Great Tournament So Far
Do you know what time it is?
No, I’m not talking about this ridiculous Daylight Saving Time (where’s
my hour?). It’s tourney time. Yay!
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is officially underway and millions
of people are watching basketball during the day while they are supposed to be
working. Shhhhhh.
No big surprises when it comes to the four #1 seeds: Villanova,
North Carolina, Kansas, and Gonzaga. What
is surprising is that Villanova did not reach the Sweet 16 this year. Last year, they played North Carolina in the
championship game, which was epic. Villanova
won with a 3-point shot that went in at the buzzer. #8 Wisconsin defeated Villanova today in the
second round, 65-62. Kansas hasn’t made
it to a Final Four since 2012. Gonzaga
has never made it to the Final Four, so they are especially motivated to have a
good tournament.
The whole point of watching the NCAA Tournament is to see
the upsets. There were no shortage of
those in the first round. As predicted
before the tournament started, #12 Middle Tennessee State upset #5 Minnesota by
winning 81-72. Another Big 10 team made
an early exit when #6 Maryland lost to #11 Xavier, 76-65. #11 USC, who overcame a 17-point deficit
against Providence to get into the tournament, defeated #6 SMU, 66-65. #11 Rhode Island opened the tournament with an
84-72 win over #6 Creighton. Another
heavily-anticipated first-round matchup was an all-Florida affair. #3 Florida State took on #14 Florida Gulf
Coast in a game that took place in Orlando.
Although Florida State secured the victory, 86-80, Florida Gulf Coast
gave them all they could handle.
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