First of all, the St. Pete Times Forum is amazing. It baffles me that a place this nice is used for hockey in Florida.
All the jumbotrons are crystal clear, the place is clean, weather great and the area outside pristine.
The food was even good. A spaghetti and shrimp meal that left me wanting nothing and all the Coke products you can stomach (just not in a can).
Here's a quick recap of Friday's Action:

First (and most dramatically), Western Kentucky took an early lead against Drake and held it until late in the second half, when the Bulldogs came roaring back. Jon Cox nailed a 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds remaining to tie the game and send it to overtime.
There, it looked like Drake had escaped elimination when it had a 1-point lead with 5 seconds left. Instead, WKU's Tyrone Brazelton fooled everyone by not taking the last shot, and Ty Rogers reminded us he was on the floor with a buzzer-beating 3 to clinch the win.
Next, San Diego jumped all over a sloppy Connecticut team early and made the Huskies pay for overlooking them.
As in the first game, the favorite came back late and had the lead in overtime, but the Toreros' fourth or fifth offensive option, De'Jon Jackson, hit a jumper with a few seconds left to clinch that upset.
The San Diego-Western Kentucky matchup should be a great one. With scrappy guards to burn and plenty of 3-point shooting to go around, it should be as uptempo and exciting as the games the teams won to get there.
Also, look out for the matchup down low with WKU's D.J. Magley and SDU's Gyno Pomare. Pomare can shoot from all over the floor, but Magley may require his attention inside instead.
By the third game, I was sure things would calm down. Vanderbilt is the most talented team in the pool here, and certainly they could handle Siena.
On the contrary, Siena crushed the Commodores, rolling to a 21-point victory. The combo of Kenny Hasbrouck and Tay Fisher ruled the backcourt as Hasbrouck had 33 and Fisher was 6 of 6 on 3's.
Next, Siena faces Villanova, which pulled off the fourth upset win in beating fifth-seeded Clemson XX-XX. Scottie Reynolds was extremely impressive in the Cats' comeback win, and it should be another great guard matchup between he and Hasbrouck. The Saints don't see themselves as underdogs in this one, and if they play the way they did today, they shouldn't.
Well, Sunday's games should have plenty of 3-point shooting and Cindarella-talk. I'll see you then for the fireworks.