Are Indiana and Texas A&M in after upsets?
Indiana and Texas A&M may need performed their method into the NCAA event early Friday afternoon.
The No. 9 seeded Hoosiers took down No. 1 seed Illinois 65-63 within the Huge Ten event quarterfinals whereas No. 8 seed Texas A&M beat No. 1 seed Auburn 67-62 within the SEC event quarterfinals.
Each Indiana (20-12) and Texas A&M (21-11) entered their convention tournaments needing a couple of wins to place themselves in event consideration. And so they every had their video games go all the way down to the wire on Thursday. Indiana outscored Michigan by 18 within the second half to beat the Wolverines 74-69 whereas Texas A&M wanted a buzzer-beater in extra time to beat Florida. That recreation ought to by no means have been in extra time; the Aggies coughed up a nine-point lead over the ultimate 67 seconds of the sport to play an additional 5 minutes.
Texas A&M obtained tight within the second half towards Auburn on Friday too. The Aggies had a 20-point lead at one level within the second half earlier than Auburn obtained the lead all the way down to 4 with 39 seconds to go earlier than Texas A&M steadied and saved the Tigers at an arm’s size the remainder of the best way.
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Indiana took benefit of some porous capturing by Illinois close to the rim. The Illini shot lower than 36% from the sector and have been 8-of-22 from behind the arc.
Illinois had a 63-62 lead after Kofi Cockburn hit two free throws with 33 seconds to go. However Cockburn then fouled Trayce Jackson-Davis seven seconds later and Jackson-Davis hit his two free throws to provide Indiana a lead it wouldn’t relinquish after Andre Curbelo missed a shot within the lane with three seconds to go.
If Indiana and Texas A&M at the moment are within the NCAA event, due to their wins throughout convention championship week, there are a few groups sweating out Choice Sunday that thought they have been comfortably in a couple of days in the past. A group like Wake Forest, Xavier, SMU, or Virginia Tech may very well be out of the event in favor of both the Hoosiers or Aggies.
Auburn’s No. 1 seed dream doubtless dashed
It appears unbelievable that Auburn shall be on the No. 1 line when the NCAA event subject is revealed on Sunday. Illinois, in the meantime, might find yourself as a No. 3 or No. 4 seed on Sunday.
Auburn’s loss additionally makes the race for the ultimate No. 1 seed fascinating. Baylor misplaced within the Huge 12 quarterfinals on Thursday night time. Did the Bears knock themselves off the No. 1 line with that loss? And in the event that they did, who replaces them? Can Kentucky transfer as much as No. 1 with an SEC event win? Is Kansas solidly on the No. 1 line it doesn’t matter what occurs within the Huge 12 event? We’ll discover out over the subsequent two days.
