March Madness Live Blog

3rd & 7 37yd

UI leads Davidson 49-38 with 15:58 left 2nd half. Peter Jok in double diigts for the 18th time in his career & 2nd straight NCAA game.

by Iowa Basketball via twitter 3/21/2015 1:03:21 AM
Oregon has now won an NCAA game for the third consecutive year. Not many coaches have done a better job this season than Dana Altman.

by Jon Rothstein via twitter 3/21/2015 12:59:27 AM
West Region Final: No. 8 Oregon 79, No. 9 Oklahoma State 73

Oregon senior guard Joseph Young led all scorers with 27 points on 8-of-15 shooting. Forwards Elgin Cook and Dillon Brooks added 18 and 17 points respectively for the Ducks, who'll move on to play the winner of tonight's Wisconsin-Coastal Carolina game.

Le'Bryan Nash led the Cowboys with 18 points and seven rebounds. Anthony Hickey Jr. added 17.

by Sam Cooper 3/21/2015 12:58:26 AM
4-0 opening round for the Pac-12. Doesn't mean the conference deserved more bids, but show of strength from the ones who made it.

by Jeff Eisenberg via twitter 3/21/2015 12:57:47 AM
Oklahoma State Fans. Coors Hats. #MarchMadness http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAlP7nkUgAIbSAS.png

by jose3030 via twitter 3/21/2015 12:50:49 AM
by Sam Cooper 3/21/2015 12:15:04 AM
Wow, 6-foot-2 Joseph Young just threw down a thunderous dunk for Oregon. He has 25 points and the Ducks lead 54-49. 15:24 second half.

by Sam Cooper 3/21/2015 12:14:23 AM
Oh so this isn't a foul now? Good to know. RT @scip_d: Sorry, Rob - no foul there. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAlAmcPWMAAe5zB.jpg

by Rob Dauster via twitter 3/21/2015 12:01:28 AM
Duke leading Robert Morris 42-25 at halftime. Cook has 16 points for the Blue Devils. This is Mike Krzyzewski's 31st NCAA tournament

by Kyle Ringo 3/21/2015 12:00:02 AM
We've got a tight one early in Seattle with Iowa and Davidson tied 10-10 with 11:58 to go in the first half.

by Sam Cooper 3/20/2015 11:58:02 PM
Good Valpo vs. Bad Valpo. What a difference 17 years makes.
Should have brought Bryce Drew in off the bench

by Sam Cooper 3/20/2015 11:50:53 PM
Oregon's Joseph Young didn't have a FG 16 minutes into the first half. He then scored 15 straight points for the Ducks over the final 4:14.

by Ryan Krasnoo via twitter 3/20/2015 11:46:11 PM
Duke having no trouble so far with Robert Morris. It's 32-14 with 6:43 left in the first half

by Kyle Ringo 3/20/2015 11:45:18 PM
It's halftime in Omaha and No. 8 Oregon has a narrow 43-39 lead over No. 9 Oklahoma State. Oregon's Joseph Young already has 17 points to lead all scorers.

by Sam Cooper 3/20/2015 11:41:34 PM
Here we go. "#Sooners!" http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAlANV1W8AAXiFv.jpg

by Oklahoma Basketball via twitter 3/20/2015 11:39:49 PM
Great Getty photo of former @SimeonClub player @moneyblock1 in NCAAs @ValpoBasketball @SimeonNation @rsmith2_robert http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAk_r82WAAAp51G.png

by dnainfo_breen via twitter 3/20/2015 11:38:59 PM
This is a foul. Valpo should be shooting three free throws.

by Rob Dauster via twitter 3/20/2015 11:37:10 PM
- Final
Valparaiso 62, Maryland 65: Same seeds, no upset. Bryce Drew the 2015 Valparaiso coach cannot draw up a play that leads to Bryce Drew the 1998 Valparasio player results, and the Crusaders fall to Maryland by three. Valpo did not get off a final shot, after Drew called timeout with 13 ticks on the clock (though the Crusaders might argue the officials did not call a foul when their shooter elevated to take one). The Terrapins were led by acclaimed freshman Melo Trimble and senior Dez Wells with 14 points apiece.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:35:48 PM
Maybe they should have tried the play Homer Drew was drawing up on that napkin in the stands. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAk-16cUkAAyjfR.jpg

by Geoff Grammer via twitter 3/20/2015 11:34:23 PM
Thursday > Friday (So far)

by Kevin Kaduk 3/20/2015 11:32:25 PM
"Pacer," that was not.

by Jeff Eisenberg via twitter 3/20/2015 11:31:21 PM
Valpo needs a three. Does Bryce Drew have a "Pacer" equivalent in his playbook?

by Jeff Eisenberg via twitter 3/20/2015 11:29:39 PM
Maryland's Jake Leyman called for the charge. He fouls out. 5 fouls, no field goals. Not a good night for him. Valpo ball, about a minute left to play.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:27:27 PM
It does not seem like that was the correct call by the officials to give the ball to Maryland. But it was close.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:26:31 PM
- Upset Alert
UPDATE Valparaiso 61, Maryland 65, 1:42 remaining in the game: What a follow by Maryland's Dez Wells, with the layup and the free-throw after the foul call. Big-time possession for Valpo here.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:24:50 PM
- Upset Alert
UPDATE Valparaiso 59, Maryland 60, 2:11 in the game: FYI both teams are in the double-bonus. Valpo just missed an opportunity to take the lead and instead gets called for an over-the-back and sends Evan Smotrycz to the line.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:22:19 PM
Earlier in the Valpo//Maryland game, the camera got in the way of a Crusader cheerleader's celebration. She handled it well:

by Christopher Wilson 3/20/2015 11:18:29 PM
- Upset Alert
UPDATE Valparaiso 57, Maryland 58, 3:11 remaining in the game: Valparaiso will not go away. Keith Carter drained a 3-point shot to pull the Crusaders within three, 58-55, just as it seemed like the Terrapins were getting some momentum. On the preceding Maryland take, Damonte Dodd threw down a monster dunk off a Dez Wells dish and it looked like maybe the Cinderella dreams of Valpo, nearly two decades after coach Bryce Drew's magic shot, were fading. E. Victor Nickerson is out of the game with five fouls and Valpo's leading scorer, Alec Peters has four fouls to go with his 18 points, so that's something serious to watch.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:18:01 PM
FYI Maryland junior Jake Leyman, who averages almost 13 points per game, has yet to score a field goal.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:11:24 PM
Valpo's E. Victor Nickerson fouls out with 5:29 left in the game. Not a good thing for the Crusaders, who trail Maryland 54-50.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:10:38 PM
Give us a Retweet if you're rooting for @RMU to take down #Duke tonight. #NECMBB #MarchMadness http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAk3TqIVIAAlHX3.jpg

by NECsports via twitter 3/20/2015 11:07:47 PM
And with that basket @ValpoBasketball's Alec Peters has scored 1,000 career points. #GoValpo #ValpoGameday http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAk3cShUQAAqTtW.jpg

by Valpo Athletics via twitter 3/20/2015 11:07:34 PM
- Upset Alert
UPDATE Valparaiso 49, Maryland 49, 6:31 remaining in the game: OH MY. E Victor Nickerson with a 3-pointer from the right of the arc, the second consecutive trey-bomb from the Crusaders to tie the game at 49.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:04:16 PM
Alec Peters is single-handedly keeping Bryce Drew's Valparaiso alive. 49-46 Maryland.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 11:01:41 PM
May your enthusiasm live forever in our hearts, Anteaters.

by Christopher Wilson

by Christopher Wilson 3/20/2015 10:28:40 PM
What do you think? Foul or not? Hit us up using the "comment" button on the upper left.

That's an interesting point in the game to put the whistle in your pocket Mr Referee?zumapointat 5:21 PM

by Kevin Kaduk 3/20/2015 10:24:12 PM
- Final
Louisville 57, UC Irvine 55: Terry Rozier gets away with what looked like a reach and the Cardinals force a steal to survive the No. 13 Anteaters' upset attempt. (Louisville had a foul to give, so it would not have sent UC Irvine to line, but they would have retained possession.) Wayne Blackshear had 19 points to lead Louisville to the second round against Northern Iowa.

by Christopher Wilson 3/20/2015 10:22:07 PM
So Louisville was trying to foul, did, but wasn't called for it. Huh.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 10:21:54 PM
Wins by Providence and Oklahoma tonight would also have the East all chalk.

by Kevin Kaduk 3/20/2015 10:21:32 PM
Louisville survives. Rozier probably should have been called for a foul there. UL had one to give and was willing to give it.

by Pat Forde via twitter 3/20/2015 10:20:46 PM
Oh, UCI. You HAVE to get a shot off!

by Jeff Eisenberg via twitter 3/20/2015 10:19:49 PM
UPDATE: Louisville 57, UC Irvine 55, 8.9 seconds remaining in the second half: Anteater Luke Nelson missed a three from a mile behind the arc and Louisville freshman Quentin Snider was fouled in the scrum for the rebound. He connected on both free throws to give the Cardinals the lead back. UC Irvine has one last crack at tying or winning the game.

by Christopher Wilson 3/20/2015 10:18:43 PM
Quentin Snider's best game to date. At a time when Louisville acutely needed it.

by Pat Forde via twitter 3/20/2015 10:17:36 PM
WaPo's social editor knew the deal. jimromenesko.com/2015/03/18/now…

by jamiemottram via twitter 3/20/2015 10:17:26 PM
This is everything.

by Meredith Shiner 3/20/2015 10:16:24 PM