The morning and early afternoon sessions of the tournament have gone as planned with all of the favourites prevailing. We have not experienced a buzzer beater or a game that went down to the wire but I think we will see all of those things all in one game, starting at 4:10pm.
Long Beach State (12) vs. New Mexico (5)
The Lobos are the #5 seed and the winner of the Mountain West come into the tournament on a roll. They have been playing great basketball, beating than #18 ranked San Diego State in the Mountain West conference tournament to take home the title. Unfortunately for them they draw one of the toughest first round tests in Long Beach State. Long Beach State comes in with great guard play and a balanced attack. They went on the road for the entire month of December and played powerhouses across America. They traveled to Kansas and played a true road game and put a valiant effort. Because of their tough schedule and their willingness to test themselves, they have prepared themselves for this moment and I look for them to come out on top in a thrilling nail-biter.
Keep it posted. More to come. And if you are reading this, you need to find a way to get Syracuse on your television. They are currently down 5 to 16th seeded UNC Asheville and they do not look very strong.
How about the officiating in the last 10 minutes of the Cuse/Asheville game? Asheville had a chance to win that and the refs took it away from them. Awful.
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