PLAYER OF THE DAY
No. 5-seed Kentucky advanced to the Sweet 16 with a win over No. 13-seed Buffalo, and the star of the show was the guy that’s been Kentucky’s best player for three months: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He finished with 27 points, six boards, six assists and a pair of steals on 10-for-12 shooting while making both of his threes and 5-of-7 free throws.
That’s a ridiculous line, one that makes me wonder whether or not we were premature in saying that this Kentucky team does not have a superstar that can take a game over.
THEY WERE GOOD, TOO
- ZACH NORVELL, Gonzaga: Two days after hitting a game-winning shot against No. 13-seed UNC Greensboro, Norvell went for 28 points, 12 boards, four assists and two steals -- sidenote: !!!!! -- as the Zags beat No. 5-seed Ohio State.
- ANGEL DELGADO, Seton Hall: 24 points, 23 boards, five assists, career over. Salute, sir. It’s been a pleasure.
- KEENAN EVANS, Texas Tech: Evans finished with 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting to lead the Red Raiders to the Sweet 16 with a win over Florida.
SHOTS OF THE DAY
You make the call here.
Was it Jordan Poole’s buzzer-beating three for No. 3-seed Michigan:
MICHIGAN WINS IT AT THE BUZZER!!!! 🚨🚨🚨#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/COR9MEjX59
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2018
Or Clayton Custer hitting Loyola-Chicago’s second game-winner in the span of three days?:
RAMBLERS WIN!!! 🚨🚨🚨
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 18, 2018
CINDERELLA LIVES ON!#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/ynhEMDNAGs
WTF??? OF THE DAY
The buzzer-beater that didn’t matter ... did.
Myles Powell, with Seton Hall down 83-76, hit this running three at the buzzer. It meant that the final score was 83-79, meaning that Seton Hall covered the 4.5 points that Kansas was favored by. It also meant that the Pirates covered the second half line (Kansas -1.5) and Seton Hall’s wild last minute rally meant that this game also hit the over:
🚨🚨🚨 #MOOSEALERT 🚨🚨🚨
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) March 18, 2018
Myles Powell's "meaningless" 3 pointer to cut Kansas' lead from 7 to 4 is a shot that Jayhawks full game (-4.5) and 2H (-1.5) bettors will never forget. pic.twitter.com/Vweqc4km1X
Bad beats everywhere.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW?
No. 1-seed Kansas was +21 in the 22 minutes that Udoka Azubuike played on Saturday. They were -17 in the 18 minutes he didn’t play.
No. 1-seed Villanova shot 17-for-41 from three in an 81-58 win over Alabama to get to the Sweet 16.
Marvin Bagley III and Wendell Carter overwhelmed No. 7-seed Rhode Island as No. 2-seed Duke is now a Sweet 16 team.