Monday, March 19, 2012

Xavier sweet 16

  • Sean Kilpatrick scored 18 points and the Bearcats edged out Florida State 62-56 to reach their first regional semifinal in the NCAA tournament since 2001. NASHVILLE -- In December, they brawled. In March, they balled.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • Percentage of brackets picking each regions Sweet 16 teams correctly: East (Syracuse, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Cincinnati): 5.5 percent South (Kentucky, Baylor, Indiana, Xavier): 1.
  • (ESPN)
  • Musketeers end Lehighs upset run; to play Baylor next GREENSBORO, N.C. — Xavier is making a habit of reaching the round of 16.
  • (Times Union)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Xavier is making a habit of reaching the round of 16.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Cincinnati and Xavier both advanced to the Sweet 16 after a news-making brawl in December that could have derailed either team. Instead both regrouped enough to get this far. * Ohio, as a state, got as many teams this far as any conference.
  • (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Senior center Kenny Frease scored a career-high 25 points to go with 12 rebounds and Xavier knocked off upset-minded Lehigh 70-58 on Sunday night to reach the round of 16 for the fourth time in five years.
  • (CBS Sports)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. – Tenth seed Xavier shrugged off a double-digit first half deficit to overhaul giant-killer Lehigh 70-58 on Sunday and earn its fourth trip to the Sweet 16 in the last five seasons.
  • (USA Today)
  • Though unlikely, its possible for Cincinnati and Xavier, heated cross-town rivals who engaged in an ugly brawl earlier this season, to meet for the national championship in New Orleans on April 2.
  • (USA Today)
  • GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Xavier is making a habit of reaching the round of 16.
  • (San Jose Mercury News)
  • The lone exceptions: Ohio University and Xavier. According to STATS, this will be the first time since 2003 that 14 teams from the six major conferences have made the Sweet 16. Among next weeks matchups: No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 4 Indiana and No. 3 Baylor vs.
  • (NPR News)

No comments:

Post a Comment