3. UNLV was hot when they could actually be the "Running Rebels", but Georgia Tech was able to adjust and stop them in the end. I think Wisconsin's quick guards should be able to slow them a little bit. In addition, the already mentioned Badgers have to take advantage of size better and not get clogged up on the floor as they did against the Islanders.

4. Notre Dame, our upset defeat of the day, didn't take advantage of its combined size inside. While Winthrop does sport 6-10 Craig Bradshaw, Notre Dame should have had the personnel to deal with that. Sometimes just having the greater number of big men is what is important. Look at how much better Wisconsin played Greg Oden and Ohio State when they can put multiple big men on the floor at once against them. The same concept should apply here. And when the Irish big men got into foul trouble, that just opened the way for a long run by the Eagles.

5. Speaking of Winthrop, I think they are prime for a run to the Sweet 16, especially after watching how Oregon played against Miami (Ohio). The Ducks were totally hit and miss on defense and they won't be able to play that way against Winthrop. Oregon, whose run through the PAC-10 tournament made them a hot favorite for many entering this tournament have sure changed a lot of minds after Friday.

6. Dumb announcer moment of the day? Greg Gumbel, taking the nation to the end of the Creighton - Nevada game said "Creighton not yet ready to call it a game yet." At the time, Creighton was down by 3 with 30 seconds remaining in overtime. If the Blue Jays had given up at that point, I would have been shocked.

7. It is a shame that Creighton lost. One of the most explosive players, and important to his team, in the tournament is Anthony Tolliver who was again a stud against Nevada. It is too bad that we will not get to see him play one more game this season.

8. How difficult is preparation for a tournament game? Kentucky started freshman guard Dwight Perry instead of normal starter Bobby Perry because an assistant coach turned in the wrong line-up to the official scorer. Perry, the Dwight-version, fouled three seconds into the game so that he could be replaced by Perry, the Bobby-version. More funny was how relieved Dwight Perry looked once he sat on the bench.

9. Contrary to popular opinion, Miami (Ohio) head coach Charlie Coles is not the Crypt Keeper from Tales From the Crypt. He is only 65.

10. Despite Illinois's lead early in their 12-5 contest against Virginia Tech (no guaranteed upset in that game this year. There goes all those bracket rules, like Duke always wins their first game), you could tell they were headed for a little trouble. For starters, their defense was over-committing on every shot that Virginia Tech took. Brian Randle showed his "guns" on an early dunk, but then later couldn't hit a free throw which normally requires a bit less strength. One was even an air ball. The poor free throw shooting has been a trend in this tournament, and was the killer for the Illini.

11. Holy Cross and Southern Illinois may have set the progress of basketball back about 20 years based on their game Friday. I really thought Holy Cross had the ability to beat Southern Illinois, based on the similar style of play. Too bad the smaller team from the smaller conference tired down the stretch.

Enjoy Sunday, when these teams play again. Look for their winning percentage chances Sunday morning.