[Van Hagar]

I thought the key point in the game was early third quarter when South scored the first four points of the half to get up 28-21 and it looked like they might be on the verge of pulling away. But North answered with back to back threes to cut it to 28-27, and it was a rock fight from there.

I thought Cooper Elza was great for North last night, handled the ball well, hit a couple of big shots in regulation then hit all the pressure packed feee throws in overtime. And Davidson really bothered Mabe, almost never let him get to the rim and forced him into taking a lot of shots from really bad angles.

I don’t know about two wins at Rupp. North should be favored over Breathitt in the first round, but that’s certainly not a gimme. And if George Rogers Clark is sitting there in the quarters, North would be an underdog to them. But the opportunity is there.