Clemson came out roaring early, but this time they were playing a team that belonged in the tournament. Once West Virginia established their offense and defense, Clemson was not able to score enough points to stay even. They made a push at the end, but then on 3 straight possessions, West Virginia's Dalton Pepper stole the ball three times on the exact same pass each time. Amazing individual job closing that game out.
Butler and ODU played tough, hard-nosed basketball for all 40 minutes . ODU was billed as a possible upset winner over Pitt in round 2 (well, round 3 this year, stupid First Four*), and whenever I watched, it looked like they were getting offensive rebounds galore. In the end though, Butler out-offensive rebounded them, including Matt Howard's putback as time expired for the 2-point win.
* And can we please stop calling this round being played today the second round? If 64/68 teams get byes through the "first round", it's not a real round.
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