West Regional action pits Panthers against Musketeers
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03/21/2010 - Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - One of only two active teams capable of making it to the Sweet 16 for the third consecutive year, the Xavier Musketeers must first get by the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second round of the 72nd annual NCAA Tournament this afternoon at the Bradley Center.
Prior to yesterday, Xavier was one of four teams that was shooting for the round of 16 for the third year in a row, but both Kansas and Villanova were shown the door by Northern Iowa and Saint Mary's, respectively. The sixth- seeded Musketeers are into the second round of the tourney for the fourth straight year and the 12th time overall, thanks to a 65-54 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Friday.
As for the third-seeded Panthers, they started out a bit slow two days ago against Oakland in the first round, but then picked up steam and ended up crushing the opposition by a final of 89-66. A win today would send Pittsburgh to the Sweet 16 for the sixth time in the last nine seasons and of the remaining active teams in the tourney, only Duke has made it to that round more times during the same stretch.
The Panthers own a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series against Xavier and that includes a 60-55 win in the East Regional semifinals a year ago.
The winner of today's meeting will face off against second-seeded Kansas State in Salt Lake City next week.
Tied at 26-26 at the break, Xavier turned up the offense in the second half against the Golden Gophers to pull away for the double-digit victory at the Bradley Center two days ago. Jordan Crawford made good on 5-of-11 shots from three-point range and 11-of-21 from the floor overall as he finished with a game-high 28 points, the only double-digit scorer for the Musketeers. Crawford added six rebounds and five assists, while Jamel McLean ripped down a game- high 14 rebounds as he helped guide the squad to a 50-41 rebounding advantage over a squad that had considerable height on the front line. A 39.3 percent shooter beyond the arc this season, Crawford is easily the top scorer for the Musketeers with his 20.0 ppg, while Jason Love and Terrell Holloway account for another 11.7 ppg apiece, the former clearing a team-best 8.5 rpg and the latter responsible for a team-high 129 assists. Toss in McLean with his 7.5 rpg and it is easy to see how this group beats opponents on the glass by more than five per game.
Oakland held an early lead against the Panthers two days ago in the first half, but a 26-8 run to close the frame put Pittsburgh ahead for good and the favorite was able to cruise to the lopsided victory. Of the seven players who scored for the Panthers, all but one reached double digits as Gilbert Brown and Jermaine Dixon both dropped in 17 points, followed by Nasir Robinson and Brad Wanamaker with 13 apiece and a combined 11 assists. Gary McGhee, who suffered five turnovers without benefit of a single assist, added 12 points and six boards. Travon Woodall chipped in 10 points off the bench as the team shot 53.6 percent from the field and held the Grizzlies to just 33.3 percent for the game. Leading scorer Ashton Gibbs, responsible for 15.6 ppg this season, converted only one of his seven field goal attempts in the first round, making it that much easier to understand why he is converting just 39.7 percent of his field goal attempts on the season overall. One of the most complete players in the Big East this season, Wanamaker is averaging 12.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg and 4.7 apg through 33 contests for the Panthers, his 40 steals first on the roster as well. Defensively, Pittsburgh gives up just 61.5 ppg as it allows 39.8 percent shooting by the opposition from the field.
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