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Two Down, Two To Go. #Elite8

  • By: Jamaal Corley
  • Mar 26, 2017
  • 2 min read

With Gonzaga and Oregon locking themselves in as Final Four earners, two squads will shine and book their ticket to Glendale, Arizona, tonight. Here's a look at today's two Regional Final matchups.

South Carolina vs. Florida - East Region. 2:20 p.m. on CBS, March 26, 2017. New York, NY.

SEC rivals Florida and South Carolina met twice in the regular season, splitting the series with one win, each. The familiar foes meet again with Florida gaining momentum after the buzzer-beater miracle shot by guard Chris Chiozza. Basically a floater from behind-the-arc, the bucket pushed the Gators into a Sweet 16 overtime victory against Wisconsin on Friday night.

The Gamecocks, known as an outstanding defensive team, have been clicking on offense throughout the tournament. What they did to Duke and Baylor in the second half can’t be overlooked. They’re a veteran team led by SEC Player of the Year, senior Sindarius Thornwell. They have proven to be clutch in big moments this March. USC has a huge chance to defeat the Gators if they don’t allow them to score 75 points or more. But at the end, Florida wins the rubber match. Prediction: 75-71 Florida

Kentucky vs. North Carolina - South Region. 5:05 p.m. on CBS, March 26, 2017. Memphis, TN.

The Tar Heels are back in the Elite Eight for the second-straight year. They’re on the road to the National Championship redemption after the soul-breaking loss to Villanova in last year’s title game. It won’t be easy with a surging Kentucky Wildcat team scratching to test them. The 52-36 lead UNC had at halftime against Butler Friday night won’t be anything they’ll see in this game. Expect a back-and-forth game as it was on December 17, last year. The Wildcats won 103-100. This time around, the moment will create nerves for both teams. It’ll be low-scoring by their standards, with John Calipari’s two freshman favorites De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk playing well enough to win this game. Prediction: 78-74 Kentucky

Respect to all teams for making it this far. To be able to walk away from this tournament out of the trenches and play at the stage of March Madness is an incredible. All games should be competitive and close. It’s going to be lit for these final remaining games. It'll be a special story to see Xavier, South Carolina or Florida advance. Enjoy the matchups and embrace the quality of ball were watching.


 
 
 

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