Villanova simply couldn’t miss tonight. Hitting 18 3s which is the most ever in a final four game. Kansas hit the first shot of the game to go up 2-0 and then an Eric Paschall 3 would give Villanova the lead which they would never give up. Paschall was almost perfect tonight going 10-11 from the field scoring 24 points.
No. 3 University of Michigan advances past No. 11 Loyola University Chicago 69-57 to the NCAA Tournament Championship title game. Trailing by 7 ending the 1st, Michigan amped the game up by gaining a 19 point lead in the 2nd half of the match up. Loyola Chicago had a terrific season making it as far as the Final Four game,
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The Wolverines have a record of 32-7, 13-5 in conference. They’ve beaten Montana, Houston, and Texas A&M so far in March, and will face the cinderella team Loyola-Chicago tomorrow for a trip to the Final. First off, Loyola-Chicago is THE Cinderella team. They haven’t been in the tournament since 1963 and have never reached this far (obviously). They’ve had their
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The Ramblers of Loyola-Chicago came into this tournament with slim hopes of making it past the round of 64. Now, they’re one win away from making it to the final championship game. How you may ask, has an 11-seed team made it this far? Many will answer: ‘because of lucky three-pointers’ or ‘clutch buzzer-beaters’. While not wrong, there is an
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For the second time in three years the Villanova Wildcats have earned the right to play in the Final Four. Coach Jay Wright has taken his Wildcats and become a national powerhouse in a conference that many feel is not as strong as others. When Villanova made it past the first weekend two years ago and moved on to
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The Final 4 is among us. 4 teams have battled through tough opponents, buzzer beaters, and nonstop action the last month. On Saturday, Loyola- Chicago will take on Michigan and Kansas will take on Villanova, all looking to take one step closer to winning the National Championship. All 4 teams have a great chance to win, but this is why
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The atmosphere surrounding the UConn Mens team for the past two years has been flat. The team started the 2016-2017 season ranked #18 and full of hype. They proceeded to lose to Wagner and Northeastern at Gampel Pavillion to start the season 0-2. Injuries plagued the team the rest of the season and they finished with a losing record of
Read moreUtah was able to grind out a tough win over Western Kentucky, 69-64. The 1st quarter was mostly Western Kentucky, as the Hilltoppers jumped out to an 18-5 lead, thanks in part to 10 points by Justin Johnson. However, Utah was able to end the quarter on a 6-1 run, trailing 19-11 going into the 2nd quarter. Utah picked up
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Marvin Bagley III Deandre Ayton Michael Porter Jr. Luka Doncic Jaren Jackson Jr. Wendell Carter Mo Bamba Trae Young Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Robert Williams Miles Bridges Kevin Knox Mikal Bridges Collin Sexton Keita Bates-Diop Lonnie Walker Hamidou Diallo Zhaire Smith Gary Trent Jr. Dzanan Musa Khyri Thomas Anfernee Simmons Chandler Hutchinson Mitchell Robinson Trevon Duval Troy Brown Jerome Robinson De’Andre Hunter
Read moreThe 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four in San Antonio, Texas is now set. After a whirlwind of a tournament, we now have four teams that are ready to do battle like nothing seen since the Battle of the Alamo ended on March 6, 1836. The month and year, nearly 182 years ago to the day, when the Republic of
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