Thursday, March 24, 2005

How Sweet

Well, today starts the Sweet 16 in the 2005 NCAA Men's Tournament. There are a few really good games on today. I am looking forward to the Louisville v Washington matchup. The other good game tonight should be Oklahoma State v Arizona. Who will win tonight and make it to the Elite 8. Dont be surprised if there are a few upsets the next two days.

4. Louisville over 1. Washington: I have been down on Washington ever since it got a #1 seed. They have played like a #1 seed so far, but they will run into trouble tonight against a high scoring team in Louisville. Piterno has his players ready for an Elite 8 and a Final Four apperance. Louisville will be down at half do to strong play by Washington. Louisville will pull away early in the second half and pull away with the win.

6. Texas Tech over 7. West Virginia: Bobby Knight has not been here in a long time. He knows how to win and has his players believing in themselves. Knight might be one of the best coaches in NCAA basketball history. A bit of a temper problem caused him to lose some recruits, but he knows how to coach and how to win. Texas Tech wins big.

1. Illionios over 12. Wisconsin Milwaukee: It was a nice run while it lasted, but Illionios is just way to strong overall for WM to pull off another upset. Illionios should come out of the bracket but Arizona or Oklahoma State are strong as well. Illionios wins big.

2. Oklahoma State over 3. Arizona: Might be the best game of the night or the round. Duke v MSU could be better tomorrow. It will come down to the last few possessions. Both teams have great coaches and great senior players. What team steps it up a notch will win this game. There will be many lead changes and lots of penalties. FT% will be the key to this win. Whatever team hits their FTs will win this game. Oklahoma State with the win by 3.

1 comment:

Mad Mike said...

Yeah, that game was a toss up. I don't think MSU has any chance though. It will be like a 9 0r 10 point game.