Last
night’s action in the NCAA Tournament saw No. 1 Villanova fall to the NC State
Wolfpack. Though I picked ‘Nova to win
in my
brackets, it was heart-warming to see the Pack win. It was reminiscent of 1983
when the team known as “Phi Slamma Jamma” led by Jimmy V took the national
crown. (I miss Coach Valvano)
I
must confess that I wasn’t as invested as a fan in that game as I was 32 years
ago, but I kept my eye on it as the Tarheels methodically took apart the
Arkansas Razorbacks’ full court pressure to convincingly defeat them 87-78. The Heels now advance to the Sweet 16.
Today
my attention is turned to the game which pits my beloved Duke Blue Devils
against the San Diego State Aztecs. The
game will air at 2:40 PM ET on CBS.
These
two teams have met only one other time: December 2001 at Cameron Indoor Stadium
where the Atzecs lost 92-79. Today, playing in
Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena, it will seem like home field advantage for
Duke. The Aztecs have big guys in their
line-up that should match up well against Okafor and Marshall.
If
Duke can light it up like they did against RMU they should emerge the winner in
today’s game, but that’s predicated on an up-tempo game and the Aztecs not
being able to shut down Okafor. Duke
definitely needs to speed up the game and get out in transition in order to
beat the Aztecs. Oh, and foul trouble
for SDSU’s forwards.
GO DUKE
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