Week 16 games (Mar. 8–14)

[Plebe]

Last week before Selection Monday!


Sun., Mar. 14

Atlantic 10 final (Richmond, VA)
UMass vs. VCU (12p, ESPNU)

Big 12 final (Kansas City, MO)
#21 West Virginia vs. #6 Baylor (1p, ESPN2)

Atlantic Sun final (Kennesaw, GA)
Liberty vs. #25 Florida Gulf Coast (2p, ESPN+)

Big South final (High Point, NC)
Campbell at High Point (2p, ESPN+)

Northeast final (Emmitsburg, MD)
Wagner at Mount St. Mary’s (2p, ESPNU)

Southland final (Katy, TX)
Sam Houston State vs. Stephen F. Austin (2p, CBSSN)

Patriot final (Boston, MA)
Lehigh at Boston Univ. (4p, CBSSN)

Missouri Valley final (Moline, IL)
Bradley vs. Drake (5p, ESPN+)


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Already played:

Mon., Mar. 8

Feature game this evening:
#21 West Virginia at #6 Baylor (8p, ESPN+)

Sun Belt final:
Troy vs. Louisiana (2p, ESPNU)

Horizon semifinals (ESPN+):
Cleveland State vs. Wright State (11a)
Milwaukee vs. IUPUI (2p)

Summit semifinals (ESPN+):
Omaha vs. Western Illinois (12:45p)
South Dakota vs. North Dakota State (3:45p)

WCC semifinals (WCC Network):
#16 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara (2p)
BYU vs. San Francisco (5p, WCC)

Mountain West quarterfinals (Mountain West Network):
Air Force vs. New Mexico (3p)
Fresno State vs. Nevada (5:30p)
UNLV vs. Wyoming (8:30p)
Colorado State vs. Boise State (11p)

Big South quarterfinals (ESPN3). Hoping for some @triaddukefan commentary here.
South Carolina Upstate at High Point (6p)
Winthrop at Campbell (6p)
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb (7p)
UNC Asheville at Longwood (7p)

AAC first round (ESPN+):
Wichita State vs. Tulsa (2:30p)
Memphis vs. Cincinnati (5:30p)

Big Sky first round:
Montana vs. Sacramento State (10p)


Tues., Mar. 9

Horizon League final:
IUPUI vs. Wright State (12p, ESPNU)

Summit League final:
South Dakota vs. Omaha (2p, ESPNU)

WCC final:
#16 Gonzaga vs. BYU (4p, ESPNU)

Mountain West semifinals (MW Network):
New Mexico vs. Fresno State (8p)
Boise State vs. Wyoming (10:30p)

AAC quarterfinals (ESPN+):
Tulane vs. Temple (12p)
#18 South Florida vs. Wichita State (3p)
UCF vs. Cincinnati (7p)
Houston vs. East Carolina (10p)

Big Sky quarterfinals (on Pluto TV):
Idaho State vs. Portland State (1p)
Northern Colorado vs. Southern Utah (4p)
Idaho vs. Northern Arizona (7p)
Montana State vs. Sacramento State (10p)

Conference USA first round (ESPN+):
Old Dominion vs. Western Kentucky (5p)
UAB vs. UTSA (5:30p)

Big Ten first round (BTN):
Wisconsin vs. Illinois (5p)

Wed., Mar. 10

Mountain West final
Fresno State vs. Wyoming (11p, CBSSN)

AAC semifinals (ESPN+)
#18 South Florida vs. Tulane (5:30p)
UCF vs. Houston (8:30p)

Northeast semifinals (ESPN3)
Fairleigh Dickinson at Mount St. Mary’s (7p)
St. Francis at Wagner (7p)

Big Sky semifinals (Pluto TV)
Idaho State vs. Northern Colorado (8p)
Idaho vs. Montana State (11p)

MAC quarterfinals (ESPN+)
Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan (11a)
Buffalo vs. Kent State (1:30p)
Central Michigan vs. Northern Illinois (4p)
Ohio vs. Ball State (6:30)

Metro Atlantic quarterfinals (ESPN+)
Marist vs. Siena (12p)
Quinnipiac vs. Rider (2:30p)

SWAC quarterfinals (ESPN3)
Texas Southern at Alabama State (12p)
Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State (6:30p)

Big West quarterfinals (ESPN3)
UC Davis vs. CSU Fullerton (2p)
Hawai’i vs. CSU Bakersfield (5p)
UC Irvine vs. UC Santa Barbara (8p)
Long Beach State vs. Cal Poly (11p)

Big Ten 2nd round
Nebraska vs. Minnesota (11a, BTN)
Northwestern vs. Illinois (1p, BTN)
Michigan State vs. Penn State (6:30p, FS2)
Iowa vs. Purdue (8:30p, FS2)

Conference USA 2nd round (ESPN+)
Florida International vs. Southern Miss (12p)
North Texas vs. Old Dominion (12:30p)
Louisiana Tech vs. Marshall (3p)
Florida Atlantic vs. UAB (3:30p)

Southland 1st rond (ESPN+)
Houston Baptist vs. McNeese (12p)
Abilene Christian vs. Incarnate Word (3p)

Atlantic 10 1st round (ESPN+)
Davidson vs. St. Bonaventure (1p)
George Washington vs. George Mason (4p)

Thu., Apr. 11

AAC final (Fort Worth, TX)
UCF vs. #18 South Florida (10p, ESPNU)

Big South semifinals
Gardner-Webb at High Point (6p, ESPN+)
Longwood at Campbell (7p, ESPN+)

Patriot semifinals
American at Boston Univ. (6p, ESPN+)
Lehigh at Bucknell (7p, ESPN+)

Big Ten quarterfinals (Indianapolis, IN)
Nebraska vs. #5 Maryland (11a, FS2)
Northwestern vs. #13 Michigan (1p, FS2)
Michigan State vs. #10 Indiana (6:30p, FS2)
Iowa vs. #24 Rutgers (8:30p, FS2)

Colonial quarterfinals (Elon, NC)
Towson vs. Hofstra (11a, FloHoops)
Delaware vs. UNC Wilmington (2:30p, FloHoops)
James Madison vs. Northeastern (6p, ESPN+)
Drexel vs. Elon (9:30p, ESPN+)

Conference USA quarterfinals (Frisco, TX)
Rice vs. Florida International (12p, ESPN+)
Charlotte vs. Old Dominion (12:30p, ESPN+)
Louisiana Tech vs. MTSU (3p, ESPN+)
Florida Atlantic vs. UTEP (3:30p, ESPN+)

MEAC quarterfinals (Norfolk, VA)
Coppin State vs. Norfolk State (12p)
Morgan State vs. North Carolina Central (2p)

SWAC quarterfinals
Alcorn State at Southern (12p, ESPN3)
Alabama A&M at Grambling (6:30p, ESPN3)

A-10 2nd round (Richmond, VA)
La Salle vs. Duquesne (11a, ESPN+)
Davidson vs. VCU (2p, ESPN+)
Saint Joseph’s vs. UMass (5p, ESPN+)
George Washington vs. Richmond (8p, ESPN+)

Southland 2nd round (Katy, TX)
Houston Baptist vs. Central Arkansas (12p, ESPN+)
Abilene Christian vs. Nicholls (3p, ESPN+)

MAAC quarterfinals (Atlantic City, NJ)
Iona vs. Saint Peter’s (12p, ESPN+)
Fairfield vs. Manhattan (2:30p, ESPN+)

ASUN quarterfinals (Kennesaw, GA)
Jacksonville vs. #25 Florida Gulf Coast (2p, ESPN+)
Stetson vs. Lipscomb (2p, ESPN+)
Bellarmine vs. Liberty (7p, ESPN+)
North Alabama vs. North Florida (7p, ESPN+)

Big 12 1st round (Kansas City, MO)
Kansas vs. TCU (6p, ESPN+)
Kansas State vs. Texas Tech (9p, ESPN+)

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Fri., Mar. 12

Big Sky final (Boise, ID)
Idaho vs. Idaho State (2p, Pluto TV)

America East final (Bangor, ME)
Stony Brook at Maine (5p, ESPNU)

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Mid-American semifinals (Cleveland, OH)
Buffalo vs. Bowling Green (10a, ESPN+)
Ohio vs. Central Michigan (12:30p, ESPN+)

Metro Atlantic semifinals (Atlantic City, NJ)
Fairfield vs. Marist (11a, ESPN+)
Rider vs. Saint Peter’s (1:30p, ESPN+)

MEAC semifinals (Norfolk, VA)
Norfolk State vs. Howard (12p)
Morgan State vs. North Carolina A&T (2p)

SWAC semifinals (Birmingham, AL)
Southern vs. Alabama State (12p, ESPN3)
Grambling vs. Jackson State (6:30p, ESPN3)

Big Ten semifinals (Indianapolis, IN)
Northwestern vs. #5 Maryland (2p, FS2)
Michigan State vs. Iowa (4p, FS2)

Atlantic Sun semifinals (Kennesaw, GA)
Lipscomb vs. #25 Florida Gulf Coast (2p, ESPN+)
North Florida vs. Liberty (7p, ESPN+)

WAC semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
New Mexico State vs. Cal Baptist (2p, ESPN+)
Grand Canyon vs. Utah Valley (5p, ESPN+)

Colonial semifinals (Elon, NC)
Hofstra vs. Delaware (2:30p, FloHoops)
Drexel vs. James Madison (6p, FloHoops)

Big West semifinals (Las Vegas, NV)
Hawai’i vs. UC Davis (3p, ESPN3)
Cal Poly vs. UC Irvine (6p, ESPN3)

Conference USA semifinals (Frisco, TX)
Old Dominion vs. Rice (6:30p)
UTEP vs. Middle Tennessee (9:30p

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Atlantic 10 quarterfinals (Richmond, VA)
La Salle vs. Dayton (11a, ESPN+)
VCU vs. Rhode Island (2p, ESPN+)
UMass vs. Fordham (5p, ESPN+)
Richmond vs. Saint Louis (8p, ESPN+)

Big 12 quarterfinals (Kansas City, MO)
Texas vs. Iowa State (11:30a, ESPNU)
TCU vs. #6 Baylor (2:30p, ESPNU)
Kansas State vs. #21 West Virginia (6:30p, ESPN+)
Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State (9:30p, ESPN+)

Missouri Valley quarterfinals (Moline, IL)
Southern Illinois vs. #19 Missouri State (12p, ESPN+)
Bradley vs. Northern Iowa (3p, ESPN+)
Valparaiso vs Drake (6p, ESPN+)
Loyola Chicago vs. Illinois State (9p, ESPN+)

Southland quarterfinals. (Katy, TX)
Central Arkansas vs. Lamar (12p, ESPN+)
Nicholls vs. Sam Houston State (3p, ESPN+)


Sat., Mar. 13

Mid-American final (Cleveland, OH)
Central Michigan vs. Bowling Green (11a, CBSSN)

Metro Atlantic final (Atlantic City, NJ)
Saint Peter’s vs. Marist (11a, ESPN News)

Big Ten final (Indianapolis, IN)
Iowa vs. #5 Maryland (2p, ESPNU)

SWAC final (Birmingham, AL)
Alabama State vs. Jackson State (2:30p, ESPN3)

MEAC final (Norfolk, VA)
Howard vs. North Carolina A&T (3:30p, ESPN3)

WAC final (Las Vegas, NV)
Grand Canyon vs. Cal Baptist (5p, ESPN+)

Colonial final (Elon, NC)
Drexel vs. Delaware (5p, FloHoops)

Conference USA final (Frisco, TX)
Middle Tennessee vs. Rice (6p, CBSSN)

Big West final (Las Vegas, NV)
UC Irvine vs. UC Davis (8p, ESPN3)

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Atlantic 10 semifinals (Richmond, VA)
VCU vs. Dayton (11a, CBSSN)
UMass vs. Saint Louis (2p, CBSSN)

Big 12 semifinals (Kansas City, MO)
Texas vs. #6 Baylor (1p, ESPN+)
Oklahoma State vs. #21 West Virginia (4p, ESPN+)

Missouri Valley semifinals (Moline, IL)
Bradley vs. #19 Missouri State (2p, ESPN+)
Loyola Chicago vs. Drake (5p, ESPN+)

Southland semifinals (Katy, TX)
Central Arkansas vs. Stephen F. Austin (2p, ESPN+)
Sam Houston State vs. SE Louisiana (5p, ESPN+)

 

[LETTERL]

Just be sure not to overlook the all-important Southland tournament, which starts on Wednesday. Nicholls' Cinderella run to the NCAAT begins with their second round game on Thursday!

 

[azfan]

In what would be an upset Wyoming leading UNLV by 11 at the half. Cowgirls hit 7 threes in the half.

 

[azfan]

Jade Loville leads Boise State over the slumping (winless in March) CSU Rams. BSU uses a 13-0 second quarter run to take command and never look back. CSU split with both Fresno State and UNLV and swept BSU in January by 20+ but could not reverse the season ending slump that included a sweep by the wandering Lobos that earned New Mexico the Mountain West title.

The two hottest teams in Mountain West advance , the Lobos winners of 5 straight take on Fresno State in a battle of the twins (identical?).

The lesser known Duff twins pace NM.

Duff twins are an exciting package deal for UNM women's hoops

The similarities are striking to be sure.Twin sisters and newly minted members of the ...

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We are all familiar with Haley from Hannah and Haley, Gilbert HS Tigers and the pride of AZ.

Twin sisters taking Fresno State women's basketball team to another level

The Fresno State women's basketball team will be taking on Wyoming on Thursday night. The top seeded, regular season champions have had their opponents seeing double all season. Twin sisters Haley and Hanna Cavinder have taken the conference by storm. "We just know where we're going to be. We...

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Wyoming winner of 4 in a row takes on BSU in the other semi. The Cowgirls were swept by BSU in Jan losing by 6 and 7 points.

Cowgirls Hit Tournament Record 15 3-pointers in Upset Over UNLV - University of Wyoming Athletics

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (March, 8, 2021) – The Wyoming Cowgirls hit a Mountain West Tournament record 15 3-pointers Monday night on their way to an upset win over No. 2

gowyo.com

 

[azfan]

Game of the day pits New Mexico against Fresno State. This should be a fantastic game.

After losing three out of four and being swept by UNLV Fresno State looked really sharp and dismantling Nevada yesterday.

Former ASU Sun Devil (both player and assistant coach for CTT) Amanda Leven's Wolfpack had no success keeping Fresno off the boards. The play by play announcer pointed out that even with a small lineup Fresno State is an outstanding rebounding team. Haley Cavinder was within one rebound of a double-double while Bree Delaney was within one point of a double-double.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Wright St. beat IUPUI for the Horizon Championship 53-41.

 

[UCFKnights]

USF down 5 at the half against Wichita State. They were down 11 at one point and have missed a lot of open looks and are shooting 20% from the field. I dislike the Bulls but them losing would be bad for the conference since Wichita is 6-11 and is #151 in NET.

 

[Vowelguy]

Temple loses to Tulane in AAC qf
Slight chance of a WNIT bid for Tonya and 11-11 Owls

 

[azfan]

USF down 5 at the half against Wichita State. They were down 11 at one point and have missed a lot of open looks and are shooting 20% from the field. I dislike the Bulls but them losing would be bad for the conference since Wichita is 6-11 and is #151 in NET.

South Florida up by 1 with 3 minutes remaining

Edit now by 3 with under 2 minutes

 

[UCFKnights]

USF holds on 48-44

 

[UCFKnights]

UCF beats Cincinnati 53-43 despite shooting an abysmal 8-21 from the free throw line. They will play the winner of Houston and ECU tomorrow

 

[nwhoopfan]

Started streaming the New Mexico-Fresno St. game about midway thru Q3. Lobos on a 7-0 run to take a 3 point lead into Q4.

 

[nwhoopfan]

7-1 run by Fresno St. to start Q4 to go back ahead.

Both teams are forcing a lot of TOs.

 

[azfan]

Great game as Lobos and Bulldogs going back and forth. De La Cerda on fire, trying to lead the Lobos to victory.

 

[azfan]

Lobos raining threes in the 4th. Aussiie Hurst hits from three land to tie the game at 70!

 

[azfan]

Man Fresno State can board

 

[nwhoopfan]

Really entertaining game. Tied w/ 36 seconds left, FSU shooting FTs.

 

[azfan]

Who takes the shot for NM......De La Cerda has been on FIRE

 

[nwhoopfan]

Hit 1 of 2 FTs but then got a steal on the other end. Fresno St. up 1 w/ the ball.

 

[nwhoopfan]

New Mexico forced to foul, FSU hits both. Up 3, 20 seconds left.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Another steal. Gonna take a miracle for the Lobos now.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Fresno St. only 3-6 on FTs in the last minute leaving the door wide open. Still 3 point margin, about 11 sec left.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Nice shimmy to get open for a 3, hits the front rim and doesn't get a friendly roll.

 

[nwhoopfan]

77-72 final.

Can the Mountain West be more than a 1 bid league?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Combined 20 steals in the game. Cavinder twins outperformed the Duff twins by a wide margin in this one. I was really impressed w/ De Le Cerda.