NCAA Tournament Insider: Blowouts, Stenographers, Insane Stats, Parting Gifts
Kentucky’s record-setting destruction of West Virginia makes it easy to forget there are other teams in the Sweet 16.
Oh, but there are other teams. Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Arizona made that clear last night, and tonight Duke—hey, remember them?—will have a chance against Utah to put its stamp on things. As will a few other talents squads.
But does even mentioning teams other than Kentucky feel like whistling past a graveyard? Here’s a warning from the Wildcats’ latest victim:
“They were what I thought they were,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said after the 78-39 blowout. “That’s the best defensive team I think that I’ve ever coached against. And when they’re making shots, there’s nobody going to beat them.”
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• Stenographers become NCAA tournament’s unintentional stars
• 7 insane stats about Kentucky’s dominant win over West Virginia
• Score an assist for Aaron Rodgers in Badgers’ win over UNC
• UNC’s Dean Smith Leaves $200 To Players In Will
FRIDAY’S GAMES
(All times Eastern)
7:15 p.m.: No. 2 Gonzaga vs. No. 11 UCLA, CBS
9:45 p.m.: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Utah, CBS7:37 p.m.: No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 8 NC State, TBS
10:17 p.m.: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 7 Michigan State, TBS
SATURDAY’S GAMES
6:09 p.m.: No. 1 Wisconsin vs. No. 2 Arizona, TBS
8:49 p.m.: No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 3 Notre Dame, TBS