SB Nation 2010 NCAA Tournament -- East
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At 2:40 on Sunday, second-seeded West Virginia will try to follow Syracuse's example and salvage some respect for the Big East in this tournament. The Mountaineers tip off against the Missouri Tigers, a ten-seed coming off a solid win over seventh-seeded Clemson.
Our WVU and Mizzou blogs, The Smoking Musket and Rock M Nation, will have live game threads ready to go. Check 'em out.
The Smoking Musket is all kinds of confident about today's game.
Lately, opponents have experienced the WVU buzzsaw and left with little idea of what they tried to accomplish before the game. West Virginia's defense and rebounding are great equalizers -- which is saying something considering we're talking about a #2 seed and the #5 ranked team in the country -- extending possessions and keeping the ball in WVU's hands for the majority of the game. Put those talents on the floor with Missouri, who don't rebound and look to create frenetic chaos, and you have established a huge matchup disparity right off the bat.
Meanwhile, Rock M Nation has elected to get silly. You kind of have to see it to know what I mean. They make sure to preface the post with:
Dear Mountaineer Fan who has stumbled upon this post:
It has come to my attention that your fan base has gained a reputation for being, um, intense. You guys have been known to throw things on the field, hurl things in the direction of opposing teams and have apparently set around 1,100 street fires between 1997 and 2003.
So, with all of that said, I feel it necessary (for my own safety) to reiterate to you that EVERYTHING WRITTEN IN THIS IS A JOKE.
West Virginia 68, Missouri 59: Da'Sean Butler Racks Up 28 Points
For more, check out our West Virginia blog, The Smoking Musket, and our Missouri blog, Rock M Nation.
Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Da'Sean Butler posted a game-high 28 points with eight rebounds as second-seeded West Virginia reached the Sweet 16 by downing 10-seed Missouri, 68-59, in an East Region clash.
Devin Ebanks scored 14 points with seven boards and Kevin Jones added 13 points with nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (29-6), who posted their eighth straight victory and advance to face 11th-seeded Washington at Syracuse on Thursday.
Michael Dixon registered 15 points for the Tigers (23-11), who had topped Clemson on Friday in the first round and finished their season with three losses in four games.
J.T. Tiller had 13 points while both Kim English and Zaire Taylor scored 10 apiece in defeat.
Mar 21 5:24p by Jon Bois - 0 comments