Miracles Do Happen!!! The Siena Saints lost by a mere 39 points last night to the National Champion Terrapins (final score: 93-54). Not only that, but they actually took the lead for the 3rd time with 7:28 remaining in the first half and held on for 21 seconds! After that, well, we guess the Terps decided to stop watching the Jumbotron for the updates on the Duke-Rutgers game (a blow-out of epic proportions by the ACC team) and decided to concentrate on putting away a "really scrappy" (Coach B's words) Siena team. The second half apparently was more what we were expecting of the Natty-winning Turtles. Despite the fact that the bench averaged more minutes after the break than the starters, Maryland still outscored their opponent 48-20, outrebounded their opponent 22-9, and committed only 1 turnover in that 20 minute period. The BasketCases can't wait to see Under The Shell to hear exactly what Coach B "said" to her team in the locker room to "inspire" their second-half performance.

The Saints can march home into Loudonville, NY with their heads held high; and, the Terps can head to Northern Iowa tomorrow (where we expect it will be Frese-ing . . . the bleachers full of Frese-es!) with their winning streak and #1 ranking still intact.