With Dominc James back for the first time since breaking his foot on February 25th against Connecticut, the Golden Eagles entered the Missouri match-up with high hopes. James didn't record a shot and racked up 3 personal fouls in 17 minutes off the bench. Missouri took the lead early, but Marquette slowly chipped away late and eventually tied it up with :38 seconds on the clock. With :05 left, JT Tiller drove the lane trying to put the Tigers ahead by two but was fouled hard and injured his wrist. Freshman Kim English, who was very hot off the bench early in the game, came in to replace Tiller and was ice cold has to nailed both free throws to put Missou up two. Lazar Hayward stepped over the line on the following inbound pass and turned it over for Marquette which was the nail in the coffin as Missouri moved on to the Sweet Sixteen in a 83-79 victory.
It was a David vs. Goliath match-up when Siena took on Louisville, and David nearly pulled off the upset. Louisville lead the entire game, but the Saints were constantly nipping at the heals of the Cardinals. Led by Clarence Jackson, Siena started to pull away with under 9 minutes to play and took a 63-57 lead. Siena tried forcing 3's to increase the lead, but Louisville remained calm, scoring in four consequtive possesions. Breakdowns in Siena's defense allowed two wide-open fast breaks by Earl Clark and Terrance Williams with under a minute to go, as Louisville pulled away from a very tough Siena team and went on to win 79-72.
UConn will move on to face Purdue in Glendale this Thursday. UConn has looked like the team to beat thus far, but will certainly face tougher competition against the Boilermakers, who just squeeked by Washington 76-74 in the second round. Tip off is officially set for 7:07pm, so if you plan on going out for Thirsty Thursday, make sure you go somewhere with plenty of big TVs.
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