Monday, March 22, 2021

NCAA Midwest: Beavers, Ramblers, Cuse, Houston Advance To Sweet Sixteen

 The quarterfinal round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Midwest Regional took place in Indiana with four games.


At Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis:


Cameron Krutwig scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (20-4), ranked #8, upended the top-seeded Illinois Fighting Illini 71-58.


Kofi Cockburn topped the Illini with 21 points while grabbing nine boards.




Buddy Boeheim scored 25 points as 11th-seeded Syracuse (18-9) knocked off third-seeded West Virginia (19-10) 75-72.


Sean McNeil paced the Mountaineers with 23 points.



At Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis: 


Ethan Thompson scored 26 points, converting 15 of 16 free throws along the way, as the 12th-seeded Oregon State Beavers (19-12), who made 30 of 33 from the charity stripe, downed the fourth-seeded Oklahoma State Cowboys (21-9) 80-70.


Cade Cunningham paced the Pokes with 24 points.




At  Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis:


Quentin Grimes scored 22 points and pulled in nine rebounds as the second-seeded Houston Cougars (26-3) held off the tenth-seeded Scarlet Knights of Rutgers (16-12) 63-60.



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