Okay then. Time for day two of the 2011 NCAA Tournament. A new slate of games, sixteen new shots at an epic, memorable game, kicking off with none other than the Longhorns. Start your viewing with this quick guide to every team from the first half of today's slate of match-ups. After the jump you'll find key players for each team, stat rankings, odds, and staff picks. Everything you need for a quick reference guide to every team in every game.
Everyone's full bracket and Final Four predictions can be found here. Ignore the guy who picked Utah State and Louisville. Stats courtesy of KenPom.com and odds courtesy of BetVega.com.
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11:15 |
(4) Texas |
(13) Oakland |
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LINE |
+450 |
-600 |
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PACE |
66.9 Pos/G |
72.9 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
4 (21/1) |
66 (15/200) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
3 Jordan Hamilton (32.7% Shots) 13 Tristan Thompson (6.9 Fouls Drawn/40) |
23 Reggie Hamilton (34.2 Asst Rate) 34 Keith Benson (10.2 Block%) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
1 Gary Johnson (56.1 FT Rate) 14 J’Covan Brown (49.6 eFG%) |
12 Ledrick Eackles (16.1 Asst Rate) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
87% |
13% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
86 |
72 |
FanMatch: Ninth best game of the day.
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Code: Texas
Fittz: Texas
Griffin: Texas
London: Texas
Ponting: Texas
Starkey: Texas
Perryman: Oakland
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11:40 |
(8) Michigan |
(9) Tennessee |
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LINE |
Pick |
Pick |
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PACE |
62.8 Pos/G |
67.2 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
39 (50/48) |
54 (71/49) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
4 Darius Morris (44.7 Asst Rate) 10 Tim Hardaway (11.4 TO Rate) |
32 Scotty Hopson (31.4% Shots) 12 Tobias harris (21.0 Def Reb%) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
52 Jordan Morgan (61.7 eFG%) |
23 Cameron Tatum (41.6 FT Rate) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
57% |
43% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
65 |
63 |
FanMatch: Fifth best game of the day.
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Fittz: Tennessee
Griffin: Tennessee
London: Tennessee
Ponting: Tennessee
Code: Michigan
Perryman: Michigan
Starkey: Michigan
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12:40 |
(2) Notre Dame |
(15) Akron |
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LINE |
-1400 |
+800 |
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PACE |
64.5 Pos/G |
66.7 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
10 (3/60) |
118 (155/100) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
23 Ben Hansbrough (59.3 eFG%) |
13 Nikola Cvetinovic (5.3 Fouls Drawn/40) 11 Alex Abreu (35.6 Asst Rate) 23 Brett McKnight (52.9 eFG%) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
21 Tim Abromaitis (55.9 eFG%) 1 Tyrone Nash (98.4 FT Rate) |
44 Zeke Marshall (11.8 Block%) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
94% |
6% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
78 |
61 |
FanMatch: 12th best game of the day.
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Notre Dame
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1:10 |
(8) George Mason |
(9) Villanova |
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LINE |
Pick |
Pick |
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PACE |
65.8 Pos/G |
66.2 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
27 (29/44) |
26 (23/56) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
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10 Corey Fisher (31.5 Asst Rate) 2 Maalik Wayns (32.8 Asst Rate) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
20 Cam Long (1.9 Fouls/40) 24 Ryan Pearson (62.0 FT Rate) 14 Luke Hancock (29.3 Asst Rate) 11 Vetrail Vaughns (65.2 eFG%) 3 Byron Allen (21.6 Asst Rate) |
13 Mouphtaou Yarou (13.3 Offensive Rebound%) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
50% |
50% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
69 |
70 |
FanMatch: Second best game of the day.
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Code: George Mason
Fittz: George Mason
Griffin: George Mason
London: George Mason
Perryman: Villanova
Ponting: Villanova
Starkey: Villanova
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1:45 |
(5) Arizona |
(12) Memphis |
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LINE |
-240 |
+200 |
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PACE |
66.2 Pos/G |
68.6 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
32 (17/71) |
89 (136/64) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
23 Derrick Williams (66.9 eFG%) |
1 Joe Jackson (29.6 Asst Rate) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
12 Lamont Jones (2.7 Fouls/40) |
5 Will Barton (14.5 Off Reb%) 10 Tarik Black (14.5 Off Reb%) 11 Wesley Witherspoon (74.2 FT Rate) 12 Drew Barham (11.7 Off Reb%) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
77% |
33% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
74 |
67 |
FanMatch: Eighth best game of the day.
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Arizona
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2:10 |
(1) Duke |
(16) Hamptono |
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LINE |
Off |
Off |
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PACE |
69.6 Pos/G |
68.0 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
2 (5/3) |
211 (291/93) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
2 Nolan Smith (31.1 Asst Rate) 1 Kyrie Irving (62.3 eFG%) |
1 Darrion Pellum (87.5% Min) 32 Kwame Morgan (9.7 TO Rate) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
12 Kyle Singler (87.6% Min) |
20 Charles Funches (63.7 FT Rate) 11 Mike Tuitt (78.8 FT Rate) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
99% |
1% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
83 |
56 |
FanMatch: Worst game of the day.
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Duke
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3:10 |
(7) Texas A&M |
(10) Florida State |
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LINE |
Pick |
Pick |
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PACE |
62.5 Pos/G |
69.0 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
47 (64/38) |
40 (154/2) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
22 Khris Middleton (28.4% Shots) |
15 Terrance Shannon (55.9 FT Rate) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
10 David Loubeau (5.1 Fouls Drawn/40) 32 Kourtney Roberson (61.2 FT Rate) |
31 Chris Singleton (4.0 Steal%) 10 Okaro White (10.3 Off Reb%) 1 Xavier Gibson (6.3 Block%) 30 Ian Miller (12.1 Asst Rate) 50 Jon Kreft (7’ 0") |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
47% |
53% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
72 |
73 |
FanMatch: Fourth best game of the day.
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Code: A&M
Fittz: A&M
London: A&M
Perryman: A&M
Ponting: A&M
Griffin: FSU
Starkey: FSU
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3:40 |
(1) Ohio State |
(16) UT-San Antonio |
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LINE |
Off |
Off |
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PACE |
65.6 Pos/G |
68.0 Pos/G |
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KENPOM RANK (OFF/DEF) |
1 (1/9) |
218 (190/246) |
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MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS |
0 Jared Sullinger (26.5 Def Reb%) 1 Deshaun Thomas (15 Off Reb%) |
21 Devin Gibson (81.9 FT Rate) 31 Melvin Johnson (33.0% Shots) |
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SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTORS |
23 David Lighty (3.0 Steal%) 44 William Buford (113.9 Offensive Rating) 2 Jordan Sibert (14% Min) |
12 Jeromie Hill (53.8 eFG%) 44 T.J. Williams (10.2 Off Reb%) |
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KenPom Chance of Win |
99% |
1% |
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KenPom Predicted Score |
87 |
59 |
FanMatch: 15th best game of the day.
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Ohio State