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NCAA Tournament- Louisville Region Second Round, Part 2
And now we go to the bottom half of the Louisville Region, and the game of this pod.
(10) Pitt vs. (7) LSU -- This game featured 11 lead changes and 8 ties, truly an Instant Classic. No team led by more than 5 points in the first half, as Pitt took a 34-29 lead into the locker room. LSU would respond by scoring the first 6 points in the second half, and the game stayed nip an tuck throughout. LSU built an 8 point lead late on a thunderous dunk by Johnny O'Bryant, but Pitt would refuse to surrender, getting it back down to 2 thanks to a couple of three pointers from Lamar Patterson, but with 4 seconds to go and Pitt down 3, Patterson missed a game tying trey, and LSU would seal the deal with a free throw from O' Bryant, as The Tigers hold on to a 67-63 win. O'Bryant had 17 points and 12 boards to lead LSU, while Pitt was led by Talib Zanna who had 18 points.
Other Pod Games
(6) Utah- 73, (11) Xavier- 64 -- Brandon Taylor had 16 points to lead Utah, while Dee Davis had 16 for Xavier.
(14) Georgia St.- 65, (3) Florida- 61 -- The Panthers pulled the upset by holding Florida to just 17 first half points. R.J. Hunter led Georgia St with 17 points while Florida was led by Dorian Finney-Smith who had 12 points, 6 boards, and 5 assists.
(2) Iowa- 66, (15) E. Kentucky- 62 -- Despite 30 points from Glenn Cosey, the Colonels fell short of the upset, as they were outrebounded 41-25. Iowa was led by Roy Devyn Marble and his 16 points.
Well there were some exciting games in the bottom half of the Louisville Region, but here are the Third Round pairings:
(9) St. Johns vs. (1) Louisville
(12) Green Bay vs. (4) Wichita St.
(14) Georgia St. vs. (6) Utah
(7) LSU vs. (2) Iowa
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