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Villanova
vs
Kansas
Today's Featured Sports Pick

Game Date:
03/26/2016
8:45pm EST

Lines:
Villanova +2
Kansas -2

Total:
Over 144.5 (-108)
Under 144.5 (-108)

Community Picks: Villanova 0% vs Kansas 0%

Villanova and Kansas Thread

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Kansas
That was quite a show by the Atlantic Coast Conference. Continue to Article
March 26, 2016 2:52:am EST
Kansas
Moments before the start of Friday night's second half, Indiana coach Tom Crean explained to CBS sideline reporter Dana Jacobson what his team had to do to overcome an 11-point deficit. "We've just got to do a better job defensively," Crean said. "We're letting the ball in the post too easily. They're getting too deep position." Maybe North Carolina heard those instructions too because the first possession of the second half played out as though the Tar Heels were trying to prove a point. Kennedy Meeks backed down Thomas Bryant on the low block, snatched a post-entry feed from Justin Jackson and deftly laid the ball in. North Carolina walloped Indiana 101-86 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night because the Tar Heels essentially got whatever they wanted on offense. They had 52 points by halftime and 75 eight minutes into the second half before hitting 100 on a Joel Berry layup in the final minute. When North Carolina wanted to go inside, Meeks and Brice Johnson combined for 35 points on only 20 shots. When Indiana converged on the paint and left shooters free, Marcus Paige and three other Tar Heels guard combined for 11-for-20 shooting from behind the arc. On the off chance North Carolina missed a shot or two, the Tar Heels still collected 15 offensive rebounds despite their torrid shooting. North Carolina's dominant offensive showing propels the top-seeded Tar Heels to within one win of their 19th all-time Final Four and their fifth since 2000. Standing in North Carolina's way will be a Notre Dame team the Tar Heels dismantled by 31 points earlier this month in the ACC semifinals, though the Irish did win the lone regular season clash between the two teams. It's easier to envision the rubber match resembling the second meeting than the first one because North Carolina has been a different team since the postseason began. Not only are the Tar Heels gashing opponents in transition and on the offensive glass as has been their trademark all season, now they're also defending with urgency and knocking down open outside shots. If this trend continues, North Carolina may very well emerge as the dominant team this college basketball season appeared to be lacking. In three ACC tournament games and three NCAA tournament games, only fellow No. 1 seed Virginia has come within fewer than 16 points of the Tar Heels.   With North Carolina clinching its spot in the Elite Eight, it means that all four No. 1 seeds have reached the regional finals for the first time since 2009. Only two of the No. 1 seeds made the Final Four that year, but all four got there for the only time in NCAA tournament history the previous season. - - - - - - - Jeff Eisenberg is the editor of The Dagger on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at daggerblog@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @JeffEisenberg Continue to Article
March 26, 2016 12:40:am EST
Kansas
Phog Allen's shadow looms impossibly large at Kansas. But Self would be amassing his own legacy with another tourney title this season. Continue to Article
March 25, 2016 7:40:pm EST
Kansas
Phog Allen's shadow looms impossibly large at Kansas. But Self would be amassing his own legacy with another tourney title this season. Continue to Article
March 25, 2016 7:40:pm EST
Kansas
Though the NCAA Tournament is something of a spring ritual for Kansas and Villanova, their recent visits have been cut short. Kansas, the tournament's No. 1 overall seed, is making its first Elite Eight appearance since 2012, when the Jayhawks reached the NCAA championship game before losing to Kentucky. Second-seeded Villanova hasn't played in a regional final since 2009, when the Wildcats reached the Final Four. Continue to Article
March 25, 2016 7:03:pm EST
 
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