So....About Those Picks I Made

I was wrong, terribly and horribly wrong. I've made a lot of predictions in my life, and this might take the cake as far as bad ones. Last night, Kansas and Memphis promptly threw down the gauntlet. Both teams dominated their opponents while leading me to look like a total jackass. If I don't get a lot of "Wow, you suck at predictions" e-mail from you guys, I will be extremely disappointed.

UCLA Bruins

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
J. Shipp, G-F	37	3-9	1-3	0	2	0	3	9
L. Mbah a Moute, F	34	5-13	2-2	6	13	0	0	12
K. Love, C	36	4-11	4-4	2	9	1	1	12
R. Westbrook, G	36	10-19	0-0	2	3	2	4	22
D. Collison, G	33	1-9	0-0	1	4	4	5	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
A. Aboya, F-C	6	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	1	2
J. Keefe, F	11	0-1	4-4	1	2	0	1	4
L. Mata-Real, C	7	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	2	0

Memphis Tigers

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
R. Dozier, F	30	3-7	0-0	1	3	0	2	6
J. Dorsey, F	27	0-3	0-0	6	15	2	3	0
A. Anderson, G	38	5-11	0-0	1	3	3	0	12
C. Douglas-Roberts, G	35	9-17	9-11	0	4	0	2	28
D. Rose, G	37	7-16	11-12	4	9	4	4	25
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
S. Taggart, F	22	3-7	0-0	2	7	1	3	7
W. Kemp, G	4	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
P. Niles, F	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Mack, G	6	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0

The Bruins final lead in the game came with 15:27 to play, IN THE FIRST HALF. From that point on the Memphis Tigers used their superior athleticism to run up and down the court at will. Future NBA draft pick Derrick Rose lit up the Bruins for 25 points while grabbing 9 rebounds. The Tigers Chris Douglas-Roberts led all scorers with 28 points. Kevin love suffered his first poor shooting night of the NCAA Tournament and looked winded towards the middle of the second half of the game. He finished with only 12 points on 4 of 11 shooting. Collison, the Bruins star point guard also picked a poor time to not shoot well. Drew ended up shooting only 1 of 9 from the floor for a whopping total of 2 points.

Final Score - Memphis 78 UCLA 63



Kansas Jayhawks

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
D. Arthur, F	32	3-9	0-0	0	9	2	2	6
D. Jackson, F	17	5-6	2-2	1	4	2	3	12
R. Robinson, G	30	2-5	2-2	0	4	4	2	7
M. Chalmers, G	31	5-10	0-2	0	4	3	3	11
B. Rush, G	32	11-17	1-2	3	7	2	2	25
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
C. Teahan, G	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Collins, G	29	4-9	2-2	1	4	4	4	11
J. Case, G	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0
T. Reed, G	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Kaun, C	9	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	3	4
C. Aldrich, C	16	2-4	4-4	4	7	0	1	8
M. Kleinmann, C	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

North Carolina Tar Heels

STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
D. Thompson, F	25	2-4	3-4	0	4	0	2	7
T. Hansbrough, F	36	6-13	5-6	6	9	1	3	17
M. Ginyard, G-F	32	0-3	0-0	1	3	2	1	0
T. Lawson, G	28	2-8	4-4	1	3	2	1	9
W. Ellington, G	33	8-21	1-1	2	6	0	3	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	FTM-A	OFF	REB	AST	PF	PTS
M. Campbell, G	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Q. Thomas, G	13	0-2	0-0	0	1	2	1	0
W. Graves, F	2	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0
D. Green, G-F	20	6-13	0-0	1	5	0	3	15
J. Tanner, G	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Wood, F	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
J. Wooten, G	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
A. Stepheson, F	6	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Copeland, F	1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

At one point during this game, the Kansas Jayhawks led the Tar Hells 40 to 12. UNC made a heroic comeback to get within five points but that was as close as they would come all game. Thanks to a spectacular effort from Brandon Rush (25 points 9 rebounds), the Jayhawks were able to send their old coach, Roy Williams, packing. Unanimous Player of the Year winner Tyler Hansborough contributed 17 points and 9 rebounds. He however only converted on 6 of his 13 shots, his worst shooting performace in the tourney. UNC guards Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington combined to shoot 10 of 29 for only 27 points while only contributing 2 assists total. Thanks in large part to Mario Chalmers, the Jayhawks suffocating defense held the Tar Heels to a 36% field goal percentage, their lowest this season.

Final Score - Kansas Jayhawks 84 North Carolina Tar Heels 66