Weekend Recap

#6 UNC opened up with a 48-24 halftime lead en route to beating #3 Duke to claim the ACC title on Saturday night. Duke shot an awful 41.3% from the field while UNC shot nearly 55%. All of the Tar Heel’s starters finished with double digits in points.  Tyler Zeller dropped 19 and grabbed 10 boards while John Henson contributed 13 points, 10 rebounds.  Sophomore Kendall Marshall scored a game-high 20 points while adding 10 assists.  The Tar Heels out-rebounded the Blue Devils 42-22.

Other Games
#2 Syracuse 58                  #18 Lousiville 49
#4 Kansas 73                      Texas 63
#7 Marquette 83              #12 Georgetown 69
#10 Baylor 72                     Iowa State 80

#1 Kentucky easily handled #13 Florida to finish 16-0 in the Southeastern Conference.  They finished at 30-1 during the regular season.  Anthony Davis had an incredible night shooting (9-13) for 22 points while grabbing 12 boards and 6 blocks.  Terrence Jones also played well for the Wildcats with 19 points.  Florida shot a perfect 11-11 from the free throw line but only shot 38.2% from the field.

#11 Ohio State handed #5 Michigan State their second loss in the last 5 days with a 72-70 victory. Guard William Buford scored 25 points while Jarrod Sullinger scored 14 points and grabbed 10 boards.  Michigan State star Draymond Green scored 19 points and grabbed 12 boards of his own.

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