March Madness Recap
March 23, 2018
An exciting time for college basketball athletes and sport lovers, March Madness is nonetheless a display of young talent that arguably targets a wide spectrum of audiences. While the annual competition to see which college team wins the NCAA championship never disappoints to entertain, this year in particular has been nothing but dull as the completion continues to heat up! While last years champs (North Carolina) unfortunately didn’t qualify this year, the remaining teams are all viable prospects for a championship. Here s the complete list of remaining teams, final scores, and future games:
NCAA Tournament- Second Round
10 Butler Final: 73
2 Purdue Final:76
11 Syracuse Final: 55
3 MI State Final: 53
7 Texas A&M Final: 86
2 UNC Final: 65
7 Nevada Final: 75
2 Cincinnati Final: 73
5 Clemson Final: 84
4 Auburn Final: 53
16 UMBC Final: 43
9 Kansas State Final: 50
9 Florida State Final: 75
1 Xavier Final: 70
5 Clemson Final: 76
1 Kansas Final: 80
5 West Virginia Final: 78
1 Villanova Final: 90
11 Syracuse Final: 65
2 Duke Final: 69
3 Texas Tech Final: 78
2 Purdue Final: 65
While the competition continues to heat up, it was nonetheless a surpise that last year’s reigning chamos North Carolina was knocked out of the competition after the second round. When asked about the team’s performance, North Carolina coach Roy Williams had some stunning statements. “We didn’t play our best; Lipscomb was more active than we were early,” Williams said. “We had five turnovers in the first eight minutes and they had more points off turnovers at the half and ended up with more points off turnovers than we did.”