FINAL FOUR, BABY!
What a GAME! Neck-in-neck during the first half, down by a handful through most of the second. Down by fifteen with two minutes to go, and they tied it by the end of regulation play, winning by one in overtime!
Man, I love this game! Drama! Nail-biting! EXCITEMENT!
FINAL FOUR, HERE WE COME!!
Okay. I'm okay. Hee. I watched the first part of the first half, then went to the gym. I figured I could watch the second half there. Let me tell you, watching a game like that really makes for a good workout! I was on the elliptical next to a Kentucky fan rooting for Arizona (he's scared of an Illinois/Kentucky matchup... ha!), so we were cheering and grunting at opposite plays. And I burned 600 calories in 45 minutes. That's pretty much a record. I've only done 400 in 30 minutes twice before... usually I get tired and can't quite keep up that pace. Heh.
Then I tired of the elliptical and went over to the bikes, in front of a second TV, to finish out the game. All in all I did about 720 calories during the second half/OT. Not bad. If I hadn't had that scoop of ice cream earlier, I'd have burned off everything I ate today so far.
By the time the game was in overtime, a small crowd had formed around the TV I was in front of. It was like a little society of b-ball watchers, cheering and sighing and booing and whooping and clenching our fists and clapping. One guy congratulated me on my faith -- I'd said they'd pull it off when they were down by 7, and he didn't think it would happen.
Anyway, I think that was the most fun I've had at the gym yet!