March Madness Day 1, Part 3

Kentucky 81 - Western Kentucky 66 Apparently all of Kentucky is better than just the Western part of Kentucky. Who knew?

VCU 62 - Wichita State 59 The one upset so far, and it came down to execution at the end. I can't give Shaka Smart (VCU coach) too much credit for VCU's final play that resulted in a basket, as it was "Set a pick for then everyone get out of the way of our penetrating guard". But Wichita State's game tying play was a total mess. They waited too long, were sloppy, and had poor spacing. VCU made the plays, looking to become the new Butler (non-power conference team that goes on 2 consecutive deep runs in the tournament).

Gonzaga 77 West Virginia 54 Much was made of Gonzaga being at a disadvantage in this game, despite being the higher seed. They had to travel across the country from Spokane, WA to Pittsburgh to play West Virginia in a pseudo home game for WVU. I guess it didn't matter. I wonder which bitter beer face is worse, the one Bob Huggins must have had after (and throughout) this game, or the one Mario Williams will have when he realizes he's sentenced himself to many years in Buffalo with his extravagant deal he signed today. I know they threw a ton of cash at you Mario, but it's still Buffalo.

Baylor 68 - South Dakota State 60 Disappointing showing from Baylor as they simply couldn't put the lesser team away.

And not to jinx things, but there are quite a few pool participants who are sitting along in the dugout right now, and no one is talking to them. (If you don't get the baseball metaphor, there are some 12/12's so far for today)