Sunbelt Action (3/21/12)

[CMJ]

NIT Quarterfinals

Minnesota

@ MTSU

[Green Jackal]

MTSU needs to pull out all of the stops for a sell out crowd.

[Harry]

Could MTSU win this whole thing?

[CMJ]

Could MTSU win this whole thing?

Maybe.

[CMJ]

Nice start by both teams. Tied at 10 early.

[CMJ]

Tied at 18 at the under 12 media TO.

[CMJ]

Defense taking over for both teams. Still tied at the under 8 media.

[CMJ]

MTSU up 3 at the under four media TO.

[CMJ]

MTSU up 32-28 at halftime.

[CMJ]

Tied at 41 at the under 16 media.

[CMJ]

Minnesota up four at the under 12 media.

Gophers seem to be slowly taking control here. MTSU needs a run here.

[CMJ]

Minnesota up 57-52 at the under 8 media. Blue Raiders playing with more energy now, but haven't been able to put a run together yet.

[bstnsportsfan3]

Dendy has really turned it on in the last 5 minutes.

[CMJ]

Dendy has really turned it on in the last 5 minutes.

He really has. The Blue Raiders just need to string together some stops.

[CMJ]

Raiders can't keep the 6'11 kid off the boards. He's killing them.

[CMJ]

I think MTSU is done here....down 9 with 1:16 to go.

[CMJ]

Furious comeback here....

[UNTLifer]

Huge 3.

Must say, this is the first time I've ever cheered for MTSU. Go Blue Raiders!

[CMJ]

Dendy makes the monumental error. That is a crappy way to go out.

[CMJ]

Minnesota 78

MTSU 72

Final

And that concludes the SBC threads till November.

[NT03]

Even without Dendy , the BlueRaiders should be a very good team next year.

[MeanMag]

Even without Dendy , the BlueRaiders should be a very good team next year.

Tons of seniors and upperclassmen on that team next year.

Sultan, Knight, Massey and Cintron will all be seniors.

It might be like us losing Tramiel and having all of our seniors returning last year.

Edited March 22, 2012 by MeanMag

[MeanGreenTexan]

Tons of seniors and upperclassmen on that team next year.

Sultan, Knight, Massey and Cintron will all be seniors.

It might be like us losing Tramiel and having all of our seniors returning last year.

Yep,

and look where that got us... a ~.500 conference record and an exit in the SBC conference finals to a team led by the conference MVP

The parallels are certainly interesting.

[greenminer]

FYI, Minn got walloped in the final.

[CMJ]

FYI, Minn got walloped in the final.

Still a great run for Gophers. I didn't think they'd get that far. Tubby Smith might have given himself some leeway with the NIT. I have heard the natives are starting to get restless up there.