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VIDEO: Baylor Fans Chant 'Big 12 Rejects' At Colorado, Are Ironic
The Baylor-Colorado matchup was, apparently, a grudge match, with harbored resentment left over from the whole expansion-a-palooza thing that happened nearly two years ago.
You remember the one: Colorado left the Big 12 for what became the Pac-12, Nebraska left for the Big Ten and Baylor was nearly left without a home. The Big 12 is alive, of course, but that doesn't mean Baylor fans have forgotten.
So they chanted "Big 12 rejects" at Colorado.
I'm really hoping the Baylor fans just have a tremendous sense of irony and this is all one big joke. Remember, it was Baylor trying to latch on to the other Texas schools to stay alive during the conference expansion arms race as Colorado was fleeing the wreckage.
Sure, the Bears hope was for the Big 12 to stay intact. But if the ship was going down...
From Baylor regent Buddy Jones:
Baylor is superior to Colorado academically. Baylor has athletic facilities superior to Colorado. Colorado doesn't participate in the number of sports that Baylor does. Baylor's overall record in all collegiate sports dwarfs that of Colorado. Our football, basketball (women's and men's), baseball, softball, track, tennis, golf programs are vastly superior to Colorado's. The Baptist church base extends across the country and certainly trumps the University of Colorado's local base limited to a small town in Colorado.
And...
Please DO NOT BREAK UP the history and working relationship we have nurtured over the decades.
Will you commit to including all Texas schools in any scenario that arises? Will you commit to include Baylor in any package you consider?
So yeah, Baylor stuck around and the Big 12 survived, but that doesn't mean the Bears weren't ready to become Big 12 rejects, or whatever, themselves. Little bit ironic, no?
Only thing that would've made this better is if Colorado went down swinging, chanting "Pac-12 rejects" right back.
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2012 NCAA Bracket, Colorado Vs. Baylor Score: Brady Heslip Goes Off, Bears Blow By Buffaloes
Brady Heslip, welcome to your legendary March Madness moment. The Baylor Bears' shooting guard, who has been the team's three-point sniper all season long, scored 27 points in a three-point shooting barrage for the ages. He shot 9-12 from long range — unabashed gunning that, along with some stellar defense, led the third-seeded Bears to an 80-63 victory over the upset-minded Colorado Buffaloes, the 11th seed.
Pierre Jackson, the Bears' firebrand point guard, fed Heslip on many of those, and he finished with what Baylor fans will recognize as a classic Jackson line — 15 points, 10 assists, six steals — as his incredible handle and vision toasted the Buffaloes' backcourt.
The Buffs' star all year has been Andre Roberson, who was effective Saturday, going for 13 points, eight rebounds and four steals, but he took just five shots from the field as the Baylor defense held him in check. The Bears will go on to face the winner of Lehigh and Xavier in the Sweet 16.
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VIDEO: Baylor's Brady Heslip Rains Threes On Colorado
Baylor's roster is stuffed with future NBA players. Brady Heslip is not one of them. But the sharpshooter and Kelly Leak doppelganger helped the Bears rumble past Colorado to the Sweet Sixteen by sinking nine threes.
This calls for a video montage!
Heslip's threes, which accounted for all of his 27 points in the game, keyed Baylor's 29-9 run to close the game, but fell short of both the NCAA Tournament record for threes in a game — Jeff Fryer sunk 11 for Loyola Marymount against Michigan in 1990 — and Baylor's own school record of 10 threes in a game, set by LaceDarius Dunn.
That just means Heslip will have to try again in the Sweet Sixteen, where Baylor will face a double-digit seed — either Xavier or Lehigh.
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VIDEO: Russ Smith Does Russ Smith Things, Rick Pitino Brings The Hate
Checking back in with Louisville guard Russ Smith for a moment.
That's Smith all alone trying to get his showtime on. And he blows the dunk, because of course he blows the dunk there. The miscue was good enough for some chuckles, but Rick Pitino brought the noise in his halftime interview.
"You gotta lay the ball in. You gotta forget about the dunk. Any 5-10 guy in the streets of New York can dunk."
/looks at Russ Smith, about 5-foot-10 from New York
Nope!
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NCAA Tournament Scores, Louisville Vs. New Mexico: Cards Lead Low-Scoring Game At Half, 26-25
Louisville and New Mexico are locked in a close, low-scoring contest in the Third Round of the NCAA Tournament. Rick Pitino's Cardinals hold a 26-25 lead at halftime.
Russ Smith leads Louisville with nine points (on eight shots, as he is still Russ Smith) and Chane Behanan has added six for the Cardinals. Louisville has just four assists on 11 made field goals.
New Mexico, which briefly lost Drew Gordon to a knee injury, was led by Kendall Williams' eight points. Gordon and A.J. Hardeman both had four points in the first half, while the Lobos committed seven turnovers.
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Drew Gordon Injury: New Mexico Forward Limps Off, Returns After Scary Collision
New Mexico Lobos forward Drew Gordon left Saturday's third round game against the Louisville Cardinals in the first half with a knee injury. With just under five minutes to go until halftime, teammate A.J. Hardeman fell backwards while trying to take a charge underneath the rim. He hit Gordon's knee, extending it backwards.
Gordon was immediately attended to by trainers and helped off the floor. He went into the locker room with a noticeable limp, but was able to return the game with under a minute left, however, his knee was heavily wrapped. He has with four points and five rebounds through 20 minutes.
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2012 NCAA Bracket, Kentucky Vs. Iowa State: 'Cats Crush Cyclones, 87-71
Iowa State tied its NCAA Tournament Third Round game with Kentucky at 42 early in the second half. Then the Wildcats put on the sort of show that got them the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, turning on the afterburners for an easy 87-71 victory and passage to the Sweet Sixteen in the South Region.
Marquis Teague, often pinpointed as the weak link in a roster full of future NBA stars, carried UK on this day, shooting 10-of-14 from the field for 24 points, distributing seven assists, and committing just two turnovers. And Anthony Davis (15 points, 12 rebounds, five assists), Darius Miller (19 points, six rebounds, and four assists off the bench) and Doron Lamb (16 points) all had good-to-great days, too; the Wildcats' 20-2 run over six minutes in the middle of the second half felt like a beast waking up and devouring its prey.
And of that sells short how feisty Iowa State was. Royce White had 23 points and nine boards, and Chris Allen (16 points) and Scott Christopherson (15 points) both chipped in. The Cyclones just ran up against college basketball's bedrock truth this year: if Kentucky's playing well, and you're playing Kentucky, you're losing.
The Wildcats won't be without motivation for their Sweet Sixteen tilt, either. UK will take on Indiana, the only team to top it in regular season play, in Atlanta.
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VIDEO: Royce White Goes Coast-To-Coast, Bill Raftery Makes A Funny
It's always entertaining to hear Bill Raftery call an action-packed game, which is what he got with Kentucky and Iowa State going toe-to-toe for much of their matchup on Saturday. And every once in a while, Raftery says something that makes you pause and wonder, "did I just hear that?"
Listen closely at the end. Raftery says something that might deceive your ears.
It sounds like Raftery says something that would make a middle schooler in sex ed class giggle. He's actually saying "send it in with that motor." But it kinda sounds like ... boner.
Nonetheless it's impressive to see Royce White going coast-to-coast for the athletic jam, and also kind of sad he won't be around this year's NCAA Tournament anymore.
H/T SportsGrid
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NCAA Tournament Scores: Brady Heslip, Baylor Lead Colorado, 37-35, At Halftime
The 11th-seeded Colorado Buffaloes, looking for another upset, are giving the third-seeded Baylor Bears all they can handle in their Round of 32 matchup Saturday night. After upsetting UNLV in the second round, the Buffaloes have used lockdown defense to disrupt the Bears' offense, and are trailing only 37-35.
The advantage the Bears have had over the Buffaloes has been one man: Brady Heslip. The Bears' starting shooting guard has scored 18 points, all on three-pointers, shooting 6-9 from the field. The rest of the Bears have been almost impossibly cold, shooting an abhorrent 6-26. Outside of Heslip, no one has scored more than four points and no one has made more than one shot from the field for the Bears.
Luckily for Baylor, the Buffaloes haven't been able to match Heslip's outside shooting. They're just 2-4 in three-point attempts, and their best player, Andre Roberson, is leading them with 11 points, four rebounds and three steals. The Bears, by rights, shouldn't be shooting this poorly, so the Buffaloes should probably make some halftime adjustments if they want to withstand the correction.
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VIDEO: Indiana Coach Tom Crean Calls Out Seth Davis, Steve Smith
Indiana Hoosiers head coach Tom Crean was riding high after his team's huge, nail-biting win over VCU Saturday night. His team came back from big deficits all game long to overcome the Rams and head coach Shaka Smart's patented "havoc" defense. A popular upset pick, especially had the Rams not beaten fifth-seeded Wichita State in the previous round, Crean clearly played the "disrespect" card, using CBS/Turner analysts Seth Davis and Steve Smith's pick of them to be upset as motivation in the win, and told them as much postgame:
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2012 NCAA Bracket, VCU Vs. Indiana Score: Hoosiers Hold On For Thrilling 63-61 Win
The Indiana Hoosiers, playing from behind for almost the entire game, came from behind late to beat the VCU Rams, 63-61, to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002. The end of the game had the feel of an upset because VCU used its patented "havoc" defense to force Indiana into mistakes all game long. Victor Oladipo, the Hoosiers' talented sophomore, made the game's biggest play, converting an and-one layup to tie it at 61 with less than a minute to go.
Be sure to check out SI's Luke Winn's dispatch from Portland on the sojourn of Indiana coach Tom Crean and the Hoosier's incredible comeback.
After a VCU miss, Oladipo corralled the rebound and went coast-to-coast, only to have his layup attempt blocked and fall into the hands of Will Sheehey, who nailed a jumper to put the Hoosiers ahead 63-61 with 12 seconds left. The Rams inbounded the ball and Darius Theus penetrated and kicked out to a wide-open Rob Brandenburg in the corner, who had already hit two three-pointers in the game, but his shot came up just short, and Indiana won.
VCU's unbelievable defense forced Indiana into a season-high 22 turnovers. Led by Theus (five steals) and Brandenburg (two), the Rams, for lack of a better term, wreaked havoc on the Hoosiers all game long, but the length and skill of Oladipo and freshman Cody Zeller kept them in it and eventually let them pull it out. Zeller finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds while Oladipo had nine points, six assists and five boards.
The Hoosiers will play the winner of Kentucky vs. Iowa State in the Sweet 16 in Atlanta.
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Indiana Wins, Provides The Best GIF Possible
This happened just before Indiana beat VCU to advance to the Sweet 16, but my goodness is it an amazing GIF.
On the left, we have a stoic expression. On the right, we have a confused man. In the back, "I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT! LOUD NOISES!" And in the middle, the man unnecessarily holding the bench back.
Just perfect.
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NCAA Tournament Scores: Kentucky's Late Run Opens Up 38-27 Halftime Lead
Iowa State had Kentucky within arm's reach near the end of the first half of the Cyclones' round of 32 clash. Then the Wildcats asserted themselves as Iowa State shrank, producing the 38-27 lead Big Blue enjoys at the half.
Marquis Teague has 13 points and three assists for the 'Cats, and Anthony Davis has 10 points, eight rebounds, and three assists, making up for a rare half without a block. But Kentucky's 8-1 run in the final three minutes of the half may have been the stretch that blew the game open for UK.
Royce White has 10 points, three rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal for the Cyclones, but no other Iowa State player has more than four points.For up-to-the-minute scores on all NCAA Tournament games, please check out SI.com's complete scoreboard.
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VIDEO: Ozzy Osbourne Pitches Colonscopy Sweepstakes During March Madness
Wasn't expecting a colonoscopy sweepstakes commercial to pop up during March Madness, but here we are. The demographic is there, I guess, but seeing Ozzy Osbourne pop onto the television and say his secret fantasty was to fly to New York for a free colonoscopy was ... well, it was something. Enough to jar us away from a basketball induced trance, at least.
If you missed it, here it is again. Enjoy.
And now back to your regularly scheduled basketball programming.
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2012 NCAA Bracket, Vanderbilt Vs. Wisconsin Final Score: Badgers Survive Late Back-And-Forth For 70-67 Win
Vanderbilt might have had a shot to make the first buzzer-beater of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, send its Round of 32 game with Wisconsin to overtime and keep its dreams of advancing to the Sweet Sixteen alive. But Jared Berggren deflected Vandy's inbounds pass with under two seconds to go, preserving a 70-67 win for the Badgers.
Berggren had 12 points and six rebounds, and Jordan Taylor put up 14 points to lead Wisconsin, but Ben Brust may have been the Badgers' most important player. He scored 11 consecutive points late in the second half to keep pace with the Commodores when they heated up late.
Unfortunately for Vandy, the 'Dores weren't all that hot for the duration. John Jenkins needed 13 shots to get his 13 points, Jeffery Taylor had just nine points, and the combination of Festus Ezeli and Lance Goulbourne inside produced 21 points and 22 rebounds, but only had 10 field goal attempts.
Wisconsin moves on to the Sweet Sixteen of the East Region. The Badgers will meet Syracuse on Thursday, March 22.
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March Madness Scores: VCU, Indiana Exchange Late Runs, Rams Lead 42-41
The VCU Rams are doing it again, this time as a 12 seed facing the fourth-seeded Indiana Hoosiers in the Round of 32. The Rams' incessant pressure, the hallmark of head coach Shaka Smart's now-famous "havoc" defense, takes more talented teams completely by surprise and throws them off their game. It's how they advanced to the Final Four last year, it's how they upset Wichita State in the second round and it's how they're leading the Hoosiers, 42-41, at halftime.
The Rams went on an 11-0 run just before the half and looked to be on their way to a big lead at intermission before the Hoosiers' Christian Watford scored eight unanswered points, including back-to-back three pointers, to bring the deficit to just one point. He leads his team with 11 points and freshman Cody Zeller has 10.
The Rams lead the country in steals and they have five already in this game. Bradford Burgess, the lone returning starer on last year's team, leads the team with 12 points and three rebounds. The Rams have just seven rebounds, but have created enough turnovers for that not to matter.
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ANIMATED: Jeffery Taylor Drops Rob Wilson With A Crossover
Rob Wilson was already kind of stumbling all over himself, but that doesn't make this any less embarrassing. A little crossover by Jeffery Taylor, a man on the deck, and a stepback three: Add it all up and you've got one great GIF.
Tiiiiiimber.
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2012 NCAA Bracket, Marquette vs. Murray State Score: Plenty Of Action As Marquette Outlasts Murray State
Murray State lost two games the entire season, yet they won't be one of the final 16 teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament.
In a fast-paced, tightly contested affair, Marquette outlasted the Racers with an exciting 62-53 victory. With the win the Golden Eagles advance to the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive season.
A trendy Final Four pick beginning about mid-way through the season, Buzz Williams' team may have put together the best two-game string of the tournament so far, following up on a comfortable victory over BYU Thursday.
Jae Crowder, everyone's favorite player with dreadlocks, continued his strong play that landed him the Big East Player of the Year award with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
It should be noted that, while the game was quite exciting to watch, it still lacked the efficiency you'd like to see from two top teams. Both teams shot below 40 percent, and the Racers committed 16 turnovers.
Maybe we just have to credit some great defense?
Despite leading his team in scoring, Isaiah Caanan was smothered at times, shooting only 4-17 from the floor in the loss.
Marquette advances to play the winner of Florida - Norfolk State.
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2012 March Madness Scores: Brad Tinsley's Buzzer-Beating Three Cuts Badgers Lead to One
Despite poor shooting, Wisconsin holds a halftime lead over Vanderbilt in their third-round NCAA Tournament game.
Ryan Evans leads the Badgers with 10 points on a perfect 4-4 shooting.
Down early to start and without their center Festus Ezeli in the starting line-up, the Commodores fell behind early, but slowly clawed their way back due primarliy to overall poor shooting from Wisconsin and heady play from point guard Brad Tinsley.
Tinsley ended the half with a pretty buzzer-beating three-pointer. It could be the momentum needed for Vandy to turn it around in the second half.
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Darius Johnson-Odom Probably Got Away With A Travel
Free points! Marquette ended the first half of its Third Round matchup with Murray State by indulging in two free points! First, there was the terrible turnover by the Racers. Then Darius Johnson-Odom turned into a running back.
This ... well, this is a travel. And it was not called.
Considering the game has been called just about as loose as can be -- which is a good thing on its own -- the no-call at the end of the half isn't all that surprising.
Eh, maybe he's just dancing or something...
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March Madness Scores: Murray State With Three-Point Halftime lead over Marquette
While it wouldn't be the shocking type of upset we saw last night, Murray State is in position to initiate the madness this Saturday, as they currently lead Marquette 28-25.
Just like each of the previous two NCAA Tournament games this afternoon, there's everything left to decide in the second half between the Racers and Golden Eagles.
A combined 4-21 from beyond the arc, both teams are struggling at doing what they've done well all season. If one team is able to shoot better from the floor in the second half, it could serve as the difference.
Murray State is led by three players with six points, while Marquette is led by Darius Johnson-Odom.
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ANIMATED: Jewuan Long, Jamil Wilson Join The Band
No better time to join a band than during the middle of an NCAA Tournament game. Hit the drum solo, Jewuan Long and Jamil Wilson.
The look on Long's face at the end is great.
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2012 NCAA Bracket, Gonzaga Vs. Ohio State Score: Buckeyes Advance To The Sweet 16
The Ohio State Buckeyes are moving on to the Sweet 16 after a 73-66 win over Gonzaga in their third-round matchup in Pittsburgh. OSU trailed for much of the first half but closed on a run to take a two-point lead into the locker room. The Buckeyes then held the lead for most of the second half before the Bulldogs went on a 13-3 run, sparked by David Stockton off the bench. Gonzaga's Elias Harris drilled a corner three-pointer to complete the comeback and tie it at 61 with four minutes to go. OSU responded, however, with a 7-0 run as the Bulldogs went cold from the field and the Buckeyes hit their free-throws to seal it in the final minute.
It was Aaron Craft who did it all for the Buckeyes, having his best game of the season to send OSU on to Boston. The sophomore point guard had a double-double, finishing with 17 points and 10 assists. His season-high for assists was eight coming into the game, but he completely controlled the action on both ends to fill up the stat sheet.
Due to foul trouble, Jared Sullinger had a relatively quiet first half for the Buckeyes. But he came back in the second and quickly provided a defensive presence at the rim -- which was lacking early against Sam Dower and Robert Sacre. Sullinger had two particularly notable second-half defensive plays for the Bucks. Animated gifs of both below:
The big man then went to work on the offensive end, extending the Buckeyes' lead to five with less than a minute to play. Sullinger was triple teamed and still hit a beautiful drop-step one-hander off the square to give OSU a huge advantage in the final minute.
Ohio State moves on to the Sweet 16 and the East Regional to be played in Boston on Thursday. They will face the winner of tomorrow's game between Cincinnati and Florida State. It will be the Buckeyes' third straight trip to the Sweet 16.
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March Madness Scores: Ohio State Takes Late 2-Point Lead Over Gonzaga At Half
After one half in Pittsburgh, the Ohio State Buckeyes lead Gonzaga 39-37. It was a back-and-forth three-point- shooting contest for much of the first half. Mid-way through the half, the Bulldogs went on an 11-2 run to jump out to a seven-point lead, their largest of the first half. OSU trailed for almost the entire half before DeShaun Thomas caught fire to lead them on a 16-7 run over the final six minutes to give the Buckeyes the lead.
The lesser-regarded Sam Dower and Robert Sacre went toe-to-toe with Ohio State's Jared Sullinger and Thomas on the inside. It was a sluggish start to the half for the Buckeyes, whose interior rebounding and resistance at the rim were less than adequate. The No. 2 seed Buckeyes were also sloppy, committing seven early turnovers dealing with the Gonzaga zone press. Sullinger picked up two early fouls and was sent to the bench mid-way through the first half. He played only eight minutes with Thad Matta not taking a chance on the big man picking up his third before the teams went to the locker room.
Dower leads all Gonzaga scorers with nine points, providing an unexpected contribution off the bench for coach Mark Few. Elias Harris and Kevin Pangos added seven points each, but Harris picked up his second foul late in the first half, which is something Few will have to monitor.
Thomas, who went off for 31 points in OSU's win over Loyola on Thursday, struggled for much of the first half until hitting a three-pointer after the under-four timeout. The forward who can always catch fire at a moment's notice then went on a personal run and scored 12 straight points for the Buckeyes to pull the game even. Video of his personal run below:
OSU is shooting a red hot 61.5 percent from the floor. Along with Thomas, Craft added 10 points and was able to get consistent penetration to attack the rim with Sullinger on the bench. An animated gif of Craft getting to the rim for an and-one below:
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2012 NCAA Bracket, Syracuse Vs. Kansas State Score: Orange Advance To Sweet 16 With 75-59 Win
The 1-seed Syracuse Orange advanced to the Sweet 16 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, taking out the 8-seed Kansas St. Wildcats 75-59 on Saturday. Both the Wildcats and the Orange were shorthanded in the paint for the game. Fab Melo's ineligibility has been well-documented and discussed for the Orange, but just 15 minutes prior to tip off the Wildcats found out that they would be without Jamar Samuels due to eligibility concerns.
The Wildcats didn't miss his 10.3 points and 6.6 rebounds, at least for the first three-quarters of the game. Jordan Henriquez had a monster day on the boards, hauling in 17 rebounds, 11 of which came on the offensive end. He added 12 points for his third double-double in six games. He also did some of this:
Henriquez left the game briefly after picking up his third foul with 16 minutes to go, prompting the Orange to unleash a 12-2 run without the Wildcat big man defending in the paint and take a 45-34 lead.
The Wildcats went on a 6-0 run to pull back within five points, but that was as close as they got for the rest of the game. Scoop Jardine and James Southerland picked up where Dion Waiters and Kris Joseph left off in the first half. The two went a combined 5-for-5 on 3-pointers in the second half. Jardine finished with 16 points as well as eight assists.
Southerland added 15 points while Waiters led the team with 18, scoring seven in the second half.
Kansas State continued to rebound well inside of the Orange's 2-3 zone, though not nearly as well as they did in the first half. They finished with 37-31 advantage on the boards, 22 of which came on the offensive end. At halftime they were rebounding 54 percent of their misses with 14 offense boards. They recorded eight more offensive rebounds after intermission compared to six for Syracuse. Rakeem Christmas hauled in 11 rebounds to lead the Orange.
Rodney McGruder paced the Wildcats with 17 points on the night on 6-for-14 shooting. Kansas State had four players reach double-digits in points, but got zero points from its bench. For the game, they shot just 31.3 percent from the field compared to 51.1 percent for the Orange.
With the win, Syacuse will move on to face the winner between the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Wisconsin Badgers. That game will be played at 6:10 p.m. ET on Saturday.
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NCAA Tournament Scores: Syracuse Leads By 1 Point At Halftime Over Kansas State
Saturday's third round game between the Syracuse Orange and the Kansas State Wildcats has so far been one of runs. Going into intermission, the Orange hold a tenuous 25-24 lead.
The Wildcats got out to a quick 9-2 lead, finding success in the middle of Syracuse's 2-3 zone. The Orange promptly went on a 19-2 run after ramping up their defensive press at midcourt. Seven of those points came off turnovers, as Kansas State suddenly began struggling to penetrate into the middle of Cuse's zone.
Things looked bad for Kansas State when leading-scorer Rodney McGruder left the game with an ankle injury with a third of the half left to play. McGruder was able to return to the game, but struggled to jump off his left ankle after landing on a defender's foot following a jump shot.
The injury seemingly kicked off a 9-0 run, however, pulling the Wildcats to within two points. Though they are shooting just 23.5 percent for the game, Kansas State has dominated on the offensive glass, rebounding 54 percent of their misses with 14 offensive boards so far.
For the game, the Wildcats are outrebounding the Orange 24-14, giving Kansas State 11 more field goal attempts. McGruder leads the team with seven points on 3-of-9 shooting. Jordan Henriquez is on pace for a monster double-double, with six points and 11 rebounds through 20 minutes. Dion Waiters leads the Orange with 11 points. Kris Joseph is second on the team with eight. No other teammate has more than two points so far.
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ANIMATED: Scoop Jardine Visits With The Media
Really dove headfirst into the scrum.
That's Bud Withers of the Seattle Times in the brown suit, not even flinching. Total pro.
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Jamar Samuels Out For Kansas State Vs. Syracuse With Eligibility Issue
As the Syracuse Orange get set to take on the Kansas State Wildcats in the first game of Round 3 of the 2012 NCAA Tournament without center Fab Melo, the Wildcats will also be without senior forward Jamar Samuels according to a school release.
K-State just put out a release: No Jamar Samuels today. He is dealing with an eligibility concern.
— Kellis Robinett (@KellisRobinett) March 17, 2012
Samuels averaged 10.3 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game for the Wildcats; he was the team's second leading scorer. In a weird twist however, it appears Kansas State is working fervently to get Samuels eligibility restored so he can play in the game.
I asked if he could be cleared to play during the game. John Currie said K-State is working as rapidly as possible to resolve issue.
— Kellis Robinett (@KellisRobinett) March 17, 2012
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