A10 Tourney Games

[xsteve1]

UMass leads Temple 46-36 with under 16 to go.

[GoMuskies]

That would open things up, no?

[xavierj]

I think it is a prerequisite for the #1 seed to go down early in the A-10 tourney every year. Tonight is a big game and it sure as heck would be nice to play on Sunday and win this tourney for a change.

[XULucho27]

Temple clawing back. 57-56 9:00 left.

[GoMuskies]

How did UMess go from 5 down to 10 up in about four minutes? That must have been one helluva run to start the second half!

[xsteve1]

That was a quick turnaround. 61-57 Temple. Looks like my UMASS +7 will go down as well.

[XULucho27]

These NCAA commercials regarding student athletes and the one about how the NCAA uses its money are just down-right insulting.

[BMoreX]

UMass back up 4 with 4 to go.

Game of runs.

[Juice]

Anyone got an internet feed?

[bobbiemcgee]

Anyone got an internet feed?

It's on firstrowsports.eu but you have to go thru a lot of bullshit pop ups, downloads, etc. Aggravating.

[xu 89]

we don't need umass winning this. either temple/slu/xu need to win the a10 tourney. no way committee takes 4 a10 teams

[XULucho27]

I'm watching here.

http://streamson.me/css/1.html

[GoMuskies]

we don't need umass winning this.

Anything that makes it easier for X to win the tournament, I'm for.

[smileyy]

Hmm...I think Temple winning is better for XU, but I just don't like them.

[kellernr]

umass up 73-69. 40 secs

[BMoreX]

Down goes Temple.

[GoMuskies]

Hey Temple, go eff yourselves! Traitors.

Wide open in AC now!

[Jesuit4Life]

I hope this means that us and Temple have reversed roles for this year.


It's on firstrowsports.eu but you have to go thru a lot of bullshit pop ups, downloads, etc. Aggravating.
Really? Adblock (http://adblockplus.org/en/) is a god-send then.

[gladdenguy]

Hey Temple, go eff yourselves! Traitors.

Wide open in AC now!

Yeah wide open but if we lose tonight we are in deep doodoo. St. Joes, Bonnies, or UMass will play in the finals. If we win even tonight then lose to SLU, and then SLU loses in the finals, we might not get in.
Before this game I said win tonight and we are in. This UMass victory sure changes that.

[GoMuskies]

I've got SJU -1.5 in Game 2.

[GoMuskies]

Yeah wide open but if we lose tonight we are in deep doodoo. St. Joes, Bonnies, or UMass will play in the finals. If we win even tonight then lose to SLU, and then SLU loses in the finals, we might not get in.
Before this game I said win tonight and we are in. This UMass victory sure changes that.

The UMess win changes nothing...other than maybe taking away one bubble spot. Only affects us if we would have been team #68.

[LadyMuskie]

I hope we take advantage of Temple losing. My heart is telling me we can do it, but my head is saying that we better hope SLU wins the tourney if we don't because otherwise, we're going to be sitting around late Sunday night wondering who we're playing in the NIT.

[gladdenguy]

The UMess win changes nothing.

So you think if we still win tonight and one of those 3 teams win it, we are in?

[GoMuskies]

So you think if we still win tonight and one of those 3 teams win it, we are in?

Yes...unless we were gonna be team #68.

[PMI]

we don't need umass winning this. either temple/slu/xu need to win the a10 tourney. no way committee takes 4 a10 teams

I don't really buy that line of thinking. The committee will take the 68 teams they see fit, regardless of what conference they come from. In theory, if UMass beat Xavier in the finals, the A10 is getting four teams in, no two ways around it.

[xsteve1]

I've got SJU -1.5 in Game 2.

Okay..I'm tailing you on this one.

[LadyMuskie]

The UMess win changes nothing...other than maybe taking away one bubble spot. Only affects us if we would have been team #68.

I think that's exactly the problem. One of our fellow A10 teams could take our spot. SLU and Temple are in no matter what. We're not so lucky. If you factor in that some other conference could see an upset winner, that could hurt us too. We need to take care of business by winning this thing. We can't leave it to chance.

[GoMuskies]

Yes, but I don't think we were gonna be #68 with a win tonight and a loss to SLU.

Looking for a Xavier/SJU final on Sunday now (admittedly I don't care that much who the opponent is so long as X is there).

[PMI]

I think Xavier is in and that we're not clinging as close to the bubble as people think. I will definitely be nervous if we lose tonight but we are not #68 by any means.

[xavierj]

I am with go. If Umass wins it they are not going to throw Xavier out. I think Xavier is around 63 ish now so there would have to be a lot of teams win conference tourneys that would not be in otherwise. Umass winning would knock a team like Washington or Mississippi st. To the nit. Xavier is in pretty good shape right now especially with mike in the committee meetings. All things being equal committee member gets the benefit of doubt.

[LadyMuskie]

I hope you're right, but if history tells us anything, just because you have a good RPI and a good SOS doesn't mean you're in over those teams with lesser RPIs and SOSs. Every year some team with a deserving RPI gets left out.


I just don't think that it's a foregone conclusion that we're in no matter what happens from here on out in Atlantic City.

[Snipe]

Glad to see Temple lose. I am glad they lost. I never liked them and I can't wait until they leave.

F Temple.

[XULucho27]

I hope you're right, but if history tells us anything, just because you have a good RPI and a good SOS doesn't mean you're in over those teams with lesser RPIs and SOSs. Every year some team with a deserving RPI gets left out.


I just don't think that it's a foregone conclusion that we're in no matter what happens from here on out in Atlantic City.

WHY ARE YOU SO NEGATIVE?! Usually you are a beacon of positivity! I can't take you starting to be a pessimist too! Come back to the light!! :)

[LadyMuskie]

I'm sorry. I'm not trying to be negative. I'm just watching LSU give UK a run for their money, and I can't help but wonder what's going to happen to us if there are upsets in some of these tournaments, including ours. With the way this season has played out, it would not shock me at all to not hear our name called on Sunday unless we win the tournament. I want to be positive, but I'm just not feeling good about this. Sorry.

[LadyMuskie]

That said, I hope I'm wrong and we're in. And God knows I hope we crush any team in our path!

[MD Muskie]

i just want to know one thing, why is even worth getting the number 1 seed in the A10 Tournament if they just lose every year?

[LadyMuskie]

A friend of mine has a theory about that. She swears up and down that the 1 seed loses so that the A10 can get an extra team in the tournament. She's of the opinion that the 1 seed lays down in a non-obvious sort of way to make room for the 3rd or 4th A10 team to get in. Of course, she also believes that the CIA and the maffia worked together to kill Kennedy and that we never landed on the moon, so her theory might be a little off.

[BMoreX]

So do we root for the Bonnies or Hawks in this game?

[JAX 3758]

Id say bonnies.

[A10fan]

So do we root for the Bonnies or Hawks in this game?

Hawks if X wins tonight. Could open up 4 teams if X gets by St. Louis too

[GoMuskies]

So do we root for the Bonnies or Hawks in this game?

St. Joe's. Mostly because I bet on St. Joe's.

[bobbiemcgee]

Of course, she also believes that the CIA and the maffia worked together to kill Kennedy and that we never landed on the moon.....

You should introduce her to _LH

[LadyMuskie]

You should introduce her to _LH

She's still my friend. A little kooky? Yes. But what kind of friend would I be to do that? Maybe if she crosses me, I'll keep it in mind ;)

[Masterofreality]

Uh oh.

Two games and no Joe DeMayonaise yet.

Unfortunately, one of the good A-10 refs- Gary Prager- is doing the Hawks-Bonnies game.

[Masterofreality]

By the way.

If you expand the online feed to full screen on firstrow, you won't get the pop-ups.

[paulxu]

We're listed as the home team for our game. Maybe the guys will carry over the Jimmy Carter streak to the boardwalk.

[Jesuit4Life]

Any possibility that St. Joe's moves into the top 50 RPI with a win today? Or is that too big of a jump?

[bourbonman]

....either temple/slu/xu need to win the a10 tourney. no way committee takes 4 a10 teams

agreed!

[flatspat]

We won't get our other pal D.J. Carstensen. He's working IU-Wisconsin game.

[DC Muskie]

I'm terrified we will get DeMayo.

[LadyMuskie]

I'm terrified we will get DeMayo.

Me too. I wasn't until MOR mentioned he hasn't worked a game yet. Now, I'm convinced we'll get him just because that's the way our year is going.

[vee4xu]

I don't have time to read all the posts in this thread, so apologies if this has already been written. If SLU loses tonight they are not a lock.

[drudy23]

If SLU loses tonight they are not a lock.

Yes they are.

[bjf123]

Of course, she also believes that the CIA and the maffia worked together to kill Kennedy and that we never landed on the moon, so her theory might be a little off.You mean they didn't? :D Temple losing is not good for us. If we don't win the tourney, we need SLU to win, just to keep our bubble hopes alive. If it's not us or SLU winning it, we're NIT bound.

[XULucho27]

I agree that they are, but they're resume is certainly not as impressive as I thought it was. 2-2 vs. RPI Top 50. 111 SOS. They've won enough games to be comfortably in the field but there's nothing really incredibly impressive.

BTW, are we SLU's two Top 50 wins? I know they lost to Temple, so it clearly can't be them, and our RPI is currently Top 50. Just curious.

[GoMuskies]

If it's not us or SLU winning it, we're NIT bound.

How do you figger? You really think if we get to the finals and lose, we're out? That's crazy talk.

[vee4xu]

As of 4:09 pm, live-rpi.com has:

Temple 17
SLU 30
X 53
SJU 60
ud. 75

[vee4xu]

SBU 69
SJU 68
36 second left. SJU ball.

[vee4xu]

SJU turnover and foul.
70 - 68

[GoMuskies]

I need OT (SJU -1.5).

[vee4xu]

A-10 POY blocks last shot.

SBU wins 70-68.

All messy now.

[GoMuskies]

Oh well. At least SJU is off the bubble.

[GoMuskies]

I guess I should load up on SLU in game 3. The Philly schools aren't faring too well. Should bode well for attendance the rest of the weekend.

EDIT: Would a UMass/SLU final even draw a thousand people? That could be some great exposure for the league on CBS.

[LadyMuskie]

If someone had told me at the beginning of the season that St. Bonnies would be in the semi-finals of the A10 tournament and we'd be playing for an NCAA spot instead of being a lock, I'd have laughed at them.

[Masterofreality]

Two Philly schools gone.

Good game today. The A-10 games have been a damn site more entertaining than a lot of that garbage Big Least Tournament with scores in the 40's and 50's.

[vee4xu]

A-10 POY blocks last shot.

SBU wins 70-68.

All messy now.

[GoMuskies]

A-10 POY blocks last shot.

SBU wins 70-68.

All messy now.

15 minutes apart. Impressive.

[GIMMFD]

Knock St. Joe's off the bubble, that helps us. So it's either us or SLU that HAVE to win this tournament so nobody steals a bid.

[drudy23]

Has any bubble team won the last 3 days?

[GIMMFD]

Has any bubble team won the last 3 days?

NC State got a win today!! But I know what you mean, things are lining up well for us, as long as we keep our heads straight.

[GoMuskies]

Has any bubble team won the last 3 days?

Makes me nervous about our ability to win. At least Dayton is a supposedly a bubble team, too. We can't both lose.

[vee4xu]

15 minutes apart. Impressive.

Yeah, I know. Was posting from my phone and only realized duplication afterwards. Sorry to deliver bad news to you personally (with SJU -1.5) twice by my doing that.

[vee4xu]

As of 4:09 pm, live-rpi.com has:

Temple 17
SLU 30
X 53
SJU 60
ud. 75

As of 5:54 p.m.

Temple 17 (same)
SLU 30 (same)
X 54 (down 1)
SJU 69 (down 9) bye, bye!
ud 75 (same)
Bonnies 89 (up 5 or 6)
UMass 71 (up a bunch)

[vee4xu]

As of 5:54 p.m.

Temple 17 (same)
SLU 30 (same)
X 54 (down 1)
SJU 69 (down 9) bye, bye!
ud 75 (same)
Bonnies 89 (up 5 or 6)
UMass 71 (up a bunch)

As of 6:24 p.m.

All same except X, who is down one more to 55.

[vee4xu]

Here's the link in case anyone is interested:

http://www.rpiforecast.com/live-rpi.html

[Retire33]

DeMayo doing the STL/LaSalle game?

[Masterofreality]

Bona just ripping up UMess.

Olean is blowing their load today.

I like our chances against them in the final. We match up well.

[GIMMFD]

If we beat SLU, I think this championship is ours, the Bonnies just beat the living hell out of UMASS, and I think we can stop them. It all comes down today in stopping that brute Conklin.

[BMoreX]

Don't look now but it's a 3 point game with a minute to go.

[GoMuskies]

Congrats to Schmidt. It will be an honor for him to lose to Xavier in the final.

[DC Muskie]

Really happy for SBU. Good job coming so close...but hey you get a game on national television.

[nuts4xu]

Great for Mark Schmidt, it isn't everyday you can fall victim of the flagship of the conference. I wish them safe travels back to Olean NY, and nothing but the best in their future endeavours.

[kyxu]

I really hope we win today. After all this team has accomplished this weekend, it'd be really deflating to not finish it off.