NCAAGameSim.com Tournament: Final Four

The Final Four is here.  Let's see who will advance to the championship game.

#6 Iowa 67, #7 Arizona 55

Iowa took early control in the first half and then cruised to a 67-55 victory over Arizona to advance to the National Championship game.  Luka Garza was one of three Hawkeyes to score in double-figures, finishing with 12 pts and 8 rebs.  Bakari Evelyn and Jordan Bohannon also added 12 points a piece.  Arizona really struggled to take care of the ball throughout, coughing up 17 turnovers which turned into 25 Iowa points.

Iowa

Arizona

#4 Oregon 73, #1 Baylor 70

It was the three point shot that proved critical for Oregon in their 73-70 win over Baylor.  Oregon made 8 of 17 three point attempts, but 6 of 8 in the first half as the Ducks led by as many as 13 points.  Oregon went into half with a 35-28 lead.  Baylor fought back behind the spectacular play of Jared Butler.  Butler, who finished with 26 points in the loss, made a 3 with 12 minutes remaining to give Baylor their first lead of the game at 47-46.  Baylor maintained control, taking a 55-52 lead into the under 8 media timeout. 

For Oregon, a trio of Chris Duarte, Payton Prichard, and Will Richardson had the answer down the stretch.  With the game tied at 68 with just over a minute remaining, Payton Prichard made a 3 to give Oregon the lead.  A Jared Butler missed 3 point attempt on the other end led to a fastbreak where Pritchard found Chandler Lawson for a layup to give Oregon a 5 point lead and ice the game.

Oregon

Baylor