Monday 3/25/24:
Jamal Shead put Houston on his back to lead the team over Texas A&M, and into the Sweet 16 Sunday night at FedExForum.
Geoff Calkins led his show on Monday (3/25) discussing Tennessee advancing and his observations from the NCAA games that played Sunday at FedExForum. (AUDIO)
Sunday 3/24/24:
Saturday night (3/23) on 92.9 FM ESPN #2 Tennessee beat #7 Texas 62-58 to advance to the Sweet 16.
Here's AUDIO from 92.9 FM ESPN/Learfield of the final seconds and Dalton Knecht buried clutch free throws and Bob Kesling interviewed Santiago Vescovi post-game:
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Saturday 3/23/24: FedExForum in Memphis hosted four first round games Friday, none of them close.
#6 Clemson 77 #11 New Mexico 56
#3 Baylor 92 #14 Colgate 67
Clemson and Baylor face off on Sunday (3/24) at FedExForum
#1 Houston 86 #16 Longwood 46
#9 Texas A&M 98 #8 Nebraska 83
Houston and Texas A&M also face off on Sunday (3/24) at FedExForum for a chance to move on to the Sweet 16
Parth Upadhyaya from the Daily Memphian joined Jason & John on Friday afternoon live from FedExForum to describe the scene in Memphis.
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Friday 3/22/24: Thursday night John Calipari's #3 Kentucky Wildcats lost to #14 Oakland, and Memphis fans rejoiced.
Geoff Calkins discussed Memphis' love affair with rooting against Cal, as well as 1st round matchups happening in the City of Memphis.
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Thursday, 3/21/24: Wednesday night Grambling took the Montana State Bobcats to overtime and closed out winning 88-81. After the game GSU's head coach got emotional discussing his team's victory in the First Four in Dayton.
#10 Colorado out of the Pac12 beat #10 Boise State in the other "First Four" Game Wednesday 93/20). Final: Colorado 60 Boise State 53
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Wednesday, 3/20/24: Howard and Wagner put on a solid show to open the 2024 NCAA Tournament "First Four" on Tuesday (3/19). Wagner held on to win 71-68 despite leading by 17 points at one point in the game.
Several analysts, including 92.9's Jeffrey Wright, have been critical of the Mountain West claiming the league is overrated. On opening night Colorado State worked to dispel those thoughts as the Rams blew out Virginia in the #10 play-in matchup.
On Wednesday afternoon Gabe Kuhn and Geoff Calkins discussed Tony Bennett and the Virginia's exit. Is it possible Bennett has lost touch with how to coach in 2024? AUDIO:
Field of 68/SI's Kevin Sweeney joined the Jason & John Show on Tuesday (3/19) discussing field.
Tim Murray of VSIN joined the Giannotto & Jeffrey Show on Tuesday (3/19) and gave his predictions for the finals.
More live non-stop coverage continues here all month long on 92.9 FM ESPN, Memphis' Sports Station.
