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A look at Monday night's national championship game appears below. KENTUCKY ROAD TO THE TITLE GAME No. 1 Kentucky beat No. 16 Western Kentucky 81-65; No. 8 Iowa State 87-71; No. 4 Indiana 102-90; No. 3 Baylor 82-70; No. 4 Louisville 69-61. STAR Freshman Anthony Davis lived up to his billing as national player of the year with 18 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in the win over Louisville. He was 7 of 8 from the field and added to his personal highlight … [Read more...]
A look at Saturday's Final Four appears below LOUISVILLE (30-9) vs. KENTUCKY (36-2) LOUISVILLE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR No. 4 Louisville beat No. 13 Davidson 69-62; beat No. 5 New Mexico 59-56; beat No. 1 Michigan State 57-44; beat No. 7 Florida 72-68 STAR A team as balanced as the Cardinals doesn't have a star as far as numbers go, but Russ Smith, the gregarious guard whose personality has made him a media favorite, has come up big in the NCAA … [Read more...]
Ohio State (30-7) at Syracuse (34-2), 7:05 p.m. EDT One of the old axioms of college basketball is that you play zone against a team that plays zone. Syracuse, which plays the best zone defense in the sport right now, has struggled recently against zones. Ohio State coach Thad Matta, who on Saturday will be the next coach to try and solve the 2-3 when his second-seeded Buckeyes (30-7) meet the top-seeded Orange (34-2) with a berth in the Final Four at stake, was … [Read more...]
Xavier (23-12) at Baylor (29-7), 7:15 p.m. EDT Baylor vs. Xavier is more than an undercard to the highly anticipated Kentucky-Indiana rematch. The Bears and Musketeers are building their own impressive resumes heading into their round of 16 matchup Friday night for a spot in Sunday's South Regional final. Baylor, the No. 3 seed, is one win away from its second regional final in three years. Xavier, the No. 10 seed, is playing in the round of 16 for the fourth … [Read more...]
Wisconsin (26-9) vs. Syracuse (33-2), 7:15 p.m. EDT One team plays zone all the time. The other goes man-to-man from start to finish. Defense will be the key when top-seeded Syracuse faces fourth-seeded Wisconsin in the East Regional semifinals on Thursday night. It's just going to be which style will prevail. The final 16 teams always include a number who have gotten there by playing defense. Wisconsin's 52.9 points allowed is the lowest of the teams left in … [Read more...]