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NCAA Bracket Update: Florida Takes Sweet 16 Win, Advances To Face Butler-Wisconsin Winner

2011-03-25T01:50:49Z

The Florida Gators beat the BYU Cougars 83-74 in an overtime Sweet 16 thriller, moving on to draw either Butler or Wisconsin in the Elite Eight. We’ll find out tonight who Florida will play next, as that game is starting up any minute now.

Alex Tyus takes home the game ball for Florida, scoring 19 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. Jimmer Fredette put up a ton of points, 32 to be exact, but did not have his best game. He started cold, took a ton of shots, and turned the ball over a few times in the second half after suffering a couple of dings. Still, he left the court as one of the best college hoops players ever.

Florida’s run through the Southeast region had been largely drama-free until tonight, with wins over UCLA and UC-Santa Barbara that lacked this one’s intensity. Which, duh.

Updated 2011 NCAA Tournament Southeast and Southwest region brackets:

Florida Gators vs. Wisconsin/Butler winner
VCU/Florida State winner vs. Kansas/Richmond winner

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.

Florida Vs. BYU Final Score: Alex Tyus Has Career Night As Gators Win Sweet 16 Contest

2011-03-25T01:41:25Z

Jimmer Fredette threw away a pass after trying to pump fake his man into a fouling situation, allowing Florida to burn nearly an entire shot clock worth of time before Alex Tyus jammed home a wide-open dunk to make it 79-72. Tyus has 19 points and has only missed one shot tonight, adding 17 rebounds and a block of Fredette.

Erving Walker then hit one of two free throws to make it an eight-point game before Fredette bobbled away a ball that led to a tie-up, with BYU getting the ball thanks to the possession arrow. With 45 seconds left, Jackson Emery bricked a three, leading to an intentional foul of Chandler Parsons. He hit the first, Fredette left the game, and Parsons bricked the second.

Having thrown in the towel, BYU still attempted to foul Erving Walker, which is not the easiest thing in the world if Walker does not want to be fouled. The game ended with a 83-74 Florida victory.

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.

Florida Vs. BYU Overtime Score: Gators Take Lead With Two Minutes Left

2011-03-25T01:36:00Z

So much for BYU having the momentum going into OT. On his first effort in overtime, Jimmer Fredette missed a three, then got called for traveling on his second. The Florida Gators did start out hot, with Alex Tyus and Kenny Boynton both hitting layups to give Florida an early 72-68 lead. The refs made up for that call against Fredette with a highly questionable over-the-back foul on Tyus shortly after.

Boynton drilled a three on a great pass from Vernon Macklin to extend the edge to 75-70 Florida after Charles Abouo hit free throws for Tyus’ foul. Erving Walker missed a free throw but made the other, and then Kyle Collinsworth struck with a layup to make it 76-72.

Chandler Parsons followed with another three, making it 79-72 with two minutes to go. BYU called a time out after Fredette nearly lost control of the ball.

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.

Florida Vs. BYU To Overtime In Sweet 16; Jimmer Fredette Seems Pleased

2011-03-25T01:28:45Z

With 35 seconds left and the score tied 68-68, Florida called a timeout, setting up an Erving Walker drive with a kick to Kenny Boynton, who missed a three. Walker came down with the rebound, Gus Johnson went Guscon 1, and Billy Donovan called another time out with 15 seconds left. Some sloppiness occurred, Chandler Parsons missed a weird layup that looked like the kind of thing Jimmer Fredette and Erving Walker do on every other play, and to overtime we go.

Fredette pumped his fist as time ran out, the arena in New Orleans rang out with “BYU!” chants, and the Cougars seem to have the momentum. They did have to close the gap in the closing minutes of regulation just to force the extra frame, and were able to withstand two Gators possessions to survive the last half-minute.

There have been nine ties and eight lead changes in this game. Permanent Gus Johnson alert from here on out.

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.

Jimmer Fredette Calf Injury Can't Stop Deep Score In Florida Vs. BYU Second Half

2011-03-25T01:13:54Z

Jimmer Fredette’s nagging injury has been called a calf by CBS — it hasn’t kept him off the floor, but he does look tired. He also now has a pair of bandages on his chin, which he hurt while sprawling after giving up a steal late in the second half. He’s up to 28 points after a very slow start, hitting a sweet finger roll over a leaping Florida defender on a one-man break and then peeling off a three-pointer from Jimmer depth — Gus Johnson referred to it as a shot from Provo.

He’s got his holy warrior face on, I guess you’d call it, tromping around the court with stern eyes after every big shot. Florida still leads 65-63 with under four minutes left.

Four Gators are in double figures: Erving Walker, Chandler Parsons, Kenny Boynton, and Alex Tyus. Tyus also has 11 boards, the same as Kyle Collinsworth.

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.

BYU Vs. Florida Update: Jimmer Fredette Hits His Chin On Floor As Gators Pull Away

2011-03-25T01:02:31Z

Everything is going totally off the rails here in New Orleans. Florida’s Alex Tyus drew a dunk and-one after being blocked by BYU’s Noah Hartsock, with the foul sending Logan Magnusson to the bench with four. That was probably the sanest play to occur in the past few minutes, with trap going Cajun ham, and I don’t even have time to Google what Cajun ham may or may not be.

Florida leads 61-55 with just over seven minutes left.

Jimmer Fredette hit the floor on a swipe by Florida, winding up with a face plant that had him rubbing his chin to check for blood. There didn’t appear to be any, but he’s clearly feeling the startling physicality of this Sweet 16 brawl. I don’t even remember everything that happened after that — everybody was sprinting up and down the court, with novelty-sized maniac Erving Walker becoming the spirit animal of the entire evening.

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.

Jackson Emery Draws Technical Foul In Florida Vs. BYU Second Half

2011-03-25T00:55:32Z

Jackson Emery received a technical foul for protesting a Jimmer Fredette offensive foul, with Erving Walker knocking down both of the free throws and Kenny Boynton missing the subsequent three. He joins teammate Logan Magnusson as the only players in the game with three fouls. Having to sit him would be a bad look for BYU, as the threat posed by his early hot shooting helped Fredette arrive.

Florida leads 53-50 with about 11 minutes left to go in New Orleans.

Boynton has 11 points, eight of those in the second half, and has held Fredette to a seven-of-18 shooting night. Chandler Parsons has 10 points and seven rebounds, and Noah Hartsock has seven points and six boards.

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.

BYU Vs. Florida Score: Minor Jimmer Fredette Injury Hasn't Stopped Him From Scoring

2011-03-25T00:44:43Z

Florida and BYU began the second half of their Sweet 16 matchup tied at 36, with Jimmer Fredette visibly limping. CBS’ broadcast crew reported he was without any significant injury, but it will be worth monitoring how his legs hold up throughout the rest of the game, especially while taking so many shots and defending Erving Walker and Kenny Boynton.

Florida has taken a 46-44 lead about five minutes in.

Both teams have forgot how to shoot, with Walker missing a layup, Charles Abuou missing from close, and general clangin’ amuck. But Fredette finally hit a three, with the ball clunking around the rim for a minute and still earning a Gus Johnson “OH!”

Fredette is up to a game-high 18 points, with Walker close behind at 14. Kyle Collinsworth and Alex Tyus continue their great rebounding duel, with both pulling down eight boards.

For more on this game, Gators fans should visit Alligator Army and SB Nation Tampa Bay. BYU fans should head to Vanquish The Foe and Mountain West Connection.

More 2011 March Madness resources: Visit our NCAA Tournament hub for up-to-date news and information … updated printable NCAA Tournament bracket.

Check the full NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule, and see predictions and previews for each game.