 9:27 PM #

    NP — Mr. Dog…. if you like and with your permission…. I can post the link.

    Back in the day…. most towns had their version of your Pop…. the Coach…. guys like that did alot more good for a lot less (both ways) than anybody knows….

    They just don’t make ’em like that anymore.

  13. wufpup76 03/21/2013 at 9:27 PM #

    Haha sorry – I like the Rams b/c they are solid on both ends and rebound like nobody’s business.

    I think Mizzou will make too many mistakes – good luck with your bet though! Probably a good one b/c I’m wrong a lot 🙂

  14. TheCOWDOG 03/21/2013 at 9:31 PM #

    What? You haven’t had your heart stop already? No pulse?

    This could happen in football.

    🙂

    Bill…There’s stuff beyond that…stuff that I’ve wanted to cut loose, but haven’t figured out how to keep your’s truly out of it, if ya know what I mean.

    GD…half the time I write anymore, seems to come off as back patting, or some shit.

    I’m only writing with experience.

  15. MrPlywood 03/21/2013 at 9:47 PM #

    C’mon Cal!

  16. TheAliasTroll 03/21/2013 at 9:49 PM #

    mizzoo w the slow start, i’m not worried yet

  17. bill.onthebeach 03/21/2013 at 9:52 PM #

    Mr. Dog…. just write that in the third person….. say from the perspective of a freshoutofcollegegreenasgooseshitthinksheknowssomething
    sports reporter….

    … and of course… change the names to protect the innocent and the guilty….

    You just gave me a good idea…. I’m going to start a new thread in the morning…. about old Coaches….

  18. MrPlywood 03/21/2013 at 10:00 PM #

    Cal trying to give it away.

  19. john of sparta 03/21/2013 at 10:07 PM #

    All Hail your annual 5/12 upset.
    more to come in this Year of Parity.
    ……….or something like that.

  20. Rochester 03/21/2013 at 10:08 PM #

    Down goes UNLV, aka Carolina’s best win of the 2012-13 season.

  21. pakfanistan 03/21/2013 at 10:24 PM #

    Nice carry not called on VCU there.

    I don’t know how you miss it when the ball hangs in the air for an eternity like that, and the dribblers hand is on the bottom of the ball.

  22. john of sparta 03/21/2013 at 10:24 PM #

    so we don’t count?

  23. Rochester 03/21/2013 at 10:34 PM #

    Sparta, I was referencing their one claim to RPI fame in their 1-6 record vs RPI top 25. And their win over us should come with an asterisk the size of CJL.

  24. pakfanistan 03/21/2013 at 10:51 PM #

    Harvard: All threes, all the time.

  25. pakfanistan 03/21/2013 at 11:04 PM #

    And good lord, VCU is pounding Akron.

    This is nearing criminal.

    68-34 with 13 to go in the 2nd…

    Edit: 72-34, and they’re still running a full court press.

    77-34, still running a full court press.

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