NCAA Regional Finals

Regional Finals Day Two

We are now two games away from knowing the final four teams in the 2011 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. After two exciting games on Saturday where I was wrong on both counts, UConn and Butler booked tickets for Houston next weekend.

In today’s games…..

EAST REGIONAL Final:

Kentucky (4) vs. North Carolina (2)

Back in December, North Carolina escaped with a two point (75-73) win over Kentucky and will be looking for another tough game this time around. Both teams have improved but look for Carolina to use its front line advantage to pull this one out by 6.

SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Final:

VCU (11) vs. Kansas (1)

Kansas is heavily favoured and on a roll but may be a bit too cocky when facing giant killers VCU. There was a lot of trash talking from the Jayhawks in the Richmond game … is that wise when you have to face another team from the same city?? Though the Rams had a loss to Richmond during the regular season, it does not equate an automatic Kansas win. Gut tells me VCU by 4.

Tourney Record: 40 right – 22 wrong

Rumours and Ramblings

from BasketBloggin 3 July 2009

On the NBA front, Ron Artest is rumoured to be heading to LA to be a Laker with Laker Trevor Ariza heading to Houston.

The FIBA under 19 World titles are in full swing, here is the very latest of results from New Zealand as it appears on the FIBA website at: www.fiba.com

Thursday, 2 July 2009

Group A:
Puerto Rico defeated Lithuania 80-73
Greece defeated Angola 101-58

Group B:
USA defeated Iran 106-55
France defeated Egypt 102-56

Group C:
Spain defeated Syria 79-53
Australia defeated Canada 88-77

Group D:
Croatia defeated Kazakhstan 104-74
Argentina defeated New Zealand 66-64

So far today:

Group B:
USA 71-France 55
Egypt 95-Iran 91

Group C:
Canada 99- Syria 53

Group D:
Argentina 98-Kazakhstan 69

That is as up to date as it gets, back tomorrow with more.