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NCAA Midwest Regional Finals - FINAL Team 1st 2nd SCORE #1 Kansas Jayhawks 30 29 59 #10 Davidson Wildcats 28 29 57
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End of Game
- The Kansas Jayhawks has defeated the Davidson Wildcats 59-57
Second Half
- 0:00: Richards misses the three-pointer at the buzzer and Kansas wins
- 0:17: TIMEOUT - Davidson - Davidson will get one more shot at it... you know what, I say go for the 3-ball and the glory of winning it now
- 0:36: TIMEOUT - Kansas
- 0:54: Davidson trails 59-57 - Off the inbound, Curry hits a 3-ball from deep in the corner pocket - TIMEOUT - Davidson - It's not over yet...
- 0:58: Davidson trails 59-54 - Sander makes 1 of 2
- 0:59: TIMEOUT - Davidson
- 1:15: Kansas leads 59-53 - Rush makes 2 of 2 free throws
- 2:20: Kansas leads 57-53 - Kaun hits 1 of 2 at the line
- 2:20: Lovedale fouls out for Davidson
- 3:31: TV TIMEOUT
- 5:01: Kansas leads 56-53 - Arthur hits the turnaround inside
- 5:27: Davidson trails 54-53 - Barr takes it inside
- 5:35: Kansas leads 54-51 - Kaun hits the inside jump hook
- 6:11: TV TIMEOUT
- 6:31: Kansas leads 52-51 - Collins hits the 3-pointer from up top
- 7:17: Kansas trails 51-49 - Chalmers on the easy steal and lay-in
- 7:35: TIMEOUT - Davidson
- 8:56: Davidson leads 51-47 - Curry steps back and knocks down the jumper
- 9:03: Kansas trails 49-47 - Kaun hits the inside shot
- 9:35: Kansas leads 49-45 - Barr hits the triple triple
- 10:30: Davidson leads 46-45 - Lovedale with the turnaround jumper and the foul - missed the bonus shot - TIMEOUT - Kansas
- 11:14: Davidson trails 45-44 - Barr again hits the trifecta
- 11:25: Kansas leads 45-41 - Jackson runs the floor on the break and gets the FLUSH
- 11:54: Davidson trails 43-41 - Barr hits the trifecta
- 11:59: TV TIMEOUT
- 12:01: Davidson trails 43-38 - Richards makes 1 free throw
- 12:11: Kansas leads 43-37 - Rush hits the runner and is fouled - adds the bonus shot
- 13:42: Kansas leads 40-37 - Collins makes 2 free throws
- 15:01: Kansas leads 38-37 - Rush scores on the 3-pointer
- 15:39: Davidson leads 37-35 - Lovedale grabs the offensive board and reverse lays it in
- 15:51: TV TIMEOUT
- 16:16: Kansas ties it at 35-35 - Jackson hits 1 of 2 at line
- 16:57: Kansas trails 35-34 - Kaun on the SLAM off the lob pass and the foul - misses bonus
- 17:29: Davidson leads 35-32 - Sander hits the inside jumper off the great pass from Richards and the foul - misses bonus
- 18:20: Kansas trails 33-32 - Kaun hits the jump hook down low
- 18:34: Davidson leads 33-30 - Curry hits the trifecta
- 19:12: Davidson ties it at 30-30 - Curry hits the jumper from down town
- Kansas starts with the ball
Halftime
- At the Half: Kansas leads Davidson 30-28
- Halftime Stats:
- For Kansas Jayhawks: 13-28 from the field, 3-6 from 3-point land, 1-4 at the line, 20 rebounds (5 O, 15 D), 5 assists, 9 turnovers. SCORING: Chalmers has 11, Jackson has 6 and 6 boards, Arthur has 5, Rush with 4, Collins has 0.
- For Davidson Wildcats: 11-31 from the floor, 3-13 from beyond the arc, 3-6 at the stripe, 11 rebounds (1 O, 10 D), 6 assists, 4 steals, 4 turnovers. SCORING: Curry leads all scorers with 15, Richards has 6.
First Half
- 0:00: Half ends with half-court shot attempt no good
- 0:06: Kansas leads 30-28 - Jackson hits the runner
- 1:17: TIMEOUT - Davidson
- 2:05: Davidson ties it at 28-28 - Sander hits the leaner and draws contact - misses bonus
- 2:14: Kansas leads 28-26 - Jackson makes good on a foul up shot
- 2:48: Davidson ties it at 26-26 - Curry hits all 3 free throws
- 3:00: Kansas leads 26-23 - Arthur hits 1 of 2 at line
- 3:50: Kansas leads 25-23 - Jackson off the feed from Arthur scores on the lay-in - first lead since 6-4
- 3:58: TV TIMEOUT
- 4:23: Shot clock violation on Kansas
- 4:37: TIMEOUT - Kansas - great defense forced that TO
- 4:59: TIMEOUT - Kansas
- 5:24: Kansas ties it at 23-23 - Arthur on a tough turnaround jumper
- 5:41: Davidson leads 23-21 - Curry hits the runner
- 5:58: Kansas ties it at 21-21 - Chalmers hits the jumper
- 6:05: Davidson leads 21-19 - Richards hits the jumper
- 6:27: Kansas ties it at 19-19 - Chalmers hits the triple to even it up
- 7:28: Davidson leads 19-16 - Curry on the jumper at the foul line hits for the Wildcats
- 7:56: TV TIMEOUT - STAT PACK: For Davidson: 7-19 from the field, 3-7 from beyond the arc, 0-2 at the line, 9 rebounds (all defensive), 4 assists, 3 steals - SCORING: Cury has 8, Richards with 4. For Kansas: 7-18 from the field, 2-5 from 3-point range, 0-2 at the line, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks, 5 turnovers - SCORING: Kaun and Chalmers have 6 each.
- 8:17: Kansas trails 17-16 - Chalmers steps back and knocks down the trifecta
- 8:45: Davidson leads 17-13 - Curry for the trey - He's starting to heat up now
- 8:53: Kansas trails 14-13 - Arthur strong to the glass
- 9:01: Davidson leads 14-11 - Curry inside for the lay-in
- 9:21: Kansas trails 12-11 - Kahn on the interior strong to the hole - For those old-schoolers like me waiting for it, here it is: "Let me rock you Sasha Kaun, that's all I wanna do..."
- 9:42: Davidson leads 12-9 - Curry for 3 - like father, like son
- 10:00: Kansas ties game at 9-9 - Chalmers hits trifecta up top
- 10:57: Game delayed by a scoreboard malfunction
- 11:03: TV TIMEOUT - Curry is 0-5 but he's also distributing the ball and Kansas is not hitting shots or getting rebounds on the offensive end.
- 11:26: Davidson leads 9-6 - Richards hits on the runner
- 11:43: Davidson leads 7-6 - Sander nails the 3-ball up top
- 13:36: Davidson trails 6-4 - Richards hits the driving scoop at the other end
- 13:43: Kansas leads 6-2 - Rush hits the lay-up
- 15:08: Kansas leads 4-2 - Kaun off the pass from Collins hits inside
- 15:49: TV TIMEOUT - Both teams very tight in the first 5 minutes, but both are hustling back on defense
- 16:45: Both teams missing open opportunities and playing great defense
- 17:52: Kansas ties it at 2-2 - Kaun hits the shot inside
- 18:22: Davidson leads 2-0 - Lovedale scores from Richards inside
- Kansas controls the tip
- Awaiting 5:05 ET tip-off
Midwest Regional Finals Bracket
- #1 Kansas:
- First Round: Defeated #16 Portland State 85-61
- Second Round: Defeated #8 UNLV 75-56
- Regional Semifinals: Defeated #12 Villanova 72-57
- #10 Davidson:
- First Round: Defeated #7 Gonzaga 82-76
- Second Round: Defeated #2 Georgetown 74-70
- Regional Semifinals: Defeated #3 Wisconsin 73-56
2008 Midwest Region Bracket
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Ford Field, Detroit MI1 Kansas 85 16 Portland State 61 1 Kansas 75 8 UNLV 56 8 UNLV 71 9 Kent State 58 1 Kansas 72 12 Villanova 57 5 Clemson 69 12 Villanova 75 12 Villanova 84 13 Siena 72 4 Vanderbilt 62 13 Siena 83 1 Kansas 59 10 Davidson 57 6 USC 67 11 Kansas State 80 11 Kansas State 55 3 Wisconsin 72 3 Wisconsin 71 14 Cal St. Fullerton 56 3 Wisconsin 56 10 Davidson 73 7 Gonzaga 76 10 Davidson 82 10 Davidson 74 2 Georgetown 70 2 Georgetown 66 15 UMBC 47 - Mahalo Sports will be providing LIVE COVERAGE of the NCAA Tournament, also known as MARCH MADNESS. Game coverage is underway, and continues with every game of the tournament, right through to the National Championship. For an overview of today's action, CLICK HERE.
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