3/7: #8 seed Temple, 13-19, 8-12, in the quarter finals. Beat them by 3 at home but they upset us by 3 there in a game we should never have lost.
3/8: Close early. Up 8 after 10. 47-31 at halftime. 16, 4 for Mels, 11, 2, 3, 3 for Loft. Mels and Will have 3 fouls.
Up by 16 with 10 to go.
89-69. 24, 3, 4, 3 for Loft, 24, 7 for Mels, 18, 7, 1, 3 for Grah.
#4 seed Tulsa, 18-12, 13-7, in the semifinals. They won by 6 then we won by 32 at home.
3/9: Early lead. Up 18 after 10. Running away from them. 50-25 at the half. 14 each for Loft and Mels. +30 in the paint.
Big lead. Up 27 with 10 to go.
98-75. 30, 13 for Loft, 22, 4 for Mels, 14, 9 for Grah, 9, 14 for Will. +37 RBs. +60 in the lane.
#2 seed Cincinnati, 24-7, 15-5, for the title. We beat them by 32 and 9 but they’re a good team.
Loft woke up with the flu but he’ll play.
3/10: Close early. Down 2 after 10. 40-39 at halftime. 12, 4 for Mels. They have 4 starters with 3 fouls each. +11 from the line.
Back and forth. Up 9 with 10 to go.
89-85. They got it to one possession 3 times late. 38, 12 for tourney MOP Greg Mels, 15, 3, 6 for Toxy, 11, 7 for Loft, 9 each for Cage and Will. +17 from the line.
25-9, 15-5, AAC champs. #13 ranked, #11 NET. Hoping for a #3 seed.
3/12: #4 Midwest. A little disappointing. We play #13 Omaha, 22-11. Hatt is back.