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March Madness – the recap of the day on Friday: show, a little suspense, but above all heavyweights who are there

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After Thursday’s madness, the first round of March Madness continued yesterday with 16 more matches. Once again, we were treated to everything that makes the charm of the NCAA at that time of the year: suspense, great performances, beautiful moments of emotion and a few little surprises, even if the favorites generally held their rank. Come on, let’s go for the recap.

Les scores

  • Loyola Chicago (#10) – Ohio State (#7) : 41-54
  • Jacksonville State (#15) – Auburn (#2) : 61-80
  • Montana State (#14) – Texas Tech (#3) : 62-97
  • Yale (#14) – Purdue (#3) : 56-78
  • Delaware (#15) – Villanova (#2) : 60-80
  • Miami (#10) – USC (#7) ; 68-66
  • Notre Dame (#11) – Alabama (#6): 78-64
  • Virginia Tech (#11) – Texas (#6) : 73-81
  • Chattanooga (#13) – Illinois (#4) : 53-54
  • CSU Fullerton (# 15) – Duke (# 2): 61-78
  • Wright State (#16) – Arizona (#1) : 70-87
  • Iowa State (#11) – LSU (#7) : 59-54
  • Davidson (#10) – Michigan State (#7) : 73-74
  • UAB (# 12) – Houston (# 5): 68-82
  • TCU (#9) – Seton Hall (#8) : 69-42
  • Colgate (#14) – Wisconsin (#3) : 60-67

Chef’s surprise

Unlike the previous night, there was no upset as resounding as the one Kentucky suffered on Thursday. Illinois certainly came close to correctional last night against Chattanooga, but managed to avoid the catamaran in the last moments after being led throughout the game. In the end, the surprise comes from Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish – passed through the First Four box where they had won in a snatch against Rutgers after two overtime on Wednesday – took over Alabama, yet seeded #6 and theoretically much fresher. Tiredness ? Obviously it’s for other people. Notre Dame notably benefited from the injury of Jahvon Quinerly (Alabama’s second leading scorer) but the victory was clearly not stolen. Prospect Blake Wesley (potential first round in the next NBA Draft) notably made the difference in the second half, while Cormac Ryan simply took out the flamethrower.

The performance to remember

It is this same Cormac Ryan who receives the honors for the performance of the night. Hot as embers from the start of the match between Notre Dame and Alabama, the sniper has just experienced his moment of glory: 29 points, 10/13 shooting, 7/9 parking. He had never scored so much in his university career, we can say that he chose the right moment to shine. Out of balance, after a crossover, in catch & shoot… Private Ryan didn’t stop crashing and he was moreover so on cloud nine that he allowed himself a little Melo-style celebration.

Mention also for the freshman of Iowa State Tyrese Hunter, author of 23 pawns at 7/11 from afar (with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals) to guide the Cyclones to the win against LSU. In the last two minutes of the match, it was he who put his cojones on the table to crucify the Tigers.

The nice moment

Let Steph Curry get ready, he’s about to get scammed by his buddy Draymond Green. Yesterday, the former university of Draymond (Michigan State) effectively took over the university of Steph (Davidson) with a narrow victory 74-73. Knowing Green’s big mouth, Curry is advised to buy earplugs.

The French

Among the French who walked the floors of the March Madness last night, we have Adama Bal, who was entitled to a little playing time off the bench (9 minutes, 4 points at 2/4 shooting) in the Arizona victory over Wright State. A good omen for the future, he who had distinguished himself during the final of the Pac-12 against UCLA. Alexis Yetna sees the madness of March stop since Seton Hall took the water against TCU. In 17 minutes, Alex did not really weigh as he could have hoped (0 points, 3 rebounds). Clarence Nadolny was also expected with Texas Tech but he withdrew with an ankle injury, leaving his buddy Daniel Batcho (0 points, 4 rebounds in 15 minutes) to represent the blue-white-red flag. We should see both in the next round.

The perfs of the main prospects

  • Jaden Ivey (Purdue) : 22 points (6/13), 4 rebounds, 2 steals against Yale
  • Jabari Smith (Auburn) : 20 points (6/13 shooting), 14 rebounds, 4 assists against Jacksonville State
  • Paolo Banchero (Duke): 17 points (7/14), 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks against CSU
  • Wendell Moore Jr. (Duke) : 13 points (5/8), 6 rebounds, 6 assists against CSU
  • AJ Griffin (Duke): 10 (points (4/9), 6 rebounds vs. CSU
  • Walker Kessler (Auburn) : 13 points (6/11), 10 rebonds, 9 blocks contre Jacksonville State
  • Bennedict Mathurin (Arizona) : 18 points (7/18), 5 rebounds vs. Wright State
  • Johnny Davis (Wisconsin) : 25 points (8/20 shooting), 8 rebounds, 2 steals against Colgate
  • E.J. Liddell (Ohio State) : 16 points (4/9), 10 rebonds, 3 blocks contre Loyola Chicago
  • Blake Wesley (Notre Dame) : 18 points (8/14), 3 steals vs. Alabama
  • Tari Eason (LSU): 18 points (5/9), 4 rebounds against Iowa State

Highlights

Saturday’s program

  • 17h10 : North Carolina (#8) – Baylor (#1)
  • 19h40 : Creighton (#9) – Kansas (#1)
  • 22h15 : Michigan (#11) – Tennessee (#3)
  • 23h10 : Richmond (#12) – Providence (#4)
  • 0h10 : Saint Mary’s (#5) – UCLA (#4)
  • 0h45 : Saint Peter’s (#15) – Murray State (#7)
  • 1h40 : New Mexico State (#12) – Arkansas (#4)
  • 2h40 : Memphis (#9) – Gonzaga (#1)

The first round of March Madness 2022 is now behind us. But no time to rest, the second begins this Saturday with eight games on the menu, from 5:10 p.m. until the end of the night.

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