*****Pittsburgh 68 at Iowa 69 - Final*****

[Kace-1]

It's ACC/Big Ten Week and keeping with that theme is a game between the Panthers and Hawkeyes.

The game's tipoff appears to be delayed for the moment as ESPNU tries to get to the end of Illinois/Notre Dame which is down to its last 94 seconds.

 

[Kace-1]

The game is underway in Iowa City and we're just waiting for it to become available for viewing.

 

[Kace-1]

Both teams are undefeated coming into tonight so that will change for 1 of these teams, obviously.

 

[Kace-1]

Scoreboard watching... exciting.

 

[Kace-1]

It looks like they've reached the under-16 break, 10-all.

 

[superhusker33]

Die IL, just die already

 

[Kace-1]

ESPN claimed they were streaming this, but I checked and they weren't streaming this.

 

[Kace-1]

This UI/UND game has a close finish, so there's that. Until then, it's still scoreboard watching for UP/UI.

 

[Kace-1]

UND wins a close one and can we go to Iowa City now? I'd like to see the game I tuned in for.

 

[superhusker33]

Now I really hate IL

 

[Kace-1]

Pittsburgh is part of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Pittsburgh is not on the Atlantic Coast.

Iowa is part of the Big Ten Conference. The conference has 14 members.

We're 13-all as we finally make it to this game on ESPNU.

 

[superhusker33]

Blaming IL if Iowa loses.

 

[Kace-1]

11:52 to go in the half and it's 16-13 UP as we reach the under-12 break.

 

[Kace-1]

Is there such a thing as conference honking on the basketball side? Do fans of an ACC or Big Ten program beat their chest a little more if their team loses their game, but the rest of the conference manages to come out ahead? Do the teams even care whether this is part of some conference challenge thing?

Hopefully these questions will not keep from sleeping.

 

[Kace-1]

Both teams executing the Dale Ellis Offense.

 

[Kace-1]

It looks like a good crowd at CHA tonight though it's hard to tell with the upper deck darkened out on lighting.

 

[Kace-1]

Getting to the under-8 timeout and there it is with 7:59 to go in the half. 26-25 UP leads in a nice back/forth contest.

 

[Kace-1]

Jay and Brooke are your commentary duo. Brooke's got a fierce almost Hannah Hart level haircut going.

 

[Kace-1]

Not much stoppage in this game so far. It just moves.

 

[Kace-1]

UP's Trey McGowens with a sweet layup through traffic.

35-31 UP with 3:52 to go in the half.

 

[Kace-1]

I'm hoping ESPN or someone puts that layup on Twitter.

 

[Kace-1]

90 seconds remaining in the half and it's 41-37 UP.

 

[Kace-1]

Timeout with 20.7 seconds left in the half and it's 44-40 UP. I think the Panthers called timeout on that one.

 

[Kace-1]

Halftime in Iowa City with UP making a shot at the buzzer. 46-40 Panthers lead.

 

[Kace-1]

UP has a 26-6 points advantage in the paint according to a graphic that popped up before the break.

 

[Kace-1]

One of the sponsors for this game on TV is SlingTV which is doing its best to assure me that watching TV shows is analogous to sex or something.

Yeah, I'm just not feelin' that.

 

[Kace-1]

Brooke Weisbrod, the color commentator for this game played her college ball [basket, soft, and tennis] at Coastal Carolina so it's cool to have a Chanticleer on commentary.

 

[Kace-1]

The 2nd Half is underway in Iowa City.

 

[HailToPitt725]

Sloppy start for Pitt. Two possessions, two turnovers.

 

[coryfly]

Does Iowa always flop this much? Is it like watching a team full of Westbrook and Harden.

 

[Kace-1]

Cue the airball chant.

 

[Kace-1]

46-44 UP with an early timeout, 18:24 to go.

 

[Kace-1]

The Hawkeyes are near lights out with the 3's tonight.

 

[superhusker33]

Weeeezzzzy

 

[Kace-1]

I think that's the 3rd airball by UP tonight.

 

[Kace-1]

15:39 to go and UI trails UP 49-47.

 

[Kace-1]

The audience is unhappy with the offensive pushoff foul.

 

[Kace-1]

Both teams are living and dying by the 3.

 

[Kace-1]

Getting to the under-12 timeout and UP leads UI by 6. 11:17 remaining at CHA.

 

[Kace-1]

5 turnovers this half for UP. That's not gonna help, guys.