Final Four - Thursday Roundup - Sporting News - Ncaa Tournament 2012

Sporting News offers a rapid take a look at every one of Thursday's NCAA Tournament games:

South: No. twelve VCU 62, No. a few Wichita State 59

PORTLAND, Ore. VCU's March magic continues. On that heels involving last year's Cinderella operate for the Final Four , the particular Rams started out the NCAA Tournament considering the first disappointed belonging to the event.

The two elite mid-major plans exchanged massive shot following significant shot along the stretch, but VCU got this cease it necessary whenever Wichita centre Garrett Stutz overlooked a gimme layup within a minute.

With your one-point lead, VCU presented the actual ball and also in that case Darius Theus created a runner while in the lane along with 18 mere seconds in order to press the particular bring about three. After two timeouts, VCU's demand safety didn't give Wichita an excellent look in addition to Stutz overlooked a last-second heave.

East: No. 7 Gonzaga 77, No. 10 West Virginia 54

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PITTSBURGH Gonzaga isn t the gathering associated with Stay-Puft marshmallow guys we've been produce believe. This might not have been a West Virginia team about the a higher standard the actual Final Four crew in 2010, nevertheless it s since real along with punishing because always.

Gonzaga, the alleged West Coast softies, shrugged these off. They created every Mountaineer offensive property miserable, pressured bad shots, overcom on them all over the court, and made just about every skip in addition to turnovers, seemingly, in to a fairly easy baskets along at the different end.

Center Robert Sacre (14 points), which bristled earlier concerning each that finesse name and also the hottest coast-to-coast tournament trip, dominated during each ends. For beneficial measure, with tendencies units left plus the head 61-38, Sam Dower (6-9, 250) fixed a jaw-jarring back-pick upon West Virginia vertisements 6-1 Gary Browne.

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South: No. 1 Kentucky 81, No. 16 Western Kentucky 66

LOUISVILLE, Ky. The Kentucky crime still isn't sharp. After a new 10-0 start, your Wildcats in fact fell briefly lurking behind since the Hilltoppers went off of twelve month period consecutive points. That movement in the game seemed to be no particular concern. Kentucky would have performed blindfolded in addition to won. But there were a lot regarding moments if the offensive execution has been uncertain, as well as Wildcats certainly not have acquired the particular idea of generating the other pass.

Games in progress East: No. 1 Syracuse 72, No. sixteen UNC-Asheville 65 West: No. 3 or more Marquette 88, No. 14 BYU 68 East: No. 5 Vanderbilt 79, No. twelve month period Harvard 70 West: No. your five New Mexico 75, No. 12 Long Beach State 68 West: No. 6 Murray State 58, No. 11 Colorado State 41 East: No. 8-10 Kansas State 70, No. hunting for Southern Miss 64 West: No. 3 Louisville 69, No. 14 Davidson 62 East: No. four Wisconsin 73, No. thirteen Montana forty-nine Thursday's outstanding timetable