Posts Tagged ‘usc’
From the Wire: Monday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Michigan State has come a long, long way since getting whomped by the Tar Heels in December
– Alex Altman, The State News
ALSO: The Spartans look to knock off a third No. 1 seed; MSU fans are in full force
Will North Carolina be able to dictate the tempo once again? — David Ely, The Daily Tar Heel
ALSO: Detroit rallies behind the Spartans
Arizona strikes out once more, this time with Xavier’s Sean Miller
– Lance Madden, The Arizona Daily Wildcat
By nearly leaving USC, Tim Floyd reminded us coaching is all about money, power and ego
– Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, The Daily Trojan
Oklahoma‘s Blake Griffin capped his brilliant season with a well-deserved Naismith Award
– Eric Dama, The Oklahoma Daily
From the Wire: Friday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Michigan State is playing for Big Ten basketball fans everywhere
– Rich Mayor, The Daily Illini
Dante Cunningham, Wayne Ellington, Goran Suton and Jeff Adrien are key X-factors for their respective teams — David Namm, The Vanderbilt Hustler
At least Ford Field gets to host something other than a Detroit Lions game — Kevin Duffy, The Daily Campus
Don’t be so sure this weekend will play out as we expect — Geoffrey Miller, The Indiana Daily Student
Tom Izzo and Jim Calhoun have proved again they are the best coaches in college basketball
– Greg Carey, The Daily Athenaeum
From the Wire: Wednesday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
All the attention the Blue Devils get, good and bad, is too much for even a Duke-sized brain to absorb — Meredith Shiner, The Duke Chronicle
ALSO: Taylor King is on the other side of Thursday’s matchup after going from Duke to Villanova
Pitt‘s Jamie Dixon is on the cusp of elite status among college basketball coaches
– Mike Gladysz, The Pitt News
ALSO: Pitt campus police are worried about celebratory rioting
North Carolina is somewhat familiar with the Gonzaga squad it’ll face Friday
– David Ely, The Daily Tar Heel
Jonny Flynn has been the center of attention, with a ball in his hand, since well before he arrived at Syracuse — Zach Schonbrun, The Daily Orange
ALSO: SU is the latest team to tackle the problem of Oklahoma‘s Blake Griffin
Screw Cinderella, there’s no reason to give these tiny teams automatic bids — Brett Talley, The Daily Toreador
Their tournament performances prove the Big East was better than the ACC
– Randy Lieberman, 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: 2 Michigan State def. 10 USC
2 Michigan State 74
10 USC 69
Midwest Region second round • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis
By Zachary Osterman
– Honestly, this was one of the best tournament games I’ve seen all year, probably the best. Good team play, big performances from big players, not too many turnovers or fouls, just a good game between two good teams. Further reinforced the idea that experience wins in tight games in the NCAA tournament.
From the Wire: Sunday Links
Today’s best from college newspapers around the country:
Jonny Flynn and James Hardin are good friends who’ll be foes when Syracuse and Arizona State meet — Michael Bonner, The Daily Orange
Jon Brockman’s last game is the end of an era for Washington — Allen Wagner, The Daily
ALSO: Huskies fall achingly short
Michigan State will have its hands full with the talented Trojans
– Alex Altman, The State News
Marcus Morris and Kansas will try to keep Dayton‘s high-flying Chris Wright from taking off — Case Keefer, The University Daily Kansan
UCLA didn’t have nearly enough to keep up with Villanova — The Daily Bruin
ALSO: Villanova rolls into Sweet Sixteen; Bruins say goodbye to Collison, Shipp and Aboya
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: 10 USC def. 7 Boston College
10 USC 72
7 Boston College 55
Midwest Region first round • Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis
By Jim Reedy
– Tyrese Rice is one of the top scorers in the ACC, but he’s only 6 feet 1. It seemed might have trouble against USC’s 6-5 guards, Daniel Hackett and Dwight Lewis — and for once, the pregame analysis proved correct. Rice couldn’t find any room all game, finishing with nine points on 4-of-11 shooting. Does the ACC have no big guards?
