The fourth-seeded Razorbacks lean heavily on Chris Lykes, a grad transfer from Miami.
1 overall seed Gonzaga, which plays Arkansas on Thursday night. While stars have aligned to bring Coleman-Lands within a game of facing Iowa State for a spot in the Final Four, and Enaruna and Moore a win from facing the Jayhawks for a spot in New Orleans, there are numerous players at each of the regional sites that have ties to other teams still alive in the NCAA Tournament.Īnother ex-Iowa State player, Rasir Bolton, is averaging 11.3 points for No. That meant a lot to me, and those guys have shown that throughout the course of our season.” “What I’ll say with a tremendous sense of pride,” Otzelberger continued, “is guys like Izaiah Brockington and (Minnesota transfer) Gabe Kalscheur, who have led us throughout the course of the season, those are guys that immediately talked about how hard they will work, how important it is to them to win games and play for pride for Iowa State. “My question right back at them is: How hard are you willing to work for it? What do you do extra? What’s your leadership ability? What do you do when things are hard? “A lot of times when guys are transferring, especially as older players, they talk about wanting to have more opportunity, more shots, be a focal point, potentially a go-to guy,” Otzelberger said. Penn State transfer Izaiah Brockington has been the catalyst for the Cyclones, averaging more than 17 points a game, but Enaruna has given Otzelberger key minutes off the bench in NCAA tourney wins over LSU and Wisconsin. But it has paid off in a big way for Otzelberger, who has taken a two-win team from last season to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament. 11 seed Iowa State has seven four-year transfers on its roster, which Otzelberger had to rebuild after taking the job last spring, and four came from power conferences. I just tried to take it one moment at a time. I never really tried to worry about anything. I feel like I’m a good enough player to be here,” he said. Tennessee forced Belmont into eight turnovers and scored 16 points off of them.“I worked hard to get to this moment.
The Lady Vols held Belmont to 10 points in the second quarter while scoring 19 of their own to hold a 12-point lead at halftime. The Bruins shot 25% in the first two quarters and only made 4-of-16 from 3-point range. Tennessee was solid defensively, keeping guards in front of them and not letting up many easy looks from behind the arc.
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The Lady Vols are now 24-2 when holding opponents to 70 or fewer points, and 1-6 when they don't.īy halftime, Belmont had scored only 23 points and Jones – who scored 22 against Oregon and was 4-of-4 from 3-point range – only had one point from a free throw. Tennessee needs its best defense to keep winning games. The freshmen combined for 18 points and 11 rebounds. It's the culture here right now, but it is so strong with those freshmen." I'm telling you, they put so much time in outside of our practice.
"I'll tell you what, they've hung in there," Harper said of the freshmen. "They're really taking advantage of their opportunities when they get them. It's a milestone that's meaningful for everyone in the program, as none of the players on the roster have made a Sweet 16 and Harper's only Sweet 16 appearance as a coach was in 2019 with Missouri State.īelmont's Cinderella run ends in the second round for the second year in a row. Tennessee is going to the Sweet 16 for the first time in coach Kellie Harper's third season.
Destinee Wells led Belmont with 22 points and Tuti Jones had 17, hitting crucial shots down the stretch to give Belmont a chance to win – the game was within three points the last six minutes of the game. Belmont grabbed 18 offensive rebounds and scored 23 points off of them. SWEET 16: This Sweet 16 sweeter than most for the Lady Vols | AdamsįIRST ROUND WIN: How Tennessee Lady Vols basketball adjusted at halftime to beat Buffalo in NCAA Tournament openerĪfter Tennessee had the advantage on the glass in the first half, Belmont out-rebounded Tennessee 20-15 in the second half, 10 of them off the offensive glass. GAME WINNER: See Lady Vols' Sara Puckett hit game-winning 3-pointer in final seconds to send Tennessee to Sweet 16 "(Dye has) won rings every year that she's played basketball, and this is the year for us," Key said. "She's come on this team, and she has the winner's mentality, and she works really hard. Alexus Dye led Tennessee with her fourth straight double-double (20 points, 11 rebounds), and Key had 18 points and four rebounds.
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