Even, maybe, quietly, some of the Iowa State fans who’d made the trek to Stillwater?
Down by 4 at the end of the first, the Cowgirls rode freshman Liz Donohoe’s 27pts and 7 rebounds, and team defense, to snare the 71-63 win.
POP! That was Fresno State’s fer-0 disappearing: the Bulldogs (23-5, 11-1 WAC) go down to San Jose State (11-16, 6-6). It’s been nine years since that has happened.
And the jinx continues: CS Northridge (10-5, Big West) ran into Cal Poly (11-3) and it was the Mustangs who came out on top. Big.
Senior night, and Buffalo (9-20, 4-11, MAC) surprised Ohio (13-16, 6-9), 61-56.
NOT the kind of triple-double you want to notch: Iasia Hemingway had 20 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 turnovers in the Syracuse/Georgetown game.
You get a sense that both Louisville and DePaul are in the punch-drunk stage of the season, they’ve had so many injuries that they’re battling through. Meeting at the YUM Center inspired senior Becky “Big Shot” Burke, and she helped lead Cardinals to a 75-62 win.
Missouri is on a roll: They get their second Big 12 win (12-15, 2-14) over Kansas State (bound for the tourney), 61-56.
Bowling Green (13-2, MAC) kept their balance against Miami (OH) (10-5), 64-55.
Novosel exploded for 32pts, and Notre Dame needed every single one of them against the feisty Bulls of South Florida.
Big East win #1 for Seton Hall.
Texas Tech implodes in the first half and TAMU enjoys every second of it.
I just like typing this: CHSO Buccaneers over the CCAR Chanticleers, 70-55.
New Hampshire went to OT to get their 9th Am. East win, 59-52.
More OT: Dayton over Duquesne, 74-69.
More OT: FIU over South Alabama, 58-55.
More OT: SIUE over Moorehead State, 72-70.
Ummm, did Texas read Mechelle’s piece? They exploded in the second half, taking down Oklahoma 87-62.
Tennessee-Martin easily dispatched Jacksonville, and the Skyhawks are now 15-1 in the OVC.
Nice win for an improving program, Sacramento State, as they defeat the Portland Vikings, 84-82.
Princeton was the favorite in the Ivy, and they’ve met the challenge every since game. With their win, their First in the Nation (into the Tourney). If the brackets hold, it’s NJ v. NJ with the Tigers set to meet the Scarlet Knights.
Whoa, Wright State. They go off for 100 points, and earn their 12 win in the Horizon.
Beth Mowins would be proud: Lafayette scared the youknowwhat out of American, but the Eagles escaped with a 58-54 win.
Post celebration let down? San Diego State (11-2) got surprised by Colorado (9-4, MWC), 68-65.
More surprises: SE Louisiana (6-8, Southland) takes down the Central Arkansas Bears (12-2), 58-53.
Hampton (13-1, MEAC) survives the Rattlers (12-2), 46-43, and Howard (14-2) kept pace by smooshing Delaware State, 67-52. The victory gives the Lady Bison the most wins in a season since 1997-98 when they went 23-7.
In the battle of the Montanas, it was the Griz over the Bobcats.
In the battle of the Oregons, it was the Beavers over the Ducks, 68-53.
Gonzaga claimed the WCC regular season crown by taking down challenger BYU with enthusiasm, and in front of a sold out crowd, 77-60.
I didn’t jinx’em, but I seemed to have inspired the Portland Pilots to put up a fight: San Diego wins, 51-46. With the win, the Toreros tie a program record with 21 overall wins, and set a program record with 12 WCC wins.
Okay, I’m keeping an eye on perennial doormat, St. Francis (NY) (3-14 NEC) because they just defeated Farleigh Dickinson (8-9), 62-47.
Win #700 for Tara featured the Ogwumike’s teaming up for 31 and 19rebs. Orrange had 12 on 5-8 shooting.
The Southern championship is going to be fun: Chattanooga (15-4) took down Davidson (16-3), 55-48.
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