6 games in the Midwest Region today, so here are the highlights:
–UNLV holds off GTech. At one point the Rebels had a 14 pt lead, but only squeaked out the win by 4.
–Winthrop takes down Notre Dame, winning their first NCAA game ever. ND tried to make it a game, going on a 20-3 run at one point, but couldn’t finish down the stretch.
–Wisconsin goes down by 18 (18!!!) in the first half and comes back to win by 13. That’s a 31-pt swing, which is pretty ridiculous. Texas A&M-CC gets voted back on the island. The tenacious little Badgers and my Hottie Tourney pick Michael Flowers move on to face UNLV in the second round. Look, he’s so cute —->
–Oregon survives a scare from 14-seed Miami (OH), and takes their 
John Deere uniforms to face the larger-than-life Eagles of Winthrop next round.
–Purdue and Arizona seesawed for awhile, just like a good 8-9 matchup should. Purdue’s freshman guard and freshman HOTTIE Chris Kramer had 16 <—- pts that included a clutch shot with 2 seconds left on the shot clock that he made from his knees. Indeed.
–At halftime, Florida only had a 5-point lead on Jackson St. They then remembered they are Florida and got out the beatin’ stick.
Chris Kramer is good on his knees.
UNLV to the Final Four. Mark it.
They aren’t quite Geo. Mason, either, I know, not with the legacy of Tark — oh, sweet, sweet towel-biter — but the Mountain West isn’t supposed to be in Atlanta, you know.