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CIT Quarterfinals
(8) Illinois- 71, (16) Belmont- 70 -- A great effort by both teams tonight, but a couple missed baskets late cost Belmont. They were led by J.J Mann who had 16 points. Illinois got 16 points from Tracy Abrams, but IMO the player of the game was Rayvonte Rice, who had 8 points, 8 boards, and 7 assists.
(5) Washington- 81, (20) Miss. St.- 66 -- The upset kings ran out of luck, and the worst ranked team in this dynasty is now going home, as Washington shot better from the field to advance to the CIT semifinals. C.J. Wilcox led the way for the Huskies. He had 19, and was 1 of 5 Washington players in double figure scoring. For Miss. St., they were led by Trivante Bloodman and his 16 points.
(3) Toledo- 78, (6) S. Carolina- 76 (OT) -- 5 extra minutes were needed to decide a winner in this one, as both teams left it all out on the floor. A heartbreaking loss for Carolina, who had a chance to tie the game late but turned it over and couldn't catch a Toledo player in time to foul. Tough luck! 6 players combined for all but 6 of the Gamecock points. All 6 of those players were in double figures, led by Sindarius Thornwell with 15. Toledo had 4 players in double figures, led by Justin Drummond, who had 19. J.D. Weatherspoon added 18 and Julius Brown added 17.
(2) Washington St.- 53, (10) Wyoming- 37 -- Bad shooting was the key of this game, as if you were looking for a lot of offense you came to the wrong place. Wyoming shot just 34.8% from the field, 21.4% from behind the arc, and a ridiculous 28.6% from the line. That free throw percentage doesn't have a lot of sample to go off of though, as they only attempted 7 free throws. Overall it was a clean game with only 16 free throws total being shot. Only 2 double figure scorers the entire game. DaVonte Lacy led Washington St. with 12, and Larry Nance, Jr. led Wyoming with 10 points and 9 boards.
The CIT semifinals look like this:
(8) Illinois @ (5) Washington
(3) Toledo @ (2) Washington St.
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