Men’s college basketball has its own version of “The Tess Effect” in the form of Andrew Catalon and Steve Lappas.The CBS basketball announcing team is currently on a two-year NCAA Tournament heater that includes No. 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson’s historic upset over top-seeded Purdue in last year’s first round and an incredible stretch in Pittsburgh this past weekend in the first and second rounds, featuring No. 14 seed Oakland’s upset of No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday and then two overtime games on Saturday night NC State defeating Oakland in overtime and Creighton holding off Oregon in double overtime.“First of all, it’s just luck,” Catalon said Sunday morning. “You’ve got to be in the right place at the right time, and we have been in some great places. In the 2015 tournament, we had a 14-seed beat a 3(-seed) when Georgia State beat Baylor. Last year with FDU was historic. This year we have had an unbelievable ride. The best part about it for me is we have now don
ResultsNo. 16 Grambling State: 78-50No. 8 Utah State: 106-67No. 5 Gonzaga: 80-68Matt Painter has Purdue on the brink of history following an 80-68 victory against Gonzaga. Purdue can reach its first Final Four since 1980 with a win against Tennessee in the Elite Eight. Purdue has spent all season trying to respond from losing its first-round NCAA Tournament game as a No. 1 seed a year ago, and the Boilermakers have met the challenge. Zach Edey tallied 27 points and 14 rebounds against Gonzaga, while Braden Smith added 14 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds. Purdue beat both Gonzaga and Tennessee earlier this season in the Maui Invitational and will have to do it again with a whole lot more on the line.
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