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collegesportsfanms · 12-11-2014, 12:26 PM

NCAA Tournament Kansas Region Third Round

A fairly boring region, as only 1 of the 4 games was decided by single digits. Therefore, by default it is the game of the pod.

(8) Penn St. vs. (1) Kansas -- The Jayhawks led 40-32 at the half, but Penn St. cut the lead to 1 early in the second half. The Nittany Lions could never get the lead though, as the Jayhawks shot 52.7% for the game. Despite a little bit of resistance, Kansas moves on to the Sweet Sixteen with an 89-81 win. Tim Frazier led Penn St. with 21 points, and the Jayhawks were led by Andrew Wiggins who had 16.

Other Pod Games

(12) Hawaii- 80, (13) GA Tech- 68 -- bbgunn is a happy man today as Hawaii's defense forced 16 GA Tech turnovers leading to a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Isaac Fotu led Hawaii with 16 points, but Christian Standhardinger had a double double with 15 points, 10 boards. The Yellow Jackets were led by Daniel Miller who had 15.

(3) Arkansas- 76, (6) Georgetown- 67 -- Free throws were the difference in this one, literally. Both teams made 23 shots from the field, 7 of those being three pointers. However, Arkansas was 23-27 from the line while the Hoyas were just 14-20 from the line, a 9 point difference just like the final score. Markel Starks led the Hoyas with 21 points and Arkansas was led by Rashad Madden who had 18 points.

(10) Michigan St.- 71, (15) Yale- 60 -- The Cinderella kids from Yale led by 1 at halftime, but Sparty turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to get the 11 point win. Michigan St. was led by Gary Harris who had 21 points and Yale was led by Justin Sears who had 19.

Don't sleep on the fact that we have 2 double digit seeds going to the Sweet Sixteen out of this region. These 2 double digit seeds are very, very good, but just didn't play up to their potential during the regular season. Here are the Regional Semifinal matchups for the Kansas Region.

(12) Hawaii vs. (1) Kansas- Either SI or bbgunn will not be happy to see the result of this game.

(10) Michigan St. vs. (3) Arkansas- This might be one of the few times where a lower seed is the favorite in Vegas, although only by a couple points.

12-11-2014, 12:26 PM	#403
collegesportsfanms Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2004	NCAA Tournament Kansas Region Third Round A fairly boring region, as only 1 of the 4 games was decided by single digits. Therefore, by default it is the game of the pod. (8) Penn St. vs. (1) Kansas -- The Jayhawks led 40-32 at the half, but Penn St. cut the lead to 1 early in the second half. The Nittany Lions could never get the lead though, as the Jayhawks shot 52.7% for the game. Despite a little bit of resistance, Kansas moves on to the Sweet Sixteen with an 89-81 win. Tim Frazier led Penn St. with 21 points, and the Jayhawks were led by Andrew Wiggins who had 16. Other Pod Games (12) Hawaii- 80, (13) GA Tech- 68 -- bbgunn is a happy man today as Hawaii's defense forced 16 GA Tech turnovers leading to a Sweet Sixteen appearance. Isaac Fotu led Hawaii with 16 points, but Christian Standhardinger had a double double with 15 points, 10 boards. The Yellow Jackets were led by Daniel Miller who had 15. (3) Arkansas- 76, (6) Georgetown- 67 -- Free throws were the difference in this one, literally. Both teams made 23 shots from the field, 7 of those being three pointers. However, Arkansas was 23-27 from the line while the Hoyas were just 14-20 from the line, a 9 point difference just like the final score. Markel Starks led the Hoyas with 21 points and Arkansas was led by Rashad Madden who had 18 points. (10) Michigan St.- 71, (15) Yale- 60 -- The Cinderella kids from Yale led by 1 at halftime, but Sparty turned up the defensive pressure in the second half to get the 11 point win. Michigan St. was led by Gary Harris who had 21 points and Yale was led by Justin Sears who had 19. Don't sleep on the fact that we have 2 double digit seeds going to the Sweet Sixteen out of this region. These 2 double digit seeds are very, very good, but just didn't play up to their potential during the regular season. Here are the Regional Semifinal matchups for the Kansas Region. (12) Hawaii vs. (1) Kansas- Either SI or bbgunn will not be happy to see the result of this game. (10) Michigan St. vs. (3) Arkansas- This might be one of the few times where a lower seed is the favorite in Vegas, although only by a couple points.