Highlight of the second half of the third game: Virginia's Sean Singletary received a nice ovation from the crowd after leaving with 20 points. The bad part for him: He and the Cavaliers (15-15) got run out of Charlotte in the second half, losing 94-76.

Don't be surprised if Georgia Tech gives Duke a nice run tomorrow. I saw those two at Cameron in maybe the season's most poorly officiated game. Both teams played poorly, and Duke only won by seven. On a pseudo-neutral court, the Yellow Jackets could fare quite a bit better.

FINALLY, it's time for Maryland to play. Tip off is looking like it will be at approximately 9:40 p.m. This game is ending past my bedtime, which makes me nearly as cranky as the hour-long power outage on press row. We've also had the wireless access conk out (thank heavens for the broadband card) and heretofore unconfirmed rumors the media shuttle will shut down at midnight, about the time Gary Williams will begin talking about this game.

Oh, wait, the power went out again. Could someone summon Benjamin Franklin from the ether to demonstrate how electricity works? No, OK, I'll just kill five minutes figuring out how to fix it myself.

This game's top official is none other than Ted Valentine. At least I'll be entertained at this late hour.

--- Patrick Stevens