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 |
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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 |
|
|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
|
|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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