Round 2 Action--Sunday

Last day of games until next Thursday when the Sweet Sixteen begin.

North Carolina v Arkansas--No contest, yet again. North Carolina blows through Raleigh with back-to-back 100 point efforts. Final score--UNC 108, Arkansas 77. My pick--UNC, 1-0.

Louisville v Oklahoma--Louisville ran all over Oklahoma. They played so well that Rick Pitino just sat on the bench and watched with delight. Louisville scored 44 points in the first half---Oklahoma scored 48 for the game. Final score--Louisville 78, Oklahoma 48. My pick--Louisville, 2-0.

Tennessee v Butler--Butler should have won this game. Close game throughout with several lead changes. Tennessee hit some late free throws to ice it. Final score--Tennessee 76, Butler 70. My pick--Tennessee, 3-0.

Villanova v Xavier--'Nova took it to the Saints and kept them at bay the whole game. Siena tried to make a small comeback in the second half, but Villanova never let them mount any thing substantial. Final score--Villanova 84, Siena 72. My pick--Clemson, 3-1.

Georgetown v Davidson--Awesome baby, Awesome!!! Stephen Curry is the player of the tournament so far. 70 points in two games. Again, he decided to wait until the second half to start playing, but it didn't matter. G'Town is a great defensive team, they also shot 63% from the field, but they couldn't stop the Curry Express. Davidson forced 20 turnovers and committed just four. Final score--Davidson 74, G'Town 70. My pick--Davidson(I changed this about 1 hour after I saved my original bracket), 4-1.

Western Kentucky v San Diego--The other 12 v 13 battle(Villanova and Siena was the other). Western Kentucky use 29 points from Courtney Lee to earn their first Sweet Sixteen appearance in 15 years. Final score--WKY 72, San Diego 63. My pick--Drake, 4-2.

Texas v Miami--Miami staged a great comeback effort. They were down by 17 with just over 4 minutes left in the game. Poor ball-handling and bad shooting down the stretch almost cost Texas a Sweet Sixteen appearance. They hit a few clutch free throws to hold of the Hurricanes. Final score--Texas 75, Miami 72. My pick--Texas, 5-2.

Memphis v Mississippi State--Memphis should have been the first #1 seed to fall and almost cost themselves the game. Mississippi State scored five quick points to pull within 3 with about 20 seconds to go. Poor free throw shooting almost did Memphis in (they shot a pathetic 47% from the charity stripe). They held on to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Final score--Memphis 77, Mississippi State 74. My pick--Memphis, 6-2.


Another good round for me. 6-2 on the day and 35-13 for the tournament.