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Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Still think the Pitt L sealed our NIT fate, but didn’t have SMU gagging a nearly locked up bid to the Dance on my BINGO card.

That will be interesting to watch if Cal beats Wake.

sean's avatar
Mar 5Edited

Veeeery interesting if Cal beats Wake then wins an ACCT game and if any/all the following happen:

- SMU loses to FSU (and doesn't win an ACCT game)

- Indiana loses to OSU (and gets bounced pretty early in the Big10 tourney)

- VCU loses to Dayton and doesn't get to the A10 championship game

Ironically maybe SMU beating FSU to get the 9th place in the ACC is better to give Cal one last chance at a Q1 win before selection sunday (SMU would still be a Q1 for neutral site but FSU would just be Q2)

The Pitt game really killed them tho. I feel like a win there just makes the convo if Cal is last 4 in or last 4 w/ a bye (assuming GT is still a win and Wake is a win)

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Yeah, the Pitt game was a disaster.

From the beginning getting to 10-8 has always been the key for the regular season. So gotta beat Wake Sat regardless and hope for help.

Does a neutral court W over FSU get it done? Dunno. Bubble shrinking because of teams earning their way in.

ShanghaiDave93's avatar

Pippen’s saving his points for Wake Forest

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Sure looks like it.

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Should help their NIT seed.

KJ1980's avatar

We are winning!!!!

NinjaNed's avatar

Love the mental fight in the team all season. Sometimes the ball doesn't drop but you can always try and battle back.

Frankie Xu's avatar

Glad to see Ames in his true form!!

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Is that a flagrant?

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

Madsen continues to go to these putrid lineup combinations.

Cleancutmedia's avatar

go bears...

wish i had a way to watch it. just staring at gamecast..

ShanghaiDave93's avatar

Ditto but can still feel the ups and downs

sean's avatar

You can always listen to the online radio broadcast if you want a legal option: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/feed/source/oas-1169?audioPlayer=calberk%3Aallaccess-Live-485

There's a lot of ways to pirate it to watch lol

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

These defensive breakdowns are awful.

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

C’mon Pip - gotta put this team on your shoulders the last 3 games…

Rich Moore's avatar

We made a Three!

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

The Pitt loss ended their bubble hopes, and they almost know it. Playing like they don’t care.

Rich Moore's avatar

Surprising, only down by 4 at half. Need 3 PT production for a chance in the 2nd half

Rae Moulton's avatar

Just because there are only twenty-something seconds before halftime doesn’t mean you should abandon your offense and have the 6’1” Ames hold for twenty then go one on one down the lane. He had other guys open even late in the clock The Bears could have found a better shot.

Newellbany's avatar

Yup. It was the same one on five play that failed to win the Syracuse game.

Jimmy Chitwood's avatar

And multiple times in 2025 at Notre Dame, at Ga Tech….clear outs and ISO is MM’s go-to.

It’s just such a low percentage shot.