At this time of year it is easy to fall in love with a team because you see them so often. The opposite happened with me and Virginia though. Seeing them more only confirmed my theories about their limitations.
The Cyclones were among the group of highly seeded teams that let their opponents linger for much longer than expected. This was a game for the first half but in the second half Iowa State pulled away posting some impressive offensive numbers including: 93 points and 64% shooting from the field for the game.
If you read my preview of Coastal Carolina vs. Virginia, or any Virginia game really, you know I am not a big fan of the Cavs. The final score from their opener against the Chanticleers is more flattering than the game which was in doubt until the final 6 or 7 minutes despite the discrepancy in the seeding.
The Huskies needed overtime to dispatch St. Joe’s out of the A10 on Thursday.
The Spartans are an early favourite to represent the East Region despite being just a #4 seed.
The Bearcats have had a great season but I think it is fair to say they peaked a little too early.
The Villanova Wildcats have drawn a No. 2 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, and their first opponent of the March Madness postseason will be the 15th-seeded Milwaukee Panthers out of Wisconsin.
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Michigan scored an upset in the Sweet 16 in their OT win over Kansas and while they have one of the best backcourts in the nation their frontcourt stepped up big in their last game.
The East Region championship game is an all Big East affair where Syracuse will take on Marquette and the winner will advance to the Final 4. When these 2 teams met in conference play this season Marquette was at home and beat Syracuse 76-71.
The last time Indiana won the National Championship they beat Syracuse in the 1987 title game. Both of these teams in the Sweet 16 East Region match up had blowout wins in their Big Dance openers, but each was tested in their last game.
Marquette has played 2 close games to advance to the Sweet 16 only winning those games by a combined 3 points. After an easy win in their first Big Dance game the Hurricanes struggled on offense in their last win only winning by 4 points.
Illinois did not end the season well losing 3 of their last 4 games, but they beat Colorado in their opening Big Dance game. NCAAB lines have Miami as 7.5-point favorites with a total of 128.5.
Indiana had no problem winning their opening round game in the Big Dance and to advance to the Sweet 16 they will need to beat a Temple team that is coming off a great win over NC State.
The No. 3 Marquette Golden Eagles barely avoided being on the wrong end of a Cinderella story Thursday night. They survived a close Round 2 contest, and now they’ll have to face a former Cinderella in the No. 6 Butler Bulldogs.
The No. 10 Colorado Buffaloes and the No. 7 Fighting Illini are set to face off Friday, March 22 in a second round matchup in the East Region. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:40 PM ET, and it can be viewed on TNT.
