Sunday, March 18, 2012

Indiana Sweet 16

  • First, there was a hug, or two, then handshakes, too many to count. Tom Crean was popular Saturday evening at the Rose Garden, and the victorious Indiana coach – the man who guided the fourth-seeded Hoosiers past upset-minded No.
  • (Oregonian)
  • PORTLAND, Ore. — Will Sheehey had two options when he grabbed the loose ball: back it out and play for the final shot of regulation, or take the open jumper.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • From close games to second-half blowouts, Saturdays Round of 32 games had it all. Indiana advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 2002 with a 63-61 win over last years Cinderella team VCU, while Kentucky and Syracuse both cruised to 16-point wins.
  • (ESPN)
  • Indiana defeated Kentucky, 73-72 What I hoped was it would be in the final game, not the Sweet 16.'' Teague set the tone in this one in the first half, scoring 13 points as the 'Cats rolled to a convincing 38-27 lead at the break.
  • (New York Daily News)
  • and the fourth-seeded Hoosiers beat 12th-seeded VCU 63-61 on Saturday to reach the NCAA Tournaments round of 16 for the first time in a decade. Welcome back Indiana.
  • (Los Angeles Daily News)
  • Indiana (27-8) advances to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2002 Burgess led VCU with 15 points and made four 3-pointers. Zeller led IU with 16 points and 13 rebounds, posting his fifth double-double of the year.
  • (Indianapolis Star)
  • LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Freshman Marquis Teague finally feels in step with Kentucky coach John Caliparis offense. Now, hes taking the Wildcats to the South Regional semifinals in Atlanta, and maybe a lot farther than that.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The Hoosiers advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002, when they lost in the National Championship game. Indiana is now 15-0 against non-conference teams this season.
  • (ESPN)
  • The 34-2 Wildcats will play Indiana, which handed them one of their two losses this season, on Friday in Atlanta. This is Kentucky's third consecutive Sweet 16 appearance in Calipari's three seasons in Lexington.
  • (New York Post)
  • Now look at Saturdays winners. Marquette, Kentucky, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Baylor, Louisville, Ohio State and Indiana. Nobody west of Baylor is left alive.
  • (CBS Sports)

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