NCAA MBB Final Four Semifinals Games thread

BobPSU92

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Hopefully, Rhoades is watching so he can decide which of these guys to pull from the portal during the off-season.
 
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auburn up by seven on uf late in the 1st half. auburn has been the better team, but in “college” basketball (😞), everyone gets the runs.
 

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Played it safe for an easy double up … or so I thought.

3 leg parlay ... alt spread Florida +6.5 and didn’t need any of that extra slack, and took alt over 151.5 and needed every little point to get that. At some point in the second half, the o/u was at 170 and we were cruising toward an easy dub … and then they just stopped scoring. And then missing FTs at the end … the dummies. Now just need Duke m/l to finish off an epic tourney. Could have ended it the ride with a little more risk, but winning is nice.
 

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I’d be happy to lose my bet to see Duke lose. Though I do like Flagg, a Duke loss will always make me smile.
 

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What an ending. I can't believe Houston pulled out the win.

Houston outscored Duke, 42-33 in the 2nd half, to win by 3, 70-67
 
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CBS probably isn’t happy. They wanted Broome v Flagg and they got Gators v Cougs.
 

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Congrats to the ref who called that bs over the back call! Todays mvp.


Plenty of questionable calls that went Duke's way earlier in the game.

Duke was the best team in the nation, and had Houston by the cajones the majority of the game ... and they let them storm back late. Duke has no one to blame but themselves. They didn't handle the pressure (of Houston, and of the game situation).
 

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Well this gives me a man-card excuse not to watch the game. (Real reason: late games ruin my sleep and it takes a week for me to get back to normal.)
I agree Jim. These late games are not to my liking. I will try to stay awake for the 1st half.
 
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Plenty of questionable calls that went Duke's way earlier in the game.

Duke was the best team in the nation, and had Houston by the cajones the majority of the game ... and they let them storm back late. Duke has no one to blame but themselves. They didn't handle the pressure (of Houston, and of the game situation).
The last four minutes of the first half were crucial. First 16 minutes of the game, Houston gets 15 points. Last four minutes of the first half, 13 points. Someone reply to this with the kid’s name, the guy who carried Houston in these latter stages of the first half.
 

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The last four minutes of the first half were crucial. First 16 minutes of the game, Houston gets 15 points. Last four minutes of the first half, 13 points. Someone reply to this with the kid’s name, the guy who carried Houston in these latter stages of the first half.
You might be the better team but you best execute.
 

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I would think any broadcasting company would rather have the Duke-Auburn matchup.
Absolutely, even had some people say that it was in the bag that those two would play for that very reason. Good thing I didn’t bet like they did.
 

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In case anyone cares, the chicks’ championship game is on ABC right now. south carolina-yukon, cocks-huskies. yukon leads in the 1st quarter, 15-13.
 

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I’m all about girl power, but good lord is this hard to watch. It’s tough to go from elite level hoops to watching a team my town’s suburban white boys freshman team could whoop.

It’s strange that, for a sport like volleyball, the physical differences don’t really detract from enjoyment while viewing, but with basketball, it’s just so low level that it’s hard to swallow. Maybe it’s because we don’t watch a ton of volleyball, so the differences aren’t as ingrained, or that the differences don’t cause an almost entirely different brand of product to be on the screen.
 
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I’m all about girl power, but good lord is this hard to watch. It’s tough to go from elite level hoops to watching a team my town’s suburban white boys freshman team could whoop.

It’s strange that, for a sport like volleyball, the physical differences don’t really detract from enjoyment while viewing, but with basketball, it’s just so low level that it’s hard to swallow. Maybe it’s because we don’t watch a ton of volleyball, so the differences aren’t as ingrained, or that the differences don’t cause a almost entirely different brand of product to be on the screen.
Yeah, zero hops in the WNBA.
 
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End 3rd quarter: yukon 62, cocks 42

Usually, the cocks give an A$$. BEATING. o_O . Not today.
 
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The last four minutes of the first half were crucial. First 16 minutes of the game, Houston gets 15 points. Last four minutes of the first half, 13 points. Someone reply to this with the kid’s name, the guy who carried Houston in these latter stages of the first half.
Duke ONE field goal in the last 10:30 of the game. Wow.