Whether it was nifty moves near the basket or a jumper that fell right all night, Perry Ellis was determined to do whatever he could to push Kansas a little bit deeper in the NCAA Tournament. And thanks to teammates who followed the senior forward’s cool lead, the Jayhawks are one step closer to the Final Four.
Jordan Woodard scored 22 points and Buddy Hield had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead the second-seeded Oklahoma Sooners to a 77-63 romp over third-seeded and cold-shooting Texas A&M in the NCAA West Regional on Thursday.
Ryan Arcidiacono and Kris Jenkins each scored 21 points, and No. 2 seed Villanova never trailed in routing third-seeded Miami 92-69 Thursday night in the South Region semifinal of the NCAA Tournament.
Review-Journal reporter Matt Youmans offers a capsule look at Friday’s four games in the NCAA Tournament, with a prediction for each game.
The NCAA Tournament continues today with the Sweet 16. Here’s everything you need to know to watch today’s games.
It appears UNLV is in the process of offering Lon Kruger-type money to its leading candidate, Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin. Problem: It’s not Lon Kruger.
A majority of bettors are banking on Oregon being better than Duke, and Dana Altman getting the better of Mike Krzyzewski, in an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 matchup Thursday. Around 65 percent of the spread wagers are on the Ducks as 3-point favorites.
Should Duke’s Chase Jeter make any impact against Oregon on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16, he probably will do so in less than 10 minutes, given he averaged just 7.9 this season while playing in 31 of 35 games. He went scoreless in 14 of them.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill, Kelly Stewart and Matt Youmans compete with handicappers Doug Fitz and Ken Thomson in a contest covering NCAA Tournament games Thursday and Friday.
Prop bets posted at the Westgate sports book for NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games Thursday and Friday.
