UConn-Alabama

Since the women were robbed by the refs for an opportunity to advance with a buzzer-beater, the men are the only team we have left to talk about.  I'm re-watching the second half of last night's game as I type this.  When they hit their first 3 of the second half, I feared we were in for another barrage like they laid on us in the first half.  Thank God the law of averages caught up to them!  I love how the men did not blink and just kept plugging away until Alabama finally ran out of gas.  

At the beginning of the season, I did not understand all the hype surrounding Stephon Castle.  He seemed pretty average to me when he first returned from the knee issue.  But if I still had any doubts before, last night erased them completely!  He pretty much carried us at the beginning of the game and was a stud throughout!

I really like it when all five starters reach double figures in scoring.  Having such diversity helps prevent upsets.  If one or two players are off in a game or experiencing tough match-ups, the other players can pick up the slack and keep the train rolling!

Purdue might just be our stiffest test yet.  Donovan has experience battling 7 footers in the Big East but none of them were as big as Edey.  A men's repeat would take some of the sting out of the women's loss...