At Atlanta:
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 19 points while Anthony Davis scored 18 (and grabbed 11 rebounds) as top-seeded Kentucky (36-2), who led by 22 at halftime, coasted to an 82-70 victory over third-seeded Baylor (30-8) to win the final of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's South Regional at the Georgia Dome, despite 22 points from the Bears' Quincy Acy. The Wildcats head now to their fifteenth Final Four and will face Louisville in a national semifinal contest this Saturday in New Orleans.
Showing posts with label 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (South Region). Show all posts
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
NCAA South: Kentucky Avenges Loss To Hoosiers, Will Get Baylor (Who Held Off Game Musketeers) In Regional Final
The semifinal round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's South Regional took place with two Friday contests at Atlanta's Georgia Dome.
In the opener, Quincy Acy scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as third-seeded Baylor (30-7) raced out to a big early lead, then held on to defeat stubborn tenth-ranked Xavier (23-13) 75-70 to reach their second Elite Eight in three years.
In the nightcap, Michael Kidd-Gichrist scored 24 points (while grabbing 12 rebounds) and Doron Lamb added 21 as the Kentucky Wildcats (35-2), with five players in double-figures, avenged their defeat from early December to Indiana, beating the fourth-seeded Hoosiers (27-9) 102-90. The top-seeded Wildcats will battle Baylor on Sunday for a berth in the Final Four.
In the opener, Quincy Acy scored 20 points and pulled down 15 rebounds as third-seeded Baylor (30-7) raced out to a big early lead, then held on to defeat stubborn tenth-ranked Xavier (23-13) 75-70 to reach their second Elite Eight in three years.
In the nightcap, Michael Kidd-Gichrist scored 24 points (while grabbing 12 rebounds) and Doron Lamb added 21 as the Kentucky Wildcats (35-2), with five players in double-figures, avenged their defeat from early December to Indiana, beating the fourth-seeded Hoosiers (27-9) 102-90. The top-seeded Wildcats will battle Baylor on Sunday for a berth in the Final Four.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
NCAA South: Musketeers Advance To Sweet Sixteen, Get Shot At Baylor
At Greensboro, North Carolina:
At Greensboro Coliseum, in the lone Sunday NCAA South Regional contest, Kenny Frease scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the tenth-seeded Xavier Musketeers (22-12) defeated the fifteenth-seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks (27-7) 70-58.
At Greensboro Coliseum, in the lone Sunday NCAA South Regional contest, Kenny Frease scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the tenth-seeded Xavier Musketeers (22-12) defeated the fifteenth-seeded Lehigh Mountain Hawks (27-7) 70-58.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
NCAA South: Kentucky, Indiana, Baylor Advance To Sweet Sixteen; No Return To Final Four For VCU
Three games were played on Saturday as play in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's South Region continued.
At Louisville, Kentucky:
At the KFC Yum! Center, Marquis Teague scored a career-high 24 points as the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (34-2) used a 20-2 run to finish off eight-seeded Iowa State (23-11) 87-71.
At Portland, Oregon:
At the Rose Garden, Will Sheehey made a fifteen-foot shot from the baseline with 12.7 seconds remaining as fourth-seeded Indiana (27-8) nosed out twelfth-seeded Virginia Commonwealth (29-7) 63-61. Christian Watford and Cody Zeller (to go with his 13 rebounds) each scored 16 points for the Hoosiers, who reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in ten years. Indiana will next face Kentucky at Atlanta.
At Albuquerque, New Mexico:
At The Pit, Brady Heslip scored 27 points (making 9 of 12 three-point shots) as third-seeded Baylor (29-7) defeated #11-seeded Colorado (24-12) 80-63.
At Louisville, Kentucky:
At the KFC Yum! Center, Marquis Teague scored a career-high 24 points as the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (34-2) used a 20-2 run to finish off eight-seeded Iowa State (23-11) 87-71.
At Portland, Oregon:
At the Rose Garden, Will Sheehey made a fifteen-foot shot from the baseline with 12.7 seconds remaining as fourth-seeded Indiana (27-8) nosed out twelfth-seeded Virginia Commonwealth (29-7) 63-61. Christian Watford and Cody Zeller (to go with his 13 rebounds) each scored 16 points for the Hoosiers, who reach the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in ten years. Indiana will next face Kentucky at Atlanta.
At Albuquerque, New Mexico:
At The Pit, Brady Heslip scored 27 points (making 9 of 12 three-point shots) as third-seeded Baylor (29-7) defeated #11-seeded Colorado (24-12) 80-63.
Friday, March 16, 2012
NCAA South: Lehigh Mountain Hawks Stun #2-Seeded Duke; Musketeers Take Tight One From Fighting Irish
Action from the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's South Regional continued on Friday with two games, both at the Greensboro (North Carolina) Coliseum.
In the opener, C. J. McCollum scored 30 points as #15-seeded Lehigh (27-7) shocked the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils (27-7) 75-70. It marked only the second time that a fifteenth-seeded team defeated a #2 seed---the second time it happened on Friday. It was the Mountain Hawks' first NCAA Tournament win.
In the nightcap, Tu Holloway (who scored the go-ahead basket with 21.3 seconds remaining) scored 25 points as #10-seeded Xavier (22-12) defeated #7-seeded Notre Dame (22-12) 67-63 for the right to take on Lehigh this coming Sunday.
In the opener, C. J. McCollum scored 30 points as #15-seeded Lehigh (27-7) shocked the second-seeded Duke Blue Devils (27-7) 75-70. It marked only the second time that a fifteenth-seeded team defeated a #2 seed---the second time it happened on Friday. It was the Mountain Hawks' first NCAA Tournament win.
In the nightcap, Tu Holloway (who scored the go-ahead basket with 21.3 seconds remaining) scored 25 points as #10-seeded Xavier (22-12) defeated #7-seeded Notre Dame (22-12) 67-63 for the right to take on Lehigh this coming Sunday.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
NCAA South: Wildcats (Kentucky, That Is) Conquer Hilltoppers; VCU Tops Shockers; UConn Detroned; Colorado, Baylor, Indiana Advance As Well
Six games were played on Thursday as South Regional action in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament commenced.
At Louisville, Kentucky:
In the first of two games at the KFC Yum! Center, Terrence Jones scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (33-2) took care of the #16-seeded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (16-19).
In the nightcap, Chris Allen scored 20 points as the eighth-seeded Iowa State Cyclones (23-10), with four players in double-figures ended Connecticut's one-year reign as national champions with a 77-64 win over the ninth-seeded Huskies for the right to face top-seeded (both region and overall) Kentucky on Saturday.
At Portland, Oregon:
In the first of two Rose Garden contests, Bradford Burgess, who scored 16 points, hit a three-pointer with 93 seconds remaining as the 12th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth Rams (29-6) defeated the #5-seeded Wichita State Shockers (26-6) 62-59.
In the nightcap, Jordan Hulls scored 22 points as the fourth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers (26-8) set up a Saturday showdown with VCU with a 79-66 win over the #13-seeded New Mexico State Aggies (26-10).
At Albuquerque, New Mexico:
In the first of two games contested at The Pit, Pierre Jackson scored 18 points while Brady Heslip added 17 as the third-seeded Baylor Bears (27-7) held off the fourteenth-seeded South Dakota State Jackrabbits (27-7) 68-60.
In the nightcap, Askia Booker scored 16 points while Andre Roberson added 12 (to go with his 16 rebounds) as the #11-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (24-11) outlasted the #6-seeded UNLV Runnin' Rebels (26-9) 68-64 to set up a Saturday encounter with Baylor.
At Louisville, Kentucky:
In the first of two games at the KFC Yum! Center, Terrence Jones scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (33-2) took care of the #16-seeded Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (16-19).
In the nightcap, Chris Allen scored 20 points as the eighth-seeded Iowa State Cyclones (23-10), with four players in double-figures ended Connecticut's one-year reign as national champions with a 77-64 win over the ninth-seeded Huskies for the right to face top-seeded (both region and overall) Kentucky on Saturday.
At Portland, Oregon:
In the first of two Rose Garden contests, Bradford Burgess, who scored 16 points, hit a three-pointer with 93 seconds remaining as the 12th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth Rams (29-6) defeated the #5-seeded Wichita State Shockers (26-6) 62-59.
In the nightcap, Jordan Hulls scored 22 points as the fourth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers (26-8) set up a Saturday showdown with VCU with a 79-66 win over the #13-seeded New Mexico State Aggies (26-10).
At Albuquerque, New Mexico:
In the first of two games contested at The Pit, Pierre Jackson scored 18 points while Brady Heslip added 17 as the third-seeded Baylor Bears (27-7) held off the fourteenth-seeded South Dakota State Jackrabbits (27-7) 68-60.
In the nightcap, Askia Booker scored 16 points while Andre Roberson added 12 (to go with his 16 rebounds) as the #11-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (24-11) outlasted the #6-seeded UNLV Runnin' Rebels (26-9) 68-64 to set up a Saturday encounter with Baylor.
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