SUNDAY

San Diego vs Western Kentucky (-5.5) - 11:50am Pacific - Sunday - Game #709-710
The Hilltoppers needed a buzzer beating 3 pointer in overtime to dispatch #5 seed Drake in round one, but the game should have never made it out of regulation.  WKY out shot Drake .544 to .377 for the game and led by 16 with under 12 minutes to play but an uncharacteristically high number of turnovers helped Drake to a improbable comeback.  WKY still prevailed and are now winners of 18 of 19 games giving them solid momentum entering this game.  The Hilltoppers have far superior depth, backcourt talent, and are dominated by an upperclassmen lineup.  They had only three players play over 30 minutes on Friday, and all under 40.  San Diego meanwhile is down to a seven man rotation and saw two players hit the 40 minute mark, with two others going over 35+ on Friday.  The Toreros have no seniors and just two upperclassmen in their rotation.  They benefited greatly from early first half injury to UConn PG and leading scorer Price (0 points in 9 minutes) or likely would not have advanced.  USD star guard Brandon Johnson (groin) was noticeably hobbled late in the game and could be less than 100% Sunday.  Unlike UConn, a determined Western Kentucky team will be all out from the word go.  Give the points.

Play:  Western Kentucky -5.5   0.5 UNIT   |   WIN 72-63



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