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Big East Finals
Syracuse vs Villanova: There was never any doubt. Richard Jankowski scored 14 and registered nine boards, leading five Orangemen in double figures for a 75-66 win, and their first Big East championship. Alonzo Davies also scored 14, while the backcourt of Franklin Lampley and Michael Jackson scored 13 each (to have a name like Michael Jackson in 1984...). Geoffrey Williams scored 17 with 8 boards for Villanova, while Donn Smith had 14. Demetrius Green, who was expected to be a barometer of Villanova play in this game, was. He scored just five points on 2-5 shooting, and fouled out.
Big East Championship: Syracuse 75, Villanova 66
Selection Show: Syracuse might have been underseeded, getting the 9 in the West. They will face Cal (18-10). Arizona State (24-4) got the top seed in the West. Villanova got the 10-seed in the South, where they'll face 21-9 Baylor. If they win, Oregon likely looms. Western Kentucky is the top seed in the south (and in the entire bracket).
#1 seeds
West: Arizona State
Midwest: UNC
South: Western Kentucky
East: TN Tech
Picks:
East: 1) TN Tech over 3) Southern Cal (Darkhorse: #5 Penn)
South: 1) Western Kentucky over 3) NC State (Darkhorse: #6 BYU)
Midwest: 3) Washington over 1) North Carolina (Darkhorse: #7 UTEP)
West: 2) Stanford over 4) East TN State (Darkhorse: #3 Nebraska)
NIT: Providence is the two-seed in the NIT South, while St. John's is in as the #3 seed. Kind of frustrating they are in the same region, but that's how it shook out. Providence will face Michigan State, while St. John's gets San Francisco. The 4-5 game in that very region? Kentucky-Duke.
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