by PointGuard » Wed Mar 23, 2016 2:09 am
#1 Seeds: Memphis, Indiana, Oregon, UCLA
UCONN was placed on probation during the season so is ineligible for post-season tournament play.
Round 1:
Game #33 vs (#16 seed) Houston Baptist Huskies (16-14): C Kelvin Ross sustained a concussion and will sit out this game. Midway through the 1st half we led 21-8. We expanded our lead to 16 before giving up some of our cushion but still led 35-24 at the break. PF Angelo Craft fouled out early in the 2nd half. We cruised to an easy 71-51 win. PG Morris Wolfe and SG Isaac Wright both scored 17 points (Wolfe also dished out 7 assists). C Jules Grant added 12 points. (33-0)
Round 2 (Round of 32):
Game #34 vs (#9 seed) Vanderbilt Commodores (21-12): C Kelvin Ross says he’s ready to play, but we’re going to rest him another game as a protective measure. The first 4 minutes were ugly with both teams turning the ball over frequently. But we took an early lead and hung onto it, gradually extending it to the halftime difference of 42-26. We played as if in a daze in the 2nd half, turning the ball over way too much. That allowed Vanderbilt to cut into our lead, but we held them off for a 77-68 victory. PF Angelo Craft led our scoring with 14 points. SG Isaac Wright and PG Morris Wolfe were also in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively. (34-0)
Round 3 (Sweet 16):
Game #35 vs #14 (4th seed) Kentucky Wildcats (23-9): C Kelvin Ross is back and will start tonight. Kentucky took it to us early in the 1st half and led 24-14. We slowly cut into their lead and closed to within a single digit at the buzzer, trailing 40-39. We scored the first 5 points of the 2nd half but then Kentucky took a small lead and held it most of the half. With 6-1/2 minutes to play we went on top 62-61. Roy Field made the first, but missed the 2nd of a one-and-one to give us a 77-74 lead with 32 seconds remaining. We stole the ball and drove for a lay-in, then hit a 3 to win 82-74 in a game that was much closer than the final score. PG Morris Wolfe scored 19, SG Roy Field hit for 16, SG Isaac Wright tossed in 15 plus pulled down 7 rebounds, and SF Julian Blevins came off the bench to add 10. (35-0)
Round 4 (Elite 8):
Game #36 vs #21 (3rd seed) USC Trojans (24-7): Even though we had a lot of players in foul trouble, we held a double digit lead throughout most of the 1st half and went to the locker room up 48-34. We maintained a solid lead the entire 2nd half and won 90-77. C Kelvin Ross scored 15 and C Jules Grant dropped in 13 points plus grabbed 10 boards. SG Roy Field scored 11 points and PG Morris Wolfe added 10 while dishing out 7 assists. (36-0)
Round 5 (Final 4):
Game #37 vs (12th seed) Virginia Cavaliers (21-11): We jumped out on top but Virginia reeled us back in and we had to come back late in the half to take a narrow 44-42 halftime lead. We spurted out to an 18 point lead at the midway point of the 2nd half. We were not to be denied and won going away 85-63. PF Morris Wolfe led our scoring with 18 points, SG Isaac Wright added 14 points, PF Angelo Craft scored 13 points, and SF John Jones finished with 10 points. (37-0)
Round 6 (Championship):
Game #38 vs #9 (2nd seed) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (28-9): We need to control Notre Dame’s SG Aaron Williams who averaged 26.0 ppg this season. Notre Dame scored the first 14 points of the game putting us in a big hole. We got within 3 points, then Notre Dame shut us down while hitting from all over the court to give us a 41-21 halftime deficit. We never made a dent in Notre Dame’s armor in the 2nd half and lost 78-57 by hitting just 32% of our shots and being out-played in every aspect of the game. SG Isaac Wright was our only player who had his shooting eye and he scored 20 points. PG Morris Wolfe added 15. So, our third-straight 2nd place finish in the NCAA Tournament. We came up one game short of a perfect season. (37-1)
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