North Carolina finds redemption, beats Gonzaga to win National
Title
As if the Super Bowl wasn't enough, the Philadelphia area has
another reason to celebrate. No. 1 seeded Villanova overcame a
slow first half to throttle third-seeded Michigan 79-62 in the
men's national championship game in San Antonio, TX. The title
win is the Wildcats' second in the last three seasons and third
all time. The three wouldn't fall early on. When it did,
Villanova got rolling. The Wildcats went just 3-11 from deep in
the first half. The struggles were enough to give Michigan a
21-14 lead midway through the first half. Once sophomore guardDonte DiVincenzo(6'5''-G-97)
checked in, the momentum swung in Nova's favor. He managed 18
points and went 3-4 from beyond the arc in the first half. He
finished with a game-high 31 points and went 6-10 from downtown.Moritz Wagner(6'11''-F-97)
andMuhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman(6'4''-G-94)
are kept the Wolverines in striking distance in the first half.
Michigan only trailed 37-28 at the break. But the 3-point woes
fell to Michigan as they shot a pitiful 14 percent from deep.Moritz Wagnerhad
16 points andMuhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkmanhad
17Jalen Brunson(6'3''-G-96)
andMikal Bridges(6'6''-G/F-96)
led Villanova in scoring all season long. Bridges finished with
19 points and Brunson finished with 9 in the title game. Vegas
favored Villanova in the championship game by 6 points. It was
easy to see why. The Wildcats won the Big East Conference
Championship and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
They skated through Radford, Alabama, West Virginia and Texas
Tech en route to their Final Four matchup with Kansas. The
Wildcats sank 18 3-pointers to beat the Jayhawks in the Final
Four. The performance set a Final Four record for 3-pointers
made and was their ninth straight win by double digits.
Courtesy of: newschannel6now.com
Penn State wins NIT championship, defeats Utah 82-66
Penn State didn't have a troublesome time making the NIT
championship. The Nittany Lions advanced past Mississippi State,
thanks to a 24-0 run in the first half, sending them to the
title game against Utah. Once there, Penn State only led by five
at halftime but opened a 16-point lead in the third quarter and
eventually led by 20 in the final period. Penn State, a No. 4
seed in the postseason tournament, won each of the four quarters
against No. 2-seeded Utah en route to its 82-66 victory.Lamar Stevens(6'8''-F-97)
led the team with 28 points.Tony Carr(6'5''-G-97)
also had 15 points, 14 assists and 9 rebounds.John Harrar(6'9''-F)
provided a game-high 12 rebounds. The NIT championship win marks
the second time in program history that Penn State has won an
NIT title. The Nittany Lions won their first in 2009 when they
beat Baylor, 69-63. Penn State's road to the championship
started by defeating Temple in the opening round and then
beating Notre Dame and Marquette before facing Mississippi State
in the semifinals. The Nittany Lions finished their season with
a 26-13 record overall and 9-9 in Big Ten play. The program last
won 25 or more games in the 2008-09 season when the team also
won the NIT, finishing with a 27-11 record.
One Division I basketball team in Colorado can now call itself a
champion. With a 76-71 victory over Illinois-Chicago Friday
night, Northern Colorado men's basketball won the College
Insider Postseason tournament (CIT). A record-crowd of 3,198 in
Greel ey got to see the Bears cap off a nice run through
postseason play with their fourth consecutive victory in the
CIT. They finish the year 26-12 overall. The fans got to see
both a championship and history made on the court. GuardAndre Spight(6'3''-G-95)
set a new Big Sky conference single-season record with his 846th
point on the year. That broke the previous best mark which had
stood for 52 years. The senior scored 23 points on the night,
while juniorJordan Davis(6'2''-G-97)
led the way with a game-high 29. UNC took a 9-point lead into
the locker room at halftime--one that the Bears never
relinquished, despite the Flames cutting the deficit to just one
with 2:06 remaining. However, the home team was able to hold
on--and give the thousands of fans in attendance and everyone
else in Greeley something to celebrate.
Courtesy of: 9news.com
North Texas claims CBI tourney championship behind Smart's 25 points
We have a winner. The North Texas men's basketball team was
crowned champions of the 11th annual College Basketball
Invitational Tournament after an 88-77 victory over San
Francisco in Friday night's deciding game of the best-of-3
final. Finals MVPRoosevelt Smart(6'3''-G-96)
led UNT's effort with 25 points, including a 14-of-14
performance at the foul line. Jorden Duffy, the high scorer in
Wednesday's win over the Dons, added 14 points whileMichael Miller(6'3''-G)
andA.J. Lawson(6'5''-G)
contributed a dozen points. It is the first national basketball
championship of any kind for the Mean Green, who had never won a
postseason basketball game before going on a victory tour that
included five wins in six CBI games. San Francisco (22-16) won
Monday's first game in California. Hoops titles are starting to
become a familiar occurrence in this area. TCU's men won the NIT
last season and Texas Wesleyan's men claimed the NAIA
championship a year ago. UNT (19-18) trailed only once in the
game, 17-16, and led 38-27 at halftime. But San Francisco did
pull within a point at 52-51 with just under 10 minutes to play.
Courtesy of: star-telegram.com
Reese's College All-Star Game 2018
EAST - WEST 94-98
East Team Best Player:George King(6'6''-G-94) of Colorado West Team Best Player:Yante Maten(6'8''-F-96) of Georgia
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