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Wrap: Saturday’s second round
One-stop shopping for all the action as 32 became 24 with Saturday’s second-round action. Or look back on the first round from Thursday and Friday.
West Region
1 UConn def. 9 Texas A&M
South Region
1 North Carolina def. 8 LSU
Analysis: 2 Memphis def. 10 Maryland
2 Memphis 89
10 Maryland 70
West Region second round • Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.
By Jeff Greer
– Memphis struggled for a good 35 minutes against Cal State Northridge in the first round, but today was nothing like that. The Tigers worked their press, penetrated the Maryland defense at will and hit jump shots. I know the Terps have hung around with (and beaten) some very good teams this year, but the combination of Memphis’s suffocating defense and hot shooting really put Maryland on the ropes from the outset.
At the Arena: Can you hear me now?
Alex Prosperi of the Michigan Daily reports from Kansas City:
With five minutes left in today’s second round matchup between Memphis and Maryland, the Tigers fans starting cheering “ACC! ACC!” as their team led 86-57. 30 seconds later they did it again, but Memphis coach John Calipari turned to the section behind his bench and told them to stop.
Maryland fans clearly didn’t like the chant, and the Kansas fans didn’t either. Jayhawk fans in attendance started doing their Rock Chalk Jayhawk chant, reminding Memphis fans of last year’s title-game victory.
UPDATE: Two Memphis cheerleaders are wearing Calipari cutout masks as they go through their celebratory postgame cheers. It’s really, really creepy.
From the Wire: Friday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Mike Anderson and Missouri have been through a lot to get here
– William Powell, The Columbia Missourian
Ty Lawson was left watching as North Carolina dismantled Radford — David Ely, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: Tyler Hansbrough is now the ACC’s all-time leading scorer; LSU will be a second-round test.
Washington and Jon Brockman won the battle with Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State‘s superb shot blocker — Allen Wagner, The Daily
ALSO: Quincy Pondexter led the way for UW in the first round.
Cole Aldrich and Kansas are well aware how dangerous North Dakota State could be
– Case Keefer, The University Daily Kansan
When the going got tough, Cal gave in — Jack Ross, The Daily Californian
ALSO: Lackluster Bears fall to Maryland
Not afraid to say it: I miss Billy Packer — Sam Davis, The Daily Gamecock
Wrap: Thursday’s first round
We ginned up analysis and commentary for 16 basketball games Thursday. The least you can do is read a few of them:
West Region
1 UConn def. 16 Chattanooga
5 Purdue def. 12 Northern Iowa
Analysis: 10 Maryland def. 7 Cal
10 Maryland 84
7 Cal 71
West Region first round • Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.
By Wyndam Makowsky
– Cal got into some serious foul trouble that changed the dynamic of the game. Except for Jerome Randle, all of their starters had three fouls by about the 12-minute mark in the second half. With the contest so close, Mike Montgomery wanted his best men on the floor, but they couldn’t be nearly as aggressive as they were earlier in the game, and it showed. They backed off shooters and didn’t stand their ground in the paint, which allowed Maryland to find open looks.
At the Arena: Gary’s not happy
Mark Selig of the Diamondback reports from the Maryland-Cal game in Kansas City:
What Gary Williams has been saying on the sideline bears repeating. Problem is, we can’t do that a family forum. Let’s just say that Maryland’s head coach isn’t happy with his team’s sloppy offense in this afternoon’s 7-10 game from the West bracket.
How do I know this? A set of profanity-laced tirades clued me in.
Williams is indefatigable on the sideline. He shouts out plays for his team to follow on both ends of the court. And when the Terps deviate from those sets, you can bet they’ll hear it from their head coach.
From the Wire: Monday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Michigan‘s rebuilding isn’t complete, but John Beilein deserves a lot of the credit for righting the ship — Ruth Lincoln, The Michigan Daily
ALSO: Michigan receives first bid in 11 years; This bid was a long time coming
Duke‘s midseason decision to slide Jon Scheyer from shooting guard to point guard has begun to pay off — Ben Cohen, The Duke Chronicle
Syracuse is feeling good after a strong run to the Big East tournament final
– Kyle Austin, The Daily Orange
Arizona‘s dramatic season saw another plot twist when the committee, surprisingly, saw fit to invite them for a 25th consecutive year — Bryan Roy, The Arizona Daily Wildcat
ALSO: NCAA bid has the Wildcats “absolutely going berserk“
The top 65 things about the NCAA tournament — Ryan Dixon, The Daily Illini
