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Armadillo: Saturday's six-pack

Top six scoring teams in Division I:
92.1— Gonzaga
86.4— Colgate
85.0— Iowa
84.8— Baylor
84.5— Southern Utah
83.9— Bryant

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Armadillo: Saturday's Den: Wrapping up a busy basketball day

13) Pac-12 tourney:
Oregon State 75, Oregon 64
— Beavers were picked last in pre-season polls, finished a surprising 5th in regular season, now they’re playing for the league title Saturday.
— Oregon State is 20-44 on the arc the last two days.

Colorado 72, USC 70
— Buffs had a 17-0 run in first half, needed a tip dunk with 0:02.3 left for the win.
— Colorado has now beaten USC seven times in a row.

12) Big 14 tourney:
Michigan 79, Maryland 66
— 11:30am opener saw Michigan coach Howard get tossed after he got into a kerfuffle with Maryland coach Turgeon. Michigan is 20-3; Howard should be happier.

Ohio State 87, Purdue 78 OT
— Buckeyes led by 18 at half, needed OT for the win.
— Purdue was only 15-27 on the foul line.

11) ACC tourney:
— Georgia Tech advanced to finals because Virginia couldn’t play due to COVID issues.

Florida State 69, North Carolina 66:
— Florida State has unusually good depth; they’ll be a popular pick to make the Final Four.
— North Carolina shot 34% inside arc, had 21 offensive rebounds.

10) Big X tourney:
Oklahoma State 83, Baylor 74:
— Cowboys outscored Baylor 31-14 over final 7:49.
— OSU star Cunningham tweaked his ankle last week and missed a game, but played 77:00 out of 80:00 the last two days.
— Baylor heads into the NCAA Tournament at 22-2.

Texas advanced to the finals, because Kansas couldn’t play due to COVID issues.

9) Big East tourney:
Georgetown 66, Seton Hall 58
— #8-seed Hoyas are in Big East finals for first since since 2010.
— Seton Hall lost five of last six games, finishes 14-13. No bueno.

Creighton 59, UConn 56
— Bluejays won the MVC tournament last two years they were in that league, but they’ve never won the Big East tournament- they’re favored to do that tonight.
— Creighton outscored UConn 11-3 over final 5:26 of this game.
— Bluejays are #40 experience team; they’re an experienced group.

8) Big Sky tourney:
Montana State 80, Southern Utah 77 OT
— Top-seeded Thunderbirds get upset here.

Eastern Washington 78, Montana 50
— Eagles won 12 of their last 13 games

7) Upsets of the Day:
— Oregon State (+8) 75, Oregon 64
— Montana State (+6.5) 80, Southern Utah 77 OT
— Fairfield (+6.5) 52, Saint Peter’s 47
— Cincinnati (+5.5) 74, SMU 71
— Georgetown (+3.5) 66, Seton Hall 58

6) SEC tourney:
— All four favorites won Friday; I’m hoping Ole Miss gets in the NCAA Tournament- they looked like a tournament team in their 76-73 loss to LSU. Non-conference losses to Dayton/Wichita aren’t going to help their cause any.

Arkansas 70, Missouri 64:
— Razorbacks have won nine games in a row.
— Officials totally dominated this game- the TV guys stopped counting when they got to 17 offensive fouls in this game. Guys were flopping all over the place.
— Underrated thing about Eric Musselman; he’s coached two NBA teams and he also coached in the CBA— the guy is an X’s-and-O’s savant.

5) MAAC tourney:
Iona 70, Niagara 64
— Rick Pitino re-surfaces on national TV Saturday; his Gaels are playing for their fifth MAAC tournament title in last six tries.
— Iona didn’t play a game in January; they had a 7-week COVID pause, and didn’t play for 17 days before this tournament. Gaels have a new coach (albeit a Hall of Fame coach) and #274 continuity team, but they’re favored to win their league title tonight.

4) MAC tourney:
Ohio 87, Toledo 80
— Toledo hasn’t made the NCAA’s since I was in college (1982); they were the top seed here, but got upset here, despite shooting 69.4% inside arc.

Buffalo 81, Akron 74 OT
— Buffalo survived miserable 8-19 shooting on foul line; they were down 5 with 6:32 left.
— Bulls have won seven games in a row; they’re trying for 5th NCAA bid in last six tournaments.

3) Conference USA tourney
Western Kentucky 64, UAB 60
— Hilltoppers made 10-20 on arc; they also have an NBA-type big man in Bassey, who had 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocked shots.

North Texas 54, Louisiana Tech 48:
— Mean Green won last three nights, giving up 53 ppg. They’re experience team #16 and they play a very slow tempo. North Texas last made the NCAA’s in 2010.

**Udog** · 03-13-2021, 08:35 AM

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Saturday, March 13

**Udog** · 03-13-2021, 08:39 AM

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Armadillo's Write-Up

Saturday, March 13

AAC tournament
Cincinnati vs Wichita State (@ Fort Worth, TX)
Cincinnati (11-10, 9-6)
— ranked #111 by KenPom
— Tempo: #59
— Experience: #258
— Continuity: #209
— Cincinnati is 7-3 in their last ten games.
— Bearcats are shooting 31.6% on arc (#272), 65.8% on line (#312)
— Cincinnati is turning ball over 20.6% of time (#258)
— Bearcats were up 20 with 6:05 left Friday, won by 3.
— Cincinnati won the last two AAC tournaments.

Wichita State (16-4, 12-2)
— ranked #70 by KenPom
— Tempo: #222
— Experience: #134
— Continuity: #224
— Wichita won last eight games, giving up 65.3 ppg in last seven.
— Shockers are shooting 45.0% inside arc (#319)
— Wichita has #49 eFG% defense in country.
— Shockers were down 9 with 6:38 left Friday, survived 68-67.
— Wichita is 14-5 in its last 19 AAC tournament games.

— Bearcats lost 82-76 in Wichita January 10.
— Cincinnati won six of last seven series games.

Big 14 tournament (@ Indianapolis)
Ohio State vs Michigan
Ohio State (19-8, 13-8)
— ranked #7 by KenPom
— Tempo: #233
— Experience: #88
— Continuity: #173
— Buckeyes led by 18 at half Friday, needed OT to beat Purdue.
— Ohio State is shooting 52.7% inside arc (#65), 36.0% on arc (#68)
— Buckeyes are getting 21.4% of their points on foul line (#43)
— Last 7+ years, Ohio State is 7-6 in Big 14 tourneys.

Michigan (20-3, 15-3)
— ranked #2 by KenPom
— Tempo: #249
— Experience: #55
— Continuity: #152
— Michigan split its last four games. After an 18-1 start.
— Wolverines have #6 eFG% defense in country.
— In its three losses, Michigan was held to 64 or fewer points.
— Michigan is 13-2 in last 15 Big 14 tourney games- they won two of last three tournaments.

— Wolverines won 92-87 in Columbus February 21.
— Ohio State is 6-4 in last ten series games.

SEC tournament (@ Nashville)
Tennessee vs Alabama
Tennessee (18-7, 11-7)
— ranked #20 by KenPom
— Tempo: #246
— Experience: #251
— Continuity: #105
— Tennessee won three of its last four games.
— Opponents are shooting only 44.7% inside arc (#14)
— Tennessee is forcing turnovers 22.9% of time (#15)
— Tennessee went WWL in last two SEC tournaments.

Alabama (22-6, 17-2)
— ranked #8 by KenPom
— Tempo: #8
— Experience: #141
— Continuity: #151
— Alabama won seven of its last eight games.
— Crimson Tide has #11 eFG% defense in country.
— Alabama gets 40.4% of its points on arc (#13)
— Last 5+ years, Crimson Tide is 7-4 in SEC tournament games.

— Alabama won 71-63 in Knoxville January 2.
— Teams split last ten series games.

ACC tournament (@ Greensboro)
Georgia Tech vs Florida State
Georgia Tech (16-8, 12-6)
— ranked #36 by KenPom
— Tempo: #212
— Experience: #4
— Continuity: #10
— Georgia Tech won its last seven games.
— Yellow Jackets force turnovers 22.2% of time (#31)
— Tech is shooting 54.6% inside arc (#26)
— Tech didn’t have to play yesterday, because of Virginia’s COVID issues.
— Last 9+ years, Tech is 3-9 in ACC tourney; last time they won two games in one ACC tourney was 2010.

Florida State (16-5, 12-4)
— ranked #13 by KenPom
— Tempo: #83
— Experience: #97
— Continuity: #103
— Seminoles split last four games, after a 9-1 run.
— Opponents are shooting 43.5% inside arc (#9)
— Florida State is shooting 38.5% on the arc (#12)
— Last 8+ years, Florida State is 8-7 in ACC tournament.
— FSU beat Carolina 69-66 Friday; no Seminole played more than 28:00.

— Teams split pair of home wins this season.
— Seminoles won five of last six series games.

Big X tournament (@ Kansas City)
Oklahoma State vs Texas
Oklahoma State (20-7, 13-7)
— ranked #30 by KenPom
— Tempo: #46
— Experience: #323
— Continuity: #289
— Cowboys won eight of their last nine games.
— Oklahoma State has #42 eFG% defense in country.
— Last three games, OSU scored 80 ppg.
— Cowboys played star Cunningham 77:00 out of 80:00 last two days.
— Oklahoma State hasn’t won conference tournament since 2005.

Texas (18-7, 12-6)
— ranked #25 by KenPom
— Tempo: #146
— Experience: #106
— Continuity: #4
— Texas won its last four games, giving up 65.5 ppg.
— Opponents are shooting 45.2% inside arc (#24)
— 42.3% of Texas’ shots come behind the arc (#52)
— Texas didn’t play yesterday, because of Kansas’ COVID issues.
— Under Smart, Longhorns are 4-5 in Big X tournament- they went WL in six of last eight Big X tourneys.

— Teams split pair of home wins this season.
— Teams also split last ten series games.

Big East tournament (@ New York City)
Creighton vs Georgetown
Creighton (20-7, 16-6)
— ranked #10 by KenPom
— Tempo: #134
— Experience: #39
— Continuity: #19
— Creighton won ten of its last 13 games.
— Bluejays are shooting 56.9% inside arc (#9)
— Creighton gets 37.4% of their points on arc (#36)
— Last 5+ years, Creighton is 4-5 in Big East tourney- they won MVC tourneys in 2013-14, but haven’t won a Big East tournament.

Georgetown (12-12, 10-9)
— ranked #68 by KenPom
— Tempo: #107
— Experience: #68
— Continuity: #248
— Georgetown won the last three days, giving up 66.0 ppg.
— Hoyas are shooting 45.9% inside arc (#299) are turning ball over 21.8% of time (#311).
— Georgetown is 2-7 vs top 50 teams this season.
— Hoyas are in finals of Big East tourney for first time since 2010.

— These teams split pair of road wins this season.
— Creighton won seven of last nine series games.

Conference USA tournament (@ Frisco, TX)
North Texas vs Western Kentucky
North Texas (16-9, 12-5)
— ranked #73 by KenPom
— Tempo: #347
— Experience: #16
— Continuity: #94
— North Texas won last three days, giving up 53 ppg.
— Mean Green has #22 eFG% defense in country.
— UNT played all five starters 30:00+ yesterday- they’ve played last three days.
— Last time North Texas won a conference tournament: 2010.

Western Kentucky (20-6, 13-3)
— ranked #92 by KenPom
— Tempo: #193
— Experience: #56
— Continuity: #83
— WKU won 11 of its last 13 games.
— Hilltoppers are a top 30 rebounding team in country.
— WKU is turning ball over 21.1% of time (#283)
— Hilltoppers lost in final of last two C-USA tourneys; they last won a conference tournament in 2013- that was the Sun Belt tournament.

— WKU won seven of last eight series games.

MAAC tournament (@ Atlantic City)
Fairfield @ Iona
Fairfield (10-16, 10-11)
— ranked #308 by KenPom
— Tempo: #333
— Experience: #166
— Continuity: #220
— Fairfield won its last four games, after starting season 6-16.
— Stags are shooting 44.9% inside arc (#323)
— Fairfield was down 11 early Friday, won by 5; they played three starters 36:00+.
— Fairfield lost 83-71 to Iona in MAAC final three years ago.

Iona (11-5, 9-3)- coached by Rick Pitino
— ranked #185 by KenPom
— Tempo: #177
— Experience: #190
— Continuity: #274
— Iona won five in row, nine of last 11 games.
— Last three days, Gaels gave up 54.7 ppg.
— Iona is turning ball over 22.5% of time (#327)
— Iona is 23-3 in last 26 MAAC tourney games; they won this event four of last five years.

— These teams split pair of games back on December 11-12.
— Iona won 12 of last 17 series games.

MAC tournament (@ Cleveland)
Ohio vs Buffalo
Ohio (15-7, 11-5)
— ranked #83 by KenPom
— Tempo: #121
— Experience: #271
— Continuity: #85
— Bobcats won eight of their last nine games.
— Ohio U has #244 eFG% defense in country.
— Bobcats are shooting 56.8% inside arc (#11)
— Ohio upset #1-seed Toledo 87-80 Friday, despite Rockets shooting 69% inside arc.
— Last 9+ years, Ohio is 11-7 in MAC tourney; they last won this event in 2012.

Buffalo (16-7, 14-5)
— ranked #60 by KenPom
— Tempo: #10
— Experience: #47
— Continuity: #47
— Buffalo won seven in row, 10 of last 11 games.
— Bulls have #18 eFG% defense in country.
— Four starters played 40:00+ in Friday’s OT win over Aron.
— Last 3+ years, Buffalo is 8-1 in MAC tourney games.

— These teams split pair of road wins this season.
— Buffalo won seven of last nine series games.

Big Sky tournament (@ Boise)
Montana State vs Eastern Washington
Montana State (13-9, 10-6)
— ranked #222 by KenPom
— Tempo: #159
— Experience: #75
— Continuity: #215
— Bobcats won four of their last five games.
— Montana State is getting 23.1% of its points on foul line (#8)
— Bobcats are 2-5 vs top 200 teams this season.
— MSU upset top-seeded Southern Utah Friday; they were down 10 at half.
— Before this week, over the previous 11 years, Bobcats were 1-8 in Big Sky tourney- they’re 2-0 this week.

Eastern Washington (15-7, 14-3)
— ranked #109 by KenPom
— Tempo: #25
— Experience: #217
— Continuity: #71
— Eagles won 12 of their last 13 games.
— Eastern Washington has #31 eFG% in country.
— Eagles had stress-free win over Montana last night.
— EWU is 11-4 in last fifteen Big Sky tourney games; they last won this tournament in 2015.

— EWU beat Montana State twice this year, 93-77/85-69

Mountain West tournament (@ UNLV)
Utah State vs San Diego State
Utah State (20-7, 17-4)
— ranked #39 by KenPom
— Tempo: #131
— Experience: #256
— Continuity: #138
— Utah State won its last six games.
— Utah State has #30 eFG% defense in country.
— Aggies are #2 team in country on defensive boards.
— Utah State won this tournament the last two years.

San Diego State (22-4, 16-3)
— ranked #24 by KenPom
— Tempo: #295
— Experience: #15
— Continuity: #145
— San Diego State won its last 13 games.
— Aztecs are forcing turnovers 22.3% of time (#26)
— Aztecs are #32 team in country on defensive boards.
— Aztecs went WWL in this event 6 of last 7 years, WWW the other year.

— Aggies beat San Diego State in finals of last two Mountain West tourneys.
— Utah State swept Aztecs this year, 57-45/64-59, January 14-16.
— Aggies won five of last seven series games.

Pac-12 tournament (@ T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas)
Oregon State vs Colorado
Oregon State (16-12, 12-10)
— ranked #85 by KenPom
— Tempo: #313
— Experience: #69
— Continuity: #154
— Beavers won five of their last six games.
— Oregon State gets 21.2% of its points on foul line (#46)
— Beavers never trailed in its win over rival Oregon Friday.
— Under Tinkle, Beavers are 4-5 in Pac-12 tourney. Oregon State has made NCAA’s once (2016) in the last 24 years.

Colorado (22-7, 16-6)
— ranked #17 by KenPom
— Tempo: #271
— Experience: #31
— Continuity: #84
— Colorado won its last six games, giving up 61.5 ppg.
— Colorado is shooting 36.8% on the arc (#47)
— Opponents are shooting 46.2% inside arc (#50)
— Colorado hasn’t won the Pac-12 tourney since 2012.

— Colorado beat Oregon State twice this year, 78-49/61-57
— Buffs won eight of last 12 series games.

Big West tournament (@ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas)
Cal-Irvine vs UCSB
Cal-Irvine (18-8, 12-4)
— ranked #106 by KenPom
— Tempo: #217
— Experience: #338
— Continuity: #182
— Irvine won its last six games, giving up 59.5 ppg.
— Anteaters get 60.2% of their points on 2-point shots (#7)
— Opponents are shooting 42.6% inside arc (#3)
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Cal-Santa Barbara (21-4, 15-3)
— ranked #75 by KenPom
— Tempo: #293
— Experience: #25
— Continuity: #55
— Gauchos won four in row, 17 of last 18 games.
— Gauchos have #65 eFG% defense in country.
— UCSB was 28-34 on foul line last night, Cal Poly 6-8.
— UCSB held three of last four opponents to 57 or fewer points.
— Gauchos are 6-6 in last dozen Big West tourney games; they last won this tournament in 2011.

— Gauchos lost 75-56/73-69 at Irvine, way back on December 27-28.
— Irvine won six of last seven series games.

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