The potential and athleticism in the UW-UNC game was off the charts, and that part of the game did not disappoint. Back-and-forth they went at each other, and you knew it was going to come down to execution in the end. I think UNC's superior length bothered enough UW shots, especially late, to give UNC the lead and force UW to push at the end to get back even. The ending could have been more exciting, I don't know where UW's Overton had his internal clock set, but it was fast, depriving UW of a real shot at a game-tying 3-pointer. UNC had enough mental miscues in the last minute that I'm not sorry I don't have them winning another game in my bracket.
Michigan played a tremendous game. In the end, they weren't quite hot enough from outside the arc to pull it off, but when Duke went up by 10+ in the second half, I wrote Michigan off. Boy was I wrong. Whether Duke took the foot off the gas too soon, Kyrie Irving screwed up the offense, or whatever it was, Michigan just never stopped pushing, and they got a terrific shot to tie at the end, it was just a little too strong and went off the back rim. Nolan Smith is a legit talent. I'm starting to understand the Kyrie Irving questions, because Smith has been playing Irving's position, and killing it. Singler, on the other hand, I have not been impressed with this season, and this game did nothing to change my mind.
George Mason started strong, then Ohio State woke up as I fell asleep. When I woke up, tOSU was up 26. I didn't feel compelled to try to get back into the game when I saw that, and they ended up winning by 32. Well done, Buckeyes.
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