Houston, Illinois carry strong opening-weekend efficiency in March Madness into Sweet 16 collision
Houston and Illinois had strong starts when it came to efficiency metrics in reaching the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 163 DAYS AGO • Associated Press
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March Madness is Miller time for Texas as the No. 11 Longhorns return to the Sweet 16
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Xavier Booker - Leading scorer in tourney exit Booker contributed 13 points (4-7 FG, 2-3 3Pt, 3-6 FT), five rebounds, one assist and one block over 33 minutes during Sunday's 73-57 loss to UConn.
Impact Booker stepped up with Tyler Bilodeau out due to a knee injury, averaging 13.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in three games sans Bilodeau (after averaging 2.8 ppg and 2.0 rpg over the previous five). He even made a pair of three-pointers in each of those games, but it was simply too difficult to replicate the dynamic scoring Bilodeau offers. If Booker sticks around with the Bruins for his senior year, he'll have a chance to be an even greater offensive focal point, as UCLA is set to lose its two leading scorers due to graduation.
4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Solo Ball - Disappears in Round of 32 Ball finished with zero points (0-5 FG, 0-5 3Pt), two rebounds, one assist and one steal over 13 minutes during Sunday's 73-57 win over UCLA.
Impact Ball was held scoreless for the first time all season, and his season-low in minutes played raised questions about whether there was an injury in play (though nothing has been confirmed). Over the first 31 games of the season, Ball averaged 14.1 ppg, but that mark has shriveled to 4.8 ppg over his last four. He'll need to turn things around, especially if Silas Demary remains limited by an ankle injury, in Friday's Sweet 16 matchup against Michigan State.
4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
Donovan Dent - Closes career with 11 points, nine dimes Dent closed with 11 points (2-9 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 6-6 FT), two rebounds, nine assists and one steal over 38 minutes during Sunday's 73-57 loss to UConn.
Impact Despite entering the NCAA Tournament with a calf injury, Dent played 78 of a possible 80 minutes in the first two rounds. He struggled a bit from the field (6-for-26) and didn't have Tyler Bilodeau (knee) to help him out down low, so the numbers were a bit behind the hot stretch Dent closed the regular season with. Still, the senior will close a solid collegiate career with 1400 career points and 493 career assists.
4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
