It’s an easy five-mile drive from the Butler campus to the site of its next game, in downtown Indianapolis. Still, it’s hard to think of many programs that have taken a longer, more unlikely road to the Final Four.
Yes, the boys from Butler did it—defeating Kansas State 63-56 in the West Regional final Saturday to [...]
Mar 27 2010 | Posted in
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Leading by one against the colossus of the bracket, Ali Farokhmanesh stood at the 3-point line, no one around. The prudent play? Pull it out, burn some clock.
Not a chance.
Taking his shot at history, Farokhmanesh let fly from the wing.
Swish!
The biggest upset in a tournament full of them was done. Northern Iowa had taken [...]
Mar 20 2010 | Posted in
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Two significant things happened to the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday. One, they captured the Southeastern Conference to cap a 32-2 season. Second, forward Patrick Patterson turned 21, making him the Wildcats’ only major contributor of legal drinking age.
So, one of the favorites to capture the NCAA tournament, the No. 1 seed in the East Region, [...]
Mar 15 2010 | Posted in
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Kentucky is back in the Southeastern Conference tournament title game, a win away from the championship Wildcats fans see as their birthright.
DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 2 Kentucky beat 15th-ranked Tennessee 74-45 Saturday and advanced back to the final for the first time since 2004.
Kentucky (31-2) will play either No. [...]
Mar 13 2010 | Posted in
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