By: Cooper Ledford
All four teams that SWO Sports covers are going dancing. One of those teams happens to be the #1 overall seed, the Ohio State Buckeyes. Then there is a #4 seed in Kentucky, and two #6 seeds in the two Cincinnati teams, Xavier and UC. I am going to preview all the games.
1Ohio State vs. 16 TX-AP/Ala State-Friday, 4:40 PM ET, TNT: Texas-San Antonio and Alabama State will play in a play-in game in Dayton, the winner of that game will face the Bucks. No matter who wins the game, it should be an easy win for Ohio State. I expect Ohio State to win this game by a ton.
Key Factor: No one, I expect Sullinger to have about 30 points, same with Buford, Deibler, etc.
Final Score Prediction: OSU wins 85-51.
4Kentucky vs. 13Princeton-Thursday, 2:45 PM ET, CBS: The SEC Champs will go against the Ivy League Champs in this one. This may not be a blowout win for UK like some think it will. I expect this game to be rather close, not really close, but still a good game to watch. I would think Kentucky would pull it off and get the win.
Key Factor: Josh Harrellson. Josh has been great as of late, he is getting rebounds like crazy and even getting points. He had a very good SEC Tournament, I expect him to carry it over into the NCAA Tournament.
Final Score Prediction: UK wins 71-63.
6Xavier vs. 11Marquette-Friday, 7:27 PM ET, truTV: This will not be a good game at all, it will be a great game. The Musketeers and Golden Eagles met up last season in the Old Spice Classic, where MU beat XU 71-61. Now Xavier is a better team while Marquette is not as good as they were. But, I still think these teams are pretty equal. I do think the Muskies will be the team to get the win though. I have no idea why this game is on truTV, it's too good for that station, it should be on at least TNT.
Key Factor: Tu Holloway. It seems like when Tu does good, the Muskies win, when he is not on his game, neither are the Muskies. Holloway needs to get about 25 points, and the Musketeers will win. Holloway is really the leader of the team.
Final Score Prediction: Xavier wins 71-68.
6Cincinnati vs. 11Missouri-Thursday, 9:50 PM ET, TNT: I think this will be a really good game to watch. Cincinnati is going dancing for the first time in quite some time, so they will want to make the tournament last as long as possible, but Mizzou is a great team that could beat the 'Cats. However, I just think the Missouri Tigers are overrated, they just don't look like a team that would be able to beat Cincy. I have the Bearcats winning this one.
Key Factor: Yancy Gates. If Yancy goes up to get rebounds, and starts getting on a routine of getting rebounds, and keeps scoring a good amount of points, Cincinnati should win. I hope to see Yancy have about 19 points or more, along with at least 5 rebounds.
Final Score Prediction: UC wins 71-61.
All four teams that SWO Sports covers are going dancing. One of those teams happens to be the #1 overall seed, the Ohio State Buckeyes. Then there is a #4 seed in Kentucky, and two #6 seeds in the two Cincinnati teams, Xavier and UC. I am going to preview all the games.
1Ohio State vs. 16 TX-AP/Ala State-Friday, 4:40 PM ET, TNT: Texas-San Antonio and Alabama State will play in a play-in game in Dayton, the winner of that game will face the Bucks. No matter who wins the game, it should be an easy win for Ohio State. I expect Ohio State to win this game by a ton.
Key Factor: No one, I expect Sullinger to have about 30 points, same with Buford, Deibler, etc.
Final Score Prediction: OSU wins 85-51.
4Kentucky vs. 13Princeton-Thursday, 2:45 PM ET, CBS: The SEC Champs will go against the Ivy League Champs in this one. This may not be a blowout win for UK like some think it will. I expect this game to be rather close, not really close, but still a good game to watch. I would think Kentucky would pull it off and get the win.
Key Factor: Josh Harrellson. Josh has been great as of late, he is getting rebounds like crazy and even getting points. He had a very good SEC Tournament, I expect him to carry it over into the NCAA Tournament.
Final Score Prediction: UK wins 71-63.
6Xavier vs. 11Marquette-Friday, 7:27 PM ET, truTV: This will not be a good game at all, it will be a great game. The Musketeers and Golden Eagles met up last season in the Old Spice Classic, where MU beat XU 71-61. Now Xavier is a better team while Marquette is not as good as they were. But, I still think these teams are pretty equal. I do think the Muskies will be the team to get the win though. I have no idea why this game is on truTV, it's too good for that station, it should be on at least TNT.
Key Factor: Tu Holloway. It seems like when Tu does good, the Muskies win, when he is not on his game, neither are the Muskies. Holloway needs to get about 25 points, and the Musketeers will win. Holloway is really the leader of the team.
Final Score Prediction: Xavier wins 71-68.
6Cincinnati vs. 11Missouri-Thursday, 9:50 PM ET, TNT: I think this will be a really good game to watch. Cincinnati is going dancing for the first time in quite some time, so they will want to make the tournament last as long as possible, but Mizzou is a great team that could beat the 'Cats. However, I just think the Missouri Tigers are overrated, they just don't look like a team that would be able to beat Cincy. I have the Bearcats winning this one.
Key Factor: Yancy Gates. If Yancy goes up to get rebounds, and starts getting on a routine of getting rebounds, and keeps scoring a good amount of points, Cincinnati should win. I hope to see Yancy have about 19 points or more, along with at least 5 rebounds.
Final Score Prediction: UC wins 71-61.
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