Wildcats top Norse 79-70 in NCAA opening round

Wichita State owns a 30-4 record this season, including a 17-1 mark in Missouri Valley Conference play. When asked about the Trojans’ second-round game with Baylor, he answered: “It doesn’t matter who’s better because sometimes the better team wins, the better team loses”.

It did, and it was an absolute bloodbath.

Those underrated Wichita State Shockers get another Miller family member in the first round this year.it just happens to be Archie this time. Dayton coach Archie Miller made his thoughts clear in the postgame press conference about the draw. In his Saturday meeting with the media, Marshall tried to downplay the notion that his Shockers, the tenth-seed in the South Region, view their Round of 32 matchup with Kentucky as a revenge game from 2014. If you don’t rebound in the game, you don’t have a chance to beat them.

“They’re talented. They’re big”. “I think we’re a totally different team from the team we were at the beginning of this season and even a different team than we were at the beginning of the OVC tournament”.

“I’m currently putting my surrogate son, Griffin Urlage (now a 2nd year student), through NKU and continue to be very impressed with this school”, Ruby said.

The win ensures top seeds will remain flawless since the tournament expanded, with the schools now 132-0 against No. 16 seeds. They out-rebounded the Flyers 48-29, and regularly contested Dayton’s attempts at the rim. Michigan State blitzed past the stunned Hurricanes (21-12) after that, using a 20-2 first half run to take control for good and shooting 64% (16 of 25) in the second half.

“We were playing in the ACC Tournament where we were playing a game and not only are the opposing fans there but Carolina’s fans are also there waiting to boo us, too”.

“It’s the kind of game that’s just competitive, you know what it’s going to be, and you love walking into those kind of games, you know how good they are”, Calipari said. I expect that we will. “So in the second half, I came out with more of an attack and toughness mindset, and that’s what made the difference”. “It’s a true success story and they’re just getting started”. Redshirt sophomore guard Sierra Calhoun is one of OSU’s top outside threats, splashing in 39 percent of her 3-point attempts this season. For Scoochie Smith, hearing his name from the fans one last time will be a moment he cherishes. He’s one of those ones you say, man, he’s due. “I’m proud of what we accomplished, all four of us”.

Assuming the Wildcats get past the Norse, Kentucky will play the victor of Wichita State and Dayton in the second round on Sunday. With the victory, Northern Kentucky earned the automatic NCAA Tournament bid in their first year eligible to do so after being granted full Division I status in August.