There is just too much great college basketball action taking place all at once. Here is a rundown of some of the biggest stories of the last 24 hours.
1. Florida State slays #1 North Carolina
The Seminoles are headed to their first ACC tournament championship game after downing the Tar Heels 73-70. Toney Douglas led the way for the Florida St. with 27 points as UNC again played without star point guard Ty Lawson. Trailing by one, Tyler Hansbrough turned the ball over while being tripled teamed leading to two FSU free throws. North Carolina got off two contested three pointers that didn’t fall and became the eighth #1 to be knocked off this season.
North Carolina will need a healthy Ty Lawson come next week in the NCAA tournament or they could be in trouble the first weekend. Meanwhile, Florida State’s Douglas is star who can take over a game on both ends. The rest of the Florida State team is huge and will create match up problems against opponents in the big dance. If FSU can find another scorer to complement Douglas they will find themselves playing into the second week of the NCAA.
2. Baylor surges into the Big 12 Final
Where has this Baylor team been all year? The Bears are in the Big 12 championship game after knocking off Texas last night. Baylor won its 20th game of the season in the process, but will need to win tonight in order to make a repeat trip to the big dance thanks to only winning five conference games during the regular season. It is hard to believe this Bears team lost seven straight conference games at one point after non-conference victories against the likes of tournament hopefuls Arizona State and Providence. Even Nebraska finished 8-8 in the Big 12 this season. The Bears can make up for it tonight and punch themselves a ticket to the tourney with a win against Missouri.
3. Syracuse wins in overtime…again
In yet another great Big East tournament game last night, the Orange upended West Virginia in overtime 74 – 69. West Virginia was able to make a late spurt to force the game into overtime after two free throws by freshmen Devin Ebanks. Syracuse, however, scored the first six points of overtime and their 2-3 zone defense stifled the Mountaineers offense in the extra period. The Cuse play Louisville, who blitzed Villanova in the second half of its semifinal game, for the Big East championship with a chance to cap one of the most unbelievable runs in conference tournament history.
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