Yesterday was the first day of the sweet 16 round and two of the one seeds have won to advance to the elite 8 on Saturday.
In the West, UCLA faced Cinderella Western Kentucky and opened up a big lead in the first half with stingy defense and forcing Western Kentucky into bad shots. They couldn't get anything to fall and were trailing by 20 at halftime.
It was a good run by a tough Western Kentucky team but their luck ran out against one of the nations elite. UCLA is a tough team to face due to their balance on both ends of the floor. UCLA will face Xavier who held off a late push by West Virginia and won their game in overtime giving them their 30th win this season, a school record, and advancing to the elite 8 round to take on UCLA.
In the East, UNC gave Washington State a taste of their own medicine. UNC held the Cougars to 21 first half points and led by 14 at halftime and once the second half started the Cougars didn't stand a chance for a comeback. UNC played tough defense and of course they are impossible to stop on the offensive side as UNC cruised to a 21 point victory and will face Louisville in the elite 8.
Yup, Louisville knocked out the Volunteers of Tennessee with their own style of stingy defence. So the story for the winners of the night was defense, and personally I think that's what it takes to be crowned the national champion of Men's College basketball.
UNC vs. Louisville should be a very, very close game. Both have been playing tough defense and that leads to points on the offensive side. I'm looking at this game being played in the 60s with the winning margin no more than 6 points. Of course I'm rooting for Carolina to win, but they will have to fight tough and not let what happened last year happen again this year.
Tonight the other four games of the sweet 16 take place in Detroit and Houston. In the South, it's Memphis taking of Michigan State and Texas vs. Stanford. And in the Midwest, Kansas taking on Villanova and Wisconsin and Davidson. Should be in store for some more great college basketball tonight and continued into the weekend on our way to deciding the Final Four.
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Four # 1's in the Final Four...never been done before...which is hard to believe. Should be a battle royale. Only the strongest will survive. Kansas disappointed me with that all too close game against Davidson. They're not giving me much confidence going in against UNC who really hasn't been challenged yet in the tournament (nor has Memphis or UCLA). Should be fun watching!
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