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Kentucky Over Michigan – History Making Freshmen
Sometimes things just click for certain teams, and there’s not much to explain. Kentucky continue knocking off last year’s Final Four teams, beating Michigan 75-72 with a game winning 3-pointer from Aaron Harrison to cap off another big performance from Julius Randle.
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NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Predictions (Kentucky vs Michigan, UConn vs Michigan State)
Two teams from the same state on the same night of the Elite Eight, as UConn take on Michigan State followed by the big game of the evening, Kentucky playing against Michigan to wrap up the picture of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four for 2014.
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Wisconsin Over Arizona – Controversial Finish Into the Final Four
We’ve had some weird officiating in the tournament so far, but the ending to the overtime game between Wisconsin and Arizona, sending the Badgers and Bo Ryan to the Final Four after a 64-63 win, left some bad taste in people’s mouths. Yes, we had a huge night from Frank Kaminsky, but also some weird calls on the Nick Johnson charge late in the game.
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Florida Over Dayton – No More Big Surprises
At some point reality always hits, and the truth is that Florida are a much better team than Dayton. The final score of 62-52 might not suggest that there’s such a huge difference between the teams, but there wasn’t a single person watching Scottie Wilbekin go off and thinking that the Flyers were somehow robbed of a place in the Final Four.
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Michigan State Over Virginia – Someone Had to Lose
Sometimes teams are so evenly matches it is hard to say what actually gives someone the edge in a game. A defensive battle between Michigan State and Virginia went the Spartans way 61-59, possibly because of Branden Dawson being very close to unstoppable for most of the game.
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Michigan Over Tennessee – No More Upsets
It was a scary finish for Michigan, who almost let a double digit lead slip away from them in the final seconds. It was a courageous finish from Tennessee, but their upsetting days for this season are over, as Jordan McRae having a big night wasn’t enough to hold off the Wolverines, losing 73-71.
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UConn Over Iowa State – Shooting Makes All the Difference
The Sweet Sixteen game between UConn and Iowa State was going to be the highest scoring encounter of the stage and didn’t disappoint, but having more balance, with DeAndre Daniels, Shabazz Napier and Ryan Boatright, proved to be more important than one star doing all the work, as the Huskies moved into the Elite Eight with a 81-76 win.
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Kentucky Over Louisville – Experience is Overrated
All season long it looked like talent wasn’t going to be enough for this Kentucky team, and their inexperience and coaching will mean a disappointing and early finish to the tournament. But they’re leaping over every hurdle, beating state rival Louisville 74-69 to make it into the Elite Eight with big performances from Julius Randle and Dakari Johnson.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (Michigan State vs Virginia, UConn vs Iowa State)
The East regional semifinals will be between slightly surprising Connecticut and Iowa State, while the main course of the evening to conclude the Sweet Sixteen portion of the 2014 NCAA tournament will take place between Michigan State and Virginia.
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NCAA Tournament – Sweet Sixteen Predictions (Kentucky vs Louisville, Tennessee vs Michigan)
In probably the strongest of the regions, the Midwest offers two excellent Sweet Sixteen games with Tennessee and Michigan playing before the main course of the day and what might be the biggest game of the night overall as the sibling rivalry of Kentucky and Louisville writes another chapter.