Projecting Thursday's NCAA games

The games are listed by playing time, not by pod or region:

All times listed are Pacific time! Viva West Coast Bias :-)

9am games

Wichita State beats Seton Hall in overtime in a classic battle between Mid-Majors and BCS.

UW-Milwaukee embarasses Oklahoma with a double-digit W. The Kelvin Sampson bubble bursts after the loss as the media decides to pick up the story of his NCAA violations.

Pacific fights hard in the 1st half, but in the 2nd half, Craig Smith, Shot-blocking Williams and wild-Rice deliver the KO punch.

12pm games

Marquette out-toughes Alabama. Dominique James carries the team at crunch time.

Tennesse gets a scare before beating Winthrop with a barrage of 3s.

Florida gets a real big scare before beating South Alabama thanks to a couple of favorable calls.

Nevada delivers a wood-shed beat-down on Montana by 20+

2pm game

UCLA manhandles Belmont allowing under 50 points.

4pm games

George W runs past UNC-Wilmington despite the home court advantage, setting up a highly anticipated duel with Duke.

Steve Burtt scores like crazy, but the Big Baby is just too much. Jeff Ruland tries to get his eligibility back - he's the only Iona player big enough to push around Big Baby.

Gonzaga gets a scare from X, but last minute heroics and a favorable call give the Zags the W.

Illinois starts cold and slow, but picks it up in the 2nd half with a comfortable W over the AF.

630pm games

Duke walks all over Southern

Syracuse -vs- Texas AM: My crystal ball is very foggy on this game. No prediction!

Upset City Baby! San Diego State surprises Indiana with a nice win. Steve Fisher is back as a national story! Mike Davis cries during the post-game press conference.

Utah State gives the Huskies a big scare, but B-Roy puts the team on his back and punches their ticket to the 2nd round. Random factoid: Utah State has a 29yo guard who spent some quality time in prison.

Predictions for Friday games to come late tonite or probably tomorrow morning.