Elite Eight
Saturday’s Games
FINAL No. 1 Gonzaga 83 vs. Xavier 59.
1st Half: Gonzaga leads 49-39 at halftime largely due to their superior 3 point shooting (8-13). William-Goss is bouncing back nicely (13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists) so far from his rough game against West Virginia where he had 10 points and 5 turnovers on 2-10 shooting. Johnathan Williams is also playing well he's got 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block and a steal. Gonzaga is finding success against Xavier's zone defence shooting wide open jumpers. Xavier is running a high pace offence and it's working but need to sharpen up on defence if they want to win this game.
2nd Half: Gonzaga continued their strong first half of shooting with more strong shooting adding four more 3 pointers. Their offence is finding gaps in Xavier defence and exposing them, they've played great team oriented basketball. Xavier doesn't have any answers for Gonzaga on either end of the court now, only putting up 20 and allowing 39.
Analysis: Gonzaga will move on to the final four after a convincing win over Xavier, they will face #7 South Carolina. MVP of the game goes to Nigel Williams-Goss who had 23 points (4-7 3pt shooting).
1st Half: Gonzaga leads 49-39 at halftime largely due to their superior 3 point shooting (8-13). William-Goss is bouncing back nicely (13 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists) so far from his rough game against West Virginia where he had 10 points and 5 turnovers on 2-10 shooting. Johnathan Williams is also playing well he's got 12 points, 3 rebounds, 1 block and a steal. Gonzaga is finding success against Xavier's zone defence shooting wide open jumpers. Xavier is running a high pace offence and it's working but need to sharpen up on defence if they want to win this game.
Analysis: Gonzaga will move on to the final four after a convincing win over Xavier, they will face #7 South Carolina. MVP of the game goes to Nigel Williams-Goss who had 23 points (4-7 3pt shooting).
FINAL No. 1 Kansas 60 vs. No. 3 Oregon 74.
1st Half: Both teams got off to a slow start but Oregon pulled away at the end of the first half. Oregon shot 60% in the first half including 7-12 from behind the arc. Jordan Bell has 8 rebounds almost as much as Kansas ENTIRE team (11). Tyler Dorsey is getting it done offensively for Oregon, he has 14 points on 4-6 shooting from behind the 3 point line. Josh Jackson took 2 fouls in the first 3 minutes and was forced to sit out a big chunk of the 1st half. Jackson and Devonte' Graham have a combined 0 points at the half, if Kansas wants to win this game these two need to make a much bigger impact in the 2nd half.
Analysis: Oregon moves on to the final four where they will play #1 North Carolina. The games MVP award goes to forward Jordan Bell who put on a blocking clinic in this game. From the start Bell had a great game on both ends of the court and he played with a lot of intensity. He finished with 11 points, 13 rebounds, 8 blocks and 4 assists.
Sunday’s Tip Times
FINAL No. 4 Florida 70, No. 7 South Carolina 77.
1st Half: Florida's offence is rolling in the 1st half draining seven 3 pointers, the most they have had in a game this year is 8. Florida is out rebounding South Carolina by 6 at the half. Florida is having issues keeping the ball, they have 11 turnovers. Sindarius Thornwell had a hot first half shooting 75% from the field and scoring 15 points. If the gamecocks want to win this game players not named Sindarius Thornwell need to score.
2nd Half: The Gamecocks are responding from the poor first half, Sindarius Thornwell is still producing offensively but his teammates are now chipping in. Their defence has tightened up helping them grab the lead. Chris Silva who had 0 points in the first half now has 13 in the game.
Analysis: South Carolina's run will continue in this tournament, their strong second half help them get pass #4 Florida. Sindarius Thornwell had another MVP worthy game, his 26 points helped bring his team to their first ever final four game. They will face #1 Gonzaga on April 1st.
1st Half: Florida's offence is rolling in the 1st half draining seven 3 pointers, the most they have had in a game this year is 8. Florida is out rebounding South Carolina by 6 at the half. Florida is having issues keeping the ball, they have 11 turnovers. Sindarius Thornwell had a hot first half shooting 75% from the field and scoring 15 points. If the gamecocks want to win this game players not named Sindarius Thornwell need to score.
2nd Half: The Gamecocks are responding from the poor first half, Sindarius Thornwell is still producing offensively but his teammates are now chipping in. Their defence has tightened up helping them grab the lead. Chris Silva who had 0 points in the first half now has 13 in the game.
Analysis: South Carolina's run will continue in this tournament, their strong second half help them get pass #4 Florida. Sindarius Thornwell had another MVP worthy game, his 26 points helped bring his team to their first ever final four game. They will face #1 Gonzaga on April 1st.
FINAL No. 2 Kentucky 73, No.1 North Carolina 75
Analysis: One of the best games played so far this tournament, both team trading big shots in the final minutes. North Carolina is returning to the final 4 after losing in the finals last year, they will face off against #3 Oregon next Saturday.
Analysis: One of the best games played so far this tournament, both team trading big shots in the final minutes. North Carolina is returning to the final 4 after losing in the finals last year, they will face off against #3 Oregon next Saturday.
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