Saturday, April 5, 2003

Kansas' blowout of Marquette makes it difficult to predict who will win Monday night. Is Kansas that good, or Marquette that bad? I think it will be a close game. Kansas may have a little bit too much team speed for Syracuse, so I'll go with the Jayawks, but I am really impressed with Carmelo Anthony. 11:23:55 PM

It's over. Syracuse wins 95-84. Monday night pits Kansas against Syracuse. Jim Beheim against Roy Williams, both looking for their first NCAA title. That pits a #2 seed against a #3 seed. Carmelo Anthony is awesome. 11:21:53 PM

Texas comes back down the court. Clank, off the back of the rim and McNamara is fouled again. 11:16:39 PM

Texas comes back and hits a big three, the lead is four with a minute left and a time out. Texas needs a stop on this posession. Texas fouls McNamara for Syracuse, McNamara is a good free throw shooter. The lead is back to six. 11:15:51 PM

Texas missed an easy shot that would have cut the lead to four. Syracuse is on the foul line, but missed the first one. One minute left. 11:13:04 PM

Foul by Syracuse stops the clock and gives Texas to put points on the board while the clock is not ticking. The Orangemen don't want any fouls. 11:10:06 PM

Oh, oh. Syracuse is getting away from their game by trying to work time off the clock. A little bit of the ole four corners from the Dean Smith days at North Carolina. But they aren't getting any points, so they might be opening the door for Texas. There is four minutes left. Orangemen up by seven. 11:01:50 PM

I think it's over. Syracuse is up 78-66 with 6:49 left. Texas is being taken out of their game and Anthony is playing like a mad man for Syracuse. 10:55:16 PM

A little spurt by the Orangemen has them up by five at little over ten minutes left. You know, I am wondering why Michigan State didn't switch to a zone when they played Texas. It looks so effective against Texas. 10:42:27 PM

They're exchanging leads now. It looks like this game is going down to the wire. I want Syracuse to win. 10:23:46 PM

The Syracuse/Texas game is much better than the Marquette/Kansas game. Syracuse has been leading the entire game, but Texas has just tied. 10:15:55 PM

Well, that was a disappointing game, with Kansas winning big over Marquette. I'm not too disappointed that Kansas won since they have paid their dues. I hope they play well in the final. 8:07:29 PM