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The eighth-seeded Kentucky Wildcats will take on the second-seeded Michigan Wildcats in an Elite Eight showdown at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday with a ticket to the Final Four in North Texas on Sunday.
The eighth-seeded Kentucky Wildcats will take on the second-seeded Michigan Wildcats in an Elite Eight showdown at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday with a ticket to the Final Four in North Texas on Sunday.
The eighth-seeded Kentucky Wildcats will take on the fourth-seeded Louisville Cardinals in an instate rivalry game with a trip to the Midwest Region final on the line.
The 11th-seeded Tennessee Volunteers will take on the 2nd-seeded Michigan Wolverines at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday night in a Sweet 16 showdown.
The 11th-seeded Tennessee Volunteers will take on the sixth-seeded Massachusetts Minutemen at PNC Arena in Raleigh on Friday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The 16th-seeded Cal Poly Mustangs will look to play the role of David to the No. 1-seeded Wichita State Shockers’ Goliath when the teams face off in St. Louis Missouri in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
The 12th-seeded NC State Wolfpack will look to parlay their First Four win from Tuesday night with another on Thursday night when they take on the fifth-seeded Saint Louis Billikens at the Amway Center in Orlando.
The 15th-seeded Wofford Terriers and the second-seeded Michigan Wolverines will open Midwest Region play at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Thursday.
The 10th-seeded Arizona State Sun Devils and the seventh-seeded Texas Longhorns will tip off in Midwest Region play in the late game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
The 13th-seeded Manhattan Jaspers and the seventh-seeded Louisville Cardinals will tip off in Midwest Region play in the late game at the Amway Center in Orlando.
The 14th-seeded Mercer Bears and the third-seeded Duke Blue Devils will open day two action in the Midwest Region at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday.
The ninth-seeded Kansas State Wildcats and the eighth-seeded Kentucky Wildcats will tip off in Midwest Region play in the late game at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
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The No. 12 Oregon Ducks pulled a classic 12-5 upset in round 2, but now they’ll have to face a team that a lot of people have pegged to make a deep run far into the tournament. The St. Louis Billikens are ranked No. 4 in the Midwest Region, and their 20-point win over the New Mexico State Aggies was one of the more convincing wins Thursday.
NCAA Tourney – Midwest Bracket
No. 12 Oregon Ducks (27-8, 12-6 Pac-12) vs. No. 4 St. Louis Billikens (28-6, 13-3 A 10)
Saturday, March 23, 2013
7:10 PM ET
San Jose, CA
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ML: Oregon (155), St. Louis (-175)
OU: 123.5
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The Oregon Ducks entered the NCAA Tournament with something to prove. They believed—along with most of the general media—that they deserved to be a higher seed than the 12-spot they were given. They went into round 2 with a chip on their shoulder, and they emerged victorious against No. 5 Oklahoma State.
One of the reasons this team is ranked a 12 seed and not higher is that they lost a bit of momentum during the season when guard Dominic Artis went down with an injury.
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The team didn’t look the same without him, and while he was back on the court in time of the tournament, people questioned how good his conditioning and mechanics would be.
If Oregon proved anything against Oklahoma State, it’s that Artis is fine. The guard pushed the tempo all game long, and that’s something he’ll look to do again on Saturday.
Along with pushing the tempo, Oregon has the size and toughness to force turnovers on defense. They have a great tandem inside in Arsalan Kazemi and Tony Woods, and the two of them will create extra opportunities, leading to fast-break situations.
The St. Louis Billikens have size, but their bigs are more equipped to play on the perimeter than they are in the post. This is a dangerous way to live life in the tournament, but it’s also a great way to avoid the low-post presence of the Ducks. [ad-6571516]
One of the benefits of playing the bigs outside is that it opens up lanes for cutters and isolation sets. This team can get into the paint with its guards for that reason, and against an Oregon team that plays a lot of man-to-man, keeping Kazemi and Woods away from the basket will be the plan of attack.
Despite staying away from the paint on offense, St. Louis’ bigs won’t be afraid to use their size defensively. This group knows how to attack the ball, and when it comes down to it, their big guys will make Oregon’s offense—one that struggles from the outside—uncomfortable.
The Ducks were able to rattle the backcourt of Oklahoma State, but they’ll have trouble doing the same thing against the Billikens. St. Louis is projected to go deep into the tournament for a reason, and that reason is their precision and patience on offense.
If Oregon has trouble interrupting the flow of the Billikens’ ball movement, St. Louis should be moving on.
Prediction: St. Louis 69 – Oregon 60
The North Carolina A&T Aggies picked up a nice 73-72 win over Liberty in the Opening Round Game Tuesday in Dayton, but things will get a whole lot tougher for the Aggies on Thursday evening.
The No. 12 Oregon Ducks and the No. 5 Oklahoma State Cowboys both received a bit of bad news on Selection Sunday. Oregon was hoping for a seed higher than 12, while the Cowboys were hoping for an opponent more resembling a lower seed. Oregon’s placement is unfortunate for both teams, but it will create for one of the more exciting Round 2 matchups in the tournament.
While the Madness technically gets started Tuesday night now with the Opening Round (Play-In) games, the true start of the tournament is Thursday afternoon. The first game everyone will tune in to is Valparaiso and Michigan State in the Midwest Region.