Both mid-majors made it interesting for 2\/3rds of the game, but then they went cold – almost as if the moment was starting to get to big – sometimes the realization that the Sweet 16 is possible can make a team get tight really quick.\u00a0\u00a0 And Maryland and Syracuse both took advantage to go on large runs to finish off the game.<\/p>\n
The win by Syracuse sends the 6th ACC team to the Sweet 16, which is extremely impressive.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That makes the ACC 12-1, with the only loss being the 4 point one by 10 seed Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
One more double digit seed left – Northern Iowa currently has a 6 point lead over Texas A&M, but that has been shrunk from 15 points – so that could come down to the wire as well.\u00a0\u00a0 With Xavier only up by 3 at half-time and Oregon\/St. Joseph’s still to start, looks like it should be an entertaining evening of college basketball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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