PiRate Ratings Going Ahead As Planned

Hello to all of our patrons and occasional readers.  The PiRate Ratings are currently going under the preseason compilation for both College and Pro football as if nothing has changed from the past.

Should the season be postponed or other major changes are made, we will do our best to adjust the ratings based on whatever presents itself.

Additionally, we will not participate in any political commentary or make any comments other than mathematical and historical counts.  That means that even though 2020 is an election year, we have chosen to stay out entirely from issuing any electoral vote count predictions and all the House and Senate forecasts.

We want this to be an escape for you to visit to get away from all other outside forces.  We are strongly considering adding a potential tabletop football game like we did several years ago with a “best of” tournament between some of the greatest college football teams of all time, similar to how we did this as a replacement to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, won by the 1968 UCLA Bruins.

Additionally, we are also considering putting a package together where people can send a small payment here, and we will send you the PDF files to print the “best of franchise” NFL and AFL teams between 1960 and 1979 with instructions on how you can cheaply print and have your own tabletop football strategy game to play.  We currently do not have a zip file creator on the PiRate ship.

One more heads up.  WordPress has begun to phase out the original editor, and they may force a new editor to be used, one that is not friendly to pasting tables from our spreadsheet.  If for any reason we find it impossible to paste our spreadsheet tables into this site, we will create a new site and leave the link to that site as the final posting here. Let’s hope we can get through the season without having to make that change.

If all goes according to the norm, expect to see the preseason PiRate College Football Ratings around August 20 and the NFL Football Ratings within hours after the teams make their final cuts the first Saturday in September.

Sincerely

The Captain

Special Quick Monetary Advice

Don’t Fall For The Scams!

 

Hello to all regular PiRate Ratings readers.  For 99% of you stopping by, those of you who are competent in analytics, this special publication is something you obviously know, since we take pride in knowing that the overall IQ of our readers is off the charts above normal.

However, even though this may be quite obvious to you, chances are you know many people that cannot grasp what is obvious to you.

During this time of unprecedented global emergency times, unscrupulous medicine shows will sprout everywhere on your computers and phones.  We have seen it already here in our homes, where we gave seen popup ads for buying gold and silver before they go up 10 fold, and another ad has appeared warning us to buy Bitcoin before it skyrockets forward.

These ads attempt to sell the public based on fear.  The fear that panic will run rampant in the streets and paper money will become worthless as you need wheelbarrows full of it to buy a bottle of milk.  These nefarious nabobs use their psychology to get you to put your money in something other than legal tender trying to convince you that your money will be worthless at this point.

Ask yourself these questions.

If your paper dollars will be worthless if there is a legitimate massive shortage of food, why would metal or electronic coinage be worth anything?  If Smith has 10 pounds of potatoes, and Jones has enough gold or Bitcoin to pay for 10 pounds of potatoes, but Smith needs 10 pounds of rice, and there is a global emergency where money is worthless, which will be worth more–the metal or the food?  Obviously, if there was a real emergency with money becoming worthless, durable goods will be the important currency, and barter will replace financial trade.  Some of these bunko artists tell you that you cannot eat the paper dollars in times like this.  Actually, you can eat paper a lot easier than pieces of metal.

Ask yourself this important question.  If these scoundrels believe that only gold and silver is going to be worth anything in their perceived future, then why are they willing to offer you their gold and silver for your paper currency?

Gold and silver are excellent inflation hedges and nothing more.  The same amount of gold in 1920 bought you a nice new Ford than it does in 2020.  There have been short-time disparities, but in the long run, gold and silver will match overall inflation, mostly because more money is printed.

Ask yourself this question: Would you be willing to invest in a retirement account at the age of 25 only to find that in 40 years, your account is worth the exact same thing it has always been worth?  If you invest the equivalent of a new Ford today, and in 40 years withdraw what will buy a new Ford then, what’s the point in investing at all?

The foundation of free and open markets is that if we invest at a young age and continue to invest through the course of our careers, when we reach retirement age, we will have enough money to buy multiple Fords as well as food and clothing for the next three decades.

Durable goods, those essentials that can be stored over time, might be the superior investment if there really was to be an emergency.  Many of you might have seen unbearable lines at the grocery or department stores.  The fear might begin to be realistic if this pandemic begins to shut down the wholesale providers of these goods, and it might cause additional runs on these goods as people begin to panic worrying that their refrigerators and pantries will soon be empty.

Will people be lining up in droves to buy gold, silver, or Bitcoins?  No, and these commodities will not have any extra worth.  When the demand for something outweighs the supply, it is that something or somethings that become the more valuable commodities.

I am not telling you to run to the grocery store at 4 AM after becoming 100% liquid to be first in line tomorrow morning, so you can buy out the store in beans and rice.  What I am telling you is that when some nefarious naybob attempts to sell you gold and tells you that your paper dollars are going to be worthless, ask the bunko artist why he or she wants your paper dollars for his or her gold.  Then, laugh and leave.

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–National Championship Game

1974 North Carolina St. Wolf Pack

vs.

1968 UCLA Bruins

 

How They Got Here

 

North Carolina St.

Defeated 1999 Duke  94-72

Defeated 1980 Louisville 96-82

Defeated 1978 Kentucky 82-70

Defeated 2019 Virginia 75-64

Defeated 2018 Villanova 97-75

 

UCLA

Defeated 1973 Providence  91-70

Defeated 1962 Cincinnati 75-59

Defeated 2015 Duke  83-57

Defeated 1968 Houston 99-92

Defeated 1972 UCLA  95-92

The Starting Lineups For Tonight’s Championship Game

 

North Carolina St. Wolf Pack

Center–Tom Burleson  7-2  Sr.  from Newland, North Carolina

Forward–Tim Stoddard 6-7 Jr. from East Chicago, Indiana

Forward–David Thompson 6-4 Jr. from Shelby, North Carolina

Guard–Moe Rivers  6-1 Jr. from  Brooklyn, New York

Guard–Monte Towe  5-7 Jr.  from Converse, Indiana

The Wolf Pack are coached by Norm Sloan

 

UCLA Bruins

Center–Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  7-2  Jr. from New York, New York

Forward–Mike Lynn 6-7 Sr. from Covina, California

Forward–Lynn Shackelford  6-5 Jr. from Burbank, California

Guard–Lucius Allen 6-2 Jr. from Kansas City, Kansas

Guard–Michael Warren  5-11 Sr. from South Bend, Indiana

The Bruins are coached by John Wooden

 

And Your Winner is: UCLA

 

1968 UCLA	104
1974 North Carolina St.	77

Boxscore
1968 UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	13	20	0	0	4	6	6	14	20	3	0	7	3	3	30
Mike Lynn	F	4	10	0	0	1	2	2	12	14	1	2	2	1	4	9
Lynn Shackleford	F	4	11	0	2	2	2	1	6	7	2	1	0	2	3	10
Lucius Allen	G	7	16	3	9	3	5	0	3	3	5	3	0	2	2	20
Mike Warren	G	8	18	3	7	3	4	0	2	2	4	2	0	4	2	22
Jim Nielsen		1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	1	0	2	2
Kenny Heitz		2	5	1	3	2	2	0	1	1	3	2	0	1	0	7
Bill Sweek		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gene Sutherland		1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2
Neville Saner		1	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	2
Team										3
Totals		41	87	7	22	15	21	11	44	58	20	11	10	15	19	104
North Carolina St.	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Tom Burleson	C	4	9	0	0	1	2	1	6	7	4	0	2	2	4	9
Tim Stoddard	F	5	14	0	0	0	0	2	8	10	0	0	0	4	5	10
David Thompson	F	7	17	3	8	4	5	2	10	12	3	2	1	5	3	21
Mo Rivers	G	3	11	2	7	2	3	1	4	5	2	1	0	3	1	10
Monte Towe	G	3	10	2	7	4	4	0	2	2	3	1	0	5	2	12
Phil Spence		2	4	0	0	1	2	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	3	5
Mark Moeller		2	5	1	3	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	7
Greg Hawkins		1	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	3
Steve Nuce		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dwight Johnson		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team										4
Totals		27	76	9	29	14	20	7	36	47	13	5	3	23	20	77
Player of the Game	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	50	54	104
N.C. State	38	39	77

 

This concludes the Greatest NCAA Tournament That Was Never Played.  Our Congratulations go to the 1968 UCLA Bruins, the best college basketball team in the last 60 years, at least according to the tabletop basketball strategy board game.

 

The PiRates are now headed out to sea to find some remote Pacific Island until August.  Hopefully, there will be a college  and NFL football season that start as scheduled.  If not, we will have alternate programming when we return to land.

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–Final Four Saturday

It is hard to believe that this would be the day of the National Semifinals of the Final Four in Atlanta.  Somehow, it feels like the end of the college basketball season was several months ago.  Thursday, March 12, 2020, was the day that a Big East Conference Tournament game between Creighton and St. John’s played the first half and went to the locker rooms never to be seen again, well at least not to finish the game at Madison Square Garden.

In the 23 days since, so much has happened globally that all cancelled sports seem to be just a speck of dust in the importance of every day life.  Most of us are now on house arrest for a crime that somebody else committed.  The punishment for violating this arrest could be death, to us or somebody we care about.  Basketball, and all other sports, doesn’t really seem to matter that much.

We thought about suspending this tournament, as it would be apropos.  We even thought about turning this entire site into a “how to grow a quick vegetable garden” with the most nutrient dense foods you can grow in your yard or patio.  But, we figured that if you have suddenly changed careers to small farmer, you probably already have done hours of research; the majority of you reading this site are analytical in nature.  That’s the perfect general description, and analytical people, like all of us on the PiRate ship, study and study and study before undertaking new endeavors.

Truth be told, our Captain, and his lady have been “farming” for 40 years.  The real reason this conclusion to this simulation almost didn’t happen was that the Captain was busy planting kale, collards, kohlrabi, lettuce, radishes, and several other early Spring crops in the ground while the monsoonal rains took a short hiatus.  These two games were just played early this morning, so the results are delayed being uploaded.

If this is your first time to this site, what you see here is a tabletop board game simulation of the Greatest Teams in College Basketball between 1960 and 2019.  We put them in a standard 68-team tournament just like the current March Madness.  All teams in this tournament received 3-point shooting ratings, even if they played in an era without the 3-point shot.  Outside shooting range was used to estimate the percentage of made shots and frequency taken of players from pre-1987.  For example, had we made a 1966 Kentucky Wildcats team, Louie Dampier’s 3-point shooting percentage would have been about 48%, and his frequency of 3-point shot attempts to 2-point shot attempts would have been about 40% to 60%.

What type of board game was used for this simulation?  The Captain is a wizard at code-breaking.  As early as the late 1960’s, he was buying tabletop games like Strat-o-Matic Baseball and cracking the codes and making his own teams.

In the late 1970’s, The Avalon Hill Company put out a new game called, “Statis-Pro Basketball.”  This was an NBA strategy game, and the Captain, now in college, quickly cracked the codes that rated the players. Soon, he began making college basketball teams.  It wasn’t so easy then to do this, because the Internet did not exist, and there were no periodicals that printed the statistics of the players.  He had to spend hours in a large university library looking at microfilmed old copies of multiple newspapers to get the stats he needed.  It wasn’t 100% accurate, as he had to do a lot of estimating, but it was close enough.

When the Internet brought sites like Sports-reference to peoples’ desktop computers, the Captain spend a lot of his hard-earned money on printing cartridges and created his own printed depository of statistics.  He was able to modify the ratings on all the players that played college basketball and were represented in his team cards, and the game became more accurate.

So, that’s where we are today.  There are four teams remaining,  Here are our Final Four participants.

 

East Region Champion: 1974 North Carolina State Wolf Pack

South Region Champion: 2018 Villanova Wildcats

Midwest Region Champion: 1968 UCLA Bruins

West Region Champion: 1972 UCLA Bruins

 

Note: You see two different shades of pale blue for UCLA above.  Between 1968 and 1972, the Bruins slightly darkened this blue color.

 

Here are the results of the Final Four Games:

 

Tiny Towe Towers over ‘Nova

 

1974 North Carolina St.	97
2018 Villanova	75

 

Monte Towe scored 20 points along with 8 assists and 6 steals, as the 1974 national champion Wolf Pack pulled away from the 2018 national champions in the second half.  Leading 60-56, North Carolina State scored 11 consecutive points to open a 71-56 lead.  Villanova never cut the lead to single digits, and after the Wildcats began to foul, NC State extended the lead past 20 points by connecting on 14 of their final 16 foul shots.

 

Boxscore
North Carolina St.	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Tom Burleson	C	7	13	0	0	4	6	3	6	9	1	0	4	4	3	18
Tim Stoddard	F	6	10	0	0	3	4	2	8	10	0	1	1	2	1	15
David Thompson	F	7	14	2	5	5	7	3	5	8	2	2	2	3	2	21
Mo Rivers	G	4	11	2	7	3	5	1	3	4	3	2	0	1	3	13
Monte Towe	G	5	9	3	6	7	9	0	2	2	8	6	0	2	1	20
Phil Spence		1	2	0	0	2	2	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	3	4
Mark Moeller		1	3	0	1	1	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	3
Steve Nuce		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Greg Hawkins		1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Team										4
Totals		32	64	8	20	25	35	10	30	44	18	12	7	14	15	97
Villanova	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Omari Spellman	C	2	5	1	3	1	2	2	5	7	0	0	2	4	5	6
Eric Paschall	F	5	14	1	4	0	0	2	3	5	2	0	0	3	5	11
Michael Bridges	F	5	11	2	5	2	3	2	7	9	3	2	0	5	4	14
Phil Booth	G	4	11	2	7	4	5	1	4	5	3	1	0	1	4	14
Jalen Brunson	G	4	10	2	6	3	4	0	3	3	4	1	0	5	3	13
Donte DiVincenzo		4	8	2	5	2	2	0	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	12
Collin Gillespie		2	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5	5
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tim Delaney		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0
Jermaine Samuels		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		26	65	11	33	12	16	8	26	37	13	6	2	21	32	75
Player of the Game	Monte Towe

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
N. C. State	51	46	97
Villanova	44	31	75

 

68 Bruins Kareem 72 Bruins

 

1968 UCLA	95
1972 UCLA	92

 

In a game that had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra, the 1968 UCLA Bruins took the lead late and kept it over their four year later counterpart.  The game was fast-paced and exciting with neither team enjoying a lead of more than eight points.

In the first half, the 1972 Bruins took an early 9-4 lead on baskets by Greg Lee and Larry Farmer.  The 1968 squad staged a comeback following a Lucius Allen made three-pointer, and then after a block by Kareem Abdul Jabbar on a shot attempt by Jamaal Wilkes, Mike Warren retrieved the rebound and found Mike Lynn open for a basket.  Lynn was fouled and made the foul shot to tie the game at 9-9.

The remainder of the first half was close with the lead changing hands six times.  On the last possession of the half, 1972’s Tommy Curtis sunk a three-point shot at the buzzer (the last card in the deck), as the 72’s took a 49-46 lead into the locker.

The 1968 Bruins grabbed the lead at 59-58, and then the 1972 team went on a 10-2 run to take a 68-61 lead, their biggest lead of the day.  At that point, the 1968 team, not noted for pressing like many other John Wooden-coached teams, decided to press full court, and they forced the 1972 Bruins into 6 turnovers in the next 9 possessions.  This allowed the 1968 team to make a 14-3 run to take a 75-71 lead.

The 1972 team was not done.  The 1968 team went cold at this point and missed five consecutive shots.  Bill Walton rebounded four of these missed shots, and the 1972 Bruins’ fast break produced eight points off the misses.  The 1972 team ran off 10 consecutive points to go ahead 81-75.

At this point, the 1968 team decided to sink or swim with its big star, the hero that won three national championship in three years in real life.  Jabbar took the 1968 team’s next five shots, hitting four, while the 1972 team committed three turnovers.  The 1972 Bruins enjoyed a 13-4 run to go ahead 88-85, and they held on to the lead for the remainder of the game.

 

Boxscore
1968 UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	8	15	0	0	4	7	5	14	19	1	1	5	2	3	20
Mike Lynn	F	6	13	1	2	3	4	1	8	9	2	3	0	5	2	16
Lynn Shackleford	F	4	11	1	4	2	2	0	5	5	0	2	0	4	4	11
Lucius Allen	G	6	14	2	5	3	5	1	4	5	5	4	0	3	4	17
Mike Warren	G	6	14	3	7	5	6	0	2	2	6	2	0	2	1	20
Jim Nielsen		2	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	1	0	1	2	3	4
Kenny Heitz		3	8	1	3	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	3	4	7
Team										3
Totals		35	80	8	21	17	24	10	39	52	17	13	6	21	21	95
1972 UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bill Walton	C	7	13	0	0	3	5	4	11	15	3	2	3	4	5	17
Jamaal Wilkes	F	5	11	2	5	3	4	3	9	12	1	1	1	2	3	15
Larry Farmer	F	4	9	1	3	0	0	1	5	6	0	0	0	6	2	9
Greg Lee	G	4	14	2	8	4	5	1	4	5	2	3	0	3	2	14
Henry Bibby	G	5	12	2	6	5	6	0	3	3	4	2	0	5	3	17
Tommy Curtis		4	11	2	7	3	4	0	1	1	3	2	0	2	2	13
Larry Hollyfield		2	5	1	3	0	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	2	3	5
Swen Nater		1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	2
Team										3
Totals		32	77	10	32	18	24	11	37	51	15	11	5	25	22	92
Player of the Game	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
1968 UCLA	46	49	95
1972 UCLA	49	43	92

 

National Championship Game Monday Night

 

1974 North Carolina State Wolf Pack vs. 1968 UCLA Bruins

 

 

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–Elite 8 Sunday

Due to severe weather issues approaching as this publication is being written, it will be a little truncated.

 

MIDWEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

 

Bruins Take Rubber Match With Cougars

 

1968 UCLA	99
1968 Houston	92

 

 

Boxscore
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	14	23	0	0	6	9	6	17	23	2	0	4	3	3	34
Mike Lynn	F	4	9	1	3	1	2	2	8	10	1	0	1	2	2	10
Lynn Shackleford	F	8	15	2	4	5	7	1	5	6	1	1	0	3	4	23
Lucius Allen	G	5	11	2	5	2	4	0	4	4	7	0	0	4	4	14
Mike Warren	G	4	8	2	4	5	6	0	2	2	6	2	0	5	3	15
Jim Nielsen		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Kenny Heitz		1	2	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	3
Bill Sweek		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Neville Saner		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Sutherland		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		36	68	7	18	20	30	10	37	50	19	5	5	19	23	99
Houston	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	C	15	27	0	0	5	9	3	9	12	1	2	2	2	3	35
Ken Spain	F	3	8	0	0	2	4	2	7	9	2	1	1	1	5	8
Theodis Lee	F	8	16	1	3	1	3	2	4	6	4	0	0	4	4	18
Don Chaney	G	6	14	3	8	3	5	1	3	4	6	3	1	2	4	18
George Reynolds	G	3	9	1	5	3	3	0	1	1	3	0	0	1	3	10
Tom Gribben		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Vern Lewis		1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3
Carlos Bell		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Niemer Hamood		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team										4
Totals		36	77	6	18	14	24	8	25	37	18	7	5	11	28	92
Player of the Game	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

 

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	52	47	99
Houston	47	45	92

 

WEST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

 

Bruins Cruise To Final Four

 

1972 UCLA	75
1982 North Carolina	54

 

Boxscore
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bill Walton	C	7	11	0	0	4	7	4	8	12	4	1	4	3	2	18
Jamaal Wilkes	F	3	7	2	5	4	4	2	5	7	1	3	0	2	2	12
Larry Farmer	F	2	5	1	3	1	2	0	5	5	0	1	0	1	0	6
Greg Lee	G	3	8	1	4	4	5	0	2	2	2	3	0	3	3	11
Henry Bibby	G	4	7	2	4	2	3	0	1	1	3	2	0	2	0	12
Tommy Curtis		3	8	2	5	3	4	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	2	11
Larry Hollyfield		1	4	0	1	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	0	2	3	3
Swen Nater		1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	1	1	2	2
Team										2
Totals		24	51	8	22	19	27	8	27	37	13	12	5	16	14	75
North Carolina	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Sam Perkins	C	5	8	0	0	2	3	2	4	6	1	0	0	2	5	12
James Worthy	F	5	11	0	0	3	4	2	6	8	2	2	1	4	2	13
Matt Doherty	F	3	9	2	6	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	5	8
Michael Jordan	G	4	12	2	7	4	5	1	4	5	2	1	0	3	2	14
Jimmy Black	G	2	7	1	4	2	2	0	3	3	3	2	0	5	4	7
Jim Braddock		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0
Chris Brust		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
Buzz Peterson		0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	2	0
Warren Martin		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Team										3
Totals		19	50	5	19	11	14	5	22	30	12	6	2	21	25	54
Player of the Game	Bill Walton

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	40	35	75
North Carolina	28	26	54

 

FINAL FOUR–Saturday, April 4

 

1974 North Carolina St. vs. 2018 Villanova

1968 UCLA  vs. 1972 UCLA

 

 

 

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–Elite 8 Saturday

We are down to the Elite 8, and after today’s East and South Regional Finals, there will be six teams left in the field.  We’re just 24 hours away from knowing which of these best teams of all time (1960-2019) will make the Final Four.

If you haven’t been following this simulation since its beginning, we took 68 of the best NCAA basketball teams between 1960 and 2019.  No school could have teams from consecutive seasons, or else this would have been the UCLA Invitational.

The games were simulated by actually playing the college made version of Statis-Pro Basketball, a game made by Avalon Hill and Sports Illustrated between the 1970’s and 1980’s.  Our Captain solved the codes for that game and applied them to college.

Here are the results for the East and South Region Championships.

 

EAST REGION

 

Wolf Pack Dominates On Boards/Towe Magnificent

 

1974 North Carolina St.	75
2019 Virginia	64

In it’s first three games in this tournament, Virginia had been able to limit turnovers and force the opponent into bad shots.  In the Elite 8, the Cavaliers committed just seven turnovers, but they could not prevent North Carolina State from getting open shots.  Thanks to point guard Monte Towe’s excellent passing, the Wolf Pack shooters were open more often than a normal UVa opponent.

Towe dished out 10 assists in the game, five in both halves.  Towe also contributed 22  points, hitting all eight of his foul shots in the second half when North Carolina State increased their lead from five to 11 points.

Boxscore
North Carolina St.	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Tom Burleson	C	8	13	0	0	4	6	4	6	10	0	0	3	2	2	20
Tim Stoddard	F	2	5	0	0	2	3	1	7	8	1	0	1	1	2	6
David Thompson	F	5	11	1	3	6	8	3	7	10	2	1	2	2	2	17
Mo Rivers	G	2	7	1	4	1	2	0	3	3	1	1	0	2	3	6
Monte Towe	G	5	12	4	9	8	9	0	1	1	10	2	0	3	0	22
Phil Spence		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	2
Greg Hawkins		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Nuce		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2
Mark Moeller		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		24	52	6	16	21	28	9	30	39	14	4	7	11	13	75
Virginia	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Mamadi Diakete	C	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	1	0	5	2
De’Andre Hunter	F	2	7	0	3	3	4	1	4	5	1	0	0	2	4	7
Ty Jerome	F	5	12	2	6	3	4	0	4	4	6	1	0	2	5	15
Kyle Guy	G	6	14	3	8	3	3	0	4	4	2	0	0	1	4	18
Kihei Clark	G	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	3	5
Braxton Key		5	9	1	2	1	2	1	4	5	0	1	0	1	2	12
Jack Salt		2	5	0	0	1	2	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	2	5
Jay Huff		0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team										2
Totals		23	57	7	22	11	15	4	22	28	13	3	1	7	26	64
Player of the Game	Monte Towe

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
N. C. State	34	41	75
Virginia	31	33	64

 

 

WEST REGION

 

Brunson and Bridges Bring Back The Wildcats

 

2018 Villanova	75
1970 UCLA	69

 

Trailing by six points eight minutes into the final half, Villanova’s Jalen Brunson and Michael Bridges scored a combined 19 points to bring the Wildcats back into the lead at 68-67 with less than two minutes remaining.  Foul shooting and multiple missed three point shots sent the Bruins back to Westwood.

 

Boxscore
Villanova	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Omari Spellman	C	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	4	6	0	0	1	1	5	0
Eric Paschall	F	2	5	1	3	6	6	1	5	6	0	0	2	0	2	11
Michael Bridges	F	7	12	3	5	5	5	1	7	8	0	0	0	2	1	22
Phil Booth	G	2	4	2	3	4	6	0	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	10
Jalen Brunson	G	7	17	3	5	6	8	0	1	1	6	2	0	2	3	23
Donte DiVincenzo		2	6	1	4	2	3	0	2	2	3	1	0	3	1	7
Collin Gillespie		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree		1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2
Team										3
Totals		21	50	10	21	23	28	4	22	29	12	5	4	10	15	75
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Steve Patterson	C	5	11	0	0	2	2	2	7	9	1	0	1	2	4	12
Sidney Wicks	F	7	15	0	2	3	5	4	8	12	3	1	2	5	4	17
Curtis Rowe	F	6	12	1	3	2	3	2	8	10	1	2	0	2	4	15
John Vallely	G	4	8	2	6	3	4	0	2	2	5	1	0	3	3	13
Henry Bibby	G	4	10	2	7	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	2	4	12
John Ecker		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jon Chapman		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bill Seibert		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Team										3
Totals		26	56	5	18	12	16	9	26	38	12	5	3	15	26	69
Player of the Game	Jalen Brunson

 

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Villanova	40	35	75
UCLA	41	28	69

 

Coming Tomorrow: The Midwest and West Region Finals

 

Midwest Region Championship: 1968 UCLA vs. 1968 Houston

West Region Championship: 1972 UCLA vs. 1982 North Carolina

 

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–The Sweet 16 Friday

After last night’s games, we are down to just 12 teams left, and before tonight’s action ends, we will have the Elite 8.  Then, by the end of  the weekend, we’ll be down to the Final Four.

Tonight’s Sweet 16 action involves games in the Midwest and West Regions.

MIDWEST REGION

 

Jabbar Destroys Duke

 

1968 UCLA	83
2015 Duke	57

 

The number one seed in the Midwest Region has reached the Region Finals with relative ease.  The 1968 UCLA Bruins quickly dispatched 2015 Duke with a 19-4 run to begin the game.

UCLA took a 20-point lead at 34-14 after back to back baskets by Kenny Heitz and Mike Lynn.  Once down by 20 points, Duke never got closer than 15 points the rest of the way.

By the time the UCLA reserves entered the game for good, the Bruins led 74-42.  Duke ended the game on a 15-9 run.

 

UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	14	23	0	0	3	5	7	9	16	1	1	5	3	1	31
Mike Lynn	F	3	6	0	0	4	6	1	4	5	3	3	0	1	3	10
Lynn Shackleford	F	2	5	0	2	2	2	1	5	6	2	2	1	2	3	6
Lucius Allen	G	3	8	2	5	5	6	0	2	2	4	3	0	3	1	13
Mike Warren	G	4	7	2	4	2	2	0	3	3	3	1	0	4	2	12
Jim Nielsen		0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kenny Heitz		2	5	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	1	6
Bill Sweek		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Neville Saner		1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	2
Gene Sutherland		1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3
Team										3
Totals		30	61	6	17	17	23	11	26	40	16	12	7	15	13	83
Duke	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Jahlil Okafor	C	3	9	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	1	1	0	2	4	6
Justise Winslow	F	4	11	2	5	4	5	1	2	3	0	0	1	6	4	14
Quinn Cook	F	3	8	1	5	3	5	1	3	4	2	1	0	3	3	10
Matt Jones	G	5	10	3	6	0	0	0	5	5	1	2	0	4	4	13
Tyus Jones	G	4	12	1	4	3	4	0	3	3	5	2	0	3	2	12
Grayson Allen		1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	3	1	2
Amile Jefferson		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
Marshall Plumlee		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Nick Pagliuca		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team										3
Totals		20	52	7	20	10	15	6	21	30	9	6	1	23	21	57
Player of the Game	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	50	33	83
Duke	33	24	57

 

 

Cougars Survive Incredible 3 OT Game–Hayes Is Magnificent

 

1968 Houston	122	3 OT
1976 Indiana	121

Elvin Hayes played 52 out of a possible 55 minutes, leading the 1968 Cougars to an incredible triple overtime win to advance to the Elite 8 against an historic rival for a shot at the Final Four on Sunday.

Hayes scored 49 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, connecting on 21-35 from the field and 7-11 at the foul line.   Forward Theodis Lee and guard Don “Duck” Chaney combined for 47 points backing up the Big E.

Indiana appeared to have the game won in the first overtime.  A basket and made foul shot by Bobby Wilkerson, followed by a three-pointer by Tom Abernathy gave the Hoosiers a 102-95 lead with 1:08 remaining.  In the final 68 seconds, Houston forced three turnovers on the Hoosiers.  Hayes hit two baskets, and a three-pointer by George Reynolds tied the game with 12 seconds remaining.   A desperation shot by Quinn Buckner at the buzzer was off target.

In the second overtime, Indiana led 111-108 and had the ball with 12 seconds to go.  Wilkerson went to the foul line with a chance to put IU up by five and missed both foul shot attempts.  Kenny Spain rebounded the ball for Houston and found Chaney open for the tying three-pointer at the buzzer.

In the third overtime, it was Houston’s turn to take the lead and watch Indiana mount a comeback.  With a 120-113 lead, the Hoosiers sent Cougar players to the foul line.  Hayes, Lee, and Chaney combined for 2-6 in the final Houston’s final three possessions.  Indiana crept back with a three-pointer by Wayne Radford and baskets by Scott May and Kent Benson to cut the Houston lead to 122-120.  After the Cougars turned the ball over, Hayed fouled Benson as Benson tried to tie the game up.  Benson hit the first shot and missed the second.  Lee rebounded and threw the outlet pass to Chaney to end the game.

Houston now faces a familiar opponent.  In reality in 1968, the Cougars beat the Bruins at the Astrodome in the Game of the Century, but UCLA blew the Cougars off the floor in the Final Four.  Very few people since realize that Reynolds did not play for Houston in the NCAA Tournament.  He has been eligible in this tournament.

Boxscore
Houston	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	C	21	35	0	0	7	11	6	12	18	2	1	4	4	3	49
Ken Spain	F	5	11	0	0	2	4	5	10	15	1	2	3	2	5	12
Theodis Lee	F	11	24	1	5	3	6	3	7	10	3	0	1	2	4	26
Don Chaney	G	7	17	3	8	4	7	2	6	8	8	3	0	5	3	21
George Reynolds	G	4	9	2	5	4	5	0	5	5	6	2	0	4	3	14
Tom Gribben		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Vern Lewis		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	0
Carlos Bell		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Niemer Hamood		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team										4
Totals		48	97	6	18	20	33	16	41	61	22	9	8	18	27	122
Indiana	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kent Benson	C	10	18	0	0	4	5	2	9	11	2	0	2	2	4	24
Scott May	F	10	21	3	7	6	7	1	7	8	5	2	0	4	4	29
Tom Abernathy	F	8	14	5	11	2	2	2	5	7	2	0	1	3	2	23
Bobby Wilkerson	G	4	13	1	5	4	6	1	7	8	4	1	2	5	5	13
Quinn Buckner	G	4	9	1	3	3	4	1	3	4	6	3	0	3	4	12
Wayne Radford		3	7	1	2	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	3	9
Jim Wisman		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Rich Valavicius		2	3	2	3	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	3	6
Jim Crews		1	2	1	2	2	2	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	5
Mark Haymore		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jim Roberson		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team										5
Totals		42	90	14	34	23	29	8	37	50	23	8	5	19	31	121
Player of the Game	Elvin Hayes

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	OT	OT	OT	Final
Houston	45	44	13	9	11	122
Indiana	41	48	13	9	10	121

WEST REGION

 

Undermined Miners Scare Bracket’s Overall Top Seed But Fall Short

 

The 1972 UCLA Bruins began the game looking like they would advance to the Elite 8 with very  little trouble.  Leading 39-20, UCLA went cold, while Texas Western ran their fast break and scored 12 straight points to cut the lead to 39-32.  After Jamaal Wilkes hit a three-pointer, TW scored the final seven points of the half to cut the lead to three points.

Texas Western actually took the lead briefly in the second half when Orsten Artis hit a jumper to put the Miners of 59-58.  UCLA held a slim 68-66 lead when the Bruins went on a 12-2 run to take an 80-68 lead.  TW couldn’t cut the lead under 10 points until the final possession.

 

Boxscore
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bill Walton	C	9	17	0	0	6	10	5	11	16	5	1	3	2	4	24
Jamaal Wilkes	F	7	14	3	7	2	2	3	8	11	0	0	1	1	2	19
Larry Farmer	F	2	5	1	2	0	0	1	4	5	1	1	0	2	3	5
Greg Lee	G	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	3	3	2
Henry Bibby	G	8	16	3	7	4	4	0	3	3	6	2	0	5	2	23
Tommy Curtis		4	9	2	5	1	2	0	1	1	3	1	0	4	2	11
Larry Hollyfield		2	6	1	3	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	2	4	5
Swen Nater		2	3	0	0	1	2	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	3	5
Team										4
Totals		35	72	10	24	14	20	11	36	51	17	5	4	19	23	94
Texas Western	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Nevil Shed	C	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	5	2
David Lattin	F	7	15	0	0	2	3	3	11	14	1	1	0	1	1	16
Harry Flournoy	F	4	7	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	2	1	1	2	4	8
Orsten Artis	G	5	14	3	9	3	4	0	2	2	4	3	0	3	3	16
Bobby Joe Hill	G	7	17	4	10	5	7	0	1	1	3	2	0	4	2	23
Willie Cager		4	8	1	2	5	6	1	3	4	1	1	0	1	2	14
Willie Worsley		1	5	1	4	3	5	0	0	0	3	2	0	2	1	6
Team										3
Totals		29	71	9	25	18	25	7	28	38	14	10	1	13	18	85
Player of the Game	Bill Walton

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	42	52	94
Texas Western	39	46	85

 

 

Jordan Puts Tar Heels On His Back–Carolina Going To Elite 8

 

1982 North Carolina	83
1960 Ohio St.	72

 

The 1982 North Carolina Tar Heels needed someone to step up.  Trailing 61-52 midway in the second half, Michael Jordan took matters into his own hands connecting on 6-7 from the field after making just one of his first seven shots.  Three of those six made shots were three-pointers, and he added four foul shots.  His 19 points in the final 10 minutes brought Carolina back fro the brink.  Jordan’s three-pointer with the Buckeyes leading 68-66, gave the Tar Heels their first lead of the game.  Once Ohio State was forced to foul at the end, North Carolina hit seven of eight foul shots.  Ohio State could not connect from behind the arc in crunch time, as UNC pulled away in the last two minutes to win by 11.

 

Boxscore
North Carolina	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Sam Perkins	C	6	11	0	0	5	6	2	5	7	2	0	1	3	3	17
James Worthy	F	7	12	0	0	3	4	2	5	7	3	1	2	1	3	17
Matt Doherty	F	2	5	2	4	5	6	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	11
Michael Jordan	G	7	13	3	7	6	8	1	4	5	3	2	0	3	2	23
Jimmy Black	G	3	7	1	3	3	4	0	2	2	5	1	0	2	3	10
Jim Braddock		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0
Chris Brust		1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	2
Buzz Peterson		1	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	3
Warren Martin		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		27	53	7	16	22	28	6	24	33	17	6	4	13	18	83
Ohio St.	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Jerry Lucas	C	9	16	1	2	5	6	3	8	11	3	0	2	2	3	24
Joe Roberts	F	3	8	0	0	1	2	1	3	4	1	0	0	3	4	7
John Havlicek	F	7	14	2	5	4	5	2	7	9	4	3	0	1	4	20
Larry Siegfried	G	4	11	2	6	3	4	0	2	2	3	1	0	3	2	13
Mel Nowell	G	2	5	1	3	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	3	3	6
Dick Furry		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2
Richie Hoyt		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Bob Knight		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team										3
Totals		26	56	6	16	14	19	7	22	32	13	5	2	15	20	72
Player of the Game	Michael Jordan

 

Coming Tomorrow: The East and South Regional Finals

East: 1974 North Carolina St. vs. 2019 Virginia

South: 1970 UCLA vs. 2018 Villanova

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–The Sweet 16 Thursday

We are down to 16 teams in our greatest teams between 1960 and 2019. Let’s get right to the results for the Sweet 16 Games in the East and South Regions.  The Midwest and West Regions play on Friday.

 

EAST REGION

 

Wolf Pack Pull Away In Second Half

 

1974 North Carolina St.	82
1978 Kentucky	70

After a close first half, the 1974 North Carolina State Wolf Pack pulled away from the 1978 Kentucky Wildcats with a 14-5 run over four minutes that increased a two-point lead to 11.

David Thompson scored 9 of his 21 points during this run, and additionally, in this four-minute segment of the game, he forced Mike Phillips to foul him twice, and he stole the ball away from Rick Robey.

Kentucky led for most of the first half, after the Wildcats started the game connecting on seven of their first 11 shots from the field.  N.C. State turned up the defensive pressure and finished the half on a 10-3 run to take a one-point lead at the half.

After an opening seven minutes of the second half that saw the lead change hands five times, the Wolf Pack went on their run to take command of the game, and they cruised to victory.

 

Boxscore
North Carolina St.	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Tom Burleson	C	8	14	0	0	5	8	3	12	15	1	0	2	2	3	21
Tim Stoddard	F	3	7	0	0	2	2	1	6	7	0	1	1	1	4	8
David Thompson	F	8	17	2	6	3	4	4	4	8	2	1	0	3	3	21
Mo Rivers	G	4	8	2	4	1	2	0	2	2	4	2	0	3	3	11
Monte Towe	G	5	12	3	7	4	4	0	1	1	5	2	0	4	3	17
Phil Spence		2	4	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	0	0	0	1	3	4
Greg Hawkins		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
Team										3
Totals		30	62	7	17	15	20	10	30	43	13	6	3	15	21	82
Kentucky	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Rick Robey	C	7	15	0	0	2	4	1	4	5	0	0	0	4	2	16
Mike Phillips	F	3	7	0	0	1	2	2	7	9	0	0	1	1	4	7
Jack Givens	F	5	13	2	7	5	7	1	3	4	2	1	0	3	2	17
Truman Claytor	G	1	4	1	3	2	2	1	2	3	1	2	0	2	3	5
Kyle Macy	G	3	8	2	6	6	6	0	1	1	4	1	0	2	2	14
James Lee		2	5	0	0	1	2	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	2	5
Jay Shidler		2	4	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	6
LaVon Williams		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
Team										3
Totals		23	57	7	20	17	23	6	23	32	10	5	1	14	18	70
Player of the Game	Tom Burleson

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
N.C. State	38	44	82
Kentucky	37	33	70

 

 

Cavaliers’ Defense Shuts Down Hot Shooting Hoosiers

 

2019 Virginia	67
1987 Indiana	60

 

After blistering the nets in their first two NCAA Tournament games, the 1987 Indiana Hoosiers could not solve 2019 Virginia’s Pack Line Defense and shot just 35.3% from the field and 28.6% from behind the arc.

Indiana’s poor shooting night began immediately, as the Hoosiers missed on their first six attempts from the field.  They were only down 8-2 when Rick Callaway made IU’s first basket.

By the time the Hoosiers connected on their next basket, a three-pointer by Steve Alford, they trailed 12-5.

Virginia maintained the lead for the remainder of the game, never leading by less than six points.  The Cavaliers enjoyed an eight-point halftime lead, and they extended the lead to as much as 14 points in the second half at 48-34.

Indiana mounted its only charge of the game with a 13-6 run to cut the lead to 54-47, but UVa extended the lead back to 10 on a three-pointer by Kyle Guy.

Down the stretch, Virginia hit all six of their foul shots when Indiana players sent them to the line.

 

Boxscore
Virginia	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Mamadi Diakete	C	6	11	0	0	2	3	3	4	7	1	0	3	2	2	14
De’Andre Hunter	F	3	8	1	3	0	0	1	5	6	2	0	0	1	4	7
Guy Jerome	F	4	11	1	3	2	2	0	3	3	2	1	1	2	4	11
Kyle Guy	G	5	13	2	5	3	4	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	3	15
Kihei Clark	G	2	4	1	2	5	5	0	3	3	3	2	0	0	2	10
Braxton Key		2	4	0	1	4	5	1	5	6	1	0	0	1	3	8
Jack Salt		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	2	0	2	2
Jay Huff		0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Team										2
Totals		23	55	5	16	16	19	5	27	34	12	4	6	8	21	67
Indiana	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dean Garrett	C	4	9	0	0	2	4	1	7	8	1	0	2	1	3	10
Daryl Thomas	F	4	10	0	0	4	4	3	4	7	2	0	1	2	2	12
Rick Callaway	F	3	10	0	0	2	3	2	5	7	2	2	1	4	3	8
Keith Smart	G	3	10	2	7	5	5	0	6	6	1	0	0	1	3	13
Steve Alford	G	3	9	2	6	7	7	0	3	3	2	1	0	3	2	15
Steve Eyl		1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	0	0	0	0	2	2
Joe Hillman		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
Kreigh Smith		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team										1
Totals		18	51	4	14	20	23	7	29	37	10	3	4	12	17	60
Player of the Game	Kyle Guy

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Virginia	31	36	67
Indiana	23	37	60

 

SOUTH REGION

 

’70 Bruins Too Strong For ’64 Bruins

 

1970 UCLA	104
1964 UCLA	93

The 1970 UCLA Bruins are beginning to look like a Final Four contender after winning their third consecutive game by double digits in Simulated March Madness.  In their three tournament wins, their average margin of victory has been 19 points per game.

Even though the 1964 team forced 24 turnovers, the 1970 doubled the 1964 team in rebounding, and blocked 10 of the smaller 1964 team’s shots.

A hot start by their top guards, Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich, allowed the 1964 team to keep the game close throughout the first half.  The 1970 team grabbed the lead six minutes into the game on back-to-back shots by Sidney Wicks and John Vallely.

The 1964 team tied the game at 29-29 on a steal by Keith Erickson, and a pass to Goodrich, who then passed across to Jack Hirsch for the basket.  The 1970 then took the lead for good on a basket by Curtis Rowe and then a basket and a foul shot by Henry Bibby.

 

Boxscore
1970 UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Steve Patterson	C	6	12	0	0	1	2	3	6	9	1	0	2	4	3	13
Sidney Wicks	F	8	15	0	0	6	7	6	13	19	3	1	5	3	4	22
Curtis Rowe	F	9	16	2	3	8	8	4	11	15	2	2	3	3	4	28
John Vallely	G	6	13	3	7	4	7	0	5	5	4	0	0	6	3	19
Henry Bibby	G	5	9	2	4	5	6	0	3	3	4	2	0	4	3	17
John Ecker		0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	4	1
Jon Chapman		1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	4	2
Bill Seibert		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2
Team										4
Totals		36	68	7	15	25	32	14	42	60	17	5	10	24	26	104
1964 UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Fred Slaughter	C	4	10	0	0	1	3	1	3	4	2	2	0	2	5	9
Keith Erickson	F	4	13	1	5	2	3	2	4	6	3	4	0	1	4	11
Jack Hirsch	F	5	12	1	4	3	4	2	2	4	1	1	0	0	5	14
Walt Hazzard	G	8	16	4	9	5	7	1	2	3	3	2	0	2	3	25
Gail Goodrich	G	9	20	5	12	6	9	0	3	3	4	3	0	3	3	29
Kenny Washington		2	4	0	0	0	2	1	5	6	1	2	1	0	4	4
Doug McIntosh		0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1
Kim Stewart		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Team										3
Totals		32	77	11	30	18	29	7	20	30	15	14	1	8	29	93
Player of the Game	Sidney Wicks

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
1970 UCLA	54	50	104
1964 UCLA	37	56	93

 

 

Big Comeback Sends Villanova To The Elite 8

 

2018 Villanova	78
1992 Duke	72

 

The Duke Blue Devils looked invincible for 24 minutes of their Sweet 16 game against Villanova.  Duke led by as much as 16 points in the first half, before going to the dressing room up by nine at the break.

The Blue Devils increased their halftime lead from nine to 15 to start the second half, and with 16 minutes remaining, they led 48-33.  At that point, the Wildcats began to make their move.  A three-pointer by Jalen Brunson, and then a putback basket by Eric Paschall cut the lead to 48-38.

Trailing 59-50, The Wildcats then held Duke scoreless for almost four minutes, while they scored nine straight points to tie the game at 59-59.  The game remained close until the final moments, when with Villanova nursing a four-point lead, Duke fouled multiple times, while VU connected on 8 of 8 to extend the lead to 78-69.  A Bobby Hurley three-pointer on Duke’s final possession made the game look a little closer.

 

Boxscore
Villanova	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Omari Spellman	C	6	12	2	5	0	0	2	4	6	3	1	2	2	3	14
Eric Paschall	F	2	7	1	3	3	4	2	5	7	1	2	2	1	4	8
Michael Bridges	F	3	7	2	4	4	6	0	4	4	1	0	0	3	2	12
Phil Booth	G	3	7	1	2	6	6	0	2	2	3	1	0	2	2	13
Jalen Brunson	G	8	14	3	6	4	5	0	3	3	4	0	0	4	3	23
Donte DiVincenzo		2	5	2	5	0	0	1	4	5	2	0	0	2	2	6
Collin Gillespie		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	0
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Team										2
Totals		25	54	11	25	17	21	5	25	32	15	5	5	15	20	78
Duke	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Christian Laettner	C	5	11	1	3	4	6	1	7	8	1	0	2	3	4	15
Brian Davis	F	2	6	0	1	0	0	2	3	5	2	1	0	1	2	4
Grant Hill	F	6	13	0	0	5	6	2	3	5	3	0	2	2	1	17
Thomas Hill	G	3	7	1	3	3	4	1	5	6	2	2	0	3	5	10
Bobby Hurley	G	5	12	3	7	4	4	0	1	1	3	2	0	3	2	17
Antonio Lang		2	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	0	1	2	2	4
Cherokee Parks		2	4	0	0	1	2	2	2	4	0	0	0	2	2	5
Marty Clark		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		25	57	5	15	17	22	9	25	37	13	5	5	16	19	72
Player of the Game	Jalen Brunson

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Villanova	29	49	78
Duke	38	34	72

Four more Sweet 16 Games Will Be Revealed Friday.

 

 

 

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–Round Three Sunday

Welcome back to the See BS Studio.  I’m  Bernie Johnson along with my colleagues Charles Ruffley, Clark Post, and Kenny Jones, and we’re ready to bring you the final eight games of the Round of 32.  By the end of the day, the Sweet 16 will be set.

Let’s go out to the Midwest Region, where the number one-seed UCLA Bruins of 1968 will battle the eight-seed 1962 Cincinnati Bearcats.  It should be a great matchup inside between two great centers.  So, take it away Brad Messler, Steve Blabbin, and Evan Dryburn.

 

MIDWEST REGION

 

Balanced Bruin Offense With 5 In Double Figures–UCLA Runs Away From Bearcats

 

1 UCLA 1968	75
8 Cincinnati 1962	59

After a close first half, in which the Bearcats never trailed by more than five points, UCLA pulled away with a 14-3 run in the second half and stayed 12 points or more ahead the rest of the way.

Two free throws by Tom Thacker and a three-pointer by Tony Yates gave Cincinnati their only lead of the day at 27-26 late in the first half, but UCLA countered with a three-pointer by Lynn Shackleford and an offensive putback by Kareem Abdul Jabbar to give the Bruins the lead for good.

 

Boxscore
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	6	11	0	0	4	6	4	8	12	2	0	4	3	2	16
Mike Lynn	F	4	7	0	0	2	2	2	7	9	1	1	0	0	3	10
Lynn Shackleford	F	6	13	2	4	3	4	1	4	5	3	2	0	1	1	17
Lucius Allen	G	5	12	1	3	2	4	0	2	2	2	4	0	5	3	13
Mike Warren	G	4	10	2	5	4	5	0	1	1	6	3	0	3	2	14
Jim Nielsen		0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	5	0	0	1	1	3	1
Kenny Heitz		1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	2	1	2
Bill Sweek		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2
Team										3
Totals		27	57	5	13	16	23	9	28	40	15	12	5	16	17	75
Cincinnati	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Paul Hogue	C	3	7	0	0	1	2	1	8	9	2	0	1	3	4	7
George Wilson	F	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	0	0	1	4	2
Ron Bonham	F	5	14	0	0	3	5	2	3	5	4	1	0	3	2	13
Tom Thacker	G	4	12	2	8	4	5	1	4	5	2	3	0	5	3	14
Tony Yates	G	5	10	3	6	3	4	0	1	1	3	1	0	6	3	16
Tom Sizer		2	6	2	6	1	2	1	3	4	0	1	0	2	5	7
Team										3
Totals		20	53	7	20	12	18	6	23	32	12	6	1	20	21	59
Player of the Game	Mike Warren

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	34	41	75
Cincinnati	31	28	59

 

 

Blue Devils Come From Behind With Big Finish To Knock Off Rival Tar Heels

 

4 Duke 2015	76
5 North Carolina 2017	66

 

After a close first half, North Carolina pulled ahead by 11 points at 49-38 after Joel Berry and Luke May hit back to back three pointers, and then a steal by May that led to a basket by Justin Jackson, gave the Tar Heels their biggest lead.  Duke then began mounting a steady comeback, cutting the lead to eight at 52-44, to five at 56-51, and finally down to just two points at 62-60.  After the teams traded one made foul shot to make it 63-61 Carolina, Matt Jones tied the game at 63-63, and then Tyus Jones drove into the lane to hit a basket and draw a foul on Theo Pinson.  After Jones made the foul shot, Duke led 66-63.  The Tar Heels could manage just one three-point basket, while they sent the Blue Devils to the foul line.  Duke hit 7 of 8 at the charity stripe to salt the game away.

 

Boxscore
Duke	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Jahlil Okafor	C	6	12	0	0	0	1	2	5	7	1	0	0	1	4	12
Justise Winslow	F	4	11	1	5	2	3	1	4	5	2	2	2	1	3	11
Quinn Cook	F	4	10	1	4	0	0	1	6	7	3	0	0	3	1	9
Matt Jones	G	6	9	4	6	0	0	1	3	4	2	1	0	2	2	16
Tyus Jones	G	1	3	0	0	8	10	0	2	2	1	3	0	2	3	10
Grayson Allen		2	5	1	3	3	4	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	8
Amile Jefferson		2	4	0	0	2	2	1	2	3	3	1	2	0	2	6
Marshall Plumlee		2	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	4
Team										2
Totals		27	59	7	18	15	20	8	24	34	13	8	4	11	18	76
North Carolina	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kennedy Meeks	C	1	3	0	0	3	4	1	6	7	2	1	2	4	2	5
Isaiah Hicks	F	2	5	0	0	1	2	3	6	9	1	0	2	2	1	5
Justin Jackson	F	6	15	2	7	3	5	2	4	6	3	0	0	1	2	17
Theo Pinson	G	1	3	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	4	1	0	3	5	4
Joel Berry	G	6	14	3	8	3	4	1	5	6	2	2	0	6	2	18
Tony Bradley		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Nate Britt		0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0
Luke May		5	9	2	4	3	3	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	15
Seventh Woods		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		22	53	7	21	15	20	9	25	37	13	5	4	18	18	66
Player of the Game	Matt Jones

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Duke	34	42	76
N. Carolina	36	30	66

 

 

Indiana Solves The Arkansas Press And Dominates On The Glass

 

Indiana looked to be vulnerable in the first half as Arkansas forced nine turnovers with their full court press, and the Razorbacks led by as much as 10 points.  In the second half, The Hoosiers did not turn the ball over in the backcourt one time and committed just five frontcourt turnovers.  Meanwhile, Indiana outrebounded Arkansas in the second half 24-9 to win going away.  Scott May scored 19 of his game high 28 points in the final half.

 

3 Indiana 1976	82
6 Arkansas 1994	71

 

Boxscore
Indiana	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Kent Benson	C	9	14	0	0	2	4	4	5	9	2	0	2	2	3	20
Scott May	F	9	16	3	5	7	8	2	6	8	5	1	0	3	1	28
Tom Abernathy	F	4	8	3	6	3	4	1	4	5	1	0	1	1	3	14
Bobby Wilkerson	G	2	6	0	2	1	2	2	7	9	3	3	2	4	4	5
Quinn Buckner	G	2	5	0	1	2	4	1	4	5	4	2	0	2	2	6
Wayne Radford		1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	3	2
Jim Wisman		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0
Rich Valavicius		2	3	1	1	2	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	7
Team										4
Totals		29	56	7	16	17	25	10	30	44	19	6	6	14	18	82
Arkansas	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dwight Stewart	C	1	4	0	2	1	2	2	2	4	2	0	0	1	5	3
Corliss Williamson	F	5	9	0	0	1	2	1	5	6	3	1	0	0	3	11
Ken Biley	F	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Scotty Thurman	G	6	15	4	11	5	6	2	1	3	2	1	0	3	5	21
Corey Beck	G	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	4	3	0	2	2	4
Darnell Robinson		4	9	0	0	0	2	2	3	5	0	0	0	1	2	8
Clint McDaniel		2	7	1	4	3	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	3	8
Lee Wilson		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Divar Rimac		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Dillard		3	6	3	6	3	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	12
Ray Biggers		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team										4
Totals		25	61	8	24	13	20	7	19	30	13	6	0	9	24	71
Player of the Game	Scott May

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Indiana	37	45	82
Arkansas	42	29	71

 

 

15-seeded Cougars Advance To Sweet 16 In Exciting Game

 

15 Houston 1968	108
10 UCLA 1975	101

In what turned out to be the most exciting game of the day, Houston and UCLA staged one of the finest offensive performances in Simulated NCAA Tournament History by combining for 209 points.

The pace of the game was fast from the onset, as the teams were tied 25-25 just eight minutes into the game.  Elvin Hayes was virtually unstoppable all day, and a 12-point scoring burst in the final six minutes of the opening half gave the Cougars a six-point halftime lead.

The teams traded the lead for most of the second half with UCLA’s last lead coming at the six minute mark at 87-86.  Houston enjoyed a quick 10-3 run to make it 96-90, and the Bruins could not overcome the run.

 

Boxscore
Houston	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Elvin Hayes	C	15	25	0	0	9	13	8	14	22	2	0	5	4	3	39
Ken Spain	F	7	15	0	0	4	7	2	10	12	1	2	2	2	3	18
Theodis Lee	F	4	9	1	3	4	6	1	5	6	3	1	1	1	5	13
Don Chaney	G	7	13	4	8	5	6	1	4	5	7	3	0	3	4	23
George Reynolds	G	4	12	2	6	2	3	0	1	1	5	1	0	5	4	12
Tom Gribben		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	0
Larry Cooper		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	1	2	0
Carlos Bell		1	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	3
Vern Lewis		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0
Team										3
Totals		38	77	7	17	25	37	13	38	54	20	8	8	19	28	108
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Richard Washington	C	5	11	0	0	3	4	3	6	9	0	0	1	2	5	13
Dave Meyers	F	8	14	0	0	7	10	3	8	11	1	0	1	1	4	23
Marques Johnson	F	10	22	2	6	4	6	2	7	9	3	2	1	4	3	26
Pete Trgovich	G	7	15	3	8	3	4	0	4	4	4	3	0	2	4	20
Andre McCarter	G	1	6	1	4	2	3	0	1	1	6	1	0	5	5	5
Ralph Drollinger		3	7	0	0	1	2	2	3	5	1	0	2	1	3	7
Raymond Townsend		2	5	2	4	1	2	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	5	7
Jim Spillane		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Wilbert Olinde		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team										5
Totals		36	80	8	22	21	31	10	30	45	18	7	5	16	35	101
Player of the Game	Elvin Hayes

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Houston	61	47	108
UCLA	55	46	101

 

 

WEST REGION

 

Overall Top Seed Romps Again

 

1 UCLA 1972	94
8 Connecticut 2004	61

 

The top seed in the tournament looked infallible for most of the game, as the Bruins began the game with a 16-1 lead before the Huskies could hit their first basket.  UCLA began to empty the bench in the first half once the lead swelled past 30 points, which allowed UConn to make its only run of the day cutting a 42-12 lead to 44-19 at the half.

After a 20-10 run to start the second half, the Bruins led by 35 points, when they started to remove the starters.  Until Emeka Okafor hit an old-fasioned three-pointer on the final possession, UCLA backup center Swen Nater had matched him point for point.  Nater played just 12 minutes to Okafor’s 33.

Boxscore
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Bill Walton	C	7	11	0	0	3	5	5	9	14	4	2	4	2	3	17
Jamaal Wilkes	F	6	9	2	3	4	4	1	6	7	1	1	1	1	3	18
Larry Farmer	F	5	7	2	3	1	2	2	5	7	1	3	1	1	2	13
Greg Lee	G	3	7	1	3	3	4	0	3	3	2	1	0	3	3	10
Henry Bibby	G	3	8	2	5	5	6	0	2	2	5	2	0	2	2	13
Tommy Curtis		2	5	1	3	1	2	0	1	1	3	1	0	2	1	6
Larry Hollyfield		2	6	1	3	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	2	5
Swen Nater		3	5	0	0	2	3	2	3	5	0	0	1	0	2	8
Vince Carson		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2
Andy Hill		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jon Chapman		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gary Franklin		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Team										3
Totals		33	64	9	21	19	26	11	32	46	18	11	7	13	21	94
Connecticut	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Emeka Okafor	C	4	8	0	0	3	6	2	7	9	1	0	2	1	4	11
Josh Boone	F	3	7	0	0	0	2	2	4	6	0	1	0	3	2	6
Rashad Anderson	F	4	11	3	9	3	4	1	5	6	2	2	0	2	4	14
Ben Gordon	G	5	16	3	12	4	4	0	2	2	3	1	0	5	3	17
Taliek Brown	G	3	8	0	0	2	5	0	2	2	3	1	0	3	4	8
Denham Brown		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0
Hilton Armstrong		1	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	1	0	0	3	3	3
Charlie Villanueva		1	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2
Shamon Tooles		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team										2
Totals		21	57	6	22	13	23	7	24	33	10	5	2	18	24	61
Player of the Game	Bill Walton

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	44	50	94
UConn	19	42	61

 

 

Smaller, Quicker Miners Steal Way To Victory

 

12 Texas Western 1966	71
13 Louisville 1986	59

Louisville, a team known for an excellent full court press through the years, fell victim to the man to man press by Texas Western.  The Miners stole the ball 16 times in the game, while forcing 25 Cardinal Turnovers.

After an early 8-5 Louisville lead, back to back steals by Bobby Joe Hill led to a basket and two foul shots to give the Miners their first lead at 9-8.

Later in the half, after Louisville recovered to take a 24-22 lead, steals by Willie Worsley and Orsten Artis led to easy baskets to put TW up 26-24.  A missed three-point attempt by Milt Wagner, led to a fast break basket for the Miners when Harry Flournoy grabbed the rebound and found Artis, who then passed to Willie Cager for the layup.  Up 28-24, The Miners led the rest of the way.

Louisville cut the lead from eight to three with eight minutes to play, but a 8-0 run put the game away.

 

Boxscore
Texas Western	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Nevil Shed	C	3	6	0	0	2	3	4	4	8	0	0	1	1	2	8
David Lattin	F	4	11	0	0	2	3	2	3	5	2	2	0	3	2	10
Harry Flournoy	F	4	10	0	0	3	5	4	9	13	1	0	2	2	1	11
Orsten Artis	G	3	9	2	5	3	4	0	2	2	4	4	0	4	3	11
Bobby Joe Hill	G	4	11	2	6	3	4	0	1	1	3	4	0	3	2	13
Willie Cager		4	7	2	3	4	5	2	3	5	2	3	1	2	2	14
Willie Worsley		1	4	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	1	4
Team										3
Totals		23	58	7	16	18	26	12	22	37	14	16	4	17	13	71
Louisville	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Pervis Ellison	C	6	13	0	0	2	4	2	4	6	0	0	2	4	4	14
Billy Thompson	F	5	11	0	0	0	0	1	5	6	3	1	0	2	2	10
Herbert Crook	F	3	8	0	2	2	3	1	3	4	1	1	1	5	5	8
Jeff Hall	G	3	6	2	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	3	3	8
Milt Wagner	G	3	7	1	3	4	5	0	2	2	4	2	0	5	2	11
Tony Kimbro		2	4	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	0	3	4	6
Kevin Walls		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	0	0	0	1	1	0
Mark McSwain		1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	2	2
Team										2
Totals		23	51	4	11	9	14	6	27	35	12	5	3	25	23	59
Player of the Game	Harry Flournoy

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Texas Western	33	38	71
Louisville	26	33	59

 

 

Siegfried’s Three Sinks Marquette

 

3 Ohio St. 1960	72
11 Marquette 1977	70

 

Larry Siegfried connected on a three-point shot in Ohio State’s final possession to give the Buckeyes their only lead in the second half, and then a last-gasp shot by Bernard Toone missed and was rebounded by Joe Roberts to send Ohio State to the Sweet 16.

Marquette was able to slow the pace down, using up 24 to 28 seconds on the shot clock per possession and limiting Ohio State’s offensive rebounding strength.  With Bo Ellis scoring 11 of his 13 points in the first half, the Warriors led by a bucket at the break.

Butch Lee kept Marquette’s offense moving in the second half, as the Warriors kept the lead between four and seven points until the three minute mark.

After a 6-6 foul shooting mark in the first half, Marquette players missed several crucial foul shots down the stretch, as the Warriors could only hit 7 of 12 free tosses.  Ohio State rebounded the ball on all the missed foul shots, and they scored on five consecutive possessions to cut a 68-61 lead to 70-69.  After a Jim Boylan turnover, Ohio State tried to get the ball inside to Jerry Lucas or in the mid post to John Havlicek, but Marquette’s zone defense plugged the middle, forcing Siegfried to take the three-pointer as the shot clock expired.

 

Boxscore
Ohio St.	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Jerry Lucas	C	9	14	0	1	2	2	3	7	10	2	0	1	2	3	20
Joe Roberts	F	3	9	0	0	0	0	2	5	7	1	0	0	1	4	6
John Havlicek	F	6	12	2	4	4	5	2	6	8	3	2	0	1	2	18
Larry Siegfried	G	5	11	3	6	5	8	1	4	5	4	1	0	3	2	18
Mel Nowell	G	2	6	1	3	3	4	0	1	1	3	1	0	5	3	8
Dick Furry		1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0	2	2	2
Team										3
Totals		26	55	6	14	14	19	9	25	37	14	4	1	14	16	72
Marquette	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Jerome Whitehead	C	5	12	0	0	1	2	3	4	7	1	0	1	2	4	11
Bo Ellis	F	5	11	0	0	3	5	1	8	9	2	2	2	1	3	13
Bill Neary	F	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2
Butch Lee	G	6	13	4	10	5	6	0	1	1	2	1	0	4	3	21
Jim Boylan	G	2	6	1	3	2	2	0	2	2	5	2	0	2	2	7
Bernard Toone		4	7	0	0	2	3	2	5	7	0	0	0	2	2	10
Gary Rosenberger		2	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	6
Team										2
Totals		25	55	7	16	13	18	6	22	30	11	5	3	12	17	70
Player of the Game	Larry Siegfried

 

 

Tar Heels Win Overtime Thriller

 

10 North Carolina 1982	86	OT
2 Kansas 2008	78

 

Darnell Jackson missed the front end of a 1 and 1 foul opportunity, and James Worthy’s field goal tied the game up at in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime.  In overtime, the Carolina Trio of Worthy, Sam Perkins, and Michael Jordan took the game over to give the Tar Heels a ticket to the Sweet 16.

Reserve forward Chris Brust came off the bench and hit two crucial baskets when Kansas had begun to stretch the lead.  Brust’s two baskets sandwiched one by Matt Doherty in a 6-1 Tar Heel mini-run that cut the KU lead to two points.  Moments later, Perkins fouled Jackson, and Jackson missed the foul shot that allowed Carolina force overtime.

Boxscore
North Carolina	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Sam Perkins	C	8	15	0	0	4	6	3	6	9	0	0	2	2	3	20
James Worthy	F	8	13	0	0	7	8	3	8	11	2	0	2	2	2	23
Matt Doherty	F	2	5	2	4	2	2	0	2	2	1	1	0	1	3	8
Michael Jordan	G	4	9	2	5	8	9	2	5	7	4	1	1	1	2	18
Jimmy Black	G	1	4	1	4	2	3	0	2	2	5	2	0	3	3	5
Jim Braddock		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0
Chris Brust		2	3	0	0	2	4	1	3	4	0	0	0	2	3	6
Buzz Peterson		1	2	1	2	3	4	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	6
Team										3
Totals		26	51	6	15	28	36	9	28	40	15	5	5	13	20	86
Kansas	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Darnell Jackson	C	8	14	0	0	3	5	3	4	7	2	0	1	2	4	19
Darrell Arthur	F	5	7	0	0	2	3	1	6	7	1	0	0	1	4	12
Brandon Rush	F	1	4	1	4	2	2	3	3	6	3	1	0	3	5	5
Russell Robinson	G	5	12	3	8	3	4	0	2	2	4	2	0	2	3	16
Mario Chalmers	G	5	15	3	11	5	6	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	4	18
Sherron Collins		2	6	1	4	1	2	1	4	5	1	0	0	1	5	6
Sasha Kaun		1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	2
Rodrick Stewart		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Cole Aldrich		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team										2
Totals		27	61	8	27	16	22	8	21	31	13	4	1	10	33	78
Player of the Game	James Worthy

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	OT	Final
North Carolina	33	37	16	86
Kansas	36	34	8	78

 

The Sweet 16

 

East Region–Thursday

 

1974 North Carolina St. vs. 1978 Kentucky

2019 Virginia vs. 1987 Indiana

South Region–Thursday

 

1970 UCLA vs. 1964 UCLA

2018 Villanova vs. 1992 Duke

 

Midwest Region–Friday

 

1968 UCLA vs. 2015 Duke

1976 Indiana vs. 1968 Houston

 

West Region–Friday

 

1972 UCLA vs. 1966 Texas Western

1960 Ohio St. vs. 1982 North Carolina

 

 

 

 

 

The Greatest NCAA Tournament That Never Was–Round Three Saturday

Good Saturday morning sports fans.  This is Greg Humble in the studio along with my colleagues here at See BS–Charles Parkly Clark Post, and Kenny Jones. We’re just moments away from a great slate of Saturday games, and at the end of the day four teams will punch their tickets to the Sweet 16.

We’re going to start everybody out with the top-seed in the East, the 2001 Duke Blue Devils taking on the eight seed Kentucky Wildcats of 1978.  Let’s send it out to our See BS crew, Ian Falcon, Jim Snorkel, and Jamie Herdall.

 

EAST REGION

Wildcat Inside Muscle Too Much For The Region’s Top Seed

 

9 Kentucky 1978	89
1 Duke 2001	80

Unassociated Press: The 8-Seed 1978 Kentucky Wildcats took advantage of a huge rebounding edge to hold off the top seed in the East, the 2001 Duke Blue Devils.  The Wildcats enjoyed a huge 51-30 rebounding advantage with the Blue Mist’s Twin Towers both recording double figure boards.

Kentucky broke open a close game midway through the second half.  With a 56-53 lead, the Wildcats went on a 16-5 run to take a commanding 72-58 lead.  Duke frantically mounted a comeback with three-pointers from Jay Williams, Mike Dunleavy, and Nate James to cut the lead to 76-70, but the Wildcats chose to keep the ball in the hands of Kyle Macy down the stretch, and Duke was forced to foul one of the all time great foul shooters.

 

Boxscore
Kentucky	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Rick Robey	C	5	8	0	0	4	6	3	8	11	2	0	4	2	2	14
Mike Phillips	F	2	5	0	0	2	3	2	10	12	0	0	3	4	3	6
Jack Givens	F	5	11	1	3	4	5	1	5	6	3	0	0	1	1	15
Truman Claytor	G	2	6	1	4	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	2	1	5
Kyle Macy	G	4	9	3	7	10	11	0	1	1	5	0	0	3	2	21
James Lee		4	8	0	0	1	2	2	4	6	0	0	0	2	3	9
Chuck Aleksinas		2	3	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	0	0	2	2	2	4
Jay Shidler		4	7	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	12
LaVon Williams		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2
Fred Cowan		0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	1	1	2	1
Team										3
Totals		29	59	9	21	22	29	12	36	51	15	3	10	18	18	89
Duke	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Carlos Boozer	C	5	9	0	0	2	3	2	5	7	0	0	0	1	5	12
Shane Battier	F	7	18	1	3	4	6	1	4	5	2	2	1	1	3	19
Mike Dunleavy	F	5	15	2	7	2	2	0	1	1	3	1	0	2	2	14
Nate James	G	3	5	2	4	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	0	0	5	8
Jay Williams	G	4	10	3	8	3	4	1	1	2	4	1	0	1	3	14
Chris Duhon		1	4	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	3
Casey Sanders		2	3	0	0	2	3	1	4	5	0	0	0	1	4	6
Matt Christensen		2	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	4
Team										4
Totals		29	70	8	23	14	20	7	19	30	15	7	1	6	26	80
Player of the Game	Kyle Macy

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Kentucky	46	43	89
Duke	44	36	80

 

 

Tiny Towe Blitz’s Cardinals Press To Lead Pack To Impressive Win

 

4 North Carolina St. 1974	96
12 Louisville 1980	82

 

Unassociated Press: Five foot, six inch guard Monte Towe proved to be impossible to trap by the vaunted Louisville 2-2-1 press defense.  Time and time again, he broke the press and drove until he found an open teammate, forcing Louisville to call the press off.  By the time the Cardinals stopped pressing, the Wolf Pack had turned the ball over twice, but they scored easy baskets or went to the foul line enough times to take a 10-point lead in the first 12 minutes of the game.

A three-minute stretch to end the first half found N.C. State turning the ball over in their own halfcourt four times, while Louisville warmed up from the field and cut the lead to two points.

The Wolf Pack maintained the lead throughout the second half, and once they held a five point lead, they forced Louisville to foul down the stretch, where Towe was 8 of 8 at the charity stripe in the final minutes to preserve the win.

1974 North Carolina State now faces 1978 Kentucky in the Sweet 16 in what should be an incredible matchup, as the two teams have similar styles.  David Thompson and Jack Givens should be worth the price of admission.

Boxscore
North Carolina St.	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Tom Burleson	C	9	14	0	0	4	6	2	11	13	1	0	3	4	3	22
Tim Stoddard	F	3	5	0	0	2	2	1	8	9	0	0	1	1	2	8
David Thompson	F	6	11	1	2	9	12	3	6	9	2	1	2	3	2	22
Mo Rivers	G	1	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	4	3
Monte Towe	G	3	7	2	5	11	11	0	1	1	8	3	0	3	1	19
Mark Moeller		3	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	3	7
Steve Nuce		1	3	0	0	3	4	2	2	4	1	0	0	0	2	5
Phil Spence		2	4	0	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	1	6
Greg Hawkins		1	2	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	3
Bill Lake		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Buurma		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Dayhuff		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Kuszmaul		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Johnson		0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team										3
Totals		29	55	5	12	33	41	9	33	45	15	6	6	18	20	96
Louisville	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Wiley Brown	C	4	8	0	0	2	4	3	2	5	0	1	0	1	5	10
Rodney McCray	F	4	10	1	4	4	5	2	3	5	1	3	0	3	3	13
Derek Smith	F	5	11	0	0	1	2	4	7	11	0	0	1	2	5	11
Darrell Griffith	G	6	17	3	9	4	5	3	3	6	2	1	0	4	4	19
Jerry Eaves	G	2	6	1	5	2	2	1	2	3	5	1	0	2	2	7
Poncho Wright		3	8	1	3	2	3	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	5	9
Roger Burkman		2	7	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	6
Tony Branch		2	5	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	0	1	5	5
Daryl Cleveland		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Greg Deuser		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
Marty Pulliam		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Steve Clark		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team										3
Totals		29	75	8	28	16	22	14	21	38	11	9	1	13	37	82
Player of the Game	Monte Towe

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
N. C. State	47	49	96
Louisville	45	37	82

 

Cavaliers Put Hoyas To Sleep With Slow Pace

 

3 Virginia 2019	60
14 Georgetown 1984	52

Unassociated Press: The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers slowed the game down to 59 possessions, forcing Georgetown to pass away from Patrick Ewing, and then trapping Ewing when he caught the ball in the post.  The tactic worked, as Ewing could only take seven shots in 35 minutes of action.

This had the look of a game where both teams would struggle to score 40 points, as neither team could solve the other’s defense.  Eight minutes into the game, Georgetown led 7-6.  At this point, Braxton Key entered the game for Virginia and gave the Wahoo offense a shot in the arm with six quick points to give the Cavaliers a 16-13 lead, a lead they would not relinquish.

Virginia held the Hoyas to 34.6% shooting in the second half, as Ewing could only score one basket in the final stanza.

Boxscore
Virginia	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Mamadi Diakete	C	1	4	0	0	1	2	2	5	7	1	0	1	2	1	3
De’Andre Hunter	F	5	12	0	0	4	4	2	3	5	2	0	0	1	1	14
Guy Jerome	F	2	6	1	4	0	0	1	5	6	2	0	0	0	1	5
Kyle Guy	G	2	5	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	1	3	5
Kihei Clark	G	4	11	2	3	2	3	0	2	2	3	0	0	2	1	12
Braxton Key		6	10	2	4	5	6	2	6	8	1	1	0	1	2	19
Jack Salt		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	2
Team										3
Totals		21	50	6	14	12	15	7	26	36	12	2	1	7	11	60
Georgetown	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Patrick Ewing	C	4	7	0	0	1	2	2	7	9	0	0	2	0	1	9
Reggie Williams	F	3	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	1	0	0	3	6
Fred Brown	F	3	9	1	6	0	1	1	3	4	2	1	0	1	2	7
David Wingate	G	3	8	2	5	1	2	1	4	5	1	1	1	2	2	9
Michael Jackson	G	4	12	2	7	4	5	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	14
Michael Graham		1	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	3
Horace Broadnax		2	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	4
Gene Smith		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Martin		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team										1
Totals		20	53	5	19	7	12	7	24	32	9	4	3	5	12	52
Player of the Game	Braxton Key

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Virginia	33	27	60
Georgetown	29	23	52

 

Hoosiers Limit Mistakes, Play Excellent Defense In Impressive Win

 

10 Indiana 1987	78
2 North Carolina 2005	63

Unassociated Press: The Hoosiers committed just seven turnovers while limiting North Carolina to 40.7% shooting.  Indiana opened a 15-point lead in the first half, and North Carolina never cut the lead to single digits, getting to within 10 points three times.

The Tar Heel starting front court was held to 10-26 shooting, while the Hoosiers’ front court was 17-34.

This sets up an interesting Sweet 16 game between 1987 Indiana and 2019 Virginia Thursday night.

 

Boxscore
Indiana	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Dean Garrett	C	6	11	0	0	2	4	2	7	9	1	0	0	2	3	14
Daryl Thomas	F	9	14	0	0	4	6	1	6	7	3	2	0	1	2	22
Rick Callaway	F	4	9	1	3	3	4	0	7	7	2	1	1	1	2	12
Keith Smart	G	3	7	1	3	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	9
Steve Alford	G	5	12	3	6	5	6	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	2	18
Steve Eyl		1	4	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	1	0	2	2	3
Joe Hillman		0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		28	59	5	13	17	24	4	24	31	16	6	1	7	13	78
North Carolina	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Sean May	C	8	19	0	0	3	4	1	8	9	0	0	2	2	3	19
Jawad Williams	F	2	5	1	3	0	0	1	6	7	1	0	0	0	1	5
Jackie Manuel	F	0	2	0	2	2	3	1	5	6	2	1	0	3	4	2
Rashad McCants	G	4	9	4	9	3	4	2	4	6	1	1	0	5	3	15
Raymond Felton	G	7	16	3	7	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	0	2	4	19
Marvin Williams		0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0
Melvin Scott		1	2	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	3	3
David Noel		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team										4
Totals		22	54	8	21	11	15	8	28	40	10	5	2	13	21	63
Player of the Game	Daryl Thomas

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Indiana	41	37	78
N. Carolina	29	34	63

 

SOUTH REGION

 

Top Seed Falls To Quick Bruin Quintet

 

8 UCLA 1964	97
1 Kentucky 1996	89

 

Unassociated Press: UCLA’s great backcourt duo of Walt Hazzard and Gail Goodrich combined for 61 points, and the UCLA full-court press was just as devastating as Kentucky’s matchup press.

Kentucky led for most of the first half and the first six minutes of the second half.  With the Wildcats ahead 61-54, the Bruins reeled off 14 point in the next three minutes to take a 68-66 lead.  After Kentucky tied the score at 68-68, back-to-back three point field goals by Hazzard gave UCLA the lead for good.

Boxscore
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Fred Slaughter	C	2	6	0	0	2	5	3	8	11	4	2	0	5	3	6
Keith Erickson	F	4	9	0	0	2	3	2	9	11	6	3	0	2	3	10
Jack Hirsch	F	3	8	1	4	1	2	2	5	7	1	1	1	4	4	8
Walt Hazzard	G	9	22	3	10	8	11	1	6	7	2	2	0	3	2	29
Gail Goodrich	G	10	17	5	8	7	9	0	1	1	4	2	0	3	2	32
Kenny Washington		3	6	0	0	2	3	4	2	6	0	1	2	3	3	8
Doug McIntosh		2	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	1	3	4
Kim Stewart		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Team										4
Totals		33	72	9	22	22	33	13	34	51	17	12	4	21	22	97
Kentucky	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Walter McCarty	C	4	9	0	2	3	5	2	6	8	0	0	1	4	4	11
Antoine Walker	F	7	15	1	2	2	3	1	8	9	0	2	0	1	3	17
Derek Anderson	F	3	7	0	1	0	0	1	4	5	2	1	0	2	5	6
Tony Delk	G	5	13	3	7	4	5	1	3	4	3	2	0	4	2	17
Anthony Epps	G	2	6	1	4	2	3	0	1	1	6	1	0	5	5	7
Ron Mercer		5	8	2	3	3	4	2	3	5	3	2	0	1	2	15
Mark Pope		1	3	0	2	2	2	1	4	5	0	0	1	1	4	4
Jeff Sheppard		2	4	2	4	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	8
Wayne Turner		2	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	4
Allen Edwards		0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Team										3
Totals		31	72	9	27	18	24	8	31	42	16	9	2	21	30	89
Player of the Game	Walt Hazzard

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	44	53	97
Kentucky	48	41	89

Bruin Muscle Proves Too Much For Cardinals

 

4 UCLA 1970	100
5 Louisville 2013	82

Unassociated Press:  The trio of Steve Patterson, Sidney Wicks, and Curtis Rowe flexed their muscles, scoring almost at will at times in the paint and getting multiple offensive rebounds with putbacks.

After beginning the game matching baskets, the score was knotted at 17-17 with 12 minutes to go in the first half.  UCLA opened a 12-point lead in the next eight minutes, and Louisville could get no closer than seven points the rest of the way.

When the Cardinals cut the lead to seven at 69-62, a Bruin 9-2 run moved the lead out to 14, and Louisville began to rush their offense, committing crucial turnovers that allowed the lead to ballon to 21 points at one point.

The 1970 Bruins now face the 1964 UCLA Bruins in a game of contrasts between 1964’s speed and 1970’s muscle.

 

Boxscore
UCLA	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Steve Patterson	C	6	13	0	0	2	3	2	6	8	1	1	1	2	2	14
Sidney Wicks	F	9	15	0	0	6	8	5	11	16	0	3	4	3	3	24
Curtis Rowe	F	6	11	0	0	4	6	3	9	12	2	2	2	1	1	16
John Vallely	G	6	12	3	6	3	3	0	2	2	5	1	0	4	2	18
Henry Bibby	G	6	14	3	8	5	7	0	3	3	9	1	0	3	2	20
John Ecker		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	3	2
Kenny Booker		1	3	0	1	1	2	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	3
Terry Schofield		1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	3
Bill Siebert		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Hill		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Team										3
Totals		36	71	7	16	21	29	11	35	49	20	9	7	17	18	100
Louisville	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Gorgiu Dieng	C	7	15	0	0	2	4	2	4	6	1	0	1	2	4	16
Chane Behanen	F	3	8	0	0	1	2	1	6	7	2	0	0	1	5	7
Wayne Blackshear	F	4	11	2	6	2	3	2	6	8	3	1	1	5	4	12
Russ Smith	G	4	9	3	7	6	7	0	4	4	1	2	0	3	3	17
Peyton Siva	G	5	12	2	5	3	3	0	3	3	2	1	0	4	2	15
Luke Hancock		2	4	1	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	1	4	5
Montrezl Harrell		1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	2
Stephan Van Treese		2	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	4
Kevin Ware		1	3	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	4
Team										2
Totals		29	69	9	23	15	21	7	28	37	14	6	2	19	27	82
Player of the Game	Sidney Wicks

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
UCLA	52	48	100
Louisville	37	45	82

 

Grant Hill Puts Blue Devils’ Hopes On His Shoulder To Bring Duke Back To Victory

 

6 Duke 1992	78
14 Kansas 1997	73

 

Unassociated Press: In a game with many twists and turns, Duke blew a 10-point first half lead and trailed by as many as nine points in the second half until Grant Hill took control of the game, scoring 14 of his game high 20 points in the final 11 minutes of the game.

Kansas went on a 24-7 scoring run that covered the last six minutes of the first half and first four minutes of the second half to take a 49-42 lead.  After Duke cut the lead to three several times, the Jayhawks scored six straight points to take a 59-50.  That’s when Hill went to work, scoring 14 of Dukes’ final 28 points.

 

Boxscore
Duke	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Christian Laettner	C	7	13	0	0	5	7	3	5	8	0	0	1	2	3	19
Brian Davis	F	2	5	0	0	0	0	1	7	8	2	1	0	1	1	4
Grant Hill	F	6	11	2	3	6	6	0	5	5	4	1	0	3	2	20
Thomas Hill	G	5	9	2	4	3	4	0	2	2	2	2	0	2	1	15
Bobby Hurley	G	3	7	1	3	4	4	0	1	1	5	0	0	2	0	11
Antonio Lang		1	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	3
Cherokee Parks		2	4	0	0	2	3	2	3	5	0	0	1	0	3	6
Marty Clark		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Team										3
Totals		26	52	5	11	21	26	7	26	36	14	4	2	12	13	78
Kansas	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Scot Pollard	C	8	15	0	0	3	4	1	6	7	2	0	0	2	4	19
Raef LaFrentz	F	7	12	0	0	1	2	2	5	7	3	0	2	1	2	15
Paul Pierce	F	8	14	0	0	3	5	2	3	5	2	2	1	0	3	19
Jerod Haase	G	2	5	2	5	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	0	3	4	6
Jacque Vaughn	G	2	6	2	5	2	2	0	2	2	4	2	0	1	4	8
Ryan Robertson		1	3	1	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4
Billy Thomas		0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	0
T.J. Pugh		1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Team										3
Totals		29	60	5	14	10	15	6	20	29	14	6	3	8	24	73
Player of the Game	Christian Laettner

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Duke	37	41	78
Kansas	31	42	73

 

 

Wildcats Hot For Three Minutes, But It’s Enough To Advance

 

2 Villanova 2018	64
7 Florida 2007	51

 

Unassociated Press: Villanova couldn’t buy a basket for 3/4 of the game, but then neither could the Gators as both teams had trouble finding the range.  Then, a brief barrage of baskets on 4 of 7 shooting that included a couple of three-point shots broke open a close game to allow ‘Nova to pull away to a safe lead.  Leading just 39-38 in the second half, an 11-0 run gave The Wildcats a 12-point lead.  Florida never could mount a move at this point, and Villanova cruised to victory.

Villanova advances to Thursday’s Sweet 16 round against 1992 Duke.

 

 

Boxscore
Villanova	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Omari Spellman	C	3	6	0	0	2	3	2	4	6	0	0	1	3	2	8
Eric Paschall	F	4	7	0	0	4	4	1	8	9	1	0	2	1	1	12
Michael Bridges	F	5	12	2	5	0	2	3	5	8	0	2	0	2	3	12
Phil Booth	G	3	9	1	4	3	4	1	3	4	3	1	0	5	2	10
Jalen Brunson	G	3	7	2	6	4	5	0	2	2	2	1	0	2	4	12
Donte DiVincenzo		3	9	1	4	2	2	1	3	4	1	0	0	1	2	9
Collin Gillespie		0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
Team										5
Totals		21	51	6	19	16	22	8	26	39	7	5	3	14	16	64
Florida	Start	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Joakim Noah	C	6	11	0	0	3	5	2	8	10	2	0	2	1	2	15
Al Horford	F	5	10	0	0	2	4	3	6	9	0	0	3	1	4	12
Corey Brewer	F	3	12	1	7	3	3	1	5	6	1	2	1	2	3	10
Lee Humphrey	G	2	9	1	4	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	3	4	5
Taurean Green	G	1	7	0	5	2	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	5	2	4
Walter Hodge		1	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	3	2
Chris Richard		1	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3
Dan Werner		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Team										2
Totals		19	52	2	17	11	18	7	25	34	9	4	6	14	20	51
Player of the Game	Eric Paschall

 

Score By Halves
Team	1	2	Final
Villanova	26	38	64
Florida	23	28	51

Sweet 16 Schedule For East and South Regions

 

East 

4 – North Carolina St.  1974 vs. 9 – Kentucky 1978

3 – Virginia 2019 vs. 10 – Indiana 1987

South 

4 – UCLA 1970 vs. 8 – UCLA 1964

2 – Villanova 2018 vs. 6 – Duke 1992

 

Coming Tomorrow–Third Round Action From the Midwest and West Regions