After a hectic Day 1 filled with blowouts and buzzer-beaters, it was time for another day of college hoops. This time, the 16 teams of Region 2 and Region 3 squared off to see who advances to the Regional Semis.
REGION 2
#1 Syracuse 69, #8 Florida A&M 58
Four Orange scored double-digits as Syracuse cruised to victory over the Rattlers. Reggie Lewis's 22 points and Markee Teal's 11 rebounds for FAMU kept this from being a total blowout, but it was still too much Syracuse. Brandon Triche led Syracuse with 14 points, while Trevor Cooney added 12 and both James Southerland and CJ Fair had 10 each.
#2 Iowa State 72, #7 SMU 56
Rather it was Hilton Magic, or just being the superior team, Iowa State was able to pull out the victory over Larry Brown and the SMU Mustangs with relative ease. Tyrus McGee lead the Cyclones with 16 points, Will Clyburn had 15, and Korie Lucious had 13. For the Mustangs, Jalen Jones finished with 14 while Nick Russell had 11 and Cannen Cunningham had 10.
#3 Alabama 66, Georgia Tech 59
The Tide were down one at the half, but rolled past Tech in the second behind Trevor Releford's 25. Alabama only needed 8 players to dispense of the Yellow Jackets, as Rodney Cooper added 14 and Trevor Lacey picked up 11. For Georgia Tech, Robert Carter finished with 15 points and 14 rebounds and Kammeon Holsey finished with 12.
#4 Nebraska 83, #5 USC 81 (2 OT)
The Cornhusker victory was the result of a David Rivers contested jumper with seconds left the second overtime. He ended up with 13, and Nebraska moves on to the second round after an emotional victory in Lincoln. Dylan Talley lead the way for Nebraska with 27 points and Ray Gallegos was right behind him with 20. Shavon Shields also had 13 points and 10 rebounds. For USC, Eric Wise had 21 points and 12 rebounds, Omar Oraby had 11 points and 11 rebounds, JT Terrell had 10, and Jio Fontan also had 10 along with 11 assists.
REGION 3
#1 UNLV 57, #8 Hofstra 46
The embattled Pride put up a valiant defensive effort but couldn't stop UNLV from getting the opening round win. Steve Mejia of Hofstra was the only player on either team to reach double-digits; he had 15. Anthony Marhsall and Anthony Bennett led the Rebels with 9 points each. Hofstra kept UNLV to 42% shooting but only shot 33% themselves.
#2 Temple 58, #7 Eastern Michigan 49
All the Owls needed was Khalif Wyatt in their victory over Eastern Michigan. Wyatt had 21 points for Temple while Scootie Randall pitched in 10 points and Anthony Lee added 10 rebounds. Derek Thompson lead Eastern Michigan with 11 points.
#3 Tennessee 66, #6 George Washington 51
Isaiah Armwood's 11 points and 11 rebounds and Patricio Garino's 10 was not enough for George Washington as Tennessee's strong defense and balanced scoring allowed the Volunteers to cruise to a win at Thompson-Boling. Trae Golden and Josh Richardson both led Tennessee with 10 points while four more players finished with either 8 or 9 points.
#5 Princeton 59, #4 Stanford 52
A lot of great minds were on the court at Maples Pavilion Wednesday night, and Princeton came out with the victory on the road. Both teams incredibly strong defensive efforts as both teams were held to 38% shooting. In the end, the Tigers came out with the victory as Will Barrett led with 13 and Ian Hummer added on 9 points and 11 rebounds. TJ Bray (11 pts) and Brendan Connolly (10 pts) also had big nights for Princeton. For Stanford, Josh Huestis (16 points) and Dwight Powell (16 points and 14 rebounds) had big nights for the Cardinal.
So the table is fully set for the Regional Semis. The matchups are as follows:
REGION 2
#4 Nebraska at #1 Syracuse
#3 Alabama at #2 Iowa State
REGION 3
#5 Princeton at #1 UNLV
#3 Tennessee at #2 Temple
Region 1 and Region 4 will be back at it tomorrow, then 2 and 3 will face off in semifinals action on Friday.
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