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Seattle, WA –The second spherical of the NCAA Event in Seattle featured matchups betweenNo. 4-seed Maryland vs. No. 12-seed Colorado State adopted by No. 5-seed Oregon vs. No. 4-seed Arizona.
Within the first recreation Derik Queen scored on a financial institution shot from the aspect of the basket to present Maryland an exciting 72-71 win over Colorado State. His shot got here proper after Jalen Lake had given the Rams a one-point lead with 4 seconds remaining. Within the nightcap, Arizona got here again from a 15-point first half deficit to beat Oregon 87-83. Caleb Love was excellent for the Wildcats, ending with 29 factors (5-of-7 3’s) and added 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Jackson Shelstad led the Geese with 25 factors.
Colorado State obtained off to begin within the opening recreation, occurring a 16-2 run to drag out to a 22-10 lead. The Rams’ Lake hit his first three photographs, together with two three-pointers. Queen saved the Terrapins in it, scoring 10 of their first 14 factors, together with two 3’s. Colorado State maintained the lead by way of the half led by Nique Clifford’s 12 factors, 4 rebounds and three assists. They went into halftime with a 37-30 lead. Queen had 12 factors for Maryland however didn’t see the ball a lot after he scored his 10 early factors. Julian Reese grabbed seven rebounds for the Terrapins.
Maryland got here again rapidly within the second half and took a 57-54 lead on 5 fast factors from Selton Miquel, a protracted three-pointer and a basket after a steal. The Rams got here proper again with six straight factors, with a Bowen Born basket on a drive giving them a 60-57 lead. The Terrapins tied the sport at 64 after a Rodney Rice lay-in after a pleasant Queen block on the rim. They then took the lead on two Resse free throws. Maryland prolonged the run to 9-0 after a brief Resse jumper. Clifford ended that run with two free throws, slicing the margin to 68-66 with 1:36 left. Lake then tied the sport at 68 on a jumper. Reese was then fouled after knocking down an offensive rebound, making each free throws to present Maryland a 70-68 lead with 22 seconds remaining. That set the stage for Lake’s three-pointer after which Queen‘s successful shot.
Queen led the Terrapins with 17 factors whereas Reese added 15 factors and 11 rebounds. Clifford led the best way for Colorado State with 21 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists. Lake added 13 factors, making 3-of-6 3’s. Maryland advances to face Florida within the Candy Sixten on Thursday night.
Within the second recreation Oregon obtained off to a sizzling begin, operating out to a 19-4 lead and led 24-10, helped by 10 factors by Shelstad earlier than Arizona got here roaring again. They have been helped by sturdy offensive rebounding from Tobe Awaka, who had a double-double at halftime. The Wildcats went on a 32-14 run to finish the half to take a 42-38 lead into the break.
Arizona prolonged their result in 11 factors (56-45) earlier than Oregon battled again. A Shelstad jumper minimize the result in 72-70. The Geese had an opportunity to tie the sport late, however TJ Bamba missed on a shot after penetration. Oregon obtained inside 81-80 on a lay-up by Shelstad however Arizona was excellent on the free throw line, making six in a row to finish the sport.
The Geese got here into the sport with their finest free throw taking pictures staff up to now 11 years however that wasn’t the case tonight. They shot solely 12-of-22, leaving ten factors on the line. That, mixed with their poor first half rebounding, was the distinction within the recreation. Awake completed with 12 factors and 14 rebounds for Arizona. Arizona strikes on to face Duke on Thursday within the East Regional in New Jersey.
This text was written by Carl Berman, Managing Accomplice ofr NetScouts Basketball. You may comply with us on Fb, or on twitter.
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