With the end of the Pacific-UCLA game, the West Coast has closed up shop and the Tip-Off Marathon is now over. After 25 and a half hours, here are the final totals for the event: Games: 21 Time Zones: 4 Total Points: 2,846 Overall FG Pct: 40.8 (840-2,058) Combined Margin: 250 Distance Traveled on ESPN: 13,269 miles (see below) College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon: After 25.5 hours A total of 22 games in four time zones (Eastern, Pacific, Central, Hawaiian) First six games were decided by 5 points or fewer Eight games were within a point during the final minute Home teams went 17-4 (Monmouth, SIU, Florida and Gonzaga lost) It is 603 miles from Memphis to East Lansing, but ESPN is taking the long way today. Starting with the midnight game in Memphis and making 10 stops along the way, there was 13,269 miles traveled on ESPN today. And that doesn’t even include ESPN2 and ESPN3.com. Distance traveled on ESPN: Memphis, Tenn., to Moraga, Calif.: – 1,788 miles Moraga, Calif., to Honolulu, Hawaii: 2,413 miles (4,201 total) Honolulu, Hawaii, to West Long Branch, N.J.: 4,970 miles (9,171 total) West Long Branch, N.J., to Kent, Ohio: 388 miles (9,559 total) Kent, Ohio, to Carbondale, Ill.: 481 miles (10,040 total) Carbondale, Ill., to Tulsa, Okla.: 392 miles (10,432 total) Tulsa, Okla., to Waco, Texas: 322 miles (10,754 total) Waco, Texas, to Manhattan, Kan.: 529 miles (11,283 total) Manhattan, Kan., to Gainesville, Fla.: 1,044 miles (12,327 total) Gainesville, Fla., to Louisville, Ky.: 623 miles (12,950 total) Louisville, Ky., to East Lansing, Mich.: 319 miles (13,269 total) Top Scorers 35 – Steven Gray, Gonzaga 30 – Billy White, San Diego State 30 – Maya Moore, Connecticut (women’s) 27 – Scoop Jardine, Syracuse 26 – Jared Sullinger, Ohio State 26 – David Lighty, Ohio State 25 – Shelvin Mack, Butler 25 – Quincy Acy, Butler Top Rebounders 22 – Rick Jackson, Syracuse 15 – Tyler Honeycutt, UCLA 14 – Reeves Nelson, UCLA 14 – Sam Willard, Pacific 14 – Mason Plumlee, Duke 14 – Melissa Jones, Baylor (women’s) 13 – Ed Waite, Monmouth 12 – Justin Greene, Kent State 12 – Draymond Green, Michigan State 12 – Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State

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