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Pittsburgh-UCLA

Pitt guard Mike Cook missed practice time this week after
playing just seven minutes in the second half Sunday because of a bruised
knee. However, he said he will play
against the Bruins. UCLA will be performing in their home state, while the
Panthers traveled 2,600 miles. Teams playing in their home state in the NCAA
Tournament are 70-15 SU.

Pittsburgh has
the size advantage led by 7-footer Aaron Gray. UCLA’s tallest starter is 6-8
Alfred Aboye, who is playing out of position.

Texas A&M-Memphis

A&M is playing a virtual home game against a Memphis
team that will travel 726 miles. The game is in San
Antonio where the Aggie football team drew 64,583 fans
against Army. What we just informed you about UCLA also apply to the Aggies:
teams playing in their home state in the NCAA Tournament are 70-15 SU.

Memphis has
played just three games versus quality opponents in front of hostile
crowds. They lost at Tennessee
76-58, at Arizona 79-71, but
edged Gonzaga at Spokane Arena 78-77.

Vanderbilt-Georgetown

Vanderbilt has done well in revenge this year, beating
both Georgia and
Florida in second meetings after
losing the initial clash. Such applies in this game as in their season opener,
the Commodores lost to Georgetown
86-70.

Ohio State-Tennessee

On Jan. 13 these two teams met. Leading with 26.5 seconds
remaining, Tennessee missed a
pair of front ends of one-and-one situations allowing Ohio
State to escape with a narrow win
68-66.

Perhaps that’s good news for Tennessee,
which is 3-0 in rematches this year if they lost the initial meeting. The revenge victories were to Florida,
Kentucky and Vanderbilt. Tennessee
is tested, having played six of the Sweet 16 teams.

Butler-Florida

Florida has
a huge height mismatch led by top NBA prospects and likely lottery picks 6-11
Joakim Noah and 6-10 Al Horford. The
Bulldogs have no starters bigger than 6-7. Butler’s
best player A.J Graves is in a 9-for-34 shooting slump.

Kansas-Southern Illinois

Kansas won
their first two games by an average of 26 points per game. Averaging 79.5
points per game entering the tournament, the Jayhawks have averaged 97.5 in the
Big Dance thus far.

However, SIU entered having allowed just 56.5 points per
game and have surrendered a measly 49.5 in the first two games.

Matt Shaw, Southern Illinois’
third-leading scorer and No. 2 rebounder missed Sunday’s game with an ankle
injury, breaking a string of 82 straight starts. He is questionable Thursday.

UNLV-Oregon

The Running Rebels are 22-1 this year when not playing on
their opponent’s home court.

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