Final Four Heartbreak

As the second weekend of March Madness has now come to an end, I'll review with you some amazing nights of basketball. First things first, my beloved Tar Heels lost by seven points to Wisconsin Thursday night. We had been leading the whole game, and had shut down their best player all night long. Still, that wasn't enough. Star Junior, Sam Dekker for Wisconsin had a career high 23 points and 10 rebounds. He was playing like a freight train, unstoppable. Unfortunately, UNC just couldn't hold on to the lead. Wisconsin finished an incredible game against us, and moved on to the Elite Eight, where they beat the Arizona Wildcats. Wisconsin now resides among the Final Four, easily the place that every team wants to get to in the tourney.

Along with Wisconsin, the Duke Blue Devils, Kentucky Wildcats, and Michigan State Spartans have also made it to the Final Four. Duke had to beat Utah and Gonzaga, both relatively mediocre games for them. Kentucky had to battle West Virginia and Notre Dame. They blew away West Virginia by forty, but Notre Dame was a different story. ND played an amazing game, as well as Kentucky. There was six seconds left on the clock, Notre Dame had the ball down by two, Jerian Grant races down the court. In the midst of a double team, he throws up a hail-mary of a shot from the deep three point line in the corner. With the ball flying just over the rim, every fan in the stadium was either shattering ear drums with thunderous excitement, or completely silent realizing that their journey had ended. An incredible ball game had come to a bitter end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but miraculously for Kentucky. 

Michigan State has proved to be a Cinderella story for the NCAA tournament, being the only team left that is not a #1 seed. Seven Seeded Michigan State hasn't had an easy game all tourney, and it won't get easier. They have definitely peaked at the right time, winning all nail biters against Georgia, Virginia, Oklahoma, and now Louisville, this team has proved that they belong in Indiana in the Final Four. 

The Big Dance isn't over yet though. The Final Four games will start on Saturday, with Michigan State facing off against Duke, and a Kentucky vs. Wisconsin show down. The championship game will be the following Monday. Stay tuned for more college ball info and biased information on my hatred for Duke University.