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that the front iron, that was avoidable and Texas Tech incredible fight by them. They deserve all the credit. Well, it was the classic Todd Bulls. You can't take them with you. Yeah. You got the time out, Bernal. I guess he was like, I guess maybe we can just catch him by surprise. Yeah. Maybe a thought was that Dary and Williams will be winded after back in the guy down and we'll get back on defense

Maybe a travel Dary and Williams by will be winded after back in the guy down. He wouldn't get back on defense. Maybe a

travel. Daryl and Williams, by the way, I enjoy watching him play very much because he is just always bumping and grinding. And he's also in slow motion. He had a couple moments where there was like a breakout and he just he basically let the entire Arkansas defense get back. He's like, I'm not going Yeah big boy bumping and grinding boys or buzzing. I do feel bad for Arkansas fans

Eric Muslim wouldn't have blown gonna do. Yeah, big boy bumping and grinding boys or buzzing. I do feel bad for Arkansas fans.

Eric Musselman wouldn't have blown that lead. Oh no, no chance. Absolutely not. No one interested in wouldn't have blown that lead. Yeah, we have fun with Cal. That was bad. Well, I like Cal. I want him around in college basketball. He's fun, but that was a bad one. They don't call it 45 minutes of hell.

Yeah.

It's 40 minutes of hell.

So at that point, Kelle Parry's like,

you know, they don't pay me for overtime.

Texas Tech. but that was a bad one. They don't call it 45 minutes of hell. Yeah. It's 40 minutes of hell.

So at that point, Calapari is like,

you know, they don't pay me for overtime. Texas Tech shot, what was it? They actually shot 25% from three. So they kind of cleaned it up at the end because they hit a couple. But there was a moment there where they were shooting like 9% from three. 22 offensive rebounds is ridiculous. Yeah, it's crazy. That's a ridiculous number and they're a good team

And they've been injured like all year they've had guys from three. Uh, 22 offensive rebounds is ridiculous. Yeah, it's crazy. That's a ridiculous

number. And they're a good team and they've been injured like all year. They've had guys in and out. Uh, JT Topin with that. He had that hook shot and over time that was just a thing of beauty, but Texas Tech that we, we deserve that game. I'm glad that we got some over time. I got that. I'm glad that we got some action in the sweet 16 because the first two games sucked.

Bad games, bad job, basketball.

Well, bad games, and listen, listen I bet BYU I put a lot of money on them game of the year I'm I can hand up and say that was not a bad game that was a nuclear explosion by Alabama I don't think I've ever seen a team shoot the three like they did tonight and that was what BYU againstYU against Wisconsin. They didn't shoot like that. It was pretty good. But yeah, Alabama hit 28 day and night. And they're playing Miss LeBal. They shot 51 threes and they almost they shot there were 25 for 51. You actually could take out the last second Huck by Grant Nelson at the end of the first half that really wasn't an attempt. There were 50% from three shooting 53. If they hadn't shot a two point shot, they still would have won this game. It was insane. That's how crazy it would have taken to count the three pointers and the foul shots that they made. If you eliminate every single two point basket that they made, they still would have beaten BYU. I'm just going to say it just because you're just being unnecessary ugly there.

BYU shot 12 of 26, 46%.

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