![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brandon Miller, showing no signs of the reported groin strain that apparently slowed him the opening round vs. Much like Houston, Alabama seems to be back in favor with the talking heads after taking care of Maryland without much difficulty in the second round. And no Oscar Tshiebwe to worry about on Thursday for Jerome Tang’s Cats.Īlabama is listed as the largest favorite to win in the Sweet 16 round. There's a good reason to talk about the Izzo factor, but remember that only once (2000) has an Izzo team run the table in the Dance.at some point, the Spartans almost always lose. Much also to be made of MSU PG Tyson Walker returning to his hometown this weekend. Marquette, and just because Izzo found a way to fluster Kolek doesn’t mean he can do the same to Cats PG Markquis Nowell, who might be on his way to tourney MOP if K-State keeps winning. In the other matchup at MSG, head coach Tom Izzo and Sparty hit Broadway in the opening act on Thursday, and there is going to be a surge of Izzo talk this week, the type we have often heard in March for years, after the Spartan defense took Marquette facilitator deluxe Tyler Kolek out of the second-round game in a mild upset of Shaka Smart’s Golden Eagles. But before jumping aboard the MSU bandwagon, keep in mind that Sparty only shot 2 of 16 beyond the arc vs. Keep in mind "unders" stood 32-16 thru the sub regionals. This one likely stay lower-scoring as did both Vols games last weekend, but we’ll see if Johnell Davis and friends can generate enough points for FAU, which has only won 33 games already this season. So far UT hasn’t missed PG Zakai Zeigler as much as we thought, but much of that based on the Duke effort.in the 13 preceding games, UT had covered just four of those, and not sure of F Olivier Nkamhoua pulling another 27-point effort out of his late as against Duke. Rick Barnes’ defense-tough Volts, who slowed down Duke in the second round and completely shut off the inside for the Blue Devils’ young bigs. Not sure Dusty May’s up-tempo preference will work vs. Instead, however, we get the Boca Raton Owls in what is likely their last official act as a member of C-USA before transferring to the American next term. FAU a second-round win over FSU would have been expected before an in-state Sweet 16 showdown vs UT (albeit at Madison Square Garden), maybe the most-hyped Tigers-Vols game since the 207-08 season, when UT dealt John Calipari’s Tigers their only loss before the final game vs. What could have been in the Sweet 16 had Memphis not stubbed its toe in the opener vs. Kansas State is one of two Big 12 teams left remaining in the NCAA Tournament. ![]()
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