NY Times: Potential NCAA Bracket Busters

[MUMountin]

No. 10 Marquette Can Beat No. 7 South Carolina

Why It Will Happen: South Carolina was seeded higher than even Coach Frank Martin expected, considering that the Gamecocks have lost six of their last nine games. Balanced Marquette (five players average double-digits scoring) spreads the floor and is one of the most efficient offensive teams in the country. In fact, their 3-point percentage, 43.1, is the nation's best — led by freshman Markus Howard's 54.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The last time another Marquette team averaged more than 80 points a game for an entire season was 1971. That team went to the round of 16, and this one could, too.

Why It Might Not: This will essentially be a home game for South Carolina, with the game being played in Greenville, S.C. The crowd will energize one of the nation's staunchest defensive teams, which forces more than 17 turnovers per game, fifth most nationally. South Carolina will take the air out of the ball and hope Marquette goes cold.

X-Factor: Marquette's Andrew Rowsey, the Big East's sixth man of the year, will have the ball in his hands at the end of the game. His 93.3 percent shooting from the free-throw line is third in the country.

http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/sports/ncaa-tournament-bracket-upsets.html

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[Oldgym]

Hard to see how our game would bust brackets.  I would guess 5% of the country has either MU or USC in the second weekend. If that.

[GoldenDieners32]

We can beat this team. They are going to run us off the 3 point line so we will have to drive and kick or go up and make the shot/get fouled. We are one of the top free throw shooting teams in the country. I think we can win by not turning the ball over and getting to the line