Submit a Story!
Get the BallHype iPhone App
Xavier downs West Virginia - NCAA March Madness 2008 (video)
West: After seeing West Virginia rally from 18 down to force overtime, Xavier's B.J. Raymond made two 3-pointers in the last 1:18 of the game to lift the Mus...
Comments
Blog Reactions

Bill Raftery Just Likes To Be Naked
AwfulAnnouncing — Not only did Bill Raftery talk about Joe Alexander's "Onions", but he spent the better part of the night filling the airwaves with innuendo. Including how he likes to spend nights naked.....seriously. I spliced together a few of his highlights from Thursday night for your enjoyment.... "The answer is take it off."- Verne Lundquist "Late at night I favor that myself."- Bill Raftery Quote of the tournament if you ask me. I love me some Raft. Other Raftery Highlights From Last ...

Raftery Is No Gus Johnson, But He'll Do
The Sporting Blog — By Chris Mottram Biggest downside of living in North Carolina: They refuse to switch from the UNC game to a closer contest, even when UNC is up 20 FREAKING POINTS with four minutes left. (Actually, the biggest downside of N.C. is no 7-11s. I mean, seriously, how am I to live without Slurpees? What am I supposed to mix my vodka with?) So, needless to say, I missed the vast majority of last night's WVU-Xavier game. Luckily, Brian Powell put together a highlight video ...

Raftery Is No Gus Johnson, But He'll Do
The Sporting Blog — By Chris Mottram Biggest downside of living in North Carolina: They refuse to switch from the UNC game to a closer contest, even when UNC is up 20 FREAKING POINTS with four minutes left. (Actually, the biggest downside of N.C. is no 7-11s. I mean, seriously, how am I to live without Slurpees? What am I supposed to mix my vodka with?) So, needless to say, I missed the vast majority of last night's WVU-Xavier game. Luckily, Brian Powell put together a highlight video ...

Bill Raftery Was Superb, Enjoys the Birthday Suit at Night
FanIQ Blog — Last night during the game thread, I became aware for the first time that a few fans don't like Bill Raftery. We're not friends. I love me some Raf. Last night Bill was at his finest and Awful Announcing game through with a highlight tape of Raftery gems. Most notably, the quote of the tournament thus far: Verne: "The answer is take it off, get rid of it." Raf: "Late at night, I favor that myself." Who can blame the man? I was equally amused that Lundquist decided ...

Lessons Learned From the Tournament
Play is Under Review — By Sunday afternoon, I was fed up. Every game was a blow out and you just expected Kansas to run Davidson out of the gym, I mean football stadium. We at least got one good game and had an added bonus as Gus Johnson was calling the game. (Side note: I loved the way he kept saying Sasha Kahn's name. I sure did sound like Chaka Kahn.)If Curry had taken the ball in the lane and sent the game into overtime like he should have, I believe Johnson's head would have blown off his body. It would have been too much for him to handle. Since most of the games were terrible, here's some random thoughts/things we learned going into the Final ...

The 10 Best Games of the 2008 NCAA Tournament
College Hoops Journal — Who said it was a down year? Give me 10 games of the caliber listed below and I’ll be fine if the other 54 are snoozers. I do run a bracket pool every year, and in the final e-mail I compile this list, so I’m quite happy to have another outlet to share my opinion on the matter. Let’s relive the 10 best out of the 64 that were played. I judge the game with complete disregard for when the game took place in The Tournament. I judge it on how into it the teams, crowd, announcing pair, people around me, etc. This is subjective, but I think you’d have a hard time taking any other game and putting it into this list. (Maybe ...

Raftery Is No Gus Johnson, But He'll Do
The Sporting Blog — By Chris Mottram Biggest downside of living in North Carolina: They refuse to switch from the UNC game to a closer contest, even when UNC is up 20 FREAKING POINTS with four minutes left. (Actually, the biggest downside of N.C. is no 7-11s. I mean, seriously, how am I to live without Slurpees? What am I supposed to mix my vodka with?) So, needless to say, I missed the vast majority of last night's WVU-Xavier game. Luckily, Brian Powell put together a highlight video ...

Raftery Is No Gus Johnson, But He'll Do
The Sporting Blog — By Chris Mottram Biggest downside of living in North Carolina: They refuse to switch from the UNC game to a closer contest, even when UNC is up 20 FREAKING POINTS with four minutes left. (Actually, the biggest downside of N.C. is no 7-11s. I mean, seriously, how am I to live without Slurpees? What am I supposed to mix my vodka with?) So, needless to say, I missed the vast majority of last night's WVU-Xavier game. Luckily, Brian Powell put together a highlight video ...

Five Early-Season Team Surprises
College Hoops Journal — And like that, we’re 1/5 through the college basketball season. While clubs like North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, Gonzaga — heck, even a school like Wake Forest, who was expected to be a player — have started strong out of the gate, per usual, some schools sneak up on you. Here’s CHJ’s five most pleasant of surprises. Ohio State. Doing it with defense. More than eight blocks per game; holding opponents to 50 points per tip-off. And the Buckeyes have knocked off Miami and Notre Dame so far. Still: its only played five games, albeit without a loss. Waiting on B.J. Mullens (averaging 6.5 points and five ...

Related Content
West Virginia Leaves the Shooter Open for 3... Again
sports.aol.com 3/28/2008 — It's not fair to tag Joe Alexander with goat horns because he missed that free throw on the "and 1" with 15 seconds left. Yes,it would have given WVU a 1 point lead, but there is no guarantee that the refs would have still swallowed their whistles on the contact when Lavender drove to the basket. Alexander also had 14 points in the second half and had 10 rebounds in the game. Without .
The Sweet 16 Begins, And Bruce Pearl Is Ready [NCAA Tournament]
deadspin.com 3/28/2008 — We bring you this picture of Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl, from The Dirty , because, well, because the tournament's about to kick back going again, and it's Bruce Pearl. Your early games are: Xavier-West Virginia and North Carolina-Washington ...
Raymond's 3s in OT lift Xavier past WVU (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 3/28/2008 — In a span of 48 critical seconds late in overtime, B.J. Raymond made more 3-pointers than the entire West Virginia team did all night. He went from "non-factor" to nonplussed, calmly knocking down two long-range jumpers that lifted Xavier past coach ...
Attention all remaining tournament teams: Beware of this man
thesportshernia.typepad.com 3/28/2008 — Attention all remaining tournament teams: Beware of this man
The One Lonely UCLA Fan [NCAA Tournament]
deadspin.com 3/28/2008 — There's something we absolutely love about this picture. No matter how well your team's doing, no matter how much fun your friends are having at the game, no matter how young you are and no matter how full of possibilities the planet might seem ... ...
Raymond Lifts Xavier Past West VirginiaNYT > College Basketball 3/28/2008
Three-pointers saved Xavier. Missed free throws doomed West Virginia.
West Region: Xavier Shreds Its Midmajor TagNYT > College Basketball 3/28/2008
The Musketeers outlasted West Virginia in a 79-75 overtime victory on Thursday to move on to the Round of 8.
Musketeers' scrappy style serves them wellFOXSports.com News for COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3/28/2008
Xavier got physical in its overtime victory over West Virginia. You can expect more of the same against UCLA, Randy Hill says.
Big finish helps Xavier mark spotThe Seattle Times: Sports 3/28/2008
In a span of 48 critical seconds late in overtime, B. J. Raymond made more three-pointers than the entire West Virginia team did all night...
'NEER MISSNY Post: Sports 3/28/2008
PHOENIX - In a span of 48 critical seconds late in overtime, B.J. Raymond made more 3-pointers than West Virginia did all night. He went from "non-factor" to nonplussed, calmly knocking down two long-range jumpers that lifted Xavier past coach...