by Michelle Richardson

Duke 68 S.Diego 49: Duke is just one of those schools you look at them and they’ll start off the season really great and you’ll be down for Duke but when it comes around time this is like the second season. When it gets around time to get into round 65 it becomes a second season. Duke head coach Mike Kryzezwski got his players to handle the Aztecs.

San Diego State played strong, they had 13 points from Winston Sheppard and 26 from Jahlil Okafor for Duke. JJ O’Brien with seven rebounds for San Diego and to Duke’s Justise Winslow’s 13 rebounds. I’m always a believer when it comes to basketball defense creates offense and if your getting a rebound and getting second chances and cleaning up the glass on offense and defensive rebounds that puts you in a better situation to be able to win.

Winslow he put on a show he had five assists he had one block on O’Brien that was just a tremendous snuff and like I said it’s Duke. Duke can’t have what happened to them last year when unknown Mercer who is in the Southern Conference. Last year they shocked the NCAA world by knocking out Duke in the first round.

Michigan State 60 Virginia 54: The Michigan State Spartans won by six on Sunday and their there to make a statement. The Big Ten is really making a statement with their number of teams. Michigan over UVA was huge and the Spartans got help from Travis Trice with 23 points and UVA’s Anthony Gill’s 11 points.

The top rebounder for Michigan Brendon Dawson nine and for UVA Darion Atkins 14 even though UVA had the top rebounder they just weren’t making the shots. The shots were not falling for UVA, blocks and steals in this one pretty much even but you have to remember that offense creates defense. Michigan St was just on point with points for averages and field goals.

Those three pointers got UVA and what can you say it’s Michigan State this is what they do. The Cavaliers went 30-4 this season their the first ACC Team to lose after going 9-0 in the tournament. This is the first time a ACC team has been knocked out after an 9-0 start. The ACC has got tougher and this was a great season for UVA but a tough loss.

Wichita State 78 Kansas 65: The pride of Missouri Valley Wichita State lived up to it’s name Shockers and they took names with a whopping win over the Kansas Jayhawks. The Shockers who are ranked number seven moved up on number two rank Kansas with a 13 point win on Sunday night. The win gets the Shockers into the Sweet 16.

Tekele Cotton lead all Shocker scorers with 19 points, Fred Van Fleet 17 points, and Evan Wessel hit four three points to tally up 12 points. The Shockers are now headed to the Midwest Regionals in Cleveland to face Notre Dame on Thursday. The win marks the second time that Wichita State will be in the third round.

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