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After a day when certain teams have strengthened or harmed their NCAA tournament cases on Thursday presents another opportunity for those who are fighting to obtain a place in March Madness.
The image of the NCAA tournament could move radically by the end of the night while three of the last teams and all the teams of the first four of the recent USA TODAY sporting tranche will be in action. Movements are already occurring from Ohio State – once a first planned participant – underwent a terrible loss against Iowa on Wednesday, essentially opening a place for a team outside.
The teams on the USA TODAY Sports Fork Bullete try to rely on their case after winning on Wednesday or start their conference tournament trips in the hope of following the pace. The flyers could occur soon, which means that each additional victory is essential to ensure that the teams are not excluded from the field. Here is a tracker of bubble teams that play today and how these games will drop the prospects of the NCAA tournament.
Bracker: Breed for seeds n ° 1, bubble spots warm up
Tournament overview: Dry | Big Ten | ACC | Big 12 | Large east
Indiana collapses against Oregon
The end of season wave by the Hoosiers may have been wasted after one appearance to one and a fact in the Big Ten tournament, losing against Oregon for the second time in 10 days. It was almost already seen in the way Indiana lost: the match was close until the Ducks took place in the round that he could not correspond. Indiana made a two-point game with seven minutes to play, but was cold after that, missing six consecutive shots and performing a five-minute drought while the Oregon made a 9-0 race which put the match out of reach.
Thanks to an impressive recent series, Indiana was played in one of the last teams in the field, but the place was far from secure, since the CV was not great. He has never suffered anything apart from a quad 1 defeat, but a brand of 4-12 in the category is not the appearance of a tournament team, and the net classification n ° 52 was the worst among the teams in general. Even with a series of victories, Indiana needed more in Indianapolis. Instead, Mike Woods’ mandate will probably end without a March Madness offer.
Xavier misses the second quad 1 victory
Based on the first half, it seemed that Xavier was going to continue his hot sequence towards a NCAA tournament location. However, Marquette had a dazzling performance in the second half and overcome a two-digit deficit for an exciting victory of 89-87 which really harmed the chances of the Xavier tournament. The musketeers were on fire and more than 14 points at the start of the second half, but Marquette woke up and constantly hit 3 points for several points to make a match. He was equal to it with three minutes to do, but the offensive of the Golden Eagles was relentless to succeed in the return; He pulled 61.3% in the last 20 minutes and 38 Ryan Conwell points of Xavier were not sufficient.
Xavier entered the day with seven consecutive victories, but the reason why he did not succeed in the first four areas was because none of the victories helped the Quad 1 record. At 1-8 in the category, he desperately needed another to help the CV. Although it was a valiant effort against Marquette which has proven that the musketeers play as a tournament team, the lack of notable victories is what kills its chances of tournament. It is a dark perspective for Xavier at the moment because it could be another team leaving the field.
The North Carolina survives, sets up a central revenge match with Duke
It was far from being pretty and often worrying, but the North Carolina kept its hopes of a tournament alive in a necessary victory on Wake Forest to qualify for the semi-final of the ACC tournament. Tar’s heels fell into an early hole in which they finally came out, and the demonic deacons never leave, even leading six minutes to do. However, Wake Forest became cold and the North Carolina capitalized by finishing the match on a 14-3 race for the victory of nine points.
North Carolina has no impressive victories this week, but thanks to some last teams by losing, the Tar Heels harvest the advantages and find themselves on the ground. However, it is difficult to ignore the record of 1-11 quad 1 and a signature victory is necessary to end the doubt. Fortunately, we are waiting for the Tar Heels on Friday with the third game of the season against Duke, which they almost beaten on Saturday. What makes him even more convincing is that Cooper Flagg will probably not play after being injured on Thursday. If the North Carolina can capitalize and make the upheaval, it may be enough to make the tournament.
Texas approaches the NCAA tournament with a granular victory
A new team could be in the field of the NCAA tournament after Texas won a classic double extension on Rival Texas A&M in a competition Longe chât necessary to win. It was a slugfest that had several momentum in the last half hour of play, the difference being a 3 clutch shot from Texas in the second extension to obtain its second victory in two days. The Aggies pulled a hard 3 for 16 from the land after the regulations.
Longhorns had to make noise in the dry tournament in order to get out of the “First Four Out” area, and they did with consecutive quad 1 victories to improve their record in the category at 7-9. It is still too early to determine, but Texas is on the right side of the bubble three days before the selection on Sunday. Then he faces a candidate for the national title in Tennessee on Friday. While the Longhorns behaved well in Nashville, beating volunteers can simply seal an offer.
Boise State beats San Diego in Bubble Showdown
In the match with the biggest bubble implications on Thursday, Boisse State beat San Diego State 62-52. THE Broncos go to the semi-finals of Mountain West and the Aztecs go home with a difficult feeling.
The state of San Diego was the one in the first half, but a lamentable end of the game condemned him. The Aztecs did not succeed in the field in the last nine minutes, missing their last nine shots while Boisée State ended the match on a race of 13-3 to win despite a worst day of shooting.
None of the two teams had a secure place in the NCAA tournament, but Boisse State had to win more since it was the first team. A loss and the broncos could have kissed their tournament hopes goodbye. Broncos would not be refused, however, and are now in a very intriguing place thanks to a third Victoire Quad 1.. Although their chances are still alive, they are still not in a safe place. On Friday, the champion of the regular Boisse State season will face the conference in a match that could be the ultimate decision -maker of his fate.
For the state of San Diego, it is now likely to be jumped by teams who have won victories this week, and there is a real possibility that the tournament is missing. It ends with a record of 8-8 quad 1 and 2 and a net classification n ° 49. A seed n ° 11 which is not planned to be in the first four gives it a little cushion to fall a little, but to add possible tenders and there is a chance that the decline becomes catastrophic for the Aztecs. The verdict now seems separated from knowing if the state of San Diego will do so, and it will have to retain its breath waiting on Sunday.
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