***Official 2021 NCAA Tournament Thread***

[Kimber45]

Eaddy is unstoppable.

Oregon's interior defensive philosophy in this game is called "olé" after the Spaniards who coined the term.

USC is hot and they are bringing their A game. They keep this up and they win.

Oregon will make adjustments and have a run in the second half.

Not sure if it will be enough. Oregon's offensive talent is way above USC's but it's the defense that is killing the Ducks.

 

[HoopsTournament]

#6 seeds are 5-3 against #7 seeds in the NCAA Tournament

Date	Seed	Team	Seed	Opponent	W/L	Score	Opp Score	Round	Location City	Location State
3/25/2016	6	Notre Dame	7	Wisconsin	W	61	56	Sweet Sixteen	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
3/24/2005	6	Texas Tech	7	West Virginia	L	60	65	Sweet Sixteen	Albuquerque	New Mexico
3/28/2003	6	Maryland	7	Michigan State	L	58	60	Sweet Sixteen	San Antonio	Texas
3/24/2000	6	Miami, Florida	7	Tulsa	L	71	80	Sweet Sixteen	Austin	Texas
3/27/1992	6	Memphis	7	Georgia Tech	W	83	79	Sweet Sixteen	Kansas City	Missouri
3/25/1988	6	Kansas	7	Vanderbilt	W	77	64	Sweet Sixteen	Pontiac	Michigan
3/21/1986	6	North Carolina State	7	Iowa State	W	70	66	Sweet Sixteen	Kansas City	Missouri
3/20/1981	6	Wichita State	7	Kansas	W	66	65	Sweet Sixteen	New Orleans	Louisiana

 

[NENick]

Probably not a popular opinion, but I wasn't impressed with how Oates coached. Alabama is very athletic, but very individual. So often out of control.
But yeah, in the end, free throws killed em.

 

[cyclones500]

Hoops, has there been Elite 8 with neither an ACC nor Big East team?

 

[cyrocksmypants]

#6 seeds are 5-3 against #7 seeds in the NCAA Tournament

Date	Seed	Team	Seed	Opponent	W/L	Score	Opp Score	Round	Location City	Location State
3/25/2016	6	Notre Dame	7	Wisconsin	W	61	56	Sweet Sixteen	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
3/24/2005	6	Texas Tech	7	West Virginia	L	60	65	Sweet Sixteen	Albuquerque	New Mexico
3/28/2003	6	Maryland	7	Michigan State	L	58	60	Sweet Sixteen	San Antonio	Texas
3/24/2000	6	Miami, Florida	7	Tulsa	L	71	80	Sweet Sixteen	Austin	Texas
3/27/1992	6	Memphis	7	Georgia Tech	W	83	79	Sweet Sixteen	Kansas City	Missouri
3/25/1988	6	Kansas	7	Vanderbilt	W	77	64	Sweet Sixteen	Pontiac	Michigan
3/21/1986	6	North Carolina State	7	Iowa State	W	70	66	Sweet Sixteen	Kansas City	Missouri
3/20/1981	6	Wichita State	7	Kansas	W	66	65	Sweet Sixteen	New Orleans	Louisiana

Can you give a stat relevant to this game that involves Iowa State actually winning?

 

[HoopsTournament]

Hoops, has there been Elite 8 with neither an ACC nor Big East team?

2014 and 2021

2014 Elite Eight was Kentucky, Florida, UConn, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Michigan, Arizona and Dayton

UConn was in the AAC in 2014 and the only other AAC before Houston to make the Elite 8.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Can you give a stat relevant to this game that involves Iowa State actually winning?

Biggest losses in Sweet Sixteen by Pac 12 teams

2009 Arizona (39) - Louisville 103 Arizona 64
1998 UCLA (26) - Kentucky 94 UCLA 68
2000 UCLA (24) - Iowa State 80 UCLA 56
1995 Arizona State (24) - Kentucky 97 Arizona State 73

Oregon in danger of being on this list.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

I gotta say, I’m digging the short shorts coming back. I ******* hated the huge baggy AI era shorts.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Whoever asked, all games are streamed on ncaa.com.

 

[Acylum]

Hoks bad matchup vs Ducks. Ducks bad matchup vs Rubbers. Therefore hoks>Rubbers.

 

[stormchaser2014]

Thought this would be a closer game.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Oregon's biggest loss in tournament history is 21 points against Cal in 1960 Elite Eight.

 

[BCClone]

Oregon hasn’t made their halftime score against Iowa.

 

[HoopsTournament]

Oregon's biggest loss in tournament history is 21 points against Cal in 1960 Elite Eight.

USC's biggest win in tournament history is 34 points against Kansas in 2021 Round of 32.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

USC just putting on a clinic.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

Also looks like both teams catching a little bit of the Matt Thomas syndrome standing out of bounds in the corner.

 

[Acylum]

Thought this would be a closer game.

USC is gonna be a b*t*h next year.

 

[HoopsTournament]

The largest combined margin of victory for the first 3 rounds by a team not seeded #1 or #2 in 70 by #7 Florida in 2012. If USC wins by 20, they would tie that. A bigger win breaks it.

 

[Kimber45]

Here comes the run but my God Oregon is shooting poorly tonight.

Credit to SC's defense too.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

That one was a back breaker.