Murray State versus Saint Mary’s
Challenge time >
Challenge date > Saturday, February 18, 2012
Is St. Mary’s at Murray State what we hoped it would be? No. A few losses screwed it up. But it’s still great and worthy of leading the Weekend Look Ahead. Top game: It was supposed to be the highlight of BracketBuster weekend, and still is, I guess. But I liked this game better when it looked like the future WCC champ (Saint Mary’s) would be visiting the nation’s lone undefeated team (Murray State). Now there’s no guarantee that SMC will be the WCC champ considering the Gaels have dropped two of their past three. And Murray State lost to Tennessee State last week, meaning they’re no longer undefeated. So this matchup has lost some of its luster and a lot of its hype. But it’s still Matthew Dellavedova — if he plays — vs. Isaiah Canaan, and a pair of teams capable of advancing to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament squaring off. So I can’t wait to get there, sit courtside and watch it unfold.