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in 5-12 games so far, 12's are up 2-1, McNeese over Clemson, Colorado State over Memphis. Michigan beat UCSD, Oregon will even it up with a win over Liberty.

Oregon survives in 77-73 upset win over Vanderbilt in the opening round of March Madness - Daily Emerald DAILYEMERALD.COM The No. 10 seeded Oregon women’s basketball team improved to 12-5 in the March Madness Tournament under Kelly Graves as...

Peyton Scott beats shot clock with a jumper - ESPN Video WWW.ESPN.COM Peyton Scott knocks down a big jumper in overtime as the shot clock expires.

History doesn't say, "Play to Win, except this game." No way does a team play to lose a game. If a loss happens, some benefits can come from it, that's the silver lining aspect. Say the Patriots had lost a game during the season, that doesn't mean they'd end up winning the Super Bowl. The L's to Washington two years ago sure didn't help Oregon, if Washington had lost one of them, would they have then beat Michigan and won the Natty?

Wow! Ducks played the best game of the year for the first 3 quarters, then almost blew it in the 4th, and it looked really bad going into OT. In OT, the Ducks kept going 50/50 on free throws, finished 15-27. The last miss worked, as with very little time left, the Ducks grabbed an offensive rebound and took some more time off the clock. It was Oregon's first OT this season,

The announcer said the Lady Ducks went into halftime with a 9 point lead, but I have it as an 11 point margin, 36-25. It would have been more if Oregon hadn't started off shooting, 1-7. That didn't last though, Oregon finished the half shooting 57% on 3's, 55% overall.

Smokey is right, and it would be poor form if OBD beat Liberty's football team and not their basketball team.

Mount Saint Mary's, from Maryland, is playing Duke now. In a few minutes, Saint Mary's, from California, once coached by Ernie Kent, will be playing Vanderbilt.

How far can Duke go without Connor Flagg? Apparently, the question doesn't need to be asked, Fladd missed the ACC Tournament, but he's ready to go against Mount Saint Mary's in today's first round game. I don't think Duke needs Flagg to win this game, so his ankle is probably okay. Should Duke get past Mount Saint Mary's, Flagg will be needed against Baylor in Rd.2.

Definitely against Liberty, but really every game, Bittle needs to be the focus of the offense. He can make 3's, but his, and Oregon's best advantage is to get the ball to him in the paint before a 3 is attempted.

SIDEARM Integrations GODUCKS.COM (10) Oregon takes on (7) Vanderbilt Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (2:30 p.m. PT,. ESPNews).

Oregon or Liberty? How to pick 5 vs. 12 matchup in 2025 March Madness bracket WWW.SPORTINGNEWS.COM Here is a complete guide to picking No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Liberty in your 2025 March Madness bracket, including updated odds...

8 is the lowest, maybe ever, for a Few Gonzaga team, their streak of 9 Sweet 16's in a row is definitely in jeopardy.

Go with your first pick! 10 Ark beats 7 Kansas 79-72

I want to take 7 Arkansas over 10 Kansas...but I can't.

There have a been a lot of upsets already, probably more to come, share your observations, predictions here. Brackets busted: McNeese survives Clemson comeback for historic March Madness win WWW.YARDBARKER.COM The first major upset of the 2025 NCAA Tournament is in the books.

UNC, which should not even be in plays Ole Miss tomorrow. Can they count on Belichick to be there? He is busy.

Not going well for our Dawgs brothers, 8 Gonzaga has a 60-43 lead over 9 Georgia, 12:40 left. 8/9 should be competitive games, but 9 Creighton buried 8 Louisville.

Clemson rallied, scored 54 in the 2nd half, but McNeese holds on for the win, 69-67.

Will we get the 12 over 5 out of the way the first day? 12 McNeese over 5 Clemson 31-13 at halftime.

"Most returning starters" is one of the factors that always gets a lot of attention, usually good attention. But if the new guys are better, I'm fine with that.

That is the question. Losing your star player is never good, especially when he's probably the POY. Duke always gets watched, this 1st round game is going to be the most interesting in a while.

Integrity>Revenue, would be a nice change.

As Herm Edwards said, "You play to WIN the game!"

Creighton gets Auburn. Louisville cut it to 14, 89-75 for a final, but it was more than that for a lot of the game.