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For Spartans, 'Six Eyes' Are Better Than Two Owls
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Said Christmas, "That's probably the toughest defensive team I've played all my career."
As Neitzel drew the brunt of Temple's defensive pressure, he dropped the ball to center Drew Naymick, who finished with 10 points, for easy dunks. Neitzel made only 2 of 11 shots, but five other Spartans scored at least eight points.
"If I'm having a bad game, somebody is picking up the slack," Neitzel said. "That's a bonus, and something that can help us make a deep run in this tournament."
¿ PITTSBURGH 82, ORAL ROBERTS 63: The Panthers continued the torrid streak they began last week by winning the Big East tournament, fending off an early push by the Summit League's representative by scoring 18 consecutive points midway through the first half.
Pittsburgh, paced by the three-point shooting of Levance Fields and Ronald Ramon and physical inside play, led 47-24 at halftime and held at least a 16-point advantage for the entire second half. Fields emerged as one of the tournament's early stars, scoring 16 of his 23 points in the first half, making four of his seven three-point attempts and handing out seven assists.
The Panthers won four games in four days last week to claim the Big East tournament title, a grueling run that many believed would wear down Pittsburgh and undermine its NCAA tournament chances. The last team to win the Big East tournament by winning four games, Syracuse in 2006, lost its first-round game as a No. 5 seed.
But Pittsburgh (27-9), which last week barely was ensured of a spot in this tournament, played like a possible championship contender.
"If they play like they did today, they're going to be hard to beat," said Coach Scott Sutton, whose Golden Eagles finished 24-9. "That's the best team we've seen all year."
