2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Elite 8

2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Elite 8 There are just two teams left out West Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Oregon vs. Seton Hall Out West there are just two teams left fighting for a spot in the Final Four. The Pac-12’s Oregon who …

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2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Elite 8


There are just two teams left out West


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Oregon vs. Seton Hall

Out West there are just two teams left fighting for a spot in the Final Four. The Pac-12’s Oregon who is a four seed and Seton Hall from the Big East is a three seed.

If the Ducks win it will be the second time that Dana Altman led Oregon to the Final Four and the first time in four years. As for Seton Hall, if they win it will be the Pirates first Final Four since they made it to the national title 1989.

As a reminder, we are simulating these games over at What If Sports and are doing just like the NCAA Tournament, one loss and you’re out.

Final Score: No. 4 Oregon, 84, No. 3 Seton Hall 72

Oregon returns to its first Final Four in four years after topping Seton Hall and it was a strong second half that saw the Ducks score 51 in the second half. The 23-4 run is how Oregon pulled away for the win and while the Pirates made a late surgery they were not able to make it close after that run.

Leading the way for Oregon was the trio of Payton Pritchard, Chris Duarte, and Anthony Mathis who combined for 54 points.

 

 


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2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Sweet Sixteen

Who makes it to the Elite Eight from out West?

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2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Sweet Sixteen


Who from the West will advance?


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Oregon, LSU, Seton Hall, Texas Tech

The West Region is up next out in the Staple Centers and only one West Coast team is playing here with No. 4 seed Oregon. Another quirk is that the top two seeds have already been knocked out with Seton Hall as the top seed.

As a reminder, we are simulating these games over at What If Sports and are doing just like the NCAA Tournament, one loss and you’re out.

Final Score: No. 4 Oregon 94, No. 8 LSU 93

This game ended up being one of the more exciting game to date in the NCAA Tournament with nearly each team scoring triple-digits. Oregon’s final two shots were huge with a three-pointer by Chris Duarte to tie the game with 13 seconds left to tie the game.

Skylar Mays made a pair of free throws but the final shot came as the buzzer sounded with Payton Pritchard. Those two combined for 54 points and over half of what the Ducks put up.

 

Final Score: No. 3 Seton Hall 83, No. 10 Texas Tech 74

Myles Powell led the way for the Pirates with 33 points including converting 6 of 11 from three-point range. This game was a slow burn for Seton Hall up until they went on a 17-4 run in the middle of the second half to pull away and pull away for good to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since 1991.

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2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Round 2

2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Round 2 Who from the West Coast will go to the next round. Contact/Follow @JeremyMauss & @MWCwire Another double-digit Sweet 16 team moves on. Our NCAA Tournament simulation continues with the West Region and …

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2020 NCAA Tournament Sim: West Region, Round 2


Who from the West Coast will go to the next round.


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Another double-digit Sweet 16 team moves on.

Our NCAA Tournament simulation continues with the West Region and there will be another double-digit team that makes the Sweet 16 in either No. 10 Texas Tech who takes on No. 15 Eastern Washington. The rest of the region had higher seeds advance.

Also, as a reminder, these games are simulated just one time over at What If Sports to determine the winner.

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West

Final score: 87 No. 8 LSU, No. 1 Gonzaga 72

The first top seed goes down as LSU came from behind to easily defeat Gonzaga by 15 points. The Bulldogs had a first half lead but the scoring just was not there in the second half as they were outscored by 22. The Tigers had six players in double figures to make it to the Sweet 16.

 

Final score: No. 4 Oregon 83, No. 5 Butler 55

The Pac-12 continues to do well in this tournament as the Oregon Ducks routed Butler by 28 points. The Bulldogs had just one player in double figures with Kamar Baldwin who put up 17 points, and as a team, Butler shot just 39 percent from the field. The Ducks had an all-out offensive blitz, particularly in the second half, and they made 50 percent from beyond the arc. Payton Pritchard led the way with 5 of 8 from three-point range and 23 points in the win.

 

Final score: No. 3 Seton Hall 93, No. 6 Penn State 81

The offense was on in this game and the Pirates got the victory by converting from beyond the arc by making 12 of 21 and it also helped that they had the scoring spread apart with four in double figures. Penn State did all it could to keep up but their own outside shooting was not helpful.

Final score: No. 10 Texas Tech 87, No. 15 Eastern Washington 76

Eastern Washington is not following what Florida Gulf Coast did a few years ago by being a 15 seed and making the Sweet 16. Texas Tech got the win in a hard fought game. The first half had this a one point game in favor of the Eagles, but the difference began when the Red Raiders went on a 9-2 run to pull away just enough to get the win and advance to the Sweet 16.

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Why the Seton Hall Pirates will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament

Three reasons why the Seton Hall Pirates will win the 2020 NCAA Tournament.

The Seton Hall Pirates (21-9) enter the Big East Conference Tournament ranked No. 15 in the USA TODAY Sports Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll, making them a lock to be invited to the Big Dance. This will be Seton Hall’s fifth straight season in the NCAA Tournament under head coach Kevin Willard, which is the longest streak in the school’s history, but they haven’t advanced past the second round.

Below are a few good reasons why the Seton Hall Pirates will finally have its One Shining Moment and win the 2020 NCAA Tournament.


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Battle-tested

Seton Hall played the 20th-most difficult strength of schedule in the country, and despite not getting the hype it did back in its glory days, the Big East Conference is still a conference of champions. Four of the National Champions the last decade were Big East teams—the Connecticut Huskies and Villanova Wildcats each claimed two titles—which was second behind the Atlantic Coast Conference’s five National Championship teams.

The Pirates went just 4-5 against their nine ranked opponents, and aside from the 17-point dusting they took at the hands of the No. 9 Creighton Bluejays in their last regular-season game, Seton Hall played all of them tough. The Pirates didn’t have a bad loss—four of them were by one possession and the other was a five-point loss to Creighton. Their season highlights included a 52-48 home win over then-No. 7 Maryland Terrapins on Dec. 19 and splitting the season series with perennial powerhouse No. 8 Villanova Wildcats.

Interior presence 

Seton Hall is a low-key big team as they are one of the few ranked teams with a legit seven-footer in their starting lineup. Starting C Romaro Gill—who leads the Big East in blocks per game—is listed at 7-foot-2, and starting PF Sandro Mamukelashvili is 6-foot-11. Their size could create headaches for opposing offenses in a win-or-go-home game. The novelty alone of going against bigs like the Pirates have could cause teams to force up ill-timed threes, dissuade foes from attack the basket and, in turn, opponents getting to less foul shots.

Experience

All five of Seton Hall’s starters are upperclassmen, including three seniors and four starters from last year’s NCAA Tournament team. Their two leading scorers are PG Quincy McKnight and SG Myles Powell, who is second in the Big East in points per game (21 PPG). One of the key attributes of the recent title-winning programs is to have upperclassmen guards to run the offense. Five of the previous seven national title winners had two upperclassmen guards in their starting lineup, with the previous two champions trotting out a three-guard starting lineup. Powell will start in his third consecutive NCAA Tournament, and McKnight his second, so their veteran leadership will be relied upon in the big moments of the tournament. Powell and Co. will have to play their best six games of their lives if they want to be this year’s Cinderella story.

These factors make it plausible the 2020 Seton Hall Pirates win the program’s first-ever national championship.

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Michigan State vs. Seton Hall: Where to watch, listen, betting odds

Here is everything you need to know to follow along with Michigan State vs. Seton Hall.

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Michigan State will be facing an experienced and tough Seton Hall basketball team on the road Thursday. Here is everything you need to know to watch, listen or bet on the game:

Match-up: #3 Michigan State @ #12 Seton Hall

Game time:  8:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Nov. 14

TV:  FS1

On DirecTV, FS1 is channel 219. On Dish, FS1 is channel 150.

Online live stream:  Fox Sports Live

Online radio broadcast:  TuneIn

Betting Odds: Michigan State by 6.5

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