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Wednesday, December 25, 2024
The Final Four is set after two more great games on Sunday, and the end result is not quite what many would have predicted. Plus a few notes on the four teams who will play next weekend, a conference Player of the Year is at least testing the waters, and a transfer picks a school where he should make an instant impact.
With the Final Four all set, we look at how we got to this point and much more with our special guests on the program.
Two of the Final Four teams are set, with one of them getting there in a dramatic overtime win despite a performance for the ages by an opposing player, and the other a great story given personnel losses they had to make up for from a talent standpoint.
A battle of two superb defenses was a decisive win for Texas Tech, Purdue and Tennessee turned a blowout into a classic, and Thursday even featured a triple-overtime game in the College Insider tourney.
As we look back on the first night of regional semifinals, we started off with an instant classic and then a contrasting game in Louisville, along with the higher seed having a little too much and a complete shutdown in Anaheim. It sets the stage for a couple of interesting regional finals on Saturday night.
An NCAA Tournament can still be great without upsets or buzzer beaters. When it is lacking in close games in general, though, is another story, and this year’s first week was historically high in margin of victory, low in close games.
In the latest edition of College Basketball Tonight, we look back on the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. We also bring on a bracketologist to talk about how this field came together and bring in a head coach for some insights on the games and his program, then conclude with a look at coaching changes and the regional semifinals coming up.
The best game of Sunday was one that involved coaches who know each other very, very well, but the game stood out on its own. Plus a couple of blowouts, redemption for one conference, and a big day for another one.
A day that started with two dandies at the same site couldn’t build off that beginning as most teams cruised. Plus a Blue Devil is likely out, a Tiger gets re-injured, and a few games in other tournaments fly under the radar.
With half of the Sweet 16 set, we look back on a Saturday of action that saw one site have the two best games of the day. The remainder of games were not very competitive, and we also look at one conference that was clearly down this year after a great year a year ago, along with two conferences that already have three teams going to the second weekend.
