Elite 8

Xavier Upsets Arizona To Head To Elite 8 For First Time Since 2008

... in the first two rounds, setting up their second Sweet 16 game against Arizona in three years. Arizona won the previous meeting to reach the Elite Eight, putting coach Sean Miller one up on Mack, his former assistant. Bluiett kept the Musketeers in San Jose, hitting 7 of 8 shots and both of his free throws to score 18 points in the first half. Arizona led 37-35 after turning 11 offensive rebounds into 13 second-chance points. Xavier came out hot to start the second half, making 6 of its 8 shots to build a 48-45 lead. Arizona answered with a run of its own and Trier started lighting it up, scoring 15 straight points as Arizona built a 67-61 lead. With super fan Bill Murray cheering them on – his son is an assistant coach – the Musketeers battled their way back with a 7-0 run, tying the game at ...

Kentucky To Face North Carolina Sunday

... BOTH SAY THIS WILL NOT BE AREPLAY OF THEIR DECEMBER GAME, AVERY HIGH-SCORING AFFAIR AT THECBS SPORTS CLASSIC ONE BYKENTUCKY. THE CATS SAY THIS WILL BE ALOW-SCORING DEFENSIVE GAMECOMPARED TO THAT ONE.> > LET ME JUST SAY THIS. EVERY REGIONAL GAME I HAVEPLAYED IN IS AT THIS MAGNITUDEBECAUSE YOU GET A CHANCE TO KEEPPLAYING. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY HAVECOACHED IN. HOW MANY?11? AND THEY WERE ALL OF THATMAGNITUDE.> > I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT. WE ARE STILL PLAYING BASKETBALL. I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT LEAVING. IF THINGS GO AS PLANNED, WESTILL HAVE THREE GAMES LEFT. THAT'S NOT ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW.> > YOU BETTER PLAY WELL. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.> > SOMEBODY BEATS YOU, YOU WILLHAVE A CHANCE TO PLAY THEMAGAIN. DOESN'T BEAT YOUR GOING TO BETHEM AGAIN NEXT TIME. WE KNEW IF WE PLAY THEM AGAIN, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE NCAATOURNAMENT. SO YOU WOULD HAVE HOPED IT WASAS FAR DOWN THE LINE. DE'AARON FOX SAID ONE BIGDIFFERENCE IN THEIR TEAM IS THATTHEY WERE SO MUCH BETTERDEFENSIVELY THAN BEFORE. FRED: THREE WINS DOWN FORKENTUCKY, ONE TO GO. FREE MORE TO GO TO WIN ANATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. IT WILL BE THE CAP NINTHOVERALL. IT STARTS WITH NORTH CAROLINA. THE CATS ARE THREE-POINT. ...

Key Matchups And Storylines For Every Remaining Matchup

... dudes, but Thornwell is the best player in this game. MARCH MADNESS SCHEDULE | TICKETS | SHOP | DOWNLOAD MARCH MADNESS LIVE APP. Devin Robinson is no defensive slouch, though. He matches Thornwell’s athleticism and strength, if not his craftiness. But if you’re Florida, you can’t count on stopping Thornwell – he’s too good, and too consistent. What you can try to do is stifle the Gamecocks’ role players, who are be performing at a higher level in the tournament than they have all season. Duane Notice is shooting 39.6 percent on the year. He’s made 54 percent of his shots in the tournament. P. J. Dozier: 40 percent compared to 50 percent. Chris Silva: 13 points per game compared to 10 on the season. Florida’s defense ranks fourth; Marquette and Duke are nowhere near the Gators’ level, while Baylor ranks 16 th. We’ll see if Mike White can scheme to frustrate these guys. Which Ke Vaughn Allen shows up. Allen scored 35 points against Wisconsin. In his first two tournament games, he scored 11. Total. South Carolina has no shortage of guys it can throw at Allen. That’s why Frank Martin’s team is ...

Saturday’s Picks, Predictions, Betting Lines And Channels

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Fsu Women Mount Massive Comback To Advance To Elite 8

... Noles were now down only one. A couple of minutes later Romero came down and nailed a jumper to give FSU a 36-35 lead that they would never relinquish. FSU started the third quarter with an 8-0 run that was broken by an Orum jumper. After that the Noles went on another 8-0 run that was capped by a couple of free throws from Thomas. OSU responded with five straight points to close the gap to 46-42 going into the fourth quarter. FSU's defense was superb in the third quarter. They held the Beavers to only seven points in the quarter. In the fourth, both teams started out cold. Orum broke the ice with another jumper to cut FSU's lead to only two. The Beavers tied the score at 46 on a pair of Gabby Hanson free throws. FSU responded with a pair of jumpers from Shakayla Thomas and Imani Wright. The two teams mostly traded baskets after that until FSU went on an 8-0 spurt to take a 62-51 lead with only 56 seconds left. From there OSU was reduced to fouling and ...

It's Umass Lowell, Irish In Elite 8

... 3:30 p.m. in the regional final (Elite 8). After a tightly contested first period that saw just one goal, the River Hawks tallied two more in each of the next two stanzas to hand Cornell its first shutout of the season and secure a spot in an NCAA regional title game for the third time in four years. Freshman forward Ryan Lohin registered a personal-best two goals in the contest, while junior forward Ryan Collins chipped in with a career-high two assists. Senior defenseman Michael Kapla registered his 75 th career helper to expand upon his program record for assists by a Division I defenseman, as well. “We’re excited to get by that opponent,” said head coach Norm Bazin. “We were fortunate to get contributions from all four lines. And we got contributions from our special teams, and that helped us open it up.”. The action heated ...

Bill Self Keeps Losing In The Elite Eight, But It’s Not A Great Knock On Him

... an #Elite 8 loss. Get home safely Jayhawk fans. #Drive Sober. — Lawrence Police (@Lawrence KS_PD) March 26, 2017. There’s not much sense in litigating every Self tournament loss. Some have been against great teams. Last year’s team lost in the Elite Eight was to Villanova, the eventual national champion. The 2010 team lost in the second round to ninth seed, Northern Iowa. These losses are drastically different, but they’re mashed together in any accounting of Self’s tournament failures. Not all losses are equal. That’s true of any program that’s struggled to meet March expectations. It’s certainly true of Villanova, which has been disappointing in NCAA tournaments for years — other than in the one year that saw Villanova win the whole damned thing. We’ve got so much information about college basketball. ...

The Best Nba Prospects In March Madness

... eyes on him Sunday afternoon. Devin Robinson | SF | Junior. A pair of big tournament games has Robinson buzzing at the moment, and he’s been a major part of Florida’s success all year. Considered a fringe prospect coming into the season, he’s an NBA athlete with a developing two-way game and may earn a combine invite off the strength of his March. He can guard several positions and was extremely effective against Virginia, sticking all over the floor as Florida slugged their way to a big win. He’s still polishing up the rough edges of his game, but as a wing who can shoot and defend, he’s clearly on the radar. Kasey Hill | PG | Senior. Hill was a Mc Donald’s All-American coming in under Billy Donovan, and though he’s never quite delivered, he‘s a defensive energizer and playmaker for this team. He struggles shooting the basketball, but his athletic ability and upside guarding the ball should get him workouts. He’ll have a tough cover in Dozier on Sunday. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images. North Carolina vs Kentucky, 5:05 p.m. North Carolina. Justin Jackson | SF | Junior. Jackson returned ...

The Sec Outmatches Big Ten, Acc, Big 12 With Three Elite 8 Teams

... 462 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN 3 COMMENTEMAILMORE. In the midst of a television interview celebrating his team's Elite Eight-clinching victory , Kentucky coach John Calipari wanted to know something. "Did Florida win?" Calipari asked. The game wasn't over yet, and at that point the Gators seemed poised to pull away from Wisconsin in regulation. Until the Badgers mounted an epic comeback to force overtime, only to eventually get heartbroken off  Chris Chiozza's buzzer-beating three-pointer  in overtime. Calipari sarcastically quipped in the interview, "you can't have three SEC teams in the Elite Eight." Oh, but there is. The Wildcats flushed out the most explosive offensive team in the tournament in UCLA — behind a stout defense and 39 points from De'Aaron Fox — to reach the Elite Eight. Before that, South Carolina kept its magical season alive by throttling Baylor by 20 points. For all the discussion about the depth of the ACC in the regular season — with 13 of 15 teams in the discussion to make the NCAA tournament at one point (only nine made it and one got past the first weekend) — and then the ...

Irish Move On To Elite 8

... game in program history. Ten Ohio State players logged minutes in the game but just one – Kelsey Mitchell – had a double-digit scoring effort. She led the Buckeyes with 18 points and six assists, while Shayla Cooper chipped in nine points to go with 13 rebounds. "I'm just so proud of this team right now, especially our freshmen and sophomores," said Notre Dame head coach Muffet Mc Graw. "Our young players stepped up in a big game. I thought Erin played her best game of the season. Arike with a career high in a huge game without Bri. It was a struggle for us this week trying to overcome that. Just so proud of the resilience of this team.". The Buckeyes kept the contest close early on, and even held a one-point advantage after the end of the first period, 25-24. But then the Irish started to create some separation, beginning with a pair of three pointers early in the ...

Sec, Yes The Football Power, Has 3 Teams In Elite 8

... guard Canyon Barry (24) reacts after Florida beat Wisconsin on a last second shot by guard Chris Chiozza (11) in overtime of an East Regional semifinal game of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 25, 2017, in New York. Florida won 84-83. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II). (Photo: Frank Franklin II, AP). 37 CONNECT TWEET LINKEDIN COMMENTEMAILMORE. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The chant "S-E-C" so well known around football across the South is coming to the Elite Eight. The league best known for winning national titles in football has the most teams still alive and playing for a trip to the Final Four. Kentucky and Florida have been joined by upstart South Carolina in the Gamecocks' first ever trip to a regional final. "No," Kentucky coach John Calipari said sarcastically when asked about three SEC teams advancing. "There are not three SEC teams in ...