Beasley, trio of Wildcats run away from Mayo-led Trojans

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NCAA Hoops Day 1
Published 3/21/2008 by Big Blue Monkey at I Dislike Your Favorite Team
One day in, and we're getting a tournament that whilst not rife with huge upsets, is most certainly generating great basketball. Let's review. Biggest upset: On paper, it would have to be 11-seeded Kansas State over #6 USC . I don't think those seeds were representative have how close these teams were in terms of regular season records, and success within their own conferences. USC's better seed was probably a result of the PAC-10 love this year. Facebook/CBS poolers didn't think that much of the seeding, as over 40% of the participants picked Kansas State. I got to watch ...

Mayo Declaration Watch ‘08 Starts Early: Kansas State 80, USC 67
Published 3/21/2008 by Brian Kamenetzky at SportsHubLA
... he lands no lower than 11th. If that’s how it plays out in the real world, he’s as good as gone, meaning his last game in a USC uni will go down as a major disappointment. In a matchup of two of the nation’s best freshman, OJ actually came in third, behind Kansas State’s Michael Beasley and Bill Walker, as the Wildcats eliminated the Trojans 80-67 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night . While Mayo didn’t exactly hoist Troy on his back and lead them to victory, he didn’t get a ton of help, either. Whistles undid SC’s best laid plans. Taj Gibson, saddled with ...