Miami ran out to a (very early) 4-2 lead, and then Marquette just took over. Don't be fooled by the 10-point margin, this one was over by halftime. Marquette's defense was good, but Miami just wasn't hitting anything. Be it at the rim or behind the arc (8-for-26), Miami just could never get their offense going, shooting under 35% for the night.
And then, when Miami had to try and up the tempo in an effort to get back into the game in the second half? Marquette shredded them. They handled Miami's full court press beautifully, getting layup after layup. It's funny that Marquette should have been bounced by 14-seed Davidson in the
Ohio State 73, Arizona 70
This was a great game, very similar to the Iowa State-Ohio State game from last weekend. A game of runs, with Arizona dominating early, Ohio State almost pulling away in the second half, but the game coming down to Ohio State with the ball with ~20 seconds left in a tie game. Just like in the Iowa State game, Aaron Craft dribbled the clock down almost to zero. Unlike the Iowa State game, Arizona doubled Craft and forced him to give up the ball. He did, to LaQuinton Ross, who drilled the three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left. Arizona wasn't able to get a shot off and Ohio State moves on again in a very exciting way.
Speaking of Aaron Craft, I'm very curious as to why both of his cheeks looked like Peyton Manning' forehead after one of Manning's games (read: covered with red pressure marks). Manning at least has the excuse of wearing a helmet (I'm not sure why he wears one that's two sizes too small, but I digress), but Craft wears no headgear whatsoever. Maybe you want to get those looked at, chief.
One interesting note from this game, Arizona used their last time out with about 2 minutes to go. After Ross' three-pointer, the officials called time out to review how much time was left when the shot went in. They ended up adding a tenth of a second after the review, but in doing so gave Arizona a time out they didn't have. It didn't make a difference, but this is a difficult situation. On the one hand, they need to get the timing right with that little time left. On the other hand, it's a giant competitive advantage for one team in that situation (an extra timeout). I come down on the side of the officials should do what they need to in order to get things right, but it's a fine tightrope to walk.
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