PORTLAND, Ore. | As you well know, Washington ended Mississippi State's season earlier today with a 71-58 win in an NCAA Tournament first-round game at the Rose Garden here.
A few quick notes before I delve into the mountains of copy yet to write:
• My main story for tomorrow's paper will look at this team's prospects next year. I asked Kodi Augustus if he had thought about this team's potential next year, and he said "I don't know. I don't know." Will he be part of that future? "I don't know," he said. "I mean, I don't know."
• Mississippi State is wasting no time getting back home. The Bulldogs are planning a 9 p.m. departure from Portland International Airport, which will put them back at Golden Triangle Regional Airport at, what, 4 a.m.?
• C Jarvis Varnado: "I got hit with two fouls early, so I couldn't be as aggressive as I wanted to. They did a good job in the first half of doubling me, making me turn the ball over or just kick it out."
• Varnado, on exploring the NBA Draft: "That hasn't crossed my mind yet."
• Stansbury, on the upcoming offseason: "The biggest thing for us is that weight room will make a huge difference for a lot of these guys."
• Stansbury, summing up the game: "Give Washington a lot of credit. I think they had a lot to do with us not getting into the rhythm. They were the more quicker team out there today. It's very obvious they were more physical than we were."
Back to writing...
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