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Author: Michael
The Zags earned a trip to the Elite Eight after a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Bruins.
In the nightcap of Sweet 16 men’s NCAA tournament action, the Gonzaga Bulldogs erased a 13-point halftime deficit, en route to beating the UCLA Bruins 79–76 in West Regional action from Las Vegas.
Julian Strawther enjoyed his homecoming to Las Vegas notching a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. The junior point guard nailed the go-ahead three-pointer with only 7.
The point guard from Harlem wrote his own chapter in Madison Square Garden lore with a record-setting performance.
NEW YORK CITY — There’s a mythic quality to New York City point guards and basketball in Madison Square Garden. You can roll your eyes at it if you don’t get it, but for those who believe in such things, it matters. It was the first question Kansas State guard Markquis Nowell was asked about in his press conference on the eve of the Sweet 16.
Gonzaga and UCLA gave us yet another epic NCAA tournament battle. While Drew Timme carried the Zags, it was Julian Strawther who saved the day.
Bowling Green women’s basketball defeated the Memphis Tigers, 73-60, Thursday night, which ended with a player getting punched in the face and a pending police investigation.
As both teams went down the handshake line after the game, BGSU’s Elissa Brett exchanged words with Memphis’ Jamirah Shutes.
Shutes then punched Brett in the face, jolting the Falcons player who hit the floor, prompting teammates and team personnel to help.
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Florida Atlantic did not go head first into the muddy mosh pit that is Tennessee basketball, but it left the sand on the beach and stuck its toe in the dirt enough.
Then the Owls flew away with a 62-55 victory Thursday night in New York City to advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
No. 9 seed FAU (34-3) will play No. 3 seed Kansas State (26-9) on Saturday in the NCAA East Regional championship game in Madison Square Garden for the right to advance to the Final Four next week in Houston.
The Owls will face No. 3 Kansas State in the Elite Eight.
No. 9 Florida Atlantic continued to dominate the East Region of the 2023 NCAA men’s tournament after upsetting No. 4 Tennessee 62–55 on Thursday night in the Sweet 16.
After trailing by as many as nine points in the first half, the Owls came back charging in the second half. FAU took its first lead of the game (other than leading 3–2 at the contest’s start) with 9:50 minutes left and never looked back. The Owls scored 40 points in the second half after only scoring 22 in the first half.
A strong contender for best ending to a game this March Madness, Gonzaga’s narrow win over UCLA (3) Thursday night was a star-making finish, namely for Zags guard Julian Strawther.
UCLA had a lead over the Bulldogs until the nine-minute mark of the second half when Gonzaga (2) completed a nine-point run to gain their first lead of the period (61-59).
(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
(Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
In the final minutes, the game’s ending kept switching momentum between Gonzaga’s strong lead and UCLA’s comeback efforts.
The Owls have won three NCAA tournament games in the span of a week and improbably clinched a berth in the Elite Eight in the process.
Charles Barkley punctuated Thursday’s March Madness slate by dunking over all the NCAA’s new president, along with the Democratic and Republican parties.
“Our politicians are awful people,” Barkley said during a break in the action on CBS’s tournament coverage.
Well, he’s not wrong…
Before the Round Mound of Rebound went after both red and blue, he opted to box out Charlie Baker, who recently took over as NCAA president.