#ut-arlington-vs-southern-utah

#ut-arlington-vs-southern-utah

Dan Hurley’s first f-bomb came at the 55-second mark. That’s when he looked at a member of the three-man officiating crew and asked, very loudly, 'What the f--- was that?!'.

You'd have to catch me off the record to answer that question. The implication was clear: Now that every school can pay players -- either through direct revenue share or name, image and likeness dollars -- Big Ten schools are no longer disadvantaged in recruiting by everything from booster bag men to shoe company AAU connections.

Okay, I'm going to say it. Okay. Okay. St. John's fans...I was rooting for St. John's [in the tournament]. Do I want to play them? Probably not, but I didn't want to play Duke either, so we were rooting for St. John's, and then when we went to the [Elite Eight] game, all those St. John's fans were rooting against us, and that broke my heart.

Baylor averages 82.6 points per game while giving up 77.2 per contest, resulting in a +173 scoring differential overall. The Bears outscore opponents by 5.4 points per game.

"You play, what, 36 games, and you try to put yourself in this situation as often as you can. I think every team that's here knows that this weekend is probably the biggest weekend of the year."

Pepperdine averages 70.6 points per game, ranking 89th in college basketball, while allowing 66.4 points per contest, ranking 232nd. The Waves have a +135 scoring differential overall.

Utah Valley outscores opponents by 12.5 points per game (scoring 81.2 per game to rank 65th in college basketball while allowing 68.7 per outing to rank 53rd in college basketball) and has a +387 scoring differential overall.