The Sweet 16 at the East Region kicks-off tonight featuring one game between UCLA and North Carolina and another between Purdue and underdog Saint Peter’s. Saint Peter's is trying to become the first 15 seed to advance to a regional final.
The fact that none of these teams — not the bluebloods, not Purdue and certainly not the Peacocks — came into this tournament as a trendy pick provides yet another example of why, exactly, the NCAA Tournament is the most-compelling event on the American sports calendar.
“I don’t think we really go into any game thinking any team we’re playing is better than us,” said UNC big man Armando Bacot. It took a bank shot from just inside half court with no time left in overtime to knock out the Bruins. Most of that team is back, but UCLA has spent a lot of this season dealing with injuries and playing in the shadow of Arizona, the Pac-12 champions who are top seeded in the South and account for two of UCLA’s seven losses.Now, comes a matchup with North Carolina — the 14th overall meeting between two of the country’s most storied programs.
Both by seeding and by the odds, Purdue is the region’s favorite to make it to New Orleans. The Boilermakers are, in some ways, a throwback to the way things used to be.
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