Thursday, March 11, 2010

Pac-10 preview for the night

With Cal up 15 as I write this, I bring you a preview of the rest of the games tonight. UCLA defeated Arizona to earn the right to play Cal/Oregon in the next round. Here’s the remaining games tonight, both on the lower half of the bracket.




3 Washington (21-9)/6 Oregon State (14-16)

If Washington wants to have any shot at an at-large bid, they absolutely have to win this game. They are on Joe Lunardi’s Last 4 Out, so they definitely have chance to get in. OSU gives some teams fits (Cal) but others dominate them. The Huskies have dispatched them twice, with a 12 point win in their last game and a 6 point win in the conference opener. Other than Roeland Schaftenaar, the Beavers are weak on the inside. That should open up Matthew Bryan-Amaning and Quincy Pondexter for big points. UW should escape with a double-digit victory.



2 Arizona State (22-9)/7 Stanford (13-17)

Arizona State needs a win to be in. Sorry, but losing to Stanford isn’t good enough. Win, and they might be a lock. Simple gameplan for the Sun Devils: shut down Landry Fields and to a lesser extent Jeremy Green. That is the Cardinal team. If they even struggle a bit, game over. Sun Devils advance to face the Huskies in Round 2.

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