SB Nation Bay Area - 2011 NCAA Tournament Scores, Bracket, Schedule & Picks: UCLA Falls To Florida, San Diego State Survives Templehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48817/bayrea-fave.png2011-03-20T22:30:24-07:00http://bayarea.sbnation.com/rss/stream/17996352011-03-20T22:30:24-07:002011-03-20T22:30:24-07:00New 2011 NCAA Tournament Stream Available
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<p>If you happen to stumble across this 2011 NCAA Tournament stream, we've moved on to a new stream to begin our <a href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/2011/3/20/2062966/2011-ncaa-tournament-sweet-sixteen-bracket-schedule-predictions-results-cinderella" target="_blank">coverage of the Sweet 16 and beyond</a>. Head over to check out more recent coverage.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2063013/new-2011-ncaa-tournament-stream-availableDavid Fucillo2011-03-20T21:14:44-07:002011-03-20T21:14:44-07:002011 NCAA Tournament Betting Odds Results: Sunday Bracket Predictions For The Money Part 2
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<p>We're officially through to the Sweet 16 and this first week of action did not disappoint. We saw buzzer-beaters and back-and-forth matchups, while also getting a chance to enjoy some thorough domination by top-flight teams. The final four games of this first weekend were not quite as entertaining as the rest of the weekend with three blowouts, although two of the blowouts were rather unexpected.</p>
<p><b>No. 3 Purdue vs. No. 11 VCU</b> - Purdue was a nine-point favorite against VCU and I expected the Boilermakers to roll the Rams. Boy was I wrong. The Rams trailed 24-23 with 6:05 to play in the first half but they used a 13-0 run to take the lead and control of the game and never looked back. Purdue never cut the lead below eight from then on and VCU thoroughly dominated the Boilermakers en route to a 94-76 victory.</p>
<p><b>No. 3 Syracuse vs. No. 11 Marquette</b> - Syracuse was a 4 ½-point favorite against Marquette and I had the Golden Eagles covering and winning. I hit this one on the head as Marquette sprung the upset to advance to the Sweet 16, winning 66-62. Syracuse looked strong early, but Marquette stormed back late in the first half to turn it into a close game. The two teams exchanged leads throughout the second half before Darius Johnson-Odom hit a monster three with 27 seconds left. Syracuse couldn't hit their own three and it was just about over from there.</p>
<p><b>No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 9 Illinois</b> - Kansas was an 8 ½-point favorite against Illinois and I had the Jayhawks covering with ease. While Kansas pulled away easily late, the Illini did give them a bit of a fight into the final ten minutes of the game. The Illini hung about four points back and were five back with 6:35 to go. However, Kansas used a 10-0 run to build a sufficient cushion and cruise the rest of the way, winning 73-59.</p>
<p><b>No. 2 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Florida State</b> - Notre Dame was a 5 ½-point favorite against Florida State and I had the Irish covering. Another big time wrong in the vein of VCU-Purdue, although FSU had to work a little bit harder to nail down this win. The Seminoles defeated the Irish 71-57 in a game that was both closer than that and more of a blowout. FSU led big most of the game but Notre Dame made a mini-run late. However, the Seminoles withstood the barrage and pulled away for the victory.</p>
<p><b><u>Final Tally<br></u></b>I went 2-2 against the spread and 2-2 straight up as I was able to pick the Marquette upset and the Kansas victory. I did not see the VCU or Florida State victories coming, even after they went by with such ease. We now head into the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with some interesting matchups. Kansas would seem to have a cakewalk into the Final Four, but this weekend has shown us that anything is possible.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2062920/2011-ncaa-tournament-betting-odds-results-sunday-bracket-predictions-part-twoDavid Fucillo2011-03-20T21:05:16-07:002011-03-20T21:05:16-07:002011 NCAA Tournament Bracket Results: Arizona Uses Three Point Shooting, Texas Turnovers To Advance To Sweet 16
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/texas-longhorns">Texas Longhorns</a> and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/arizona-wildcats">Arizona Wildcats</a> had a controversial finish in Tulsa, but there were 39 and a half other minutes that are left to be discussed, and a lot of it ended up ensuring a close finish. (<a target="_blank" href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/2011/3/20/2062657/texas-longhorns-rick-barnes-five-5-second-violation-timeout-ncaa-rulebook-inbound-rules-officiating">For further discussion of the controversial Texas-Arizona ending, go here</a>). <a target="_blank" href="http://www.scacchoops.com/ViewHDGame.asp?hSchedule=10288">All stats courtesy of SCACCHoops</a>.</p>
<p><b>Arizona ruling downtown</b><b>. </b>Texas had one of the best three point defenses in the country, so it's shocking to see them get lit up by Arizona (which did have one of the best three point offenses, but you'd expect some regression against such a good perimeter defense). The Wildcats nailed an incredible 57% of their three pointers (<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/123166/jordin-mayes">Jordin Mayes</a> 4 for 4, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53332/brendon-lavender">Brendon Lavender</a> 2 for 2, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/53333/kyle-fogg">Kyle Fogg</a> 1 for 1, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100845/kevin-parrom">Kevin Parrom</a> 1 for 2). This gave Arizona the lead early, and they hung on for dear life.</p>
<p>Texas, by contrast, could not hit anything from outside against Arizona's strong three point defense. 3 for 11, all three three pointers coming from Jordan Hamilton (J'Covan Brown went 0 for 3). Dominating the triples battle gave Arizona all the advantage they needed.</p>
<p><b>Texas fumbles. </b>The Longhorns could not handle the ball. Hamilton, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/26222/gary-johnson">Gary Johnson</a>, and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124438/cory-joseph">Cory Joseph</a>, three Longhorns who are excellent at ball control, committed multiple turnovers and eight overall. Joseph committed the controversial five second violation at the end of the game that gave Arizona the opportunity to win late. Sads.</p>
<p><b>Other numbers:</b> Both Texas and Arizona crashed the offensive glass quite well--the Horns dominating the offensive glass was expected, but Derrick Williams and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100849/solomon-hill">Solomon Hill</a> made their mark with four offensive rebounds apiece ... Arizona, usually an excellent free throw shooting team, undid a lot of their three point work by missing eight free throws, six missed freebies from the usually solid Williams (74% before this game); Texas hit 82%, Arizona 64% from the charity stripe.</p>
<p>For more reaction on the game, head on over to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.azdesertswarm.com">Arizona Desert Swarm</a> (U of A) & <a target="_blank" href="http://burntorangenation.com">Burnt Orange Nation</a> (Texas) for further discussion.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2062700/2011-ncaa-tournament-bracket-results-arizona-wildcats-derrick-williams-solomon-hill-texas-longhornsAvinash Kunnath2011-03-20T17:37:23-07:002011-03-20T17:37:23-07:002011 NCAA Tournament Betting Odds Results: Sunday Bracket Predictions For The Money Part 1
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<p>We’re halfway through the last day of the first weekend of the 2011 <span class="caps">NCAA</span> Tournament (that’s a mouthful) and it was a wild morning gambling-wise, but fairly sane when considering the chalk. We had the two North Carolina schools failing to cover but escaping with victories. We had Ohio State absolutely dismantle George Mason. And we had a fun Arizona victory over Texas. A quality morning of basketball with four games remaining.</p>
<p><strong>No. 2 North Carolina vs. No. 7 Washington</strong> – The Tarheels were a 4 1/2-point favorite against Washington and I went with <span class="caps">UNC</span> to get the late cover. This ended up being a fairly wild affair to which <span class="caps">UNC</span> barely held on. Washington gave Carolina all they could handle but it was not quite enough. Even more unfortunately, Carolina held on without covering as they won 86-83.</p>
<p><strong>No. 1 Duke vs. No. 8 Michigan</strong> – Duke was an 11 ½-point favorite over Michigan and I went with Duke to cover but having to work for it into the second half. The latter part of the prediction really doesn’t matter for gambling purposes, but I figured it was worth including anyway. Well, things ended up a lot closer than I expected as Michigan hung around and even had a chance to force overtime at the buzzer before losing 73-71. Duke threatened to pull away numerous times but the Wolverines managed to get big shots and hang around until the end. At the end of regulation <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99899/darius-morris" class="sbn-auto-link">Darius Morris</a> drove into the lane and shot a runner at the basket but it bounced off and time expired.</p>
<p><strong>No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 George Mason</strong> – Ohio State was an 11 ½-point favorite against the Patriots and I went with Ohio State to win and cover fairly easily. The Patriots took an early lead and seemed set to hang in, but then Ohio State decided to take this game seriously. By the end of the first half, the Buckeyes had doubled up George Mason 52-26 and never looked back. Ohio State seemed intent on destroying George Mason and sending a message to the rest of the field as they finished with an easy 98-66 victory. The field only gets more difficult, but the Buckeyes are looking good right now.</p>
<p><strong>No. 4 Texas vs. No. 5 Arizona</strong> – Texas was a six-point favorite against Arizona and I took Texas to cover late. Arizona ended up in control for most of this game before escaping with a late win thanks to a huge and-on with 9.6 seconds left. Arizona led by as many as 13 points before Texas made a late run. The Longhorns led by two and had the ball with 14 seconds left. However, freshman <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/124438/cory-joseph" class="sbn-auto-link">Cory Joseph</a> turned the ball over out of a timeout (<a href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/2011/3/20/2062657/texas-longhorns-rick-barnes-five-5-second-violation-timeout-ncaa-rulebook-inbound-rules-officiating" target="_blank">plenty on that little clusterf***</a>) and Arizona managed the key and-one. Texas drove the lane to close the game but could not score as time expired.</p>
<p><strong><u>Final Tally</u></strong><br> It was a less than stellar showing this morning as I went 1-3 against the spread. I did manage to go 3-1 straight up, which helps me in my bracket. Of course for more bracket, I need San Diego State at least in the title game to have a chance to win some money. It was a fun morning of basketball though, with four more games to go and <span class="caps">VCU</span> currently dominating Purdue.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2062617/2011-ncaa-tournament-betting-odds-results-sunday-bracket-predictions-part-oneDavid Fucillo2011-03-20T16:56:42-07:002011-03-20T16:56:42-07:00NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Bracket & Predictions, East Regional: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Kentucky Wildcats
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<p>The first matchup of the East Regional in the Sweet 16 is set. Ohio St. dismantled the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/george-mason-patriots">George Mason Patriots</a> to move onto the next round in Newark. Their next opponent should test them quite a bit--John Calipari's athletic Kentucky squad, which eliminated West Virginia in the second round.</p>
<p>Let's take a brief look at each squad.</p>
<p><b>#1 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/ohio-st-buckeyes">Ohio St. Buckeyes</a></b></p>
<p><b><a target="_blank" href="http://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Ohio%20St.">Ken Pomeroy says</a></b><b> </b>... 2nd best offense, 7th best defense, slow tempo (246th). Great shooting offense (both top ten with regards to two pointers and three pointers). Strong rebounding squad, particularly on the defensive end (solid on the offensive end too). Excellent at forcing the opponent to taking jump shots. Great ball handling team that is good at forcing turnovers.</p>
<p><b>The weaknesses of Ohio State </b>are being an average shooting defense; their specialty is keeping teams away from the foul line, but their defensive percentages are pretty weak. Also, they're not a particularly deep team, going only six men deep.</p>
<p><b>#4 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/kentucky-wildcats">Kentucky Wildcats</a></b></p>
<p><b><a target="_blank" href="http://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Kentucky">Ken Pomeroy says</a></b> ... 7th best offense, 24th best defense, average tempo (193rd). Great shooting offense (particularly with the three point shot) and great shooting defense (particularly with the two point shot). Pretty good rebounding on both sides. Excellent at holding onto the ball, excellent three point shooting offense and strong two point shooting defense. Good at getting blocks.</p>
<p><b>The biggest weakness with Kentucky is </b>they're an average rebounding squad, which could cause them trouble against big and strong teams. Also, they're young yet again. Famed procurer of one-and-done talent John Calipari had to replace almost all of his entire starting lineup, leaving him with three starting frosh carrying the load this season. Youth don't usually win national championships, no matter how talented their lineup is. And this is a thin team that doesn't have much to turn to if the frosh suffer.</p>
<p><b><br>Prediction</b>: If Ohio State is to lose, it's going to be to a team with a strong rotation that can wear down the Buckeye starters and/or get them into foul trouble. Kentucky does not look like that team, as they do not force the issue and get to the line. Unless they hit their threes all game long, this is looking like an <b>Ohio State victory, </b>although it's far from a given.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2062484/ncaa-tournament-sweet-16-bracket-predictions-ohio-state-osu-buckeyes-kentucky-uk-wildcatsAvinash Kunnath2011-03-20T12:22:31-07:002011-03-20T12:22:31-07:00NCAA Bracket Results: Washington Huskies Fumble Victory Away To North Carolina Tar Heels
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<p>It's strange to point the finger at the offense of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/washington-huskies">Washington Huskies</a> as the culprit for their 86-83 defeat to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/north-carolina-tar-heels">North Carolina Tar Heels</a>, but that's exactly what happened. After putting up 76 points in the first 34:19 minutes, UW managed only 7 in the final 5:41, as Lorenzo Romar's inability to make Washington run a set offense doomed them down the stretch as the Huskies fumbled the ball around the perimeter and ended up with bad shot opportunities.</p>
<p>Washington turned the ball over four times in the final five minutes and shot 3 for 12 down the stretch, which ultimately doomed them in this contest. UW ran a couple of plays for Venoy Overton, who is normally their defensive stopper, and Isaiah Thomas and Matthew Bryan-Amaning (usually their biggest offensive threats) barely touched the ball down the stretch. It's all the stranger because Washington is usually an excellent ball-handling team and North Carolina isn't that great at forcing turnovers.</p>
<p>Some things that do go as scripted? <a target="_blank" href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2061526/ncaa-bracket-update-predictions-east-regional-north-carolina-unc-tar-heels-vs-washington-uw-huskies">As we mentioned in our preview</a>, Washington is terrible at getting to the line and keeping teams off of it. Washington shot 7 free throws (made them all, to their credit), but allowed UNC to get there 23 times, making 18 of them. Washington & North Carolina were both excellent at getting offensive rebounds. And of course, points points points, as both teams were happy to let it fire all game long. They nailed over 46% of their field goals and 50% of their three pointers combined. Harrison Barnes and Tyler Zeller led North Carolina home with 22 and 23 points respectively.</p>
<p>But UW will look back at those last five minutes and wonder what could have been. Romar really will have to ponder his coaching decisions down the stretch (or lack thereof).</p>
<p>For more on the Huskies, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.uwdawgpound.com">go to UW Dawg Pound</a>. For Tar Heel perspective, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.carolinamarch.com">check out Carolina March</a>.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2062074/ncaa-bracket-results-washington-uw-huskies-north-carolina-unc-tar-heels-turnovers-bad-offenseAvinash Kunnath2011-03-20T08:37:25-07:002011-03-20T08:37:25-07:00NCAA Bracket Results: San Diego State Defense On Temple Carries Aztecs To Sweet 16
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/17/2057532/ncaa-bracket-update-temple-owls-san-diego-state-aztecs-west-regional-second-round-32">As we noted in the game preview</a>, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/san-diego-st-aztecs">San Diego St. Aztecs</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/temple-owls">Temple Owls</a> matched up very well with each other, and a lot of our predictions turned out to be right.</p>
<p><b>San Diego State shooting defense held down Temple's shooting. </b>San Diego State held Temple to 38% shooting from the field and only three points in the final overtime period, and 36.5% from two point land. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/25786/lavoy-allen">Lavoy Allen</a>, 5 for 16 shooting, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/99786/rahlir-jefferson">Rahlir Jefferson</a> 2 for 8 shooting, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/68730/juan-fernandez">Juan Fernandez</a> 5 for 16 shooting. If not for the Owls knocking down six threes (four from Fernandez), the Aztecs would've probably won this outright in regulation.</p>
<p><b>The Aztecs had trouble shooting twos. </b>Usually a great two point field goal offense, SDSU could get nothing in this one. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/28314/d-j-gay">D.J. Gay</a> shot only 2 for 9, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100718/kawhi-leonard">Kawhi Leonard</a> 5 for 13. Billy White and Malcolm Thomas got theirs inside, but the struggles for Gay and Leonard cancelled out the struggles for Allen, Jefferson and Fernandez.</p>
<p><b>The Aztecs nailed their threes. </b>Although their inside game betrayed them, the outside saved them against Temple's porous three point defense, particularly <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/players/100716/chase-tapley">Chase Tapley</a>. He nailed four of San Diego State's threes and kept the team from falling into too huge an offensive rut.</p>
<p>Take a look at the Four Factors below and you'll see that SDSU won almost every critical category at the end.</p>
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<p>So for those Aztecs fans a little nervous about how close this one is, don't sweat it. It was a tough matchup and you're still playing. It's better than being Pitt.</p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2061708/ncaa-bracket-results-san-diego-state-sdsu-aztecs-defense-temple-owls-sweet-16Avinash Kunnath2011-03-20T06:45:57-07:002011-03-20T06:45:57-07:00NCAA Bracket Update & Predictions, West Regional: Duke Blue Devils vs. Michigan Wolverines
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<p>Duke continues its march in trying to go back-to-back as NCAA basketball champions. Their second round matchup will tip-off around 11:45 AM PT/2:45 PM ET on CBS (<a target="_blank" href="http://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2059925/march-madness-2011-sunday-tv-schedule-ncaa-basketball-tournament-bracket-announcers-gus-johnson">click here for the full schedule</a>). Let's take a look at both teams.</p>
<p><b>#1 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/duke-blue-devils">Duke Blue Devils</a></b></p>
<p><b><a target="_blank" href="http://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Duke">Ken Pomeroy says</a></b><b> </b>... 4th best offense, 2nd best defense. Runs one of the fastest tempos in the country. Great shooting team on both offense and defense (inside, outside, free throw line, you name it). Good at forcing teams into jump shots and holding onto the basketball. Decent at forcing steals.</p>
<p><b>The weaknesses with Duke</b> are rebounding. They struggle to get defensive rebounds. They also don't get to the free throw line a lot, although some of that may have to due with the number of blowouts they've been involved in this year.</p>
<p><b>#8 <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-basketball/teams/michigan-wolverines">Michigan Wolverines</a></b></p>
<p><b><a target="_blank" href="http://kenpom.com/team.php?team=Michigan">Ken Pomeroy says</a></b><b> </b>... 37th best offense, 28th best defense, one of the slowest basketball teams in the country. The Wolverines are a strong shooting team, particularly from the inside. They take care of the basketball and draw few turnovers. They're strong at defensive rebounding, good at keeping other teams off the free throw line and forcing them into tougher shots (particularly outside).</p>
<p><b>The weaknesses with Michigan: </b>They're a one shot and done offense; the Wolverines are a poor offensive rebounding team. They also rarely get to the free throw line and have trouble forcing turnovers. They're also not a terribly great two point shooting defense and can't block shots or get steals.</p>
<p><b>Prediction: </b>Really hard to see Michigan being the team that knocks off Duke. The Wolverines are a good basketball team, but they're stuck in a rut with trying to deal with Duke's size inside and speed from the outside. They'll have to play the defensive game of their life, keep the possessions down and execute efficiently against one of the toughest offenses in the country.</p>
<p>It probably won't be enough. <b>Duke.</b></p>
https://bayarea.sbnation.com/california-golden-bears/2011/3/20/2061574/ncaa-bracket-update-predictions-west-regional-duke-blue-devils-vs-michigan-um-wolverinesAvinash Kunnath