The semifinal round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's West Regional took place on Thursday with both contests taking place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Game #1:
Muhammadali Abdur-Rahkman scored 24 points while Moritz Wagner added 21 as the third-seeded Michigan Wolverines (31-7) demolished the seventh-seeded Texas A & M Aggies (22-13) 99-72.
Tyler Davis topped A and M with 24 points while grabbing eight rebounds.
Game #2:
Terance Mann scored 18 points as the ninth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (23-11) knocked off the fourth-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (32-5) 75-60.
On Saturday (5:49 PM Pacific Time, TBS), Michigan and Florida State will battle in the West Regional Final with the winner heading to San Antonio and the Final Four.
Showing posts with label 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (West Regional). Show all posts
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
Monday, March 19, 2018
NCAA West: Aggies (Who Bounce Defening Champs Tar Heels), 'Noles Advance
Two games were played on Sunday as the quarterfinal round of the West Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament concluded.
At Charlotte, North Carolina (Spectrum Center):
T.J. Starks scored 21 points as the seventh-seeded Texas A & M Aggies (22-12) manhandled the second-seeded-----and defending national champions----North Carolina Tar Heels (26-11) 86-65.
Joel Berry II paced Carolina with 21 points.
At Nashville, Tennessee (Bridgestone Arena):
Braian Angola scored 16 points as the ninth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (22-11) erased a 12-point second-half deficit and upended the top-seeded Xavier Musketeers (29-6) 75-70.
At Charlotte, North Carolina (Spectrum Center):
T.J. Starks scored 21 points as the seventh-seeded Texas A & M Aggies (22-12) manhandled the second-seeded-----and defending national champions----North Carolina Tar Heels (26-11) 86-65.
Joel Berry II paced Carolina with 21 points.
At Nashville, Tennessee (Bridgestone Arena):
Braian Angola scored 16 points as the ninth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (22-11) erased a 12-point second-half deficit and upended the top-seeded Xavier Musketeers (29-6) 75-70.
Saturday, March 17, 2018
NCAA West: Zags, Wolverines Punch Tickets For Sweet Sixteen
Two Saturday games are set to open the quarterfinal round of the West Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
At Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena):
Zach Novell scored 28 points and Rui Hachiruma came off the bench to add 25 as the fourth-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (32-4) downed the fifth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (25-9) 90-84.
Keita Bates-Diop led the Bucks with 28 points.
At Wichita, Kansas (Intrust Bank Arena):
Jordan Poole scored three of his eight points on the winning basket as time expire to lift the third-seeded Michigan Wolverines (30-7) to a thrilling 63-62 win over the sixth-seeded Houston Cougars (27-8) in a contest in which neither team led by more than six points throughout.
Muhammadali Abdur-Rahkman and Moritz Wagner each scored 12 points to pace the Wolverines.
Rob Gray topped the Cougars with 23 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
At Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena):
Zach Novell scored 28 points and Rui Hachiruma came off the bench to add 25 as the fourth-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (32-4) downed the fifth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (25-9) 90-84.
Keita Bates-Diop led the Bucks with 28 points.
At Wichita, Kansas (Intrust Bank Arena):
Jordan Poole scored three of his eight points on the winning basket as time expire to lift the third-seeded Michigan Wolverines (30-7) to a thrilling 63-62 win over the sixth-seeded Houston Cougars (27-8) in a contest in which neither team led by more than six points throughout.
Muhammadali Abdur-Rahkman and Moritz Wagner each scored 12 points to pace the Wolverines.
Rob Gray topped the Cougars with 23 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
Friday, March 16, 2018
NCAA West: Aggies, Tar Heels, Musketeers, 'Noles Advance
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Round of 64 continued on Friday with sixteen games, four of them in the West Regional.
At Charlotte, North Carolina (Spectrum Center):
Game # 1:
Admon Gilder scored 18 points as the Texas A and M Aggies (21-12), seeded seventh, held off the tenth-seeded Providence Frairs (21-14) 73-69.
Rodney Bullock scored 22 points to pace the Friars, while Alpha Diallo added 21 to the Providence coffers.
Game #2:
Kenny Williams scored 18 points as the second-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (26-10) defeated fifteenth-seeded Lipscomb (23-10) 84-66, spoiling the Bisons' NCAA Tourney debut (the Nashville-based school provided the tournament's lone debutantes).
At Nashville, Tennessee (Bridgestone Arena):
Game #1:
J.P. Macura scored 29 points while Trevon Bluiett added 26 and Kerem Kanter 24 as the top-seeded Xavier Musketeers (29-5) overpowered the sixteenth-seeded Texas Southern Tigers (16-20) 102-83.
Demontrae Jefferson paced the Tigers with 20 points.
Game #2:
Mfiondu Kabengele scored 14 points as the ninth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (21-11) used a balanced attack to defeat the eighth-seeded Missouri Tigers (20-13) 67-54.
At Charlotte, North Carolina (Spectrum Center):
Game # 1:
Admon Gilder scored 18 points as the Texas A and M Aggies (21-12), seeded seventh, held off the tenth-seeded Providence Frairs (21-14) 73-69.
Rodney Bullock scored 22 points to pace the Friars, while Alpha Diallo added 21 to the Providence coffers.
Game #2:
Kenny Williams scored 18 points as the second-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (26-10) defeated fifteenth-seeded Lipscomb (23-10) 84-66, spoiling the Bisons' NCAA Tourney debut (the Nashville-based school provided the tournament's lone debutantes).
At Nashville, Tennessee (Bridgestone Arena):
Game #1:
J.P. Macura scored 29 points while Trevon Bluiett added 26 and Kerem Kanter 24 as the top-seeded Xavier Musketeers (29-5) overpowered the sixteenth-seeded Texas Southern Tigers (16-20) 102-83.
Demontrae Jefferson paced the Tigers with 20 points.
Game #2:
Mfiondu Kabengele scored 14 points as the ninth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (21-11) used a balanced attack to defeat the eighth-seeded Missouri Tigers (20-13) 67-54.
Thursday, March 15, 2018
NCAA West: Zags, Buckeyes, Cougars, Wolverines Advance
The first four games of the West Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were contested on Thursday.
At Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena):
Johnathan Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the fourth-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-4) held off the 13th-seeded UNC-Greensboro Spartans (27-8) 68-64 in the opening game from Boise.
In the second match, Keita Bates-Diop scored 24 points (while grabbing 12 rebounds), Kam Williams added 22, and C.J. Jackson 20 as the fifth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (25-8) held off the 12th-seeded South Dakota State Jackrabbits (28-7) 81-73.
Mike Daum led the Jackrabbits with 27 points.
At Wichita, Kansas (Intrust Bank Arena):
In the opener, Rob Gray, who scored 38 points (more than half of his team's total), scored the game winner with 1.1 seconds remaining as the sixth-seeded Houston Cougars (27-7) held off the 11th-seeded San Diego State Aztecs (22-11) 67-65.
#3 Michigan vs. #14 Montana, 6:50 PM (TBS)
In the nightcap, Charles Matthews scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the third-seeded Michigan Wolverines (29-7) held off the fourteenth-seeded Montana Grizzlies (26-8) 61-47.
At Boise, Idaho (Taco Bell Arena):
Johnathan Williams scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the fourth-seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-4) held off the 13th-seeded UNC-Greensboro Spartans (27-8) 68-64 in the opening game from Boise.
In the second match, Keita Bates-Diop scored 24 points (while grabbing 12 rebounds), Kam Williams added 22, and C.J. Jackson 20 as the fifth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (25-8) held off the 12th-seeded South Dakota State Jackrabbits (28-7) 81-73.
Mike Daum led the Jackrabbits with 27 points.
At Wichita, Kansas (Intrust Bank Arena):
In the opener, Rob Gray, who scored 38 points (more than half of his team's total), scored the game winner with 1.1 seconds remaining as the sixth-seeded Houston Cougars (27-7) held off the 11th-seeded San Diego State Aztecs (22-11) 67-65.
#3 Michigan vs. #14 Montana, 6:50 PM (TBS)
In the nightcap, Charles Matthews scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the third-seeded Michigan Wolverines (29-7) held off the fourteenth-seeded Montana Grizzlies (26-8) 61-47.
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