![]() McKinley Wright IV, Colorado’s leading scorer for the season with more than 15 points per contest, finished with 10 on 4-of-12 shooting.Ĭolorado was coming off a 96-73 victory over Big East Tournament champion Georgetown and was seeking its first Sweet 16 trip since 1969. Polite had never scored more than 15 points in a game, but the junior made 8 of 12 shots, including 4 of 7 3-pointers.ĭ’Shawn Schwartz scored 13 points for fifth-seeded Colorado (23-9), which shot 36% overall. 4 seed Florida State (18-6) pulled away in the second half to beat Colorado 71-53 Monday night and advance to the regional semifinal for the third straight NCAA Tournament. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)įlorida State barely reveled in its return to the Sweet 16 - exactly as Seminoles coach Leonard Hamilton wanted.Īnthony Polite scored a career-high 22 points and No. ![]() (TBS)Ĭolorado forward Evan Battey (21) is swarmed by Florida State guard Anthony Polite (2) and teammate Malik Osborne (10) during the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament at Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis, Monday, March 22, 2021. The Terps’ loss left Michigan as the only Big Ten team to survive the opening weekend after the conference earned nine NCAA bids. They they made sure to cash in those transition opportunities, especially from beyond the arc.Īaron Wiggins scored 27 points and Eric Ayala had 13 for Maryland (17-14), which was seeking its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2015 and 15th overall. Nate Oats, the second-year coach who made Buffalo a must-watch team before moving up to the Southeastern Conference, will bring his high-energy style to a regional semifinal for the first time.Īggressive play on the boards was critical for the Crimson Tide, who outrebounded Maryland 40-19. Shackelford scored 21 points and made five of Alabama’s 16 3-pointers as the second-seeded Crimson Tide advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 2004. Jaden Shackelford and Alabama stuck with what got them to the NCAA Tournament, torching Maryland with 3-point shooting in a 96-77 second-round rout on Monday night. Since NC State isn’t in the field, I’ll be rooting for the failure of the ACC teams that did make it.Alabama's Jahvon Quinerly, center, scores ahead of Maryland's Aaron Wiggins (2) and Eric Ayala, right, during the first half of a college basketball game in the second round of the NCAA tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Monday, March 22, 2021. That’s four ACC squads with some long odds for reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Virginia Tech will have to go through Ohio State to make the second weekend, and Clemson would need to get by Houston. The Jackets not only get stuck in an 8-9 game opposite Illinois, they also have an extremely tough opening game against Loyola, which is ninth in the Pomeroy Ratings. Georgia Tech definitely has a reasonable complaint about its positioning after winning the ACC tournament. The Tar Heels got themselves a brutal draw, with a game against a Wisconsin team ranked 10th in KenPom in their first game, followed by a matchup with Baylor. Clemson is a seven-seed, UNC is an eight, Georgia Tech is a nine, Virginia Tech is a 10, and Syracuse is an 11. 4 seed and are capable of runs, but the rest of the league probably won’t be around long. ![]() Virginia and Florida State each earned a No. Syracuse got in off the bubble and also avoided the First Four round, which is a bit surprising. ( Here’s a printable bracket.)Īnd Louisville ended up being the last team left out-those late bid thefts by Georgetown and Oregon State in their league tournaments ended up costing the Cardinals their spot. The ACC got seven teams into the dance this year, though none are seeded higher than No. 1 overall seed, while Illinois, Michigan, and Baylor also earned No. ![]() The NCAA tournament field is set, with the expected teams at the top: Gonzaga is the No.
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