The first round analysis

Well the first round is over. And how crazy it was. Everyone came to play in vegas. The most notable teams weren't hard to find out. But I'll get to them in just a bit.

The first game was the top ranked New Mexico Lobos going up against the Air Force Falcons. This was a very tight game. Both teams were neck to neck all the way to the end. But the Lobos star Darington Hobson carried his team past the pesky Falcons. Leading to the Lobos first round win 75-69.

The next game was probably in my opinion the best game played today. By far if I might add. The San Diego State Aztecs went up against the Colorado State Rams. Both teams were here to play. Both teams wanted to find a way to play the Lobos. But sadly, only one team could win. I have to let the ESPN.com writer explain how the craziness went down. "D.J. Gay sank two free throws with 23 seconds left and Travis Busch missed a desperation runner at the buzzer as San Diego State edged Colorado State 72-71

Gay was fouled by Travis Franklin with 23 seconds left and sank both to put San Diego State on top 72-71. The Rams, called a timeout with 18 seconds remaining to set up their final play. However, Dorian Green threw the ball away under the basket with 6.7 seconds left.

After San Diego State guard Chase Tapley missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 5 seconds left, Franklin rebounded and got the ball to Busch, whose off-balance shot misfired as the buzzer sounded."

The Aztecs will play the Lobos at 7pm.

The third game was the TCU Horned Frogs going up against the BYU Cougars. The game was very tight during the first half. It went back and forth and back and forth. But when the pushing came to shove, Jimmer Ferdette stepped up to the plate. Jimmer didn't play his best B-ball today, but that didn't keep him from scoring 45 points today. It was very, very close. But when the buzzer sounded, BYU was on top with a 95-85 win. BYU also set a broke the 60 year old record for wins in a single season.

The final game of the day was The UNLV Rebels going up against the Utah Utes. This was the hardest game for me to call. And I was wrong. I had predicted the Utes pulling out a very strong win to face BYU. But UNLV had other plans, letting the U shoot 30% in the entire game. Leading to a UNLV blow out. I don't even need to tell you the final score. The real issue here isn't that I picked wrong, but that UNLV has a very unfair advantage and I'd like to see someone put a stop to it. UNLV gets the special gift of playing on there home floor every, single, year. Why can't the games be played at a different site? Like the previous years tourney champs, or regular season champs? Or even better, a neutral location. UNLV having there home fans and being in there own building is a advantage that I don't agree with, and I really am hoping for the change to come sooner than later.

The UNLV Rebels will face BYU at 930 tomorrow. I will have my picks up tomorrow/later today