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Big Ten Geeks
on Mar 21, 2011 at 04:51:03 PM
Purdue's NCAA Tournament started out well enough with a 65-43 win over an outmatched St. Peter's squad. As could have been expected, the Pea**** struggled mightily at the offensive end, shooting 32 percent on twos and 24 percent on threes. The resulting 0.65 efficiency was among the lowest allowed by Purdue all season.
Still, even in this blowout win, things just didn't feel quite right for the Boilermakers. Purdue struggled a bit against St. Peter's solid defense, posting their second highest turnover rate of the season (24 percent). The Boilermakers didn't shoot all that well either (46 percent on twos, 33 percent on threes), resulting in a pedestrian 0.99 points per possession. Sure, St. Peter's has defended very well this season, but that's still a low output. For reference, ...
Posted by:
Big Ten Geeks
on Mar 21, 2011 at 04:26:36 PM
It started out competitively enough. Michigan and Tennessee played most of the first half like a typical 8/9 matchup, with neither team getting larger than a six point lead. That’s the advantage Tennessee held with seven minutes left in the first half--to that point, the Wolverines had clanked their way to a 35.4 effective field goal percentage and had struggled to stop Tennessee freshman Tobias Harris inside. Jordan Morgan and Tim Hardaway Jr. had two fouls apiece. John Beilein could have been forgiven for being a bit worried.
From there, however, things got a lot more fun for Michigan. The Wolverines hit seven of their next 12 shots, including two threes, to take a four point lead into halftime. It was a nice run, keyed by Matt Vogrich, but this was still anybody’s
Posted by:
Big Ten Geeks
on Mar 17, 2011 at 04:20:49 PM
In a thrilling back-and-forth game that could have gone either way, Penn State saw their season come to an end with a 66-64 loss to Temple. The Nittany Lions got off to an ideal start, scoring 20 points on their first 13 possessions and taking an early nine point lead. Talor Battle was on a roll in his first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, hitting three of four from downtown, and his running mate Jeff Brooks had six points and two assists. The Nittany Lions were looking unstoppable.
Less than two minutes later, Brooks drew his second foul and was relegated to the bench. From there, things turned sour for Penn State, as Temple outscored them 22-13 the rest of the half. The Nittany Lions were down two points at the break, but Ed Dechellis probably figured he'd be able to use Brooks ... |