Southeast Regionals Review and Preview

Well After three days of the NCAA Tournament we have half the Sweet Sixteen set. Now over the next four days I will break down every regional by giving a review of what has happened and a preview of the sweet sixteen round and elite eight. I will begin with the only region that is set and that is the southeast.
REVIEW:
The first two rounds have been filled with close games (WISC-KSU, MSU-UCLA) but there have been two stories to dominate this region Jimmer and Butler. Jimmer has dominated Wofford and Gonzaga in leading BYU to their first sweet sixteen in 30 years without Brandon Davies. The other story is last year's darling Butler winning two games (against ODU and #1 seed Pitt) with late Matt Howard points. From a frantic tip in win against ODU to the craziest 1.4 seconds in tournament history against Pitt where the refs did everything correctly (a foul is a foul no matter when it occurs). However Pitt made a mistake in fouling Howard after the rebound but if Brown makes the 2nd foul shot they are advancing and Howard doesnt get the chance to win it at the line.

Preview:
The final four teams in the Southeast regional are Butler-Wisconsin, BYU-Florida.
Butler vs. Wisconsin:
This game is going to be a physical war with two teams that don't play a pretty game. Wisconsin is led by Jordan Taylor and Jon Leuer while Matt Howard and Sheldon Mack lead the Butler Bulldogs. Both teams are well coached by Bo Ryan (Wisconsin) and Brad Stevens (Butler) and have tons of tourney experience. The key to this game is going to be the inside play and can Matt Howard stay out of foul trouble. I see Butler somehow pulling out a victory against a Wisconsin team that can get suddenly cold for long periods of time (see their 33 point output in the Big 10 tournament against Penn State). Butler 69 Wisconsin 64

BYU vs. Florida
This game comes down to one question can Florida do what not many teams have done this year and stop Jimmer. The Gators, a team that many people felt were overseeded as a two seed, are led by Chandler Parsons, Kenny Boynton, and Erving Walker. Aside from Jimmer Freddette (the nations leading scorer) also have Jackson Emery and Noah Hartsock but are missing Brandon Davies who was suspended by the school earlier in the year for violating the honor code. Florida clearly has the coaching edge as two time national champion coach Billy Donovan (Florida) faces BYU's Dave Rose who is in his first sweet sixteen. However I think there is too much Jimmer and BYU will advance 73-69.

ELITE 8 BYU vs. Butler
Two non power conference teams will meet for a spot in the final four as Butler attempts to make it back to back years while Jimmer attempts to establish himself as a legend in college basketball. I think while BYU will miss Davies and Howard could dominate inside but Butler will have no answer for Jimmer and BYU will make their 1st ever final four by a score of 70-62.