Pipe down, Bruce Pearl. Miami Ohio shows it belongs in March Madness
Hey, Bruce Pearl, anything to say now? Miami (Ohio) just proved it belonged in the Men's NCAA Tournament.
We really needed more proof, huh? Well, now we have it . Miami (Ohio) belongs.
Not just in the First Four, but in the 64-team bracket most of us consider to be the real tournament. The selection committee put Miami on the doorstep. Good enough.
The RedHawks moved SMU out of the way and busted down the door en route to the first round. In winning a First Four game, 89-79, with blistering shooting, Miami served more proof – seriously, why did anyone think we needed more proof? – that the best midmajor teams belong in the NCAA Tournament, even if they don’t win their conference tournament.
Miami poured in the points and buried one 3-pointer after another, one night after Texas and N. C. State piled up bricks.
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