Butler back but now must face No. 1 seed Pittsburgh One-time Cinderella turned mid-major power Butler move on to face the top-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers in a Southeast Region third round game at the Verizon Center in Washington on Saturday. vs. #8 Butler (234-9, 13-5 Horizon) vs. vs. #1 Pittsburgh (28-5, 15-3 Big East) Date/Time: Saturday, March 19, 7:10 PM ET Venue: … [Read more...]
Georgetown vs VCU | Prediction & Pick
Rams advance to face a Georgetown and healthy Wright It wasn’t pretty but the VCU Rams made it through their First Four bout with the Trojans on Wednesday in Dayton and will prepare to do battle with the sixth seeded Georgetown Hoyas, in the Southwest Region, on Friday. vs. #11 Virginia Commonwealth (23-11, 12-6 CAA) vs. #6 Georgetown (21-10, 10-8 Big East) Date/Time: … [Read more...]
Ohio State vs Texas San Antonio | Prediction & Pick
UT San Antonio moves on to face No. 1 Ohio State Texas-San Antonio survived their first ever NCAA Tournament contest with a 70-61 victory over the Alabama State Hornets on Wednesday and will now set their sights on trying to pull off the biggest upset of the tourney as they face the top-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the second round on Friday in Cleveland. vs. #16 Texas-San … [Read more...]
UNLV vs Illinois | Prediction & Pick
Rebels and Illini play out a nightmare on Kruger Street Twenty years ago, the UNLV basketball team was supposedly on its way to making history, the Illinois Fighting Illini were not in the NCAA Tournament, and Lon Kruger was coaching at Florida. On Friday, the Rebels and Illini will meet in a second round game in the Southwest Region in Tulsa with a lot of connective tissue between … [Read more...]
Texas vs Oakland | Prediction & Pick
Longhorns try not to come up short against Oakland When the Texas Longhorns play the Oakland Golden Grizzlies in a second round West Region contest on Friday in Tulsa, the question many college basketball fans is just this one: which Texas team will show up? vs. #13 Oakland (25-9, 17-1 Summit) vs. #4 Texas (27-7, 13-3 Big 12) Date/Time: Friday, March 18, 12:15 PM … [Read more...]
Kansas vs Boston | Prediction & Pick
Jayhawks don’t want a miracle from Terriers The Kansas Jayhawks will play the Boston Terriers in a second round game in the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Tulsa. If this were the first step towards the ‘Frozen Four’ instead of the Final Four, the Terriers would be at a significant advantage. vs. #16 Boston University (21-13, 12-4 America East) vs. #1 Kansas (32-2, 14-2 Big 12) … [Read more...]
Arizona vs Memphis | Prediction & Pick
Wildcats and Tigers no strangers to March Madness Two programs with a history of selection into the NCAA Tournament return after one-year absences as the No. 5 seeded Arizona Wildcats tangle with the No. 12 seeded Memphis Tigers in a second round game on Friday in Tulsa. vs. #12 Memphis (25-9, 10-6 Conference USA) vs. #5 Arizona (27-7, 14-4 Pac-10) Date/Time: Friday, … [Read more...]
Pittsburgh vs UNC Asheville | Prediction & Pick
Panthers try to avoid Pitt-fall of playing Bulldogs On Sunday, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs were in North Carolina and discovered they would participate in one of the ‘First Four’ games in the NCAA Tournament. On Tuesday, they were in Dayton, rallying from a double-digit deficit to win in overtime. Now on Thursday, they’ll be in Washington DC to face the top-seeded Pittsburgh Panthers in a … [Read more...]
West Virginia vs Clemson | Prediction & Pick
Mountaineers look to take down the Tigers in Tampa The West Virginia Mountaineers knew back on Sunday that they were a No. 5 seed in the Eastern Region of the NCAA Tournament. Now they know the identity of their second round opponent on Thursday in Tampa: the Clemson Tigers. vs. #12 Clemson (22-11, 9-7 ACC) vs. # 5 West Virginia (20-11, 11-7 Big East) Date/Time: Thursday, … [Read more...]
Purdue vs Saint Peter’s | Prediction & Pick
Boilermakers look to strut their stuff against Peacocks Hoping for a better showing in the big dance than they had in the Big Ten, the Purdue Boilermakers take on the Saint Peter’s Peacocks in a second round NCAA Tournament game on Friday in Chicago. vs. #3 Purdue (25-7, 14-4 Big Ten) vs. #14 Saint Peter’s (20-13, 11-7 MAAC) Date/Time: Friday, March 18, 7:20 PM ET Venue: … [Read more...]