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Game 7-087/088: Atlantic 14 Semifinals
March 12, 2011 5:50 pm ET by Kyle Whelliston

[12] Saint Joseph's Hawks vs. [9] Dayton Flyers

March 12, 2011 1:00 pm
BBState Stats/Recap

[3] Richmond Spiders vs. [2] Temple Owls

March 12, 2011 3:30 pm
BBState Stats/Recap


AP

The Atlantic Four becomes an Atlantic Two, without any Philadelphia representation for the first time since 2007. It does always ends in a loss, but the "what ifs" can sometimes hurt more when you get farther than you think you were going to. Also: #tomatopants, Carmen Sandiegotoreros, the difference between "bid thieves" and "ass thieves," headless Hooter, the Bucket Boys, Bid Bandit, more "F___ You" pep band arrangements, why "Rock You Like a Hurricane" needed a trumpet solo, and the BLAPP way to do bracketology.

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13:09Game No. 7-087: [9] Dayton vs. [12] Saint Joseph's. Atlantic 4 semifinals. High numbers don't always mean "good" in this context.
13:10 Tip. http://t.co/6MBmfSm
13:13 So what are these teams doing here? SJU (11-21, 4-12) is the 12th seed, won-or-died vs. CHAR last weekend, beat GW 71-59 in 1R, dropped DUQ.
13:14 Dayton. The No. 9 seed. 21-12 record, 7-9 in A-14. Beat UMass 78-50 to get to AC, took out No. 1 Xavier on late free throws yesterday.
13:17 Early on here, it's 6-4 UD. Idris Hilliard with 4 for Hawks, Chris Johnson with 4 for Dayton. Flyer Band plays. Where is Dr. Willie Morris?
13:19 Via press room hearsay alone, it's a laundry issue. RT @mwmiller20: @midmajority Any reason why higher seed Dayton is in the road red?
13:21 The Flyers were 6-7 on the road this year in their reds. Today, however, #tomatopants give them power. Up 15-6 on SJU at 11:24 1H.
13:25 End of the first quarter, Dayton up 17-6. Dayton playing tic-tac-toe with Hawks zone. SJU hesitant to break the perimeter, shooting 25%.
13:27 SJU's Ronald Roberts Jr. with an and-one, but Chris Johnson with an off-balance heavily guarded 3 on the other end. 20-12 Flyers at 8:12 1H.
13:28 RT @TheTipoff_SB: @midmajority TV said it was UD's choice to keep wearing the red because they wore it in the first two games ... jersey scandel afoot?
13:30 If you want to wear #tomatopants when given the option not to, I say go ahead. Xavier couldn't handle them.
13:32 RT @midmajority360: #champfortnight Conference USA: [4] Memphis 59 [3] Texas-El Paso 62 - 3:52 2H
13:32 RT @AmericaEast: John Holland on an 11-0 run to bring Boston U. within 4 at 41-37 with 13 mins left! #AEBBChamps
13:34 We've seen some bad shooting here in AC. Saint Joe's is 5/22 from the floor (1/11 from 3) and down 23-12 to Dayton at 5:41 1H.
13:36 Seems like there were more SJU fans here yesterday -- they were LOUD. Maybe they only booked rooms for Friday, expecting to go home quickly.
13:37 I don't think it's controversial to say that there are just as many Dayton fans here as SJU fans. 25-18 UD at 3:11 1H.
13:40 RT @rolub: Exactly why we think Dayton's not wearing their whites #tomatopants RT @midmajority ...expecting to go home quickly.
13:40 RT @ConferenceUSA1: UTEP 66, Memphis 65. Tigers have the ball with 11.9 seconds left.
13:43 Debate continues: has Phil Martelli earned another year with 2 seed upsets (GW, DUQ)? He has seemed more relaxed/animated past two days.
13:46 :44 left in 1H, and the Hawks are starting to make some of these bombs. 4 of last 5 #superhoops good since starting 1/11. 28-22 UD :44 1H.
13:46 #champfortnight Conference USA: [4] MEM 67 [3] UTEP 66 - Final | MEM: J. Jackson 17 - UTEP: C. Polk 27
13:47 Carl Jones, who got a face-hug from Martelli at the last TO, sinks a j to bring SJU within four. 28-24, 11.0 1H.
13:47 RT @HarrySmalleyIII: @midmajority Think he had one more year regardless. Certainly deserves one now with how the young guys have gotten better.
13:47 Think that's a set number. If memory serves, it's 5. RT @clivedaddy: @midmajority I'm setting the Dayton band hat change over/under at 6.5.
13:48 RT @ConferenceUSA1: Christian Polk's shot falls short as Memphis defeats UTEP, 67-66. The Tigers are going to the NCAA Tournament. #FB
13:50 Reason No. X-Whatever why I'm glad I'm not a bracketologist: having to figuring out how many bids Conference USA is going to get.
13:50 #champfortnight Atlantic 10: [12] Saint Joseph's 24 [9] Dayton 28 - Half
13:53 RT @shoverbj: It's the most wonderful time of the year! @midmajority #champfortnight
13:57 The Bucket Boys! http://t.co/eSVmRPt
13:59 Tempo-free HT, brought to you by your friends at BLAPP. Saint Joe's: 28 points in 28 possessions (1.00). Dayton: 24 pts in 27 trips (.89).
14:00 Wanna be a bracketologist? Straight RPI, or do it the BLAPP way. Sample our blend of lager, fruit juice and grain alcohol. Then throw darts.
14:02 Important disclaimer: BLAPP has been known to cause rabies when consumed in amounts greater than 4 ounces. See our ad in Golf Digest.
14:04 I will be shot if I answer that. RT @donpot: @midmajority Is BLAPP newest drink from the makers of Basketball Jooce and Ballito's Horchata?
14:05 Saint Joe's sudden outside #superhooping, a real on/off thing all season, shows up once again early in 1H. Idris Hilliard with a bomb.
14:08 Hawks take the lead 32-30. SJU energy up; a 2-3 changes from a pylon course to something that made the advance scouts on the row think MZ.
14:08 Do not poke the tall men in the #tomatopants. Dayton scores six straight points to regain the lead at 36-32, 18:05 2H.
14:10 BLAPP's two-quart bottles (the only size) don't fit in manpurses. RT @gmoore21566: @midmajority Is Bobby Gonzalez your pitch man for BLAPP.
14:11 And switch to the America East title game, please.
14:14 42-36 UD 15:32 2H. Dayton on a flash-flood 12-4 run. Chris Wright already 1p from a dubl-dubl (9p 10 r). Attack of the killer #tomatopants!
14:14 RT @AmericaEast: Terriers up 56-54 with 2.4 secs left! Stony Brook has ball under BU hoop. AEBBChamps
14:15 #stormthecourt #seekthecore #feeltheheat RT @BUGameDay: MBB: #BU WINS!!!!!!!! THE FANS RUSH THE COURT!!!!!!!! ^sa”
14:18 #assthieves RT @kevinheaslip @midmajority I'm sick of tv talking heads talking about "bid stealing" A-14 didn't steal 16th plc Big East bid
14:18 Boston University, my dad's alma mater, goes to the NCAA Tournament. He's been sick recently, so this will make him happy.
14:20 #champfortnight America East: [5] Stony Brook 54 [2] Boston University 56 - Final
14:20 Chris Wright with an #omgdunx! Piercing whistle right afterwards, triggered by Martelli's TO signal. 49-41 Flyers.
14:23 While at BU's student paper, my dad got a 2-hour sitdown w/ Malcolm X during 1 of his no-media periods. I'll tell you that story someday.
14:31 But for now, there's basketball to be played. And bids to steal! HAHA! I'm the BID BANDIT! With my little Zorro mask!
14:46 The Internet is very bad here. But Dayton is up by five at 3:14 2H and Chris Wright is being ridiculous.
14:54 #champfortnight MEAC: [4] Morgan State 29 [2] Hampton 28 - Half
15:00 Good golly, we're back online! Dayton up 64-61 in the final seconds, warding off SJU with free throws.
15:01 RT @midmajority360: #champfortnight Atlantic 10: [12] Saint Joseph's 59 [9] Dayton 63 - 0:09 2H
15:05 2.8 ticks left. SJU down by three, with the ball and a half court throw-in, can't make anything happen. Throwaway, Dayton ball.
15:05 Dayton inbounded, Langston Galloway stole it and heaved a halfcourter. Didn't go. Final: Dayton 64 SJU 61.
15:07 After missing the shot, Galloway crumpled to the floor and held his head for a minute. Don't worry, kid, you've got three years left.
15:09 Ha! Will do! RT @JeffACherry: @midmajority pass my card along...I run all the tech and consult for CAA tourney...A14 surely has more money..
15:12 RT @PsyMar: @midmajority I think we need 2 more bid steals for a quadruple-double. #notsurewhatotherthreecategories #buttheymustexist
15:12 The only "bid thief" I know is Carmen Sandiegotoreros.
15:15 Seriously, how desperate are people to have this complicated system make easy sense. A team "stealing" a bid from another. Essemmaysh.
15:16 RT @asherfusco: Older I get the more I appreciate @midmajority: More about The Game, more about fun; less about ego, less about hawking "expert opinion."
15:17 That warms our hearts. @AsherFusco
15:33 And Saint Joseph's light goes out, about a week after anyone expected it to. http://t.co/OcEUSG8
15:35 I don't know what the hell this is, but it's a reminder that NCAA Nutt Mixx is just a week away. http://t.co/Nh1zKpc
15:39Game No. 7-088: [2] Temple vs. [3] Richmond. Semifinals in Atlantic City. The Atlantic Three becomes the Atlantic Two.
15:42 Temple up 3-2 early. Moore scored first; he's the subject of many of the fan signs in heavily-populated Wild Cherry East.
15:46 Saw Hooter backstage before the game, without the head on. Looked like a big cherry-colored ass-kicking ogre. Totally changed my perception.
15:52 Everyone stop saying deep philosophical nice things re: us. We are trying to stay vigilant, separating the bid thieves from the ass thieves.
16:01 Temple maintains a 24-16 lead as we move into the second quarter. Fernandez a no-look 3 from the side off an offensive board.
16:06 Temple's band does "F___ You." The arrangement isn't as tight as VCU's. The fans sing along. How long before it's banned there too?
16:12 #champfortnight MEAC: [4] Morgan State 55 [2] Hampton 60 - Final
16:22 #champfortnight Atlantic 10: [3] RICH 30 [2] TU 31 - Half | RICH: J. Harper 12 - TU: K. Wyatt 9
16:24 Tight, tough game. Highest level of play we've seen this week. It's 31-30 Temple at the half, but Anderson/Harper are on/effective today.
16:25 #smac But they weren't playing it a month ago. RT @udstephen @midmajority no comment after TU band's rendition of cee-lo green's @$#% you
16:31 Tempo-free HT, brought to you by BLAPP. Richmond 30 points in 24 possessions (1.25), Temple 31 points in 28 trips (1.10). High level.
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16:35 Important disclaimer: in lab tests, BLAPP melted every single petri dish, which nullified every test result. Ask your doctor about BLAPP.
16:38 RT @donpot: @midmajority I assume BLAPP is sold in convenience stores next to the "bath salts" and the "incense."
16:41 We are back for the second half. Temple leads 36-32 after three minutes. Both teams playing with controlled intensity.
16:46 Richmond cheerleaders. http://t.co/ZAYGNox
16:50 #champfortnight Ivy League: [] Harvard 32 [] Princeton 25 - Half
16:50 #champfortnight Southland: [7] Texas-San Antonio 30 [1] McNeese State 28 - Half
16:52 Dan Geriot with the most ill-advised and ugly sky hook ever (miss), and Temple bangs one home the other way. 43-41 Owls at 13:00 2H.
16:55 Yeah. They keep changing it. RT@SkywayChicago: @midmajority Didn't the Spider used to have another set of arms?
16:56 Temple 46, Richmond 43 at 11:48 2H. Anderson and Harper a combined 29 points. Spiders need this one a little more, stars stepping up.
17:02 46-all, end 3Q. Some folks say we're taking up space on the row. But in March Basketball Guys sneak in, read newspapers, demand MTO boxes.
17:04 Kill me when I start doing that. Here in AC, every possession is its own separate chapter. Great game. Anderson a 3, and it's 49-46 Spiders.
17:07 Now, Anderson a straight-up Texas Leaguer. 20 for him. Spiders with serious momentum vs. the 3-time defending Atlantic One, up 5 at 7:47 2H.
17:15 Two Moore transition layups, and Temple is all the way back. 54-53 Owls at 4:48 2H. The place is loud, Richmond fans very outnumbered.
17:19 Low-shooting, high efficiency game. Definitely a function of defense. Harper 2nd-chance layup for RICH, the Spiders go up 55-54. 3:23 2H.
17:21 1:33 in regulation. Richmond up 55-54. Spiders need this badly for NCAA purposes, obvs. Harper/Anderson 38 points on 15/31 shooting.
17:23 Final minute. Everyone standing. Temple holding for the right shot, but a Richmond steal! 28.5 ticks, Spider ball, time out!
17:25 What was "Rock You Like a Hurricane" missing? A 45-second trumpet solo. Thanks, Richmond band.
17:27 28.5. Temple possession arrow. RICH 2 TO, TU 1. Anderson fouled and will shoot FT's. Make, make. Spiders by 3.
17:28 They are selling lyte beer tallboys here at Boardwalk Hall today. They are making the white boys dance.
17:32 14.5 2H, Richmond up 3. Lindsay at the line. Makes the first. Says "Weowww."Misses the second. Temple empty! Richmond wins!
17:36 #champfortnight Atlantic 10: [3] RICH 58 [2] TU 54 - Final | RICH: K. Anderson 22 - TU: K. Wyatt 15
17:37 Happy Richmond fans! http://t.co/vYCqwR9
17:39 Temple players gather at mid-court. For the first time since 2007, the Owls will not be the Atlantic One. http://t.co/3H5gR8J
17:42 [3] Richmond to their 2nd straight title game, 3rd since joining league. Will play [9] Dayton at 1ET tomorrow. Winner is the Atlantic One.
17:43 Take that, ass thieves! RT @jllanclos: @midmajority richmond keeps someone from stealing another bid!
17:43 RT @MerrellMadness: (7) UTSA 57, (1) McNeese State 53, 5:03, 2nd http://dlvr.it/K30yr #NCAA #MARCHMADNESS
17:48 Attendance today: 8,285. Tomorrow: ?. First A-14 final since 07 in AC without a Philly team. (GW-URI)
17:49 Chris Mooney just now: "I have to assume that we're in." #bidthieves #assthieves


Boxscores

DAYTON 64, SAINT JOSEPH'S 61
03/12/2011


SAINT JOSEPH'S 11-22 (4-12) -- T. Releford 5-11 0-1 10; L. Galloway 4-12 5-6 16; C. Jones 4-16 3-4 11; I. Hilliard 6-9 1-2 15; C. Aiken 3-4 0-0 7; C. Bentley 3-7 0-0 9; R. Roberts 1-2 1-3 3; D. Quarles 0-1 0-2 0; T. O'Brien 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-51 10-17 61.
DAYTON 22-12 (7-9) -- C. Wright 6-13 5-9 17; C. Johnson 6-13 3-5 19; J. Staten 4-7 0-0 8; P. Williams 0-5 3-4 3; J. Benson 2-6 2-2 6; L. Fabrizius 1-4 0-0 3; J. Parker 1-3 1-2 3; D. Oliver 1-1 0-0 2; M. Kavanaugh 0-1 0-0 0; D. Searcy 0-0 0-0 0; B. Spearman 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 22-54 14-22 64.

Three-point goals: SJU 9-25 (C. Bentley 3-6; I. Hilliard 2-2; C. Jones 0-6; C. Aiken 1-2; L. Galloway 3-8; D. Quarles 0-1), UD 6-17 (P. Williams 0-4; J. Parker 0-2; C. Johnson 4-7; L. Fabrizius 1-3; B. Spearman 1-1); Rebounds: SJU 26 (L. Galloway 9), UD 33 (C. Wright 15); Assists: SJU 12 (C. Jones 5), UD 15 (C. Wright 5); Total Fouls -- SJU 16, UD 15; Fouled Out: SJU-None; UD-None.


RICHMOND 58, TEMPLE 54
03/12/2011


RICHMOND 26-7 (13-3) -- T. Releford 5-11 0-1 10; K. Anderson 8-17 5-6 22; J. Harper 7-15 2-3 18; K. Smith 0-3 0-2 0; D. Geriot 3-9 0-0 7; C. Lindsay 3-5 3-6 9; F. Martel 0-3 0-0 0; D. Garrett 0-0 0-0 0; D. Brothers 0-2 2-3 2. Totals 21-54 12-20 58.
TEMPLE 25-7 (14-2) -- R. Moore 4-12 2-4 11; J. Fernandez 3-17 0-1 7; L. Allen 5-8 2-2 12; K. Wyatt 5-11 2-3 15; A. Brown 3-6 1-2 9; R. Jefferson 0-1 0-0 0; T. DiLeo 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 7-12 54.

Three-point goals: RICH 4-11 (D. Geriot 1-2; K. Anderson 1-3; J. Harper 2-3; D. Brothers 0-1; C. Lindsay 0-2), TU 7-25 (R. Moore 1-5; T. DiLeo 0-1; J. Fernandez 1-7; K. Wyatt 3-8; A. Brown 2-4); Rebounds: RICH 36 (K. Smith 14), TU 35 (L. Allen 10); Assists: RICH 10 (D. Geriot 4), TU 14 (J. Fernandez 10); Total Fouls -- RICH 14, TU 17; Fouled Out: RICH-None; TU-None.