Many of the games on the first day of the Round of 32 continued the trend we saw from the Round of 64, with the favorites largely reigning supreme. However, we did get our first major upset of the tournament on Saturday.
No. 10 seed Arkansas took down No. 2 seed St. John’s in a battle of two Hall of Fame coaches, with John Calipari getting the latest laugh over rival Rick Pitino. That game wasn’t defined by its stars, however. In fact, both teams had commanding defensive performances that caused the opposing stars to struggle to shoot from the field as St. John’s All-American RJ Luis was benched for the final minutes of the game.
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The other seven games on Saturday, though, featured strong individual efforts. A couple of All-Americans made their presence felt, while a bench player was pivotal to another victory after…
