Posts Tagged ‘louisville’
Analysis: 2 Michigan State def. 1 Louisville
2 Michigan State 64
1 Louisville 52
Midwest Region final • Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
By Jim Reedy
– The Spartans just generally worked harder, taking control in the second half and gradually squeezing the life out of the Cardinals. No shame for Louisville in falling short of Friday’s record output of 103 points against Arizona, but 52 points on 38-percent shooting just wasn’t going to get it done against a Michigan State that got contributions from all over the court.
From the Wire: Sunday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
UConn freshman Kemba Walker had his best game of the year — Marc Gauthier, The Daily Campus
ALSO: The Huskies aren’t taking victory souvenirs just yet
Start salivating now: Tyler Hansbrough vs. Blake Griffin — Jesse Baumgartner, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: North Carolina‘s shooters are finding their strokes again
Michigan State‘s Raymar Morgan will play with a face mask against Louisville
– Cash Kruth, The State News
Louisville wants a Final Four berth after falling one step short last year
– Cash Kruth, The State News
Mike Anderson was proud Missouri went out “fighting, scratching and clawing“
– Lenny Goldman, The Maneater
Column: Arizona’s ouster ends last hope of underdog drama
By Michael Schwartz
They’ve played the role of David all season, but the Arizona Wildcats finally ran into a Goliath powerful enough to end their season in embarrassing fashion Friday night.
While the Wildcats packed a sling shot with three high-level players, the Louisville Cardinals brought waves of quality depth and an attacking full-court press that unraveled Arizona.
Really the Wildcats couldn’t have drawn a worse matchup than Louisville because of the pressure the Cardinals exerted on the Wildcats’ overmatched starters, causing fatigue while Louisville brings in a new wave of players.
From the Wire: Saturday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Raymar Morgan’s bruised face was evidence of Michigan State‘s battle against Kansas — Alex Altman, The State News
ALSO: The Spartans were calm at halftime despite trailing; Not “fragile” anymore; MSU hung in there
North Carolina was too much inside for the Zags — Jesse Baumgartner, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: The Tar Heels found it surprisingly easy
“You can’t do anything” when UNC plays like that, Gonzaga‘s Josh Heytvelt said — Steven Sandberg, The Gonzaga Bulletin
All season, it was clear Kansas would go only as far as Sherron Collins could carry them — Case Keefer, The University Daily Kansan
Blake Griffin had 30 and 14 as Oklahoma squeezed the Orange
– Daniel Martin, The Oklahoma Daily
Analysis: 1 Louisville def. 12 Arizona
1 Louisville 103
12 Arizona 64
Midwest Region semifinals • Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
By Jim Reedy
– In a Sweet Sixteen that featured an average margin of 16.1 points and only two games decided by single digits, Rick Pitino’s Cardinals were far and away the most dominant team. Attribute some of that to facing an opponent that received one of the final at-large bids and got here by beating a No. 13 seed in the second round. But mostly, credit Louisville for tearing the Wildcats apart, unblinking and unmerciful, over the course of 40 minutes.
From the Wire: Friday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
UConn‘s Craig Austrie came up big after slumping recently — Kevin Duffy, The Daily Campus
ALSO: A quick start helped the Huskies go from Sweet to Elite
Duke‘s big three — Gerald Henderson, Kyle Singler and Jon Scheyer — had no answers for Villanova
– Sabreena Merchant, The Duke Chronicle
ALSO: Lapsing in all phases of the game, the Blue Devils went out with a thud
Missouri sure knows how to make things exciting
– Lenny Goldman, The Maneater
Memphis, like Kansas, did well to make it this far after so much offseason turnover — Kelly Breckunitch, The University Daily Kansan
Pitt‘s Levance Fields lived up to his “Mr. Big Shot” nickname
– Michael Gladysz, The Pitt News
Wrap: Sunday’s second round
The annual sporting bacchanalia that is the opening days of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament produced surprisingly few actual upsets. Our Sweet Sixteen includes all of the top 12 seeds and 14 of the top 16, plus No. 5 seed Purdue and No. 12 Arizona. See how Sunday’s winners got there or catch up on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Midwest Region
1 Louisville def. 9 Siena
Analysis: 1 Louisville def. 9 Siena
1 Louisville 79
9 Siena 72
Midwest Region second round • UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
By Jeff Greer
– -Siena made a good run at the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Saints trailed by as many as 14 in the first half and 10 in the second, but they never seemed out of it. They even took a six-point lead with seven-plus minutes remaining.
How did they do it? They forced Louisville to cough up the ball under pressure. Siena’s fullcourt pressure gave Louisville, a pressing team itself, a major dose of its own medicine. Louisville turned the ball over 17 times, including seven turnovers during Siena’s 23-7 run that put them in the lead. And they relied on reserve guard Clarence Jackson to lead the offensive charge. Jackson scored all nine of his points during Siena’s surge. But in the end, the Saints’ shooting woes and rebounding disadvantage cost them the upset.
Wrap: Friday’s first round
We’re down to 32 teams, which is as good a reason as any to check out our analysis of Friday’s 16 first-round games (or relive Thursday’s action):
East Region
1 Pitt def. 16 East Tennessee State
8 Oklahoma State def. 9 Tennessee
12 Wisconsin def. 5 Florida State
Analysis: 1 Louisville def. 16 Morehead State
1 Louisville 74
16 Morehead State 54
Midwest Region first round • UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio
By Jim Reedy
– The Ohio Valley champions, winners of Tuesday’s play-in game, acquitted themselves quite well for a time against the No. 1 overall seed. Louisville led by only two points at halftime, but no team has overcome a halftime lead this season against Rick Pitino’s Cardinals. U of L widened the margin with a 17-4 run to start the second half, fueled by its full-court pressure, and was all set from there.
