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-#14 UAB VS #11 UCLA. It’s the match up in the round of 32 we were all hoping for and expecting, especially a week ago before it was even Selection Sunday!! I know UCLA won, and that it is a very winnable game for them today, but they could win it all and I still wouldn’t agree with the selection. UAB played their best game in about five years against Iowa State on Thursday. If they can rebound the ball and pass the ball today like they did in that game, it could be them that moves on.
-#8 CINCINNATI VS #1 KENTUCKY. These teams are about eighty miles apart, but they almost never play. It appears to be a mismatch, but Kentucky doesn’t do as well against half court teams as they do against teams that like to run. The other problem for Cincinnati is that they don’t shoot the ball very well, and they’ll have to heat up if they want any chance at all of pulling the upset of the tournament so far.
-#10 OHIO STATE VS #2 ARIZONA. It seems like Sean Miller and Thad Matta often square off, and that Matta’s team seems to win on a last second shot. Today, Ohio State just seems to be way overmatched. The winner will get either Xavier or Georgia State, and either match up will be interesting.
-#14 GEORGIA STATE VS #6 XAVIER. If Georgia State manages to win this game, I hope Ron Hunter doesn’t decapitate himself. He always seems to suffer an injury after any sort of big conference tournament or NCAA Tournament win. Xavier has looked really good down the stretch of the season, and they certainly looked good winning decisively against Ole Miss on Thursday. If they win they get a shot at either Arizona or Ohio State, both of whom they’d love a shot at.
-#8 NC STATE VS #1 VILLANOVA. NC State is pretty good, but Nova appears to be exceptionally good. NC State could play really well and still not be within reach once the game is over.
-#5 UTAH VS #4 GEORGETOWN. I’m looking forward to this one. Utah hasn’t won a game as impressive as beating a team like Georgetown on a neutral floor would be, but I think they’re better than what they’ve shown and wouldn’t be surprised if they pulled off the win today. Having said that, I thought Georgetown was more impressive in their Round o 64 game than were the Utes.
-#5 ARKANSAS VS #4 NORTH CAROLINA. Both these teams had to survive big scares with Arkansas edging out a very good Wofford team that we’ve been big on all year, and UNC holding off Harvard who, while good, didn’t play as well during most of the season as they did yesterday. If they had, the Crimson would have earned a better seed and would have likely had much beter chance of advancing. This should be an entertaining up and down match up, and it’s really a game that either team could win.
-#6 BUTLER VS #3 NOTRE DAME. A very good game between two good teams who are regional opponents. I think both have been much better than anyone was expecting when things got started back in November, but both had to sweat a little bit in the Round of 64 to get here. This one should really a fun way to close things out tonight.