1 Kansas vs 11 VCU, 2:20PM ET, CBS
Two more squads will battle in the Elite 8 for the right to join the 2011 Final Four in today's game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the VCU Rams. VCU will attempt the biggest underdog run since George Mason upset UConn in 2006 to reach the Final Four. Kansas is the only remaining number 1 seed still in the tournament, while VCU is the only remaining double-digit seeded team.
Starting Lineups
Kansas: Markieff Morris (F), Marcus Morris (F), Tyshawn Taylor (G), Brady Morningstar (G), Tyrel Reed (G)
VCU: DJ Haley (C), Jamie Skeen (F), Joey Rodriguez (G), Bradford Burgess (G), Ed Nixon (G)
Player to Watch: Jamie Skeen, F, VCU
This six-foot-9 senior gets to the free-throw line more than anyone else on the Rams and pulls through when the team needs him most. He's 56.3% from the two-point range and 38.9% from the three-point range. If VCU hopes to have any chance in keeping up with the Jayhawks, Skeen's game and the Rams rebounding game need to be flawless.
In my Bracket: Rock Chalk
Two more squads will battle in the Elite 8 for the right to join the 2011 Final Four in today's game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the VCU Rams. VCU will attempt the biggest underdog run since George Mason upset UConn in 2006 to reach the Final Four. Kansas is the only remaining number 1 seed still in the tournament, while VCU is the only remaining double-digit seeded team.
Starting Lineups
Kansas: Markieff Morris (F), Marcus Morris (F), Tyshawn Taylor (G), Brady Morningstar (G), Tyrel Reed (G)
VCU: DJ Haley (C), Jamie Skeen (F), Joey Rodriguez (G), Bradford Burgess (G), Ed Nixon (G)
Player to Watch: Jamie Skeen, F, VCU
This six-foot-9 senior gets to the free-throw line more than anyone else on the Rams and pulls through when the team needs him most. He's 56.3% from the two-point range and 38.9% from the three-point range. If VCU hopes to have any chance in keeping up with the Jayhawks, Skeen's game and the Rams rebounding game need to be flawless.
In my Bracket: Rock Chalk
VCU is coming off wins against Georgetown, Purdue and Florida State. I want to give it to the underdogs, but I just don't see being too over-matched on the inside to eliminate the Jayhawks. This tournament has been an absurdities of upsets, though, and nothing would surprise me at this point.
- Oritt Blum
- Oritt Blum
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