NEW YORK, N.Y. - The shooting in the second half was even worse than the first. Marquette shot 11/32 in the second half, which is the same as they shot in the first half, but Seton Hall droped to 8/27 (29.6%). The Eagles also outrebounded the Pirates 56-37 and had 25 offensive rebounds. That is one more than Seton Hall had on defense.

Seton Hall also turned the ball over 15 times to Marquette's 10. It's a wonder the score was as close as it was.

So, the high seeds won all four games, but they were all competitive, except for the last ten minutes of Syracuse-Villanova. It's those ten minutes that will likely be the final nail on the coffin of the Orange NCAA tournament hopes. The Wildcats probably have more work to do as well.

West Virginia may need to do a little more to cement a spot. The Mountaineers weren't particularly sharp and remain a home court hero.

Marquette and Pitt were already in and are playing to improve their seeds tomorrow in the quarterfinals.

They are turning out the lights, which is my cue to go. My day started at 3 AM Chicago time. If I don't get a nap soon, I may fall asleep face first on my aoghspfdigp.