The 3rd day of the NCAA tournament is currently in guides.
Here are the greatest tales from Saturday’s video games as the guys resolved the 2nd round of their event and the ladies completed their opening up round.
John Calipari obtains his redemption
Kentucky, you get on deck.
In his very first period post-breakup, previous Kentucky train John Calipari is back in the Sweet 16. He arrived with 10th-seeded Arkansas, the very first double-digit seed he’s trained in 24 NCAA event looks.
His Razorbacks progressed many thanks to a win over No. 2 St. John’s on Saturday to knock senseless the event’s highest-seeded group to be gotten rid of until now. They did so by beating Calipari’s long time competitor, train Rick Pitino, who fell to 2-3 in event video games versus Calipari with the loss.
It’s all quite wonderful for Calipari, that’s been among one of the most slammed instructors in university basketball right component of the previous years. The essence of that objection was Kentucky’s NCAA event failings under his watch with lineups teeming with NBA skill.
Calipari trained Kentucky to a championship game in 2012. But he’s most likely best born in mind in Lexington for stopping working to progress the Wildcats to the 2nd weekend break of the NCAA event in his last 5 opportunities.
Cal sure can hire. But can he train with the video game’s finest? Saturday’s swaySt John’s recommends that, yes, he can.
Kentucky and first-year train Mark Pope have their possibility to respond to on Sunday with a Sweet 16 berth at risk versus Illinois.
–Jason Owens
Is JuJu Watkins OK?
JuJu Watkins had an exceptional video game on Saturday to lead the top-seeded Trojans toa 71-25 shellacking of UNCG But the USC All-American obtained abused while doing so.
Watkins showed up to hurt her left hand very early and was consistentlyseen massaging it in the first half Then she rolled her left ankle joint in the 2nd fifty percent and briefly left the court to have it considered.
Watkins promptly went back to the bench and the video game although the end result was lengthy figured out. She completed with a game-high 22 factors along with 8 rebounds, 2 helps and 3 takes while almost outscoring UNCG by herself.
Watkins minimized the injuries in a sideline meeting on ESPN, calling them “end-of-the-season knick-knacks.” She kept that position in her postgame meetings,
