Games I saw (some of):
(5) Houston 68-53 (4) Illinois
Toss up of a game. Houston's wing scoring was ultimately more effective than Illinois's inside bully ball (why isn't Kofi Cockburn higher in the mock drafts? This kid is a monster that can obviously bang with big bodies). Illinois just didn't have the balance in their attack and Houston was pretty successful at swamping Cockburn down low. Houston had a nice offensive onslaught before the 8-minute timeout to pretty much finish off this match.
(7) Ohio State 61-71 (2) Villanova
Buckeyes kept pace for a while but Nova was just better.
(7) Michigan State 76-85 (2) Duke
Fun game! Every time you thought Duke had taken control, the Spartans would come roaring back and this game was close into the final minute. State actually took the lead late but couldn't sustain it and Duke slipped away. This Duke squad has a lot of talent but they're young, on any given night they could get taken out.
Other results:
(11) Iowa State 54-49 (3) Wisconsin
There were whispers of Wisconsin's overrated-ness all season long, looks like it finally got to them even though they were close to home. Good luck to Iowa State, so far so good.
(11) Notre Dame 53-59 (3) Texas Tech
Tech has been a top ten team for most of the season, are they gearing up for a deeper run?
(10) Miami 79-61 (2) Auburn
Auburn has a lot of talent but not a lot of energy, looks like it caught up with them here. Miami is having a nice tourney and they're up against Iowa State next, some Cinderella-on-Cinderella crime is about to go down.
(6) Texas 71-81 (3) Purdue
I haven't been as impressed with Purdue as I feel like I'm supposed to be, we'll see how far they get.
(9) Texas Tech 80-85 (OT) (1) Arizona
Saw none of this, looks like a top seed got pushed to the limit. TCU had a nice little run in this tourney, wonder if it's something they can build on. Is this an indicator that Arizona is vulnerable or do they have renewed confidence?
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