My two favorite teams split over the weekend. Indiana's through to the Sweet 16, Butler's done. Too bad, I really thought Butler was going to beat Marquette a second time this year.
The Bulldogs had their chances. Rotnei Clarke missed his late 3-point attempt rather badly, then Andrew Smith was indecisive before throwing up a terribly awkward ball at the buzzer. If Andrew had either passed that inbounds pass over to the Freshman Kellen Dunham on the right side, or squared up and taken a decent shot attempt, they would have at least had a chance to pull out the win. Instead, Smith seemed confused and uncertain about what to do.
Alternately, as the second half of Indiana's game against Temple went on, I was feeling less hope for them pulling out the win. But that open 3-point shot from the top of the key by Victor Oladipo insured the victory, enabling the Hoosiers to shoot free throws the rest of the way.
Can the Hoosiers beat Syracuse? Sure.
Will they? Who knows. That's why they play.
The Big 10 certainly had a good weekend.
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