March Madness Recap

Jaelyn Fudge, staff writer

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.”