Let'sGoZips94

This has been an incredible tournament thus far. Helps that Akron is advancing, but props to college soccer for delivering as a whole. Maybe those snobby ESPN/ACC honk commentators from Thursday night are learning their lesson about what a more level playing field actually looks like in college athletics.

It's not like Halligan is filling the stat sheet. The guys in at the end are just playing hard until what is truly the final possession. None of it is running up the score if the other team is playing hard, too. MMK pulled the ball back tonight and we had a "shot clock violation" on the final possession. I'm sure among the coaching fraternity it is being talked about that improving a team's metrics is the name of the game when it comes to March arguments. Hard to fault anyone with that in mind.

Margin of Victory as a metric is something Groce is playing into. He's leaving starters in later than usual and allowing the bench guys to go full bore until the very final possession. He knows he has a Cinderella caliber team that will need every argument possible to get the highest seed possible.

We need to stop referring to BC as a P4.

Akron is top 25 caliber. They are absolutely murdering their competition. Yale, Milwaukee, Tulane, and Murray State. Legitimate top 25 ranking and at large conversations surrounding the results of those games.

3 straight awesome dunks followed by a 3. Wow.

T on Evansville coach.

This comment is bright to by Bacardi - the official liquor of the Virgin Islands.

Eric has really high basketball IQ.

They are very well coached.

44-36 at the half. Not bad. I would like to apologize to Evansville for hating on them during the Oregon State game. They play hard. They'll beat a decent number of teams this year.

Half this board needs to apologize to Evan for doubting his offensive abilities.

He's a walk on getting early game minutes. The fact that you haven't seen a weakness is what's impressive. Side note: should've been an offensive foul on that 3. How you allow a 6'10" man to jump 4 feet forward on a 3P attempt is beyond me.

Holy ball movement. Eric moves into the high post to attack the defense, kicks it out to Hardman or dribble drives before a bounce pass over to Lyles who backs down his man before kicking it cross court to Shammah for the 3. Hang it in the Louvre.

Friday, for whatever reason, had the station switch back to 1350 for just one game.

Good call. Shooters came in right away.

Zone is no Bueno.

Don't type one handed while holding a baby, apparently. Lol.

Someone at the NCAA forgot that Ohio State/Michigan is on Saturday. Glad someone caught that and corrected it.

Had the game on at the card shop today. Had the owner and all the customers rooting for Akron. Spreading the Zips awareness! Can't wait for Sunday. Go Zips!

However much one may hate the NCAA, it's not enough.

Iona was substantially more athletic than Oregon State albeit less skilled. Which says a lot about Akron.

The next TV deal will tell us the answer.

Iona just hit a 3 with 1.5 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 70.

Gotlieb's presence alone accomplishes that.