Here are the Top 20 Games today:
Sixth Region Semi-Finals (at Lou. Valley):
(11) Lou. Evangel Christian v. Lou. Jeffersontown
(18) Lou. DeSales v. Lou. Fairdale
Eleventh Region Semi-Finals (at Lex. Paul Dunbar):
(2) Lex. Catholic v. Lex. Frederick Douglass
(1) Great Crossing v. Madison Southern
Thirteenth Region Semi-Finals (at The Corbin Arena):
(9) Harlan Co. v. Clay Co.
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama comes from behind to beat Arkansas 92-88 in overtime. The Tide finish 13-5. This means that if UK loses today, the Cats will be the number 5 seed and will have to play on Thursday. But if the Cats win, they will be the number 2 seed.
ReplyDeleteIn the First Region, McCracken Co. grinds past Murray, 47 to 37.
ReplyDeleteThe Sixth Region Semi-Finals are done, and we have another upset:
ReplyDelete(11) Evangel Christian 73, Jeffersontown 45
Fairdale 87, (18) Lou. DeSales 69
(19) Oldham County did not make the regionals. So far, these top 20 teams have been eliminated in the regionals:
ReplyDelete(4) Lou. St. Xavier
(13) Woodford Co.
(16) Lou. Male
(18) Lou. DeSales
(20) Lex. Bryan Station
Fourteen top 20 teams are still dancing.
Ken Pom has the Vols rolling today: 86 to 77 over UK.
ReplyDeleteLast game of the regular season for the Big Blue. As usual, we close on the road.
ReplyDeleteYour annual reminder that no UK team has ever won the National Title without beating UT in Knoxville.
DeletePersonally, if we have to go to Knoxville every year -- and apparently we do -- I'd rather end the season there.
DeleteAlso, we're on CBS, and I find games on CBS less painful than games on ESPN.
DeleteI go the other way here.
DeleteCats will start Wagner/Reeves/Edwards/Theiro/Onyenso
ReplyDeleteWith 11:21 left in the first half, Classic Rewind cues up "I Drink Alone," by George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers.
ReplyDeleteIn the First Region, Marshall Co. beats Tilghman 63 to 57. The First Region final will feature McCracken Co. (26-7) against Marshall Co. (24-7). First team to 40 will almost certainly win, and there will be fury at the officials no matter what happens.
ReplyDeleteIn the Eleventh Region, (1) Great Crossing beats Madison Southern 85 to 64.
ReplyDeleteIn the Thirteenth Region, (9) Harlan Co. beats Clay Co. 66 to 60.
ReplyDeleteHere are the regional finals that are set so far:
ReplyDelete1st: McCracken Co. v. Marshall Co.
5th: Adair Co. v. Bethlehem
6th: (11) Evangel Christian v. Fairdale
7th: (5) Trinity v. Seneca
13th: (9) Harlan Co. v. Corbin
14th: Breathitt Co. v. Perry Co. Cent.
In the Eleventh Region, (2) Lex. Catholic beats Lex. Frederick Douglass 60 to 50. That sets up the following matchup in the Eleventh Region final:
ReplyDelete(1) Great Crossing (32-1) v. (2) Lex. Catholic (31-2)
In the regular season, Great Crossing played Lexington Catholic at Franklin Co., as part of the Gary Moore Classic. The Great Crossing WarHawks beat the Catholic Knights 58 to 50. Catholic's only other loss was at home to Lyon Co. in the final of the White, Greer, & Maggard Holiday Classic. Great Crossing's only loss was to Bishop O'Connell (Arlington, Va.) at Myrtle Beach, S. Carolina in the Beach Ball Classic. O'Connell won 77 to 74 in double overtime.
The Final for the Fifteenth Region is now set:
ReplyDeleteMagoffin Co. v. Martin Co.