http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/24/sports/ncaabasketball/g...

Some articles I've read today suggest Carolina is toast going forward.  They cite the turnovers yesterday (24) and being without Marshall.  Funny that of those 24 TO's Stilman didn't have a single one. The guy who played 130+ minutes all year, replacing Marshall, handled the ball well in 32 minutes on the court. Of the other 7 guys who played -- anywhere from 2 to 6 turnovers each.  I don't think these morning after articles and analysis give enough credit to the defense we played.   Seems they're implying the closeness of the game was mainly due to lacking Marshall. Funny that we hung in there while being out rebounded 2 to 1. And more amazing is we shot 31% from the field and took it to OT. And last, DJ has an off night and goes 3 for 20.  All of these things on our end IMO more than offset their loss of Marshall. Sure, it would have been a different game with him in there. But in the end one has to consider what actually happened during the 40 (45) minutes.

Just thought that Dr. Alden, whether in St. Louis for the game, or back east, must be really proud.