It is 3rd month of the year in the midst of annual 'March Madness'!

It was started from 68 super college teams and after 3 rounds of tough
competitions, 16 sweet teams have overcome 1st hurdle,we named "Sweet 16"!

From here on, the competitions are going to be more fierce and it will be 'Elite
Eight' before everybody's eventual goal,"Final Four"!

Many peoples think this tournament is one of toughest to win.

Every NCAA Men's Basketball teams have their dreams to become 'Final Four
at the beginning of the season.

Perennial power house conferences like 'Big East','Big Ten',and 'ACC'represented
8,7,and 5 teams respectively. 4 Big Ten teams have advanced to Sweet 16 and 3
Big East teams,and 2 ACC teams as well. One Cinderella team, Florida Gulf Coast,
Eagles was born and this was first time ever 15-seed was hit sweet 16.

Pride of each conference is in stake and this is only time U of M fans are
rooting for their usual rival Big Ten teams including their beloved 'OSU',ha,ha.

Best luck to all 16 teams!  KJ

Go! Blue!

Go! Green!

 

Go BUCKS!

Thank you, Dr. Hwang!
이웃사촌이 응원해 주시리라고 믿었습니다.
감사드리고요,
다음엔 미쉬간 팀을 을원할 기회도 올거니까요.

March Madness 를 부채질 하는둣이 Weather까지 덩달아 난리를 피우네요.
저희들은 지난주에 운좋게도 Breckenridge, Colorado에서
아이들 스키타는 것 보고 용케 폭설 난리를 피해서 돌아 왔습니다.

손주들과 즐거운 시간을 보내시고 제때에 돌아오셔서 다행입니다.

아시다 시피  대학선수들은 푸로와 달리 고저의 기폭이 심하고
한판으로 가름하는 게임들이라 불안한 게임들입니다.

U of M의 공격과 OSU의 수비를 합치면 천하 무적일텐데요,ㅎ,ㅎ.

Good Luck!  규정

Michigan Stuns No. 1 Seed Kansas

By RAY GLIER
ARLINGTON, Tex. — The shot was not a pedestrian 3-pointer, a casual 3 from 20 feet 9 inches. This was a heave. When Trey Burke stepped back, he was at least nine feet beyond the regulation 3-point line. He was drifting and Kansas’ 6-foot-8 Kevin Young was jumping toward him. The chances of the ball going in were about the same odds many gave Burke and Michigan when they trailed by 14 with less than seven minutes remaining.
“It didn’t matter how far that shot was,” Burke said. “It was all or nothing. I had a lot of faith in that shot, and it went in."
Burke’s faith was justified as his prayer found the bottom of the net with 4.8 seconds left in regulation to tie top-seeded Kansas, 76-76. Burke, the Big Ten player of the year, then scored 5 quick points in overtime as the fourth-seeded Wolverines beat the Jayhawks, 87-85, on Friday night in the Round of 16 in front of a crowd of 42,639 in Cowboys Stadium.
Burke, a sophomore, was shut out in the first half, but finished with 23 points to lead Michigan (29-7) back after it trailed, 68-54, with 6 minutes 50 seconds to play.
It was a stunning collapse for the Jayhawks (31-6), who controlled the game for 37 minutes in front of a large throng of K.U. fans that dominated the grandstands.
While Burke was providing the heroics, the Jayhawks went away from the two things that had carried them through most of the season: defense and the freshman star Ben McLemore. Just as troublesome was ignoring McLemore when the game was on the line. The 6-foot-5 guard broke out of his slump to score 20 points, but he did not score in the last 11:11 of the game.
It was not McLemore who took the 3-point shot with a chance to win the game with two seconds left; it was the reserve point guard Naadir Tharpe. With Kansas trailing by 2 points, the senior point guard Elijah Johnson drove down the right side of the lane, but found his path blocked by Jordan Morgan. Johnson passed to Tharpe, whose shot missed just before the final buzzer.
The Michigan players were delirious as they celebrated around Burke. The Kansas players were stunned, particularly the senior Johnson, who missed a free throw with 12 seconds left in regulation that would have put the Jayhawks up by 4. Johnson stayed on the floor with his hands on his knees, as responsible for the loss as any player because of two late turnovers and a failure to get McLemore more involved in the offense.
“You score 76 points you should win the game, period, especially a team that leads the country in field-goal percentage defense,” said Kansas Coach Bill Self, whose team had limited opponents to 35.7 percent shooting for the season.
Kansas built its double-digit lead because it dominated on the inside. The Jayhawks scored a season-high 60 points in the paint and shot 54.5 percent from the field.
But the Michigan freshman Mitch McGary was more crafty and successful than anticipated against Kansas’ 7-foot center Jeff Withey, who had blocked 12 shots in his team’s first two wins of the tournament.
McGary, who is 6-10, made 12 of 17 shots and scored 25 points to go with 14 rebounds.
“I am about 6-10 and he thought I was shorter than that, I heard. I showed all of 6-10,” McGary said. “He did a pretty good job, got some buckets, but that’s basketball.”
Kansas led by 72-62 with 2:58 to play following a dunk by Withey, and the Jayhawks seemed to expect Michigan to just go away.
“We definitely didn’t see fear,” said Michigan guard Tim Hardaway Jr. when asked what he saw in his team when it trailed by 14. But Johnson committed a turnover and the Michigan freshman Glen Robinson III scored to make it 72-64. Johnson was then stuck in the backcourt and committed a 10-second violation, and McGary scored with 1:54 to play and it was 72-66 and suddenly a two-possession game.
Kansas led, 76-71, after Johnson made two free throws, but Burke drove for any easy 2 and it was 76-73 with 14 seconds left. Johnson was fouled and missed a free throw with 12 seconds to play and Michigan had the ball.
And Burke.
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PUBLISHED MARCH 29, 2013


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/michigan-stuns-no-1-seed-kansas.html