I love how they say that Barkley is about 300 in this video. If that is the case then he goes about 4-450 now. And Bobby Knight wanted to get him down to 215 for the olympics. Yeah, OK.
Best quote: “I have trouble playing defense.”

Villanova 77, Dukies 54
photo h/t: InGameNow

Do you ever remember 2 ejections on any one day in March Madness? First was Terrence Oglesby from Clemson ejected for an elbow (right before 1 min. mark):

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and the there was Ameer Ali’s Judo-like throw of Blake Griffin:

Hat tips to Intentional Foul & The Hoop Doctors
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