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Blowouts were largely the order of the day on Saturday, as only three of the ten college games on the docket were decided by single digits. On the one hand, you had the UConn women utterly humiliating Mississippi State, leading the game 84-20 after three quarters. (No, that is not a typo.) On the other, you had the WBI championship game, where Louisiana-Lafayette repeated as champs following a thrilling double-overtime clash with Weber State.
The closest game in the women's Sweet Sixteen last night was the Longhorns' win over UCLA; and of course Villanova scraped out a five-point win over Kansas, costing us $159,000.
On the other hand, the Oklahoma-Oregon game was a treat to watch even though it was a blowout. Buddy Hield, once again, just went off. Hield hit 8 three-pointers and poured in 37 points, making complaints about all the turnovers he was making moot. Hield is now three points shy of the Big 12 career points record held by Baylor's LaceDarius Dunn.
The other decided championship last night represented yet another feather in the cap of basketball in the state of South Dakota this March. Both the men and women from South Dakota State acquitted themselves well in the NCAA tournament, with the men giving Maryland a run and the women upsetting Miami before very nearly doing the same to Stanford. The South Dakota women are still alive and kicking in the WNIT. And now, for the first time in school history, the Augustana Vikings are NCAA champs, taking the Division II men's title over Lincoln Memorial.
Starting today, we'll stop splitting the men's and women's results and schedules as the tables aren't so unwieldy. With our countdown now at 36 (or 37) games remaining in the college basketball season, last night's results:
NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | ||
ROUND | RESULT | HIGH SCORER |
WEST FINAL | (2) Oklahoma 80, (1) Oregon 68 | Buddy Hield (OU), 37 |
SOUTH FINAL | (2) Villanova 64, (1) Kansas 59 | Devonte' Graham (KU), 17 |
NCAA DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | ||
ROUND | RESULT | HIGH SCORER |
CHAMPIONSHIP | (C1) Augustana (SD) 90, (SE1) Lincoln Memorial 81 | Alex Richter (AUSD), 26 |
NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | ||
ROUND | RESULT | HIGH SCORER |
BRP SF | (1) Connecticut 98, (5) Mississippi State 38 | Breanna Stewart (CONN), 22 | (2) Texas 72, (3) UCLA 64 | Monique Billings (UCLA), 20 |
DAL SF | (1) Baylor 78, (5) Florida State 58 | Nina Davis (BAY), 30 |
(2) Oregon State 83, (6) DePaul 71 | Jamie Weisner (OSU), 38 | |
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL INVITATIONAL | ||
ROUND | RESULT | HIGH SCORER |
CHAMPIONSHIP | (1) Louisiana-Lafayette 87, (7) Weber State 85 (2OT) | Keke Veal (ULL), 32 |
Today's Schedule
It's the other half of the Elite Eight, the horrific and disgusting all-ACC affair nobody wanted or deserved. The CIT semifinals are also on tap, finally moving to your television after being trapped in streaming land for the first few rounds. The women's Elite Eight starts up, with today's games featuring the upset kids; a pair of 4-7 matchups. And, speaking of South Dakota, they'll be hosting the first quarterfinal game in the WNIT.
NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | ||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK |
MIDWEST FINAL | 5:09pm | (10) Syracuse | (1) Virginia | Chicago IL | TBS | |
EAST FINAL | 7:49pm | (6) Notre Dame | (1) North Carolina | Philadelphia PA | ||
COLLEGEINSIDER.COM TOURNAMENT | ||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK |
SF | 5:00pm | New Jersey Tech | at | Columbia | New York City NY | CBSSN |
8:00pm | Cal-Irvine | at | Coastal Carolina | Conway SC | ||
NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT | ||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK |
LEX FINAL | noon | (7) Washington | (4) Stanford | Lexington KY | ESPN | |
SXF FINAL | 2:30pm | (7) Tennessee | (4) Syracuse | Sioux Falls SD | ||
WOMEN'S NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT | ||||||
ROUND | TIME (CT) | TEAM | - | TEAM | LOCATION | NETWORK |
QF | 7:00pm | Western Kentucky | at | South Dakota | Vermillion SD | GoYotes |