The Candy 16 has arrived with a loaded slate of matchups. Certain, the primary weekend of the boys’s NCAA event was pretty chalky, with few main upsets, however that is left us with an array of juicy matchups as we get deeper into the event.
The second wave of the tourney begins Thursday with the West and East regionals, which can characteristic two 1 seeds, two 2 seeds and loads of basketball model names, like North Carolina, UConn and Arizona.
Strap in for one more enjoyable day of faculty hoops.
Candy 16 Thursday schedule
Thursday, Mar. 28 (all occasions Jap)
7:09 p.m. — No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 6 Clemson (CBS)
7:39 p.m. — No. 1 UConn vs. No. 5 San Diego State (TBS/truTV)
9:39 p.m. — No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Alabama (CBS)
10:09 p.m. — No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 3 Illinois (TBS/truTV)
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SDSU’s protection is preserving it on this. UConn’s missed 13 of 15 pictures. The Aztecs entered the sport ranked tenth within the nation in KemPom’s adjusted defensive effectivity. UConn leads, 33-28 late within the first half.
UConn’s simply displaying off right here. Protection forces a turnover, resulting in a spectacular transition alley-oop from Tristen Newton to freshman phenom Stephon Fort.
Three UConn gamers — Cam Spencer, Tristen Newton and Alex Karaban — have seven factors or extra. Jaedon LeDee is the one Aztec with greater than three with a game-high 11 factors. UConn leads, 29-21.
It is halftime in Los Angeles. Clemson leads Arizona 39-31 because the Wildcats have crawled again into the sport within the minutes earlier than the half.
Ian Scheiffelin has 9 for the Tigers, whereas Oumar Ballo leads Arizona with six.
UConn’s Cam Spencer is heating up with 9 factors within the first 9:30. The switch guard from Rutgers didn’t play on final yr’s title group. He is a key participant and a big-time scorer for a Huskies group trying to repeat. UConn leads, 27-18.
UConn’s flexing its muscle with LeDee on the bench. 7-0 run offers the Huskies a 22-14 lead. They’re controlling the paint.
Arizona’s run petered out not lengthy after it began.
Clemson leads the Wildcats 35-24 on the under-4 timeout after Caleb Love inadvertently stepped out of bounds on the sideline.
5 totally different Clemson gamers have a minimum of 5 factors. Arizona’s main scorer up to now is Pelle Larsson. He has 5 pi
It is a scorching begin within the rematch of final yr’s title recreation. UConn leads San Diego State, 10-9 on the first break. Every group is capturing 50% or higher from the sector. SDSU’s Jaedon LeDee leads the way in which with seven early factors. The fifth-year senior ahead leads SDSU with 21.5 factors per recreation after taking part in off the bench throughout final yr’s run to the title recreation.
Indicators of life from Arizona. Clemson calls timeout with 5:42 to go within the first half after Arizona will get a fast-break dunk to chop the result in 29-20.
Wildcats star Caleb Love is simply 1 of seven capturing up to now.
Within the East area, San Diego State scores first for a 2-0 lead, and UConn trails for the primary time within the event. What a stat for the reigning champs.
Clemson has 11 factors off turnovers as Arizona’s potential to capitalize on its myriad missed pictures has stored the lead smaller than it might be. The Wildcats have 9 second-chance factors. Clemson leads 29-16 on the under-8 timeout.
Arizona calls a timeout with 7:16 to go as Clemson has prolonged its result in 27-14.
The Tigers are capturing 58% from the sector and are 5 of seven from the 3-point line. Chauncey Wiggins has eight factors off the bench and has made all three of his pictures.
Arizona’s capturing has not improved … but. The Wildcats are 2 of 13 from the sector and path 16-6 on the under-12 timeout. Clemson’s defensive strain is irritating the Wildcats.
Sluggish begin for Arizona. Clemson leads 6-3 on the first TV timeout. Arizona is 1 of 8 from the sector and 1 of 6 from behind the arc.
Annnnd we’re underway with Clemson-Arizona!
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