2009 NIT Round 2 Summary

And boom goes me bracket. I went 6 for 8 in round 2 but lost the big one. On saturday early in the AM, the Baylor Bears went into Blacksburg and whiped the floor with the Hokies 18 points and I officially lost any chance of winning my NIT bracket of one. In other games the Gators punded rival Floridians Miami. Stephen Curry's season is over as they got thumped by St. Mary's. The Kentucky Wildcats staved off Billie G's firing for another day as Creighton missed a game winning three in the closing seconds. The Fighting Irish snuck by New Mexico in the closing seconds. Penn St., San Diego St., and Auburn all advanced comfortably to the 2nd round.

The ole quarterfinals start tonight with Baylor at Auburn and Penn St. at Florida. Then on Wednesday St. Mary's goes to San Diego St.

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M E T S = Mercifully End The Season

Do it before David Wright gets Hurt!

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