CBI Second Round
(1) UMass- 82, (17) Texas A&M- 65 -- UMass won 2 key statistics, rebounding and turnovers. They outrebounded A&M 35-24 and only committed 8 turnovers to A&M's 14. They were led in scoring by Chaz Williams who had 22. Jamal Jones led Texas A&M with 14 points.
(9) Dayton- 72, (8) Stanford- 63 -- Another game that statistically was pretty even, but Dayton just made a few more shots down the stretch. Jordan Sibert had 22 points for Dayton, while Stanford had 2 with 13 points. Josh Heustis had 13 points, 11 boards, and Dwight Powell had 13 and 9.
(4) Temple- 82, (20) Mercer- 71 -- 16 second chance points did Mercer in, as Temple advances to the Quarterfinals. They had 4 in double digits, with Will Cummings having 21. For Mercer, they were led by Langston Hall and his 20 points.
(5) Nebraska- 78, (21) N.C. State- 59 -- Nebraska pulled away in the second half thanks to a 14-1 run. They were led in scoring by Shavon Shields who had 18 points, 11 boards. N.C. State once again was led by T.J. Warren who had 16 points.
(22) Butler- 91, (6) Stephen F. Austin- 60 -- This game was over from the start, as Butler shot 58.3% from the field and were completely unstoppable, outrebounding SFA 38-18. Kellen Dunham had 21 and Khyle Marshall had 20 to lead Butler, while SFA was led by Nikola Gajic who had 16.
(14) St. Louis- 59, (3) Boise St.- 56 -- Despite turning the ball over 15 times, the Billikens found a way to win late. They had 3 tied in scoring, as Jordair Jett, Dwayne Evans, and Rob Loe all had 11. Boise St. was led by Derrick Marks who had 17.
(7) Mid. Tenn.- 65, (10) Fordham- 59 -- Fordham led at halftime but couldn't hang on, being outscored 34-23 in the second half. Kerry Hammonds II had 19 for Mid. Tenn., while Fordham was led by Jon Severe who had 15.
(2) UNLV- 67, (15) Akron- 58 -- UNLV had 10 blocks in the game, blocking away any chance of an Akron comeback. Get it? Thought it was pretty clever myself.
Khem Birch had 5 of those blocks, he also had 14 points and 5 boards. Akron was led by Demetrius Treadwell with 12.
Here are the matchups for the CBI Quarterfinals:
(9) Dayton @ (1) UMass
(5) Nebraska @ (4) Temple
(22) Butler @ (14) St. Louis
(7) Mid. Tenn. @ (2) UNLV