Beard had players affix stickers to their phones that read CONSISTENCY. (Mooney missed the party, naturally, to shoot baskets.) Could one or both coaches leave? Culver found his parents in the stands after the Gonzaga victory, leaned into a group hug and shouted, “I’m not supposed to be here!” None of them were. Who knows: Maybe he will finally remove that indelible Twitter avatar image of the UMBC loss from 2018. Texas Tech's defense could in theory put the team in position to win games in which the Red Raiders score 45 points (just an illustration, not a request). They fit inside jacket pockets or down pants. Some watched the 2019 “One Shining Moment” montage, the one that ended with Virginia as the winner, the final tally 85–77 in one of the best, most dramatic title games ever played. That would be West Virginia, a squad that didn’t beat Tech so much as it made everyone except the Red Raiders question their true contender status. time in the ?? Culver completed his lottery transformation, averaging 18.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists, while earning Big 12 Player of the Year honors. Within hours of agreeing to exit as coach of the Clippers, Doc Rivers had teams wanting to meet immediately. Assisted by Ty Jerome. Borzello: Zion Williamson. Ushers appears to be confiscating tortillas from the Texas Tech student section now.Or making tacos.Or both. Mamadi Diakite made Jumper. He was done. It was Odiase who had told his teammates after the Duke loss that the way they played was unacceptable; Odiase who led the retreat; Odiase who called the players-only meeting after the Kansas loss. The Hoos rank first in allowing just 55.5 points per game and third in allowing 28.7 percent from distance. It sounded nice but, in some ways, empty. He has had stretches of showing aggressiveness over the past couple of contests, but Virginia needs that more often. Then he repeated that sentiment. By Dave Zangaro. Medcalf: It's going to be Bennett. “I’m rooting for the school that fired me to win it.”. And I don't even think it's a conversation if Virginia wins. Medcalf: I'll say neither. Same as he would all season. Matt Mooney made Three Point Jumper. Premier League clubs embarked on a final flurry of spending on Monday before the international transfer window slammed shut. Beard, on the other hand, will be long gone. Maybe I'm in the minority here, but what happened in the final moments of the Auburn-Virginia game does not feel as egregious as what transpired on the blatantly missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship Game. A man starts to realize why his three sons look so familiar after the doctor told him that he's infertile. It's going to be Culver -- and I think it's going to look awfully similar to his pose after making the 3-pointer with 58 seconds left to bury Michigan State. The next morning, with the game against Michigan State hours away, former Red Raiders quarterback and current NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes addressed the team. Odiase sent a group text to all his teammates the next day. Upon returning to the team hotel, Odiase addressed the group. A few feet away, members of the training staff gathered in a side room. Schultz: Both. “But we’re going to win.”. Not taking away from the heartbreak of the Tigers' fan base, but even Bruce Pearl pointed to the fact that Auburn had other chances to close out Virginia long before Doughty jumped into Guy while he was shooting a last-second 3-pointer. Assisted by Ty Jerome. Beard, meanwhile, couldn’t resist continuing to correct the narrative at his press conference on Sunday. Adams plied players with candy in exchange for extra film sessions and created a Charge Chair, a Championship Belt for deflections and a Rebound Chain. Monday's national title game is going to be an affair that comes down to the wire, so it's not far-fetched to believe we'll get another thrilling finish as a champion is crowned. Defense and rebounding will come into play, and offense will be at a premium, which puts additional pressure on the future pros, especially Tech's Jarrett Culver, who has struggled to find his shooting stroke of late. I just don't see Texas Tech winning if Culver can't put together a solid 40-minute effort Monday night. Owens limped to the back to wrap Odiase in a bear hug. As Odiase watched the final minutes, the senior center saw a team lacking everything it supposedly majored in: focus, discipline, attention to detail. They have been for almost three decades. But it didn’t interrupt Virginia as it was about to score, so it was mostly harmless.