At St. Louis:
Tyshawn Taylor scored 22 points as the second-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (31-6) defeated the top-seeded, but once again Kendall Marshall-less, North Carolina Tar Heels (32-6) 80-67 in the final of the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, contested at the Edward Jones Dome. The Jayhawks, heading for their first Final Four since 2008 (when they last won the national championship), will face Ohio State in a national semifinal contest this coming Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
NCAA Midwest: Tar Heels, Jayhawks Survive Tough Tests To Set Up Sunday Showdown For Trip To New Orleans
The semifinal round of the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament took place with two games contested at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on Friday.
In the opener, Tyler Zeller scored 20 points and grabbed 23 rebounds while Harrison Barnes scored five of his twelve points in the tournament's first overtime period as the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (32-5), sans the injured Kendall Marshall, survived the thirteenth-seeded Ohio Bobcats (29-8) 73-65 despite 26 points from the Bobcats' Walter Offutt.
In the nightcap, Thomas Robinson scored 18 points and pulled in 15 rebounds as the second-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (30-6) held off the eleventh-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack (24-13) 60-57 to get a shot at North Carolina on Sunday for a trip to New Orleans and the Final Four.
In the opener, Tyler Zeller scored 20 points and grabbed 23 rebounds while Harrison Barnes scored five of his twelve points in the tournament's first overtime period as the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (32-5), sans the injured Kendall Marshall, survived the thirteenth-seeded Ohio Bobcats (29-8) 73-65 despite 26 points from the Bobcats' Walter Offutt.
In the nightcap, Thomas Robinson scored 18 points and pulled in 15 rebounds as the second-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (30-6) held off the eleventh-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack (24-13) 60-57 to get a shot at North Carolina on Sunday for a trip to New Orleans and the Final Four.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
NCAA Midwest: Heels, NC State, Ohio U, Jayhawks Advance To Sweet Sixteen
All four third-round contests in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Midwest Regional took place on Sunday.
At Greensboro, North Carolina:
At the Greensboro Coliseum, before suffering a wrist injury, Kendall Marshall scored 18 points and had 11 assists as the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (31-5) defeated the eighth-ranked Creighton Blue Jays (29-6) 87-73, despite 20 points from the Missouri Valley Conference champs' Doug McDermott. John Henson scored 13 points and grabber 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
At the Bridgestone Arena, Walter Offutt scored 21 points as the Ohio Bobcats (29-7) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1964 with their 62-56 victory over the South Florida Bulls (22-14).
At Columbus, Ohio:
At the Nationwide Arena, Lorenzo Brown hit three free throws in the final 10.6 seconds as the North Carolina State Wolfpack (24-12), the #11 seed, upended third-seeded Georgetown (24-9) 66-63. C. J. Williams, Scott Wood, and C. J. Leslie each scored 14 points for the Wolfpack, offsetting the 23-point performance from the Hoyas' Hollis Thompson.
At Omaha, Nebraska:
At the CenturyLink Center, Elijah Johnson scored 18 points as the second-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (29-6) defeated tenth-seeded Purdue (22-13) 63-60 despite 26 points from the Boilermakers' Robbie Hummel.
Here are the matchups for the regional semifinals:
West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday:
Michigan State vs. Louisville
Marquette vs. Florida
East Regional at Boston on Thursday:
Syracuse vs. Wisconsin
Cincinnati vs. Ohio State
Midwest Regional at St. Louis on Friday:
North Carolina vs. Ohio
North Carolina State vs. Kansas
South Regional at Atlanta:
Baylor vs. Xavier
Kentucky vs. Indiana
At Greensboro, North Carolina:
At the Greensboro Coliseum, before suffering a wrist injury, Kendall Marshall scored 18 points and had 11 assists as the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (31-5) defeated the eighth-ranked Creighton Blue Jays (29-6) 87-73, despite 20 points from the Missouri Valley Conference champs' Doug McDermott. John Henson scored 13 points and grabber 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
At the Bridgestone Arena, Walter Offutt scored 21 points as the Ohio Bobcats (29-7) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1964 with their 62-56 victory over the South Florida Bulls (22-14).
At Columbus, Ohio:
At the Nationwide Arena, Lorenzo Brown hit three free throws in the final 10.6 seconds as the North Carolina State Wolfpack (24-12), the #11 seed, upended third-seeded Georgetown (24-9) 66-63. C. J. Williams, Scott Wood, and C. J. Leslie each scored 14 points for the Wolfpack, offsetting the 23-point performance from the Hoyas' Hollis Thompson.
At Omaha, Nebraska:
At the CenturyLink Center, Elijah Johnson scored 18 points as the second-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (29-6) defeated tenth-seeded Purdue (22-13) 63-60 despite 26 points from the Boilermakers' Robbie Hummel.
Here are the matchups for the regional semifinals:
West Regional at Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday:
Michigan State vs. Louisville
Marquette vs. Florida
East Regional at Boston on Thursday:
Syracuse vs. Wisconsin
Cincinnati vs. Ohio State
Midwest Regional at St. Louis on Friday:
North Carolina vs. Ohio
North Carolina State vs. Kansas
South Regional at Atlanta:
Baylor vs. Xavier
Kentucky vs. Indiana
Friday, March 16, 2012
NCAA Midwest: Wolfpack, Hoyas, Heels, Blue Jays, Ohio U, Boilermakers, USF Bulls, Jayhawks Advance
Action in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament commenced on Friday with eight games.
At Columbus, Ohio:
In the first of two games to take place at Nationwide Arena, the #11-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack (23-12), helped by the 22-point performance from Richard Howell, defeated the #6-seeded San Diego State Aztecs (26-8) 79-65. Lorenzo Brown added 17 points, C. J. Leslie 15, and Scott Wood 10 to the NC State coffers. Jamaal Franklin scored 23 points for the Aztecs.
In the second contest, Jason Clark scored 21 points while Otto Porter added 16 as the third-seeded Georgetown Hoyas (24-8) defeated the 14th-seeded Belmont Bruins (27-8) 74-59.
The Hoyas will take on North Carolina State on Sunday.
At Greensboro, North Carolina:
In the first of two contests as the Greensboro Coliseum, Doug McDermott scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as #8-seeded Creighton (29-5) erased an eleven-point deficit and nosed out #9-seeded Alabama (21-12) 58-57. It was the Blue Jays' first NCAA tourney win in ten years.
In the second contest, top-seeded North Carolina dominated the sixteenth-seeded Vermont Catamounts 77-58. Tyler Zeller scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels, who will face Creighton on Sunday.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
In the opening contest at Bridgestone Arena, D. J. Cooper scored 21 points as the #13-seeded Ohio Bobcats (28-7) knocked off the #4-seeded Michigan Wolverines (24-10) 65-60.
In the nightcap, Victor Rudd, Jr. and Anthony Collins each scored 17 points as the South Florida Bulls (22-13), seeded #12, knocked off the #5-seeded Temple Owls (24-8) 58-44. The Bulls will get Ohio U. on Sunday. USF is the only remaining survivor from the First Four still in the tournament.
At Omaha, Nebraska:
In the first of two games at the CenturyLink Center, Lewis Jackson converted two free throws as 10th-seeded Purdue (22-12) came back from down eleven points to overtake seventh-seeded St. Mary's (27-6) 72-69. Terone Johnson scored 21 points for the Boilermakers while Rob Jones scored 23 (while grabbing 14 rebounds) for the Gaels.
In the nightcap, a 16-point, 13-rebound night from Thomas Robinson helped guide second-seeded Kansas (28-6) to a 65-50 win over #15-seeded Detroit (22-14), setting up a Sunday match-up with Purdue.
At Columbus, Ohio:
In the first of two games to take place at Nationwide Arena, the #11-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack (23-12), helped by the 22-point performance from Richard Howell, defeated the #6-seeded San Diego State Aztecs (26-8) 79-65. Lorenzo Brown added 17 points, C. J. Leslie 15, and Scott Wood 10 to the NC State coffers. Jamaal Franklin scored 23 points for the Aztecs.
In the second contest, Jason Clark scored 21 points while Otto Porter added 16 as the third-seeded Georgetown Hoyas (24-8) defeated the 14th-seeded Belmont Bruins (27-8) 74-59.
The Hoyas will take on North Carolina State on Sunday.
At Greensboro, North Carolina:
In the first of two contests as the Greensboro Coliseum, Doug McDermott scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as #8-seeded Creighton (29-5) erased an eleven-point deficit and nosed out #9-seeded Alabama (21-12) 58-57. It was the Blue Jays' first NCAA tourney win in ten years.
In the second contest, top-seeded North Carolina dominated the sixteenth-seeded Vermont Catamounts 77-58. Tyler Zeller scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Tar Heels, who will face Creighton on Sunday.
At Nashville, Tennessee:
In the opening contest at Bridgestone Arena, D. J. Cooper scored 21 points as the #13-seeded Ohio Bobcats (28-7) knocked off the #4-seeded Michigan Wolverines (24-10) 65-60.
In the nightcap, Victor Rudd, Jr. and Anthony Collins each scored 17 points as the South Florida Bulls (22-13), seeded #12, knocked off the #5-seeded Temple Owls (24-8) 58-44. The Bulls will get Ohio U. on Sunday. USF is the only remaining survivor from the First Four still in the tournament.
At Omaha, Nebraska:
In the first of two games at the CenturyLink Center, Lewis Jackson converted two free throws as 10th-seeded Purdue (22-12) came back from down eleven points to overtake seventh-seeded St. Mary's (27-6) 72-69. Terone Johnson scored 21 points for the Boilermakers while Rob Jones scored 23 (while grabbing 14 rebounds) for the Gaels.
In the nightcap, a 16-point, 13-rebound night from Thomas Robinson helped guide second-seeded Kansas (28-6) to a 65-50 win over #15-seeded Detroit (22-14), setting up a Sunday match-up with Purdue.
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