Friday, March 23, 2012

Florida Elite Eight

  • PHOENIX -- Florida freshman Brad Beal missed only two of the 10 shots he attempted on Thursday, good for 21 points and a huge role in the Gators 68-58 win against Marquette in the Sweet 16.
  • (Florida Today)
  • PHOENIX -- Marquette slapped, pushed and attempted to manhandle Florida. The Gators defended, frustrated and outhustled Marquette. In the end, hustle and defense won. The No.
  • (Miami Herald)
  • PHOENIX -- Almost every time he touches the ball, Bradley Beal does something special.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • It was a play that pretty much summed up everything Gators fans love and hate about the shot-heaving backcourt of Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton.
  • (Sporting News)
  • and suddenly he has a chance to do something special with this team as well after Florida upset Marquette 68-58 Thursday night to advance to the Elite Eight. The Gators, the No.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • Only 0.3 percent of brackets (18,562 total out of 6.45 million) got all four of the Sweet 16 games correct on Thursday, thanks in large part to the West Region, where underdogs Louisville and Florida reached the Elite Eight.
  • (ESPN)
  • PHOENIX – Florida is headed back to the Elite Eight. The seventh-seeded Gators knocked off No. 3 Marquette 68-58 in the West Region semifinal at the US Airways Center on Thursday night. Its the sixth ever appearance in the regional final for the program.
  • (Orlando Sentinel)
  • The Cardinals relied on 3-point shooting in the first half and went inside the second to befuddle the Spartans, earning a trip to the West final against Marquette or Florida on Saturday.
  • (Evansville Courier-Press)
  • WHO: Florida Gators vs. Louisville Cardinals. » WHAT: Elite Eight college basketball game. » WHEN: 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
  • (Pensacola News Journal)
  • Brad Beal led Florida with 21 points, and Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton came through in the clutch with big shots to send the No. 7 seed Gators past third-seeded Marquette 68-58 on Thursday night and into the Elite Eight for the second straight season.
  • (Tampa Bay Online)

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