FSU men put ND loss in rearview, look forward to NCAA Tournament

They’ve made six straight tournament appearances and have been as high as a 1-seed back in the 2014 tourney. The good news for Syracuse is that this victory does not bolster Rhode Island’s resume as Davidson is not a great team.

“They just have so many weapons”, Wake Forest star John Collins told HERO Sports of this year’s Duke squad.

Colson now has 13 games with 20-plus points this season. We practice every day being able to play without me calling them over to say I love you and singing Kumbaya and all that BS. Notre Dame (26-9, 14-7 ACC), trying to foul to put Duke on the line, surrendered a breakaway dunk by Jayson Tatum, who was fouled on the play and converted the old-fashioned three-point play to push the margin to five. “Hopefully, we can slow them up a little bit, but we’re going to have to be really efficient offensively”.

A three-point jumper by Bonzie Colson with 2:27 to go tied the game at 65. He averages 12 minutes a game and has scored in double-figures only twice, not what you’d associate with a future first-round draft choice.

“We’re not working on them enough (before or after practice)”, Mitchell said. “Basically we thought that they would assert themselves more. We all have to get in there”.

There will be no bigger stage for the rivalry outside of the NCAA tournament and maybe even a Final Four than they will be on Friday night.

So, it’s not so much about getting it right but having fun. They lost 77-62 at Miami on January 28, mustering only 22 points on 21 per cent shooting in the first half, and had dropped five of their seven games against the Hurricanes over the past six seasons.

“I was mentioning to a few people that my team has taken me on this journey this week that you could not plan”, Krzyzewski said. “To see them, especially win against this caliber team, is remarkable”.

Emile Blackman missed two free throws with nine seconds and the Dukes leading 71-70. Krzyzewski said. “Holy mackeral! We beat a heck of a team and a team that could win it all really”.

The No. 14 Blue Devils used a lightning-fast surge in the second half to stun rival No. 6 North Carolina 93-83 and secure a spot in the ACC championship game.

“I love my guys”. You can even combine three or four games into a “parlay” where the payoffs increase as the odds decrease, but when it hits, it’s jackpot, baby. Freshman guard Frank Jackson added 15 points for Duke, which quickly climbed out of a 12-point hole in the second half of Thursday’s quarterfinal win over No. 10 Louisville. About a year and a half ago, there was some talk about backing up the start of the season until mid-December and ending it around May 1.

Sure, they are 10-8 in the ACC; but when you take a closer look at the unbalanced scheduling you’ll notice that they played BC, Georgia Tech, Miami, Louisville and Pitt twice. “He’s just getting more reps and believing in himself. By taking ownership and attacking like that, they made it work”.

Operating with a focus of a surgeon, Walton had 29 points, nine assists, and just one turnover in the Wolverines’ 84-77 win. That means at the least five conferences will not be sending their best representative to the NCAA Tournament.

It’s going to be a nervous Selection Sunday for Vandy.

While Oregon now holds the final spot in today’s bracket, should the Ducks lose in the Pac-12 tournament, that opens the door for a few teams hanging on the No. 2 line.

They are under.500 against the RPI top 100. “We didn’t do well in the non-conference, everybody was upset, we were upset”, Brownell said. “But we’ve just got to keep our heads up and get back in the gym”.