1* 340-305
2* 29-31
3* 7-8
4* 1-1
5* 1-1
1* Illinois/Iowa Under 137.5
Illinois takes the 32nd longest offensive possessions in the entire country. Iowa, the 3rd longest. While they are conference foes, these coaches have only seen each others programs once before, back on Jan 11th. So not a ton of familiarity, but enough. McCollom knows he's at a huge height disadvantage, so I'm interested to see how he handles the twins when defending them. But he's proven to be a great coach, and will have a plan. I'd imagine the offensive plan against the zone will be to get Sturtz to the foul line area, and let him make the decisions from there. Just don't know how easy that will be given Illinois size. The first meeting played to a 75-69 Illini win in Iowa City.
1* Arizona Wildcats -5.5
I haven't seen a team play in this tournament, that can beat Arizona right now. If its not Bradley, its Peat. If its not Peat, its Burries. If its not Burries, its Kharchenkov. They just keep coming. Go ahead and take an option away. It doesn't matter. Purdue has a ton of experience, guys that have played for a National Title, so they will fight, but at the end of the day, the talent of Arizona will overwhelm the Boilers.
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