The level of play for March Madness has been outstanding. It's fun to watch the ACC tournament every year, but this year it's seems more intense. Teams competitiveness have rose to new highs. Playing host to the tournament, the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina has featured the following top ACC players: J.J. Redick, Eric Williams, Justin Gray, Sheldon Williams, Tyler Hansbrough, David Noel, Craig Smith, Sean Singletary, Zabian Dowdell, Robert Hite, Chris McGray, Mario West, and Anthony Morrow. Two teams are left, Duke and Boston College.
Today UNC got knocked off by Boston College, 85-82 while Duke defeated Wake Forest 78-66. Redick, pressured most of the game scored 20 points (6-17 FGM-A) and the Demon Deac's Eric Williams flushed down 23 points with 12 rebounds. Wake just got tired towards the end of the game and were unable to score on late key possessions. In the other semi-finals game Craig Smith lead the way for Boston College, scoring 23 points (9-12 FGM-A) and snagging 15 rebounds. The Eagles capitalized on the Tarheels' missed scoring opportunities and blunders in the closing two minutes of the game. Despite the loss, Tyler Hansbrough(23 points, 11 boards) had another solid game as did senior Reyshaun Terry, who finished with 17 points after fouling out.
I think it's going to be a real scrape fight tommorrow for the finale. Boston College has surprised many people in their first year in the conference. They've won 10 out of their last 11 games. This team shows good composure, doesn't seem intimidated by any opponent, and will be a tough challenge for Duke. They play to their strengths inside and will run off momentum. It will likely be a nail biter for the championship, an interesting contest to say the least.
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So which conference do you think is the strongest this year?
Lex, it's hard to say.
The PAC-10 and Pacific conferences are strong. The Mid-west is solid, becoming more developed. I've always liked the ACC, but they probably won't prevail in the NCCA tournament.
Yeah, I'm a Big XII guy myself, but this year has been quite the down year. As an OU fan I'm very disappointed with the way they've played in both conference and the Big XII tournament losing to Nebraska.
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