March Madness Sweet 16 BREAKDOWN...EAST Region....'CUSE and slow-down BADGERS and the BATTLE of I-71 OHIO...BUCKEYES vs BEARCATS

We head to BEANTOWN for the EAST REGIONAL Finals for the SWEET 16 and some interesting match ups. The Syracuse ORANGE take on the methodical BADGERS of Wisconsin and the two school that are a bout 100 miles apart and don't even play each other..the BUCKEYES of Ohio State and the BEARCATS of Cincinnati in the BATTLE of Interstate 71.

The winner of the EAST Region will play the winner of the MIDWEST Region. Both #1 and #2 Seeds are still in the EAST Region and everyone is looking forward to a 'CUSE and O-STATE match up. Before we get to that match up there is some business to attend to as the other teams in the region are really good and battle tested.

March 22nd, 2012 715PM ET
EAST Region Match Ups....VITALS:

#4 WISCONSIN

PG Jordan TAYLOR
SF Ryan EVANS
PF/C Jared BERGGREN

#1 SYRACUSE

COMBO Dion WAITERS
SF Kris JOSEPH
PG Scoop JARDINE
SF CJ FAIR
COMBO Brandon TRICHE

the SKINNY: Boehiem and the ORANGE want to push it down your neck for easy scores and if not play to what the BADGERS like to do slow it down. WAITERS and JOSPEH could give the BADGERS more than what they are used to from an attacking standpoint as both of these young men attack the goal like no others.

To the contrary the BADGERS and Coach Bo RYAN are methodical in what they want to do. They want a KNOCKDOWN DRAG OUT type of contest that is based on HALF Court possessions and crucial Offensive execution. The ORANGE need to watch out for BADGER PG Jordan TAYLOR who has game an is the one guy off the dribble that could give the CUSE issues.

WINNER: 'CUSE ORANGE...too much WAITERS, JARDINE, and JOSEPH as the CUSE get ahead early and never look back

945PM ET

#6 CINCINNATI

SG Sean KILPATRICK
PG Dion DIXON
SF/PF Yancy GATES
PG Cashmere WRIGHT

#2 OHIO STATE

SG Will BUFORD
PF JJ SULLINGER
PG Aaron CRAFT
SF DeShaun THOMAS
SG Lenzell SMITH

the skinny: The BEARCATS want to get up down a little faster than the BUCKEYES want to. The BEARCATS Strength is their guard play as they love going to a 3-guard set. WRIGHT, KILPATRICK, and DIXON can go get it and it's those HATED BUCKEYES in front of them.

The BUCKEYES will want to establish SULLY in the low post and then come with that versatile floor game of THOMAS and BUFORD with the crafty CRAFT directing everything but HIGH STREET Traffic. The GAME will come down to how well do the players not mentioned play as the BUCKEYES have the edge there as well.

WINNER: the BUCKEYES too much THOMAS and BUFORD as they catch fire and the CATS couldn't find the water to cut them off.

EAST REGIONAL FINAL #1 SYRACUSE ORANGE vs #2 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES.....the #2 BUCKEYES prevail as they speed up the ORANGE after the ORANGE fall behind and BUFORD and THOMAS again prove to be the difference along with that BUCKEYE Traffic Cop...CRAFT.