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Seattle, WA –The primary spherical of the NCAA Event in Seattle tipped off this afternoon with matchups betweenNo. 5-seed Memphis vs. No. 12-seed Colorado State adopted by No.4-seed Maryland vs. No. 13-seed Grand Canyon. Colorado State and Maryland superior and can face one another on Saturday afternoon.
Within the opening sport Colorado State pulled off the upset, outscoring Memphis by 13 factors within the second half to get the 78-71 victory. The Rams received with strong three -point taking pictures from Kyan Evans, who hit 6-of-9 from deep, whereas main the winners with 23 factors. Jalen Lake related on 3-of-7 3’s and added 12 factors. Dain Dainja dominated inside for Memphis and completed with 22 factors and 12 rebounds.
The 2 highest rated gamers of the sport, Nique Clifford of Colorado State and PJ Haggerty of Memphis weren’t at their finest. Clifford scored 14 factors on 3-of-13 taking pictures, lacking all six three 3-point makes an attempt. He performed a strong ground sport although with eight rebounds, six assists and no turnovers. Haggerty shot solely 7-of 23 (18 factors) and missed his first seven three-point makes an attempt earlier than making one within the final minute. Colby Rogers took up the slack for Memphis scoring 18 factors and hitting 4-of-7 three-pointers. Colorado State rebounded higher within the second half, reducing Memphis’s edge on the boards to 41-34.
Memphis received off to a superb begin and led the Rams at halftime 36-31. Dainja dominated inside, scoring 15 first half factors and grabbing 5 rebounds. Colorado State stayed shut with strong exterior taking pictures from Evans (12 factors on 3-of-4 3’s) and Lake (2-of-3 3’s). Memphis outrebounded Colorado State 24-13 together with 8-4 on the offensive glass. In addition they dominated the paint with a 20-8 margin. The Rams’ Clifford of solely had three factors on 1-of-5 taking pictures, lacking his three 3-point makes an attempt. Haggerty shot solely 3-of 10 (7 factors) however did pull down six rebounds. Rogers helped Memphis out with 12 first half factors, hitting 2-of-3 three-pointers.
Within the second sport Maryland dominated and coasted to an 81-49 win over Grand Canyon. The Terrapins used their dimension benefit to dominate the boards. They’d a 43-33 rebounding benefit with Derik Queen flattening 15 rebounds and Julian Reese grabbing 9. Maryland dominated the paint to the tune of a 40-14 scoring benefit. Resse led Maryland in scoring with 18 factors whereas Ja’Kobi Gillespie added 16 and Queen contributed 12 factors. Tyon Grant-Foster had certainly one of his finest video games of the 12 months, main Grand Canyon with 23 factors, making 3-of7 3’s. Maryland related on 7-of-16 3’s in comparison with 5-of-23 for the Lopes.
After a gradual begin Maryland got here out sturdy and took a 20-point first half lead. Grant-Foster (16 first half factors) hit a last-second three-pointer to chop the Terrapins result in 42-28 on the break. Reese was powerful inside for Maryland, ending the half with 12 factors and 6 rebounds. Gillespie related on two 3’s and had 11 factors on the break. Maryland had a primary half 24-6 edge in factors within the paint and a +6 rebounding benefit.
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