Cleveland may not be a state, but Cleveland State made a statement Friday with an 84-69 win over #4 Wake Forest. That statement was: "Brandon Christol, how dare you belittle us by doing nothing but make fun of our school's name in your blog prediction? Hope you enjoyed our sweet victory, punk." Touché, Cleveland State.
Cleveland State's win also sets up an interesting 13/12 game with Arizona, as the Wildcats defeated Utah in yet another 12/5 upset. What is it about that 12/5 upset? It's like death and taxes. If Louisville makes it to the Sweet 16, they'll face a serious underdog. That's me putting a positive spin on a terrible day of bracketeering for me.
It took 'til the final two games of the first round, but we eventually got to see a couple of great overtime games, both of which resulted in upsets. Ohio St. and Siena actually needed double OT, and Siena eventually claimed a thrilling 74-72 victory; Wisconsin made it three 12/5 upsets with an overtime victory against Florida State. The Big Ten finishes the first round 4-3.
I don't know about you, but I lost a pathetic eight of the sixteen games Friday. A full one-third of the day's games were won by lower seeds (13, 12, 12, 11, 10, and 9 seeds). At least all of my Elite Eight teams are still alive ... so ... that's somethin'.
Well, the first round went out with a bang--bring on round two!
Friday, March 20, 2009
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