“I’m still kind of at a loss, it was an unbelievable shot,” Florida’s Mike White said on TBS. “What a tough guy this is.” Chiozza’s shot came after Wisconsin’s Zak Showalter his a circus three-pointer at the end of regulation to force OT.FLORIDA WINS ON A BUZZER-BEATER! #Sweet16 pic.twitter.com/t8ooUMf7Gy
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 25, 2017
Now the SEC has three teams into the Elite Eight, and will get at least one Final Four team in the South Carolina-Florida winner. The ACC (North Carolina), Big 12 (Kansas), Pac-12 (Oregon), Big East (Xavier) and WCC (Gonzaga) all have one apiece.WHAT A SHOT NO WAY SOMEBODY CHECK ON @BarstoolBigCat pic.twitter.com/pMd2pegZz0
— RT Ohio (@RT_Ohio) March 25, 2017
“If you’re still playing, there’s going to be eight of us left, how about South Carolina?” Kentucky’s John Calipari said on CBS after the No. 3 Wildcats took out No. 2 UCLA, 86-75, to advance to an Elite Eight matchup with No. 1 North Carolina in the South Regional in Memphis. “How about Frank Martin, what he’s doing in the Elite Eight? Did Florida win? Don’t put three SEC teams in the Elite Eight. No, not from the SEC.” Martin guided No. 7 South Carolina to its first-ever Elite Eight appearance with a 70-50 rout of No. 3 Baylor in an East Regional Sweet 16 game earlier Friday at Madison Square Garden, as I wrote here for FanRagSports.com. Said Martin: “I want to credit the teams in our league and the SEC for preparing us for these kinds of games you have to play at this time of year.”Elite Eight breakdown by conference:
SEC – 3
ACC – 1
Pac- 12 – 1
Big 12 – 1
Big East – 1
WCC – 1 pic.twitter.com/vEJrcPR5x6 — Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 25, 2017