UCLA duo steps up; a referee gone wild

Vegas Watch found this 3/23/2008 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com [flag]

Five things we learned while watching referee Curtis Shaw go on a one-man look-at-me spree (whoops, he just T'd us up too!): Kevin Love and Darren Collison came of age on Saturday. In a slow-paced game against Texas A&M, UCLA's 10-point second-half deficit felt more like 18. But this UCLA team never, ever panics, and Love (seven blocks, 19 points, 11 boards) and Collison (21 points, five ... [link]

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This Is Not A Foul, Apparently
Published 3/23/2008 by Vegas Watch at Vegas Watch
People are writing these articles like it never happened. I don't get it. Photo: Rush the Court.

The NCAA Tournament At Full Stride
Published 3/23/2008 by Memphis Bengal at Sports Frog
... would appear the Lopez brothers will have some sort of career ahead of them in the Association. ---Duke's most recent early demise is not all that hard to figure out. I am with Dave (ACC basketball expert) in that Duke was a classic live-by-the-three-die-by-the-three team. They won't regain past heights of post-season excellence, I think, until they once again find a dependable inside game. What's wrong with Duke chatter underway in the Swamp. Grant Wahl with a good read to get you ready for more hoped-for goodness today as he looks back on yesterday's ...

The Roundup: That was a FOUL!
Published 3/23/2008 by Patrick Imig at The Big Lead
... you can still accept the well wishes - shhh, I won’t tell). We have another outstanding day of college basketball ahead of us, with Arkansas/North Carolina looking to be the show stealer for the day. And continuing with yesterday’s theme, we also use today to celebrate Kelly Kapowski. She’s super. Visual evidence of the refs cheating Texas A&M out of a few foul calls. Pretty telling. [Texags.com] SI’s Grant Wahl has your recap of Saturday in college hoops land. [SI] How do you outdraw the Nuggets and Avalanche ...

THE DAILY PICK ME UP!!
Published 3/24/2008 by mrsunshinevegas at Mr. Sunshine
... **SI’s GRANT WAHL SAYS NCAA REFEREE CURTIS SHAW BLOWS **WETZEL TO BE DISCIPLINED?Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel in trouble with Vegas Chamber of Commerce? After hearing about the Long Island DJ disciplined for saying a town was ...

COFIELD’S RAYS OF SUNSHINE
Published 3/25/2008 by mrsunshinevegas at Mr. Sunshine
... anyone notice how many times it appeared he was pounding an A & M player? It was just Love, Shipp appears to have hacked as well. Anaheim is Pauley South? OREGON FATHER IS A DOUCHEBAG Be proud of yourself. Way to use your some as a doormat for some publicity. Armando Navarro punished his son for overzealous at the Oregon-UCLA game. This nugget was found in SI’s Letters to the Editor. SI’s GRANT WAHL SAYS NCAA REFEREE CURTIS SHAW IS AN OVER-OFFICIOUS JERK DAN WETZEL TO BE ...

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UCLA-Texas A&M Score Changed

Yankees Chick found this 3/24/2008 on sports.aol.com

Many people were a bit puzzled that the final dunk at the end of last night's UCLA-Texas A&M game counted. The final score was listed as 53-49 even though the dunk clearly came after the buzzer. If you don't know about it, go to the 1:31 mark ...

Kevin Love, Darren Collison Lead UCLA Past Texas A&M

Posted 3/23/2008 on FanHouse

No. 1 seed UCLA managed to survive a tough onslaught from No. 9 Texas A&M tonight in Anaheim, holding on to win 53-49 in by far the toughest challenge a 1 seed has had so far in this year's NCAA Tournament. Most of the UCLA players turned in lousy performances, but Kevin Love and Darren Collison carried the Bruins on their backs, making two crucial shots apiece down the stretch. Collison ...

Texas A&M Leads UCLA at Halftime

Posted 3/23/2008 on FanHouse

For the first time in this year's NCAA Tournament, a No. 1 seed is in trouble. It's halftime in Anaheim, and UCLA, the 1 seed in the West region, trails 9 seed Texas A&M 29-26. UCLA has gotten a big game from Darren Collison , who has 14 points and is 4-for-4 from the field, with all four shots coming from beyond the arc. Kevin Love has eight points and five rebounds. But UCLA's other ...

Sour Start to Sweet 16

Posted 3/28/2008 on The Big Lead

Let us begin with the depressing notes from last night (0-for-4! whoopee!), because negativity always plays well on the ‘net. Think we can all agree on something: Besides the end of regulation and overtime in the WVU/Xavier game, and that fleeting moment when Darren Collison fouled out and UCLA appeared to be in trouble, last night’s games were pretty horrid. And since a dozen of ...

Western Kentucky Mounting Comeback Against a Foul Troubled UCLA

Posted 3/28/2008 on FanHouse

Since I last talked to you , Western Kentucky has made a run on UCLA. After trailing by 21 at the half, the Hilltoppers have outscored the Bruins 29-15 in the second half to trail (as I write this) by nine. There is under 9:00 left in the game. How did they do this? Get UCLA in foul trouble. Russell Westbrook , Darren Collison and Josh Shipp have all got four fouls apiece. Because those guys ...

Bruin Links of the Day

Posted 3/27/2008 on The Gutty Little Bruins

16 sweet reasons to watch and cheer Love beyond his years off the court as well If They Weren’t Coaching: Sweet Sixteen Edition TOP THREE GUYS YOU’D PAY TO WATCH Love plays with maturity UCLA notebook: Following Collison’s lead 5 McDonald’s All-Americans to Watch Share/Email This

Some Updated Stats

Posted 3/25/2008 on The Gutty Little Bruins

Here are some updated UCLA and NCAA notes: UCLA’s 33 wins are a school record. The old mark was 32, set in 1995 and tied in 2006. UCLA and Memphis are the only two schools to reach the NCAA Sweet 16 in each of the last three seasons. This is the 31st time UCLA will be playing in the Round [...]

UCLA's Non-Foul, And Huggy Bear Sober In The Sweet 16 [West Regional Breakdown]

Posted 3/24/2008 on Deadspin

We had no idea there were so many Texas A&M; basketball fans out there, but boy, has our inbox been full with people sending us the above photo . Yeah: That kind of looks like a foul. Of course, guessing what would have happened if a foul would have been called, and how that would have all went down, is one of those empty games we all play with ourselves to pretend there's some sort of ...

The UCLA vs. Texas A & M Youtube Collection

Posted 3/23/2008 on The Gutty Little Bruins

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video This was posted by a fan who was at the game who filmed Collison’s last bucket and the final steal/dunk of the game by Westbrook. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video These are the Official highlights of the game via [...]

Aggie Fans Aren't Very Happy, Maybe for Good Reason

Posted 3/23/2008 on Dogs That Chase Cars

These two photos show the last play in the UCLA-Texas A&M; game, when Donald Sloan drove to the basket in hopes of a floater or drawing a foul. I guess I'll just let the pictures show why a lot of Aggie fans aren't happy campers today.

2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: UCLA 53 Texas A&M 49

Posted 3/23/2008 on Blogcritics Section: Sports

It just came down to Love and Collison at the end making plays. After the much-needed breather from the thrilling overtime win of Stanford over Marquette, the West Regional was ready to be played between #1 UCLA Bruins and #9 Texas A&M Aggies. The crowd was so loud and raucous before the tip-off that they drowned out the Aggie band just from their clapping and hollering. This was ...

March Madness: Day 3

Posted 3/23/2008 on LYNCHY RIGHT NOW

Pittsburgh, Marquette, Notre Dame, and UConn are all heading home after arriving at the tournament with half of their BIG EAST conference in the big dance. West Virginia and Bob Huggins however have knocked off the (2)Dukies and punched their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen. Finally, UCLA survived the nightcap with a 21 point performance from junior guard, Darren Collison. Did I mention how much I ...

Skin of Their Teeth: Defense Leads UCLA Past Texas A&M

Posted 3/23/2008 on SportsHubLA

Before the Madness (as opposed to simply Madness) began, I laid out my reasons why UCLA was set up well to make a deep run in this year’s NCAA Tournament. I realize that having earned a Pac-10 title and a one seed out west, I wasn’t exactly calling out this year’s George Mason, but whatever. [...]

UCLA Survives Texas A&M, Is Beginning To Resemble The 1995 Championship Team

Posted 3/23/2008 on FanIQ Blog

Even though the UCLA/Texas A&M game didn't come down to a final shot, it very easily could have. This was a game where every basket seemed critical, because every one came so infrequently. In the end though, UCLA gutted out a game that for all intents and purposes they should have lost. Texas A&M had them on the ropes all game, but couldn't knock them out. Some people might ...

UCLA over Texas A&M - Quick Thoughts

Posted 3/23/2008 on L.A. Seitz of Chicago

Instead of an extended post, I'm going on about five or six beers right now, so I'll do a quick one and bullet point it. I'm not going to second guess Ben Howland. I've wondered about his time out strategy, his scheduling, and a bunch of other things since he came to UCLA, but I've gotta wonder if he wishes he had gotten LRMAM into the game for a five or ten minutes the other night, just to get

Round Two: #9 A&M vs. #1 UCLA

Posted 3/22/2008 on The 12th Manchild: Front Page Posts

Texas A&M; (25-10) vs. UCLA (32-3) vs. Saturday, March 22, 2008 | 9:15pm(ET) PROBABLE STARTERS: Texas A&M; Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Dominique Kirk 6-4 185 G SR-3L Dallas, TX 8.6 3.4 3.5 Donald Sloan 6-3 205 G SO-1L Dallas, TX 9.4 4 3.4 Josh Carter 6-7 200 G/F JR-2L Dallas, TX 11.9 4.0 1.4 ...

Texas A & M Aggies vs. UCLA Bruins

Posted 3/22/2008 on Sports Handicapping

The Texas A&M Aggies and the UCLA Bruins will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Honda Center. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Bruins listed as 10½-point favorites versus the Aggies, while the game's total is sitting at 125. Texas A & M scored 38 points in the second half of Thursday's 67-62 win over BYU in the first round of the NCAA ...

Photo Essay: The Infinite Sadness of March, Day 1

Posted 3/21/2008 on The Sporting Blog

By Chris Mottram No. 3 Stanford: 77, No. 14 Cornell: 53 No. 1 UCLA: 70, No. 16 Mississippi Valley State: 29 No. 5 Notre Dame: 68, No. 12 George Mason: 50 No. 11 Kansas State: 80, No. 6 USC: 67 No. 9 Texas A&M;: 67, No. 8 Brigham Young: 62

Blogging through Championship Week (Part Five)

Posted 3/18/2008 on Draft Express

A comprehensive run-down of all the notable performances from this past weekend with NBA draft implications, including the Big 12, ACC, and Conference USA finals. Darren Collison, Mario Chalmers, Brandon Rush, Darrell Arthur, Jerome Jordan, Derrick Rose, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Blake Griffin, K.C. Rivers, Ty Lawson and others are included.

Here's What's Going to Happen: West Region

Posted 3/18/2008 on Down with Goldy

FIRST ROUND #1 UCLA over #16 Mississippi Valley State: MV State would have been in the play-in opening round game if Coppin State hadn't managed to win the MEAC despite 20 losses on the season. And they're greeted by UCLA, who has no trouble blowing teams out - which they'll do here. #8 BYU over #9 Texas A&M;: It is really hard to stop dwelling on Texas A&M;'s horrid game against Oklahoma ...

Saturday's Action

Posted 3/16/2008 on Enjoy the Enjoyment

UCLA 67, Stanford 64 [ ESPN ]: Brook Lopez only took 14 shots in this game because UCLA was able to put enough perimeter pressure on Stanford's guards--specifically Mitch Johnson--to keep Lopez from getting good entry passes. Also, Johnson couldn't stay in front of Darren Collison, who scored 28 points. Johnson can be very effective--as he was against the Cougars' less menacing guards. Against ...

UCLA looks for more than Collison, Love on offense

Published 3/27/2008 on SportingNews.com College Basketball News and Exclusive Analysis

PHOENIX (AP) -- Two players can't win an NCAA title by themselves, even if they're Darren Collison a...

TOP-SEEDED HEELS BARELY BREAK A SWEAT

Published 3/24/2008 on NY Post: Sports

RALEIGH - Duke is gone. So is Georgetown. Tennessee needed OT to survive Butler. UCLA edged Texas A&M; by 2. Texas beat Miami by 3. And Memphis, which sees dead people when it steps to the foul line, almost coughed up a game to Mississippi St. But...

FEELING THE LOVE

Published 3/23/2008 on NY Post: Sports

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Those UCLA Bruins keep finding more drama and ways to win in the closing seconds. Darren Collison scored the go-ahead basket on a one-handed lay in with 91/2 seconds remaining, Josh Shipp blocked Donald Sloan's final drive and the...