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NCAA Tournament- Louisville Region Second Round, Part 1
This write-up focuses on the top half of the Louisville Region, so with this pod of 4 games, let's get to the Game of the Pod.
(9) St. Johns vs. (8) Virginia -- St. Johns started out early, jumping to an 13-4 lead, with D'Angelo Harrison and Rysheed Jordan scoring 11 of those 13 early points. Virginia then went on a 9-0 run to tie the game at 13, and the game stayed close for a while until St. Johns stretched it out again to 29-19. The first half would end with St. Johns leading 42-37. In the second half, both teams remembered how to play defense as the points came tougher, but St. Johns maintained their lead throughout. Harrison sealed the deal with 2 free throws, giving St. Johns a 65-60 lead with 3 seconds left, and a Joe Harris three pointer at the buzzer wasn't enough as St. Johns won 65-63. Harrison ended up with 16 points for the game to lead all scorers. Virginia was led by Malcolm Brogdon who also had 16.
Other Pod Games
(1) Louisville- 79, (16) Sam Houston- 56 -- Luke Hancock lead Louisville with 19 points, but Montrezl Harrell had 18 points and 20 rebounds, wow! Sam Houston was led by Jabari Peters who had 11.
(12) Green Bay- 71, (5) Duke- 61 -- The Phoenix held Duke to just 34.6% shooting in pulling the upset, and were led in scoring by Keifer Sykes and Alec Brown, who both had 15. Jabari Parker had a double double for Duke, scoring 13 points and grabbing 11 boards.
(4) Wichita St.- 73, (13) Southern Miss- 63 -- Neither team shot the ball particularly well this game, as the Shockers shot just 36% but held Southern Miss to 32.1% shooting. Cleanthony Early led Wichita St. with 17 points and 11 boards, and Fred VanVleet had a nice game with 11 points, 7 boards, and 6 assists. Michael Craig led Southern Miss with 11 points, 10 boards.
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