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Just a quick recap of what I saw in my Sportz Room -- filled with TVs that I can watch all games going on at the same time.
GAME OF THE DAY: Villanova vs Houston. North Carolina and Kansas ran away in their games, while Duke didn't seem to be seriously threatened by Arkansas. The Nova-Houston game wasn't a classic, but both teams slugged it out as they struggled to find ways to score. Again, no one is hanging this in a museum, but it was the best regional final we had.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Villanova vs Houston. All four higher seeds won, so there wasn't really any upsets. However, Houston was looked at as a championship favorite of sorts and they just couldn't get anything going on offense. The Cougars shot 1-of-20 from three and under 30% overall.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: ACC. A conference that was maligned all year has two teams in the Final Four. And not just two teams ... THE two ACC teams. North Carolina and Duke will not only play in the Final Four but will play each other in what will be one of the most anticipated games in college basketball history.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: SEC. It's really hard to say that any league had a bad Elite 8, but I'm giving it to the SEC on a technicality. The ACC (Miami) had a losing team, but had two winning teams; the AAC (Houston) didn't play well in their loss to Villanova; and who can bag on the MAAC (St. Peter's) when they reached the league's first regional final. But the SEC fancied itself as a conference to be reckoned with in this tournament and they fell a bit flat. Now, Arkansas had a fantastic season, played Duke really tough and they don't deserve to be the team to face the wrath of the league's shortcomings in the 2022 tournament. But the SEC (who's final team lost to an ACC team) has to be disappointed with its showing.
DUD OF THE DAY: North Carolina vs St. Peter's. In any other moment, no one would be surprised to see North Carolina jump out to an early lead and beating the Peacocks by 20. Even leading up to this game, the Tar Heels were a healthy favorite. But everyone outside of Chapel Hill wanted to see St. Peter's continue their Cinderella run reach the final weekend. Carolina leapt to a 24-7 lead and never looked back. The plucky Peacocks came down to earth as they struggled to slow down the Heels and struggled even more to get their offense going. What a story they've been.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Kansas vs Miami. Miami had a six point halftime lead, and then it all Kansas in the second half. That second half may be the most impressive stretch any of the Final Four teams have played all tournament. The Jayhawks outscored the Hurricanes 45-17 in the second half.
UPSET OF THE DAY: Villanova vs Houston. All four higher seeds won, so there wasn't really any upsets. However, Houston was looked at as a championship favorite of sorts and they just couldn't get anything going on offense. The Cougars shot 1-of-20 from three and under 30% overall.
CONFERENCE OF THE DAY: ACC. A conference that was maligned all year has two teams in the Final Four. And not just two teams ... THE two ACC teams. North Carolina and Duke will not only play in the Final Four but will play each other in what will be one of the most anticipated games in college basketball history.
CONFERENCE WITH A BAD DAY: SEC. It's really hard to say that any league had a bad Elite 8, but I'm giving it to the SEC on a technicality. The ACC (Miami) had a losing team, but had two winning teams; the AAC (Houston) didn't play well in their loss to Villanova; and who can bag on the MAAC (St. Peter's) when they reached the league's first regional final. But the SEC fancied itself as a conference to be reckoned with in this tournament and they fell a bit flat. Now, Arkansas had a fantastic season, played Duke really tough and they don't deserve to be the team to face the wrath of the league's shortcomings in the 2022 tournament. But the SEC (who's final team lost to an ACC team) has to be disappointed with its showing.
DUD OF THE DAY: North Carolina vs St. Peter's. In any other moment, no one would be surprised to see North Carolina jump out to an early lead and beating the Peacocks by 20. Even leading up to this game, the Tar Heels were a healthy favorite. But everyone outside of Chapel Hill wanted to see St. Peter's continue their Cinderella run reach the final weekend. Carolina leapt to a 24-7 lead and never looked back. The plucky Peacocks came down to earth as they struggled to slow down the Heels and struggled even more to get their offense going. What a story they've been.
DOMINANT PERFORMANCE OF THE DAY: Kansas vs Miami. Miami had a six point halftime lead, and then it all Kansas in the second half. That second half may be the most impressive stretch any of the Final Four teams have played all tournament. The Jayhawks outscored the Hurricanes 45-17 in the second half.
UNDERLYING STORYLINE OF THE DAY: Blue blood Final Four. We have a Final Four consisting of Kansas, Villanova, Duke and North Carolina. Four blue bloods. The first Final Four where each program has won multiple championships ... and each of these have won at least three. And we finally get Duke-North Carolina in the NCAA tournament with a spot in the national championship on the line.
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