Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A Great Final Four

Just to be clear the Final Four is where the winners of each quadrant of the bracket play each other in two games. In the past these games have been highly competitive and very exciting to watch. This year's Final Four action was extremely simlar with one game that was closer than most people expected, and a game where two of the same seeds played but the game shocked most of America with the ending.
1. Kentucky vs.  4. Louisville
The number one team in the nation, jumped out to an early lead on the Cardinals. Louisville then fought back and at the end of the half the score was 35-28 with a Kentucky lead. In the second half Louisville battled hard but it was not enough losing to them by one point in the second half. Anthony Davis had a big game for Kentucky with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks. Although Louisville played well, there was just too much blue and Kentucky went on to win by a score of 69-61.

2. Ohio State vs.  2. Kansas
This was a great game to watch with my friend Zach. Ohio State came out with passion and at one point was doubling Kansas. They were winning by 11 points with about 6 seconds to go in the half. Ohio State comes down the floor, turns it over, and Kansas runs the fast break for a buzzer beater layup to give them some momentum going into the second half. Of course this momentum would carry over into the second half and the fought back into it to tie the game with only a few minutes left. Kansas would then take the lead with about 10 seconds left and Ohio State turned it over and that was that. Elijah Johnson had a nice game for the Jayhawks with 13 points and 10 assists. Kansas upsets a team that most people thought could beat Kentucky, by a final score of  64-62.

Elijah Johnson, guard for Kansas

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