Thursday, March 15, 2007

Tourney Time: Cougs Round 1


Oral Roberts put up a tough fight in the first half. But the suffocating defense of the Cougs took over in the second half. Ivory Clark was a beast swatting away 5 shots along with a couple monster dunks. I knew the Cougs were looking good at halftime only trailing by 2 when they shot 30%. They started making shots in the second half and cruised to the victory. It looks like Vandy will be the next opponent as they are crushing GW currently. From the Seattle Times:


Clark punctuated the victory with a tip-in at 2:05 left to put the Cougars ahead 67-52, throwing up his arms in triumph as the ball fell through the hoop.

The game ended with Clark cradling the ball, then tossing it to the air to celebrate WSU's first NCAA tournament win since beating Weber State in the first round in 1983.

It was WSU's first NCAA tournament appearance since 1994, a first-round loss to Boston College in Washington D.C.


Vandy looked pretty athletic but I still think the Cougs defense will shut them down.