The DPI Gradebook: Computer-simulated 2021 NCAA Tournament results--Heat Check CBB
First Round
(2) Houston def. (15) Cleveland State 81-58: One of the few blowouts of the first round; the Cougars dominate this game on the offensive and defensive ends.
16 Questions for First Round Friday of the NCAA Tournament--Rush The Court
With the first round of the NCAA Tournament now just days away, here is a question I have for each of Friday’s 16 match-ups.
- #2 Houston vs. #15 Cleveland State: Can Cleveland State find enough baskets to keep the game close against a Houston squad that sometimes struggles to make shots? Cleveland State played three games all season against an opponent with a top-100 defensive efficiency and 19 games against a defense that sat outside of the top 250. The Vikings draw a top-10 defense in a Houston squad that is the only team in the country to have both a top-10 two-point and three-point percentage defense.
Cleveland St. faces Houston in First Round--Associated Press
2021 NCAA Tournament picks: Seth Davis makes his predictions for Friday’s first-round games--The Athletic
No. 15 Cleveland State vs. No. 2 Houston (-20), 7:15 p.m., truTV. If you’ve been following our coverage of job openings, you know that Vikings coach Dennis Gates is on a lot of top candidate lists. There’s a reason for that. The 41-year-old Leonard Hamilton disciple has only been a head coach for two years, but he was named Horizon League coach of the year both times, and although this team isn’t pretty on the offensive end (sixth in the Horizon League in offensive efficiency, 10th in 3-point percentage), the Vikings play a swarming defense and have plenty of fight. That’s also a great way to describe Houston, which has a small front line but ranks second in the country in offensive rebound percentage and 16th in defensive efficiency. The Cougars are also 327th in the country in tempo. Houston should win this game because it has more and better perimeter scorers in Quentin Grimes and Marcus Sasser, but this is an awfully big number for a game that’s shaping up to be a rock fight. The pick: Cleveland State
Defensive-minded Tre Gomillion is the backbone of Cleveland State’s championship season--Cleveland Plain Dealer
White Named To Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars Top-10--csuvikings.prestosports.com
Vikings Open 2021 Women's Basketball Invitational Against Manhattan--csuvikings.prestosports.com
UDM's Mike Davis still building amid job rumors, adds ex-Vandy, Notre Dame guard--Detroit News
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