The NCAA tournament made its first stop in Brooklyn this year. The Barclay’s Center hosted four first round games and two second round games. Participating colleges included UNC-Asheville, Iowa, Villanova, Temple, West Virginia, Stephen F. Austin, Notre Dame and Michigan. From that group, Villanova and Notre Dame moved on to the regionals.
Here’s what March Madness looked like in Brooklyn:
Ready..go!
Temple players stretching before their game
Stephen F. Austin vs. Notre Dame
Costume party
The Villanova Wildcat
the Notre Dame leprechaun
The Stephen F. Austin lumberjack
Storytellers
Photographers on the baseline
Yes, there are still sports reporters
Post game interview with Notre Dame coach Mike Bray
Cheers!
Temple Owl waves the flag
Villanova cheerleaders
Stephen F. Austin cheerleaders
This is so much better than having music blaring over the PA system
Stephen F. Austin band
A Temple tuba
Villanova pep band
The peoples’ choice
The Stephen F. Austin bandwagon
Scoreboard image of Thomas Walkup
Why do they all need suits at the end of the bench?
Villanova bench
Celebrate!
Iowa celebrates after last-second shot that beat Temple
His and hers
free throw Notre Dame
Jarrod Uthoff of Iowa against Temple
Villanova timeout
off the leash 
hi ken; sounds like you had fun. i was surprised to find out that a small college like steven f austin could afford to take their band all the way to new jersey. they are often a media favorite because of their nicknames. combined the teams are known as the lumberjacks and lumber jills. 🙂 yes even in today’s politically correct world they still exist and are pretty good i hear. and you missed seeing one of the best mascots the st. joes bird that never dies. the student inside that costume is required to flap his wings during the entire game regardless of the score. another mascot oddity is that during football games the lepricon is required to do pushups every time the irish score a touchdown. and he has to do them in a number equal to their score. in one game against navy in the 80’s that guy did over 200 pushups. thanks for sharing, max
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Everybody in the place was pulling for Stephen F. Austin. They lost on a last-second basket.
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That’s great that you had the chance to attend some of the March Madness games. I am patiently waiting for the event to come back to Atlanta. The last time it was here I had the chance to attend the free concert that they had at Centennial Park. I also got to see Bill Walton and David Robinson.
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