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Tag: Midwest Region

Notes and quotes: Previewing Wichita State and Northern Iowa matchups in Round of 32

  • Posted onMarch 22, 2015March 22, 2015
  • Mid-Majors

The Missouri Valley Conference has performed well across the board this postseason. Wichita State and Northern Iowa advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, Illinois State is in the second round of the NIT, Loyola Chicago is in the CBI quarterfinals and Evansville…

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Wichita State holds off Indiana to earn long-awaited date with Kansas

  • Posted onMarch 20, 2015March 21, 2015
  • Big 12

When watching the Selection Show last Sunday, Wichita State fans noticed it, Kansas fans noticed it, and every observant college basketball fan noticed it. If No. 7 seed Wichita State and No. 2 seed Kansas survived their Round of 64 games, they would meet Sunday…

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Midwest Region: Derrick Walton Jr. fills Trey Burke’s shoes as Michigan makes another deep tournament run

  • Posted onMarch 29, 2014March 6, 2019
  • Big Ten

Replacing the National Player of the Year when you’re a freshman is not easy. And that’s exactly what Derrick Walton Jr. had to do for Michigan this season. “As soon as Trey decided to leave, he knew he had to take on possibly the starting…

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Midwest Region: Like it or not, Kentucky is a Cinderella

  • Posted onMarch 29, 2014March 6, 2019
  • American

Face it. If these Kentucky players wore the name of just about any other school across their chests, they would be national darlings right now. The No. 8 seed that faced nonstop criticism all year long. The preseason No. 1 team that faced expectations of…

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Midwest Region: Poor late-game officiating stains great finish in Indianapolis

  • Posted onMarch 29, 2014March 6, 2019
  • Big Ten

It wouldn’t be the NCAA Tournament without a game coming down to a questionable block/charge call. Tennessee was inbounding from the baseline with 10.8 seconds left, trailing 72-71. The Volunteers, who had erased a 15-point deficit in the final 10:32 of the second half, had…

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2014 NCAA Tournament: Round of 32 picks for Saturday’s games

  • Posted onMarch 21, 2014March 21, 2014
  • NCAA Tournament

The first (*second*) round of the NCAA Tournament was probably the best ever. Thursday was a college basketball fanatic’s dream day, and Friday hasn’t been too shabby so far, either. Here are some picks for the Round of 32 games that we’ll be seeing on…

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2014 NCAA Tournament: Round of 64 picks for Thursday’s games

  • Posted onMarch 19, 2014March 19, 2014
  • ACC

That thing called the First Four will soon be in the past, and then we can move on to the real Madness. (Don’t get me wrong. The First Four was very entertaining. It’s just not the same as what is about to happen Thursday and…

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Wichita State earns No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament; 3 other MVC schools earn postseason bids

  • Posted onMarch 17, 2014
  • Chicago Basketball

Wichita State was rewarded for its 34-0 season with a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region. The Shockers, who also advanced to last year’s Final Four, will face the winner of a play-in game between Cal Poly and Texas Southern. However, the…

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Saint Louis Defeats VCU in A-10 Final, Will Be A No. 4 Seed in the NCAA Tournament Against New Mexico State

  • Posted onMarch 17, 2013
  • Atlantic 10

After Saint Louis defeated VCU, 62-56, to earn the Atlantic 10’s automatic bid, the bracket was revealed with the Billikens as a No. 4 seed taking on No. 13 seed New Mexico State in the Midwest Region. “It’s a great honor for these kids to…

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