The NC-Double-Eh Schedule - Mar. 12

by rbala on Mar 12, 2011 11:00 AM EST in Can Ball

Today we have two matchups worthy of a look which have Canadians playing vital parts in the possible NCAA Tournament berths for their respective teams. Check out who's playing right here ...

* As a note, I had a very early morning and was not able to wait up for the very late games to get results. If there are any games I may have missed, I'll do my best to add them to the schedule but they will likely not have write ups. *

Marquee Matchup(s)

4:00pm Harvard vs. Princeton

So it looks like it’s down to a final two in the good ol’ Ivy League. This game between Harvard and Princeton will ultimately be a game for a possible 8^th or 9^th seed in the NCAA Tournament but it will still be a game in the Tournament. Harvard has played Princeton twice this season and they have split the games with the home team prevailing in each match. Now the most important thing to remember is that Harvard won the last meeting by 12 only last week. Deep shooting rookie Laurent Rivard hasn’t had his best games against the Tigers but he is still averaging 8.5 points and 3.5 rebounds in the two games against Princeton. He will need to be ready to come up big here since an invitation to the Big Dance hangs in the balance and he may be the one called upon to hit the tipping points.

4:00pm Texas-San Antonio vs. McNeese State

McNeese Stat has a shot at getting into the NCAAs with a win here today and you can bet that they are putting it all out on the floor. The Cowboys have won their last two games in the Southland Tournament comfortably, not easily, which can mean that they are poised to get this W. Diego Kapelan is averaging 15.5 points over the last two including a 17 point outing in 24 minutes in the win over Texas State Thursday. The last time McNeese and Texas-San Antonio met was on Feb. 16 and the Roadrunners won that one 65-61. You can bet that that loss is still in the back of the Cowboys’ minds so expect a dogfight and for Kapelan to help shoot his team into an NCAA invite.

Updated Games:

3:30pm Richmond vs Temple

6:00pm Texas vs. Kansas - Tristan Thompson had 14 points and 13 rebounds, 10 of them offensive, 3 assists and 2 blocks in 38 minutes in the Texas thrashing of Texas A&M last night. Cory Joseph had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals in 33 minutes. Is there enough magic left in the Longhorns to get over Kansas?

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Unbelievable Princeton win

Was that really 2.8 seconds? Harvard still has a shot at the dance doesn’t it?

Cory has never got his shot back since Devoe left Minnesota. His shooting technique looks better though. I wish Texas would stop messing around with people’s shots during the season. Who do you think will do better in college, Birch or Tristan?

Raptors better pick-up Barnes because he looks like has arrived.

by raptor rabid on Mar 12, 2011 9:00 PM EST reply actions

Harvard still have a shot but it’s an outside shot at best. I wouldn’t expect to see them in the Dance though.

I think if both were to stay at least two seasons, I would still take Tristan. Birch is uber athletic, maybe even more athletic than Thompson but thier O games a are vastly different points in their careers. They both play great defense but I think early on in his freshman season Birch may sturggle a little outside the block but should get better as the season goes.

And it took a little while but yes Harrison Barnes looks to have arrived. Better late then never I suppose.

Ray Bala
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on www.raptorhq.com

by rbala on Mar 12, 2011 11:01 PM EST up reply actions