
TOURNAMENT UPDATE
ROUND 1 & 2
Round 1 didn't offer a tough of upsets but did create a few interesting stories to follow.
#10 Wisconsin for the 2nd year in a row upset a higher seed beating #6 Cincinnati but fell to #3 George Washington (77-71) meaning the Colonials are advancing to the Sweet 16.
#12 UAB upset #5 Arkansas (78-76) in the opening round but the Blazers came out flat in the 2nd round losing to #4 UConn (88-57)
#11 Temple beat A-10 conference rival #6 Rhode Island (85-77) but fell to #3 UCLA (96-63) in Round 2.
#10 Loyola MD upset #7 Syracuse and looks to be this year Cinderella story as they went on to beat #2 Lousiville (82-81) outscoring the Cardinals (43-35) in the 2nd half. The Greyhounds will advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history and face #3 UCLA.
#4 Kansas State won their opener and then defeated #5 Oklahoma (93-92) to secure a Sweet 16 matchup with #1 Notre Dame who cruised through their opening 2 rounds.
#6 Arizona beat #3 BYU (91-89) as P. Anrin puts up a double double with 29 points and 10 rebounds and S. Lovelace added 20 points.
The Wildcats will now have a rematch with BSU. The Broncos beat Arizona in their final non-conference game of the year (100-69) so I am sure Arizona will be looking for some revenge.
Here is a look at the Sweet 16 matchups.
#1 North Carolina vs #4 Tennesse
#3 George Washington vs #2 Texas A&M
#1 Michigan State vs #5 Texas
#2 Villanova vs #3 Duke
#1 Clemson vs #4 UConn
#3 UCLA vs #10 Loyola MD
#1 Notre Dame vs #4 Kansas State
#2 Boise State vs #6 Arizona
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