Saturday, March 27, 2021

NCAA Midwest: Beavers To Get Crack At Cougars For Final Four Berth

The semifinal round of the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament took place on Saturday with two games in Indianapolis.


At Bankers Life Fieldhouse:


Ethan Thompson scored 22 points as the twelfth-seeded Oregon State Beavers (20-12) upended the eighth-seeded Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (26-5) 65-58.


The Beavers will be playing in their first regional final since 1982 (later vacated by the NCAA due to rules violations) with the chance to advance to their first Final Four since 1963.


At Hinkle Fieldhouse:


Quentin Grimes scored 14 points as the second-seeded Houston Cougars (27-3) used a tough defense and balanced offense to smother eleventh-seeded Syracuse (18-10) 62-46.

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