St. Mary's Has Oregon On The Ropes.

[hatvol96]

Up 10 with under 7 minutes to go.

 

[crazyguy]

wow, this is a reality punchline.

 

[Vercingetorix]

I'm not going to pretend to know anything about either program, but I just ran across that game on ESPNU and was wondering what in the world Oregon is doing playing an away game at St. Mary's at this point in the season.

 

[hatvol96]

St. Mary's is a good program. Randy Bennet is one of the best unheralded coaches in America. With the RPI giving you more credit for road games, playing a team like St. Mary's on the road isn't a bad idea. The tournament committee will give you credit if you win and won't kill you for losing. It's a good test.

 

[hatvol96]

St. Mary's up 10 with a minute left.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Ah, RPI -- obviously I wasn't thinking.

Good for St. Mary's. When this game came on after the MD/Mizzou game earlier, I had to look them up to see where the campus was. That's the kind of win that will make more people know about you, that's for sure.

 

[hatvol96]

They've been on the cusp of breaking through for a few years now. It's just tough to get past Gonzaga in the WCC.

 

[hatvol96]

St. Mary's wins, 99-87.

 

[milohimself]

Where was Malik Hairston?

 

[droski]

Kent sure looks like a mediocre coach a lot of the time.

 

[hatvol96]

That's because he is a mediocre coach.

 

[TennesseeFan07]

How did this Mills kid get away from a big time college program?

 

[hatvol96]

He's Australian. Not a lot of power programs do a good job of scouting internationally.

 

[VolfanMike]

Good for St. Mary's

 

[milohimself]

Yep. You tend to see more international flavor in the WCC.