Gazette sports writer Mike MacAdam offers running commentary on the Siena-Villanova game from courtside at the St. Pete Times Forum.

Note to Tigger Phlepps: It’s “Tay Fisher” and “Kenny Hasbrouck.”

Sorry for the following overused boxing analogy, but it fits: Siena punched Vanderbilt in the mouth as soon as the bell rang on Friday, and the Commodores wilted. Villanova is the kind of team that won't respond like that, which is why I'm picking the Wildcats to beat Siena in the second round tomorrow.

Gazette sports writer Mike MacAdam offers running commentary on the Siena-Vanderbilt game from courtside at the St. Pete Times Forum.

San Diego's De'Jon Jackson just hit a jumper with 1.2 seconds left, then intercepted the inbounds pass to beat UConn in overtime.

Is this how it's going to be all day? Western Kentucky's Ty Rogers just hit the shot of the entire tournament, an ungodly bomb from the right wing to beat fifth-seeded Drake at the buzzer in overtime, 101-99.

At the risk of sounding like an absolute homer, I'm picking Siena with a score that will get into the 70's for both teams.

It's easy to look at the rosters and tell that Vanderbilt is bigger than Siena, but until you see them on the floor, you can't really appreciate it.

Greetings from the chilly St. Pete Times Forum in downtown Tampa. Everything inside this building is blue, it seems.

The Siena team bus arrived at the Tampa Airport Sheraton Suites at 12:25 p.m., and the players were greeted by a loud round of cheers and applause and green and yellow balloons from the hotel staff in the lobby.