It’s Madness I Tell You (Friday Games)
Mar
2008
I pride myself in being objective, but yesterday, I just couldn’t help myself.
I was broadcasting Coast Guard-Trinity from high atop courtside, and in the excitement of the moment, during one timeout, I started bopping up and down, like a jumping bean. My broadcast partner (a Coast Guard lieutenant) teased me about it, as did the columnist for one of the local papers, but I didn’t really care.
If you’re a fan, that’s what today is all about. If you’re going to a game, enjoy the madness. If you’re following one of the games today at home, you can do it too (so what if you’ll look a little silly).
I’m in charge of the scoreboard today, and I’ll be trying to file reports here from time to time, while prepping for my next game. If you wanna chime in on what you see or hear, feel free to do so here.
March 7th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
1st game underway
CNJ women lead Bridgewater (Va), 11-4 early…
March 7th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Halftime there
CNJ 31, Bridgewater 23
An interesting sectional with two amazing centers in CNJ’s Hillary Klimowicz and Mary Washington’s Liz Hickey. Klimowicz has five blocks in first half, exactly what you’d expect from someone who was A-10 rookie of the yr two years ago…
March 7th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
And CNJ wins, 65-52…
Anyone with tidbits on any game, feel free to put em here…
March 7th, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Carleton is winning 19-16 with 7:19 remaining in the first half.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
37-16 bowdoin over curry OY VEY
March 7th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
very questionable charging call on the Blu golds has given the Knights a 25-20 edge. 4:08 remaining in the half.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
eau claire came charging out. Of the gates following a carleton timeout to pull within one… And I need ear plugs now after a very loud whistle two feet away. Eau Claire is using fast breaks to set the pace they are now on an eight-zero run.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
looks like Eau Claire is taking a 8-0 run into the locker room. I am trying to get confirmation.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
9-0 it is.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Good game here, Scranton got off to an early lead but Elms forced a couple turnovers with the press and it’s been back and forth ever since. 32-30 Elms at the break.
March 7th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Eau Claire ramps the run to 15 unanswered forcing a clock violation and many desperate shots by Carleton. 35-25 16:27
March 7th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
at the peak Eau Claire’s run stood at 21-7. 42-34 12:38
March 7th, 2008 at 7:11 pm
first great comeback of the day. Brandeis rallies from 15 down to beat Southern Maine, 74-71.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
atn, wow
March 7th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Chicago jumped out to a 17-0 lead against UWSP. Point has battled back and Chicago has helped with a bunch of TO’s, now it’s 19-11. Point is 1/5 from the FT line.
At Augie, WashU leads Wooster 23-18
At WW, Larry U leads Wheaton 19-12
March 7th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Point on a 19-2 run, 19-19!
Wash U 27 Woo 21
Larry U leads Wheaton 27-19
March 7th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Elms opened up a nine-point lead with a 10-1 run here late in the second half. Seven point game now with 6:13 left.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Point leads 23-21, on a 23-4 run, with the ball. Make that a 26-4 lead, Hicklin hits the three, 26-21.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Point up 29-24. Ross Rortvedt hit a three after a steal. Point had just thrown it away with 4 seconds left, but Ross solidifies Point’s lead and their 29-7 run to end the half after Chicago led 17-0!
Larry U leads Chicago 30-23 with just under 3 mins. Raymond held to 4 thusfar.
At Whitewater, WashU leads Wooster 34-27. Wash U led by as much as 13, but Wooster cut it to two. Ruths has 17 at the half.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
Wheaton on a run, Larry U up 34-33 at the half. Panner and Weile both have 8. Panner hit two 3’s in the last two mins to help cut Larry’s lead. LU shooting 58% from the field, Wheaton 51%. The hoops look HUGE at Whitewater right now!
March 7th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Point hits their first two shots of the half, 34-26, 8 pt lead for the Pointers.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Ruths has 21 and Wash U leads Wooster 46-38. 13:00 left, second half.
Wooster has a few too many turnovers, and Cooper only has 6, but not as far down as I might have expected with how sloppy they have been at times.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Point leads 43-39, 46-44 Wash U leads Wooster, LU leads Wheaton 42-37
March 7th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
All of a sudden, it’s 46-44 Wash U as James Cooper has hit four straight three pointers! Wow, we are going to miss him in our lineup next season.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
3 point game in St. Paul, 50-47.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
59-56 Wash U leads with 6:06 to go.
Wooster’s Bryan Wickliffe has just fouled out. Ruths has 26. Cooper has 17, all in the second half.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Point now leads 59-51.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
It looks bad for Wooster:
~2 minutes
Wash U leads 69-60
March 7th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Point by 12, Chicago’s seniors off the bench are coming in. 1:21 to go.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Point wins by 14 after trailing 17-0. WOW.
Larry U and Wheaton are tied at 62, Raymond 2/13 from the floor, Weile with 22, Panner with 17 for Wheaton, Kroeger with 21 for Larry U. 3:24 to go.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Wash U 79
Wooster 74
Final
Wooster’s season ends at the hands of the Bears for the second straight season.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
final score from point?
March 7th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
ugly game between simpson and gustavus. 28-15 3:01 remaining simpson lead. This Storm team is like the ones before it: a full-court press and fast break machine.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Point wins 67-53 against Chicago at St. Thomas, playing winner of UST/BV tomorrow night!
March 7th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I’m waiting for the Point website for a women’s score… Chicago was up late by 3 against UST women, and it’s over now (Point women lead 9-8 at the moment)
March 7th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
LU/Wheaton in OT Wheaton leads by 3. Raymond has come alive, now with 15, Weile with 26. Hurley and Page with 14 in addition to 21 from Kroeger.
Wheatn up 5 now, 80-75, under 2 mins in OT.
March 7th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
Raymond now with 19. 86-78 Wheaton over LU with under a minute.
March 7th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
second half turnaround it is an eight point game as the gusties take a full timeout 44-36 11:03 Simpson’s lead.
March 7th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
UMHB 65, Fontbonne 62 Final. UMHB was only 10-23 on FT’s.
March 7th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
52-48 6:59…. Last report from Indianola.
March 7th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
anyone got a scranton women score?
or bowdoin-bridgewater state?
March 7th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Millsaps 33, Maryville Tn 32 at half.
March 7th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
FINAL: Medaille 56, Scranton 54. Scranton had a 7 point lead with less than 2 minutes left (53-46) and had two opportunities to tie the game at the foul line under 10 seconds. Medaille outscored Scranton 10-1 under 2 minutes.
March 7th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Millsaps’ Lorenzo Bailey has just hit his first points of the game, back-to-back 3FG’s to boost the Millsaps lead to 60-48 over Maryville TN.
March 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Millsaps 71 Maryville 63, 2 minutes left. Edrick Montgomery has 18 points in the second half for the Majors.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
Final Millsaps 80, Maryville TN 72.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
FINAL: Medaille 56, Scranton 54. Scranton had a 7 point lead with less than 2 minutes left (53-46) and had two opportunities to tie the game at the foul line under 10 seconds. Medaille outscored Scranton 10-1 under 2 minutes.