Thursday, March 29, 2007
Not that 23 points in a game can be considered a scoring slump, but for Los Angeles Lakers
guard Kobe Bryant
, it could easily qualify as one. After five consecutive games of at least 40 points, four of which were 50 point games, the Memphis Grizzlies
“held” Bryant to only 23 points. An impressive defensive effort for the Grizzlies considering they gave up 65 points to Bryant less than a week ago.
During the scoring spree Bryant had games of 65, 50, 60, 50 and 43 points. The Lakers were 5-0 during this stretch and currently hold the sixth spot in the Western Conference playoff race. The Lakers have 11 games remaining until the playoffs. The Grizzlies currently have the worst record in the league and are headed for the Lottery.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
No. 1 Florida
earned the right to represent the Midwest region in the Final Four following a 85-77 win over No. 3 Oregon
in the Regional Finals.
In other Regional Finals action it was No. 2 UCLA
coming out of the West region after a 68-55 victory over No. 1 Kansas
. No. 2 Georgetown
will represent the East region in the Final Four after beating No. 1 North Carolina
96-84. And the South region saw No. 1 Ohio St.
move on after upending No. 2 Memphis
92-76.
So, the Final Four match-ups are as follows: No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 UCLA and No. 1 Ohio St. vs. No. 2 Georgetown. This should be a great ending to an excellent college basketball season!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
In the South region No. 1 Ohio St.
squeaked past No. 5 Tennessee
with a last minute comeback to steal a 85-84 win. No. 2 Memphis
had the same problem against a great Texas A&M
squad. In the end, Memphis eliminated the No. 3 Aggies with a 65-64 victory.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
In the East region No. 1 North Carolina
eliminated No. 5 USC
with a final score of 74-64 and No. 2 Georgetown
eliminated No. 6 Vanderbilt
with a gritty 66-65 win. North Carolina will now face a tough Georgetown team with the right to play in the Final Four on the line.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
No. 1 Kansas
marched into the Elite Eight after a win against No. 4 Southern Illinois
. Kansas will now face No. 2 UCLA
for the right to play in the Final Four following a 64-55 victory for UCLA over No. 3 Pittsburgh
.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The Midwest region saw No. 1 Florida
move into the Elite Eight with a 65-57 victory over No. 5 Butler
. Florida’s opponent will be No. 3 Oregon
following a 76-72 win over No. 7 UNLV
.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The second round of the South region didn’t see anything surprising happen to any of the top seeds. No. 1 Ohio St.
advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 78-71 win over No. 9 Xavier
; No. 5 Tennessee
won in a mild upset over No. 4 Virginia
77-74; No. 3 Texas A&M
moved on with a 72-69 victory over No. 6 Louisville
and No. 2 Memphis
coasted over No. 7 Nevada
78-62.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
A couple of upsets took place in the second round of the East region. The most surprising upset saw Kevin Durant’s No. 4 Texas
Longhorns losing to No. 5 USC
87-68. The other upset involved an underrated No. 6 Vanderbilt
team beating No. 3 Washington St.
78-74.
In other second round action it was No. 1 North Carolina
over No. 9 Michigan St.
81-67 and No. 2 Georgetown
beating No. 7 Boston College
62-55.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The top four seeds in the West region all advanced to the Sweet 16 following their victories in the second round. The results were: No. 1 Kansas
over No. 8 Kentucky
88-76; No. 4 Southern Illinois
beat No. 5 Virginia Tech
63-48; No. 3 Pittsburgh
eliminated No. 11 VCU
84-79 and No. 2 UCLA
was victorious over No. 7 Indiana
54-49.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
The second round of the Midwest region saw the biggest upset of the tournament up to this point with No. 2 Wisconsin
losing to No. 7 UNLV
74-68. This result demolished office pool brackets across the nation.
The rest of the region’s results saw No. 1 Florida
continue their march to defend their title with a 74-67 win over No. 9 Purdue
. Also moving into the Sweet 16 was No. 5 Butler
over No. 4 Maryland
62-59 and No. 11 Winthrop
’s Cinderella run coming to an end with a loss to No. 3 Oregon
61-75.