Sweet 16
West Region
#4 Wisconsin defeats #1 UCLA 73-70. Avery Morris had 19 points, 7 rebounds in the win. Wisconsin was able to slow down the UCLA pace and limit Jamaal Quinn and Robert Lambert to a combined 24 points.
#2 Washington State continues to roll with a 78-68 victory over #3 Arizona. Sophomore SF Derrick Porter stepped up in this one with 27 points and 3 steals. Marcus Porter had 14 points and 5 assists, while Duane had 19 points. Arizona SF Dionte Giddens had 14 points and 7 assists in the loss. Demarcus Mills, junior PF for Arizona had 19 points before fouling out.
Midwest Region
#1 Kansas State defeats #12 Harvard 67-54. Solid perimeter defense from Kyler Lofton helped limit sharpshooting Yunglong Lee to 3-12 shooting. Eric Stockton had 18 points and 5 assists while Lofton lead all scorers with 22.
#7 Oregon continues their run with another upset, this time over #3 Virginia 64-59. Virginia played pretty solid defense in this one, but they could just not score enough to keep up Tray Patteway had 22 points for the Ducks.
South Region
#1 UNC looks like the best team in the tournament with a 85-62 victory over #4 Villanova. Isiah West and Zaire Oliver almost outscored Villanova themselves with 57 combined points. PJ Kane had 19 points and 8 assists in the loss.
#2 Duke ends #6 Butler 80-75 to set up a UNC vs Duke matchup to head to the final 4. Devunte Dawson led all scorers with 24 point while Macaleb Hughes chipped in 21 of his own.
East Region
#4 Xavier ends the Dayton run 82-81 on a last second shot from SG Ontario Bing. Bing has been the driving force for Xavier all season, and today was no different with 29 points from him. Bing hit a deep 3 from the logo no time remaining to win the game. Petey Winslow had 16 points, 9 rebounds in the loss.
#3 KU knocks off #7 San Diego State and Shane Dawkins to move to the Elite 8. Tyriq Cannon went off in this one for 30 points. Shane Dawkins did everything he could to keep up by putting up 26, but KU would win 77-69
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