Let's go Dancing: Big West Conference Tournament Finals OPEN THREAD

Good morning everyone,

We had some exciting matches yesterday and we have two awesome matchups today, featuring a double header of teams.

First, the women's final: No. 7 seed LBSU 49ers vs No. 6 seed UCSB Gauchos 2 pm PST

My Prediction: No. 4 seed UCD vs No. 6 seed UCSB

Well, I was half right, UCSB took care of business by dominating the competition up to this point, defeating UCI 61-51 and routing Pacific 84-66.   They've become stronger as the tournament goes on, and they had three players last night with 20+ points in Emilie Johnson, Nicole Nesbit and Melissa Zornig.  LBSU on the other hand, has played scrappy ball, first edging out CSU Northridge 57-52, then knocking off Cal Poly 51-48.  Devin Hudson had a double-double (10 pts, 10 reb) and will look to be the X-factor in tonight's matchup.

Final Prediction: UCSB 72, LBSU 68

Now the men's final: No. 1 seed LBSU 49ers vs No. 3 seed UCSB Gauchos 7 pm PST

My Prediction: No. 1 seed LBSU vs No. 2 see CSU Fullerton

With the way the bubble teams have been falling in their respective conference tourney, there is absolutely no reason, outside of a horrible 10+ pt loss, that LBSU should not be in the Big Dance next weekend.  That being said, this is the third straight year that these two teams are meeting up, and that does not bode well for the 49ers as the Gauchos have won the last two years.  I think with Larry Johnson being out, the 49ers will have a tough time tonight as they had to work to put away the pesky Anteaters last night.

Final Prediction: UCSB 81, LBSU 80 but both these teams will go dancing due to LBSU's RPI being high and bubble teams falling like flies.

Who are you pulling for?  Does the Big West deserve two teams?  Leave your comments below!