MARCH MADNESS Sweet 16 Breakdown....South Region..the UK WILDCATS get a rematch...Pierre JACKSON vs Tu HOLLOWAY star in BEARS vs MUSKETEERS

We head to the PEACH STATE and the city of Atlanta, Georgia for the South Regional Finals of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney. The NCAA who loves Coach Calipari has the match up they wanted in INDIANA vs the UK WILDCATS. The other match up is all about fantastic guard play between Baylor and Xavier Ohio.

The winner of the South Region will play the winner of the West region which is beginning to look like the Tom IZZO Invitational. Few questions to be answered is will the WILDCATS be able to hammer the HOOSIERS the 2nd time or is this a bad match up for the CATS? Secondly can Baylor's Combo pint-sized Pierre Jackson continue to make an impact in areas other BAYLOR Bears players do not want any part of vs that dynamic Xavier Ohio Back Court led by Tu Holloway?

March 23 2012 715PM ET
South Region Match Ups....VITALS:

#3 BAYLOR

Combo Pierre JACKSON
SF Quincy MILLER
SF/PF Perry JONES III
PF/C Quincy ACY

#10 XAVIER OH

PG Tu HOLLOWAY
Combo Mark LYONS
SF Dezmine WELLS
C Kenny FREASE

the skinny: BAYLOR wants to go end to end and force you to play their BIGS on the perimeter in mILLER and JONES III. Pierre JACKSON has finally stepped up as their leader as Coach Scott DREW has been looking for that since Day 1.

The MUSKETEERS are methodical and pick their spots in transition but they have the best NCAA back court you have never heard of in the slick Tu HOLLOWAY and his partner in crime Mark LYONS. The MUSKETEEERS feed off of these 2 individuals and the BEARS must pressure them and use their Depth to wear them down.

WINNER: BAYLOR...for the simple fact they have someone leading them know and they are starting to play like the Sum of their parts..a TEAM. Watch the EQUALIZER in this one....the MONEY BALL...the ARC....the 3 pointer..that could be huge for both especially Xavier not having all that size and talent on their front line.

945 PM ET

#1 KENTUCKY

PG Marqius TEAGUE
SG Doron LAMB
SF Michael KIDD-GILCHRIST
SF/PF Terrance JONES
SF/PF/C Anthony DAVIS

#4 INDIANA

C Cody ZELLER
F Christian WATFORD
PG Jordan HULLS
SG Victor OLADIPO

the skinny: The HOOSIERS shocked themselves and the NCAA Basketball Word with their win in Bloomington on a last second shot. The bad thing is the WILDCATS have that Tape and some Kelly Rowland...MOTIVATION Bluegrass Remix. The Key for the HOOSIERS will be Cody ZELLER playing really BIG and their ability to make shots.

The WILDCATS who have been running on all cylinders the whole tournament will be stoked for this one and it will be hard to beat a team twice this talented playing at the level the CATS are playing at. TEAGUE will be the key as will DAVIS and JONES playing the 7' Footer ZELLER.

WINNER: KENTUCKY and I don't think it will be close as the Confidence and Firepower of KENTUCKY will be too much for CREAN and his bunch to overcome. Even a pre-game speech from his Brother-In-Laws Jim and John Harbaugh won't get him out of this one.

SOUTH REGIONAL FINAL #1 UK WILDCATS vs #3 BAYLOR BEARS..an NBA SCOUT'S Dream Match Up....KENTUCKY cuts them down as Coach CAL leads the CATS back to the FINAL 4 in the BIG EASY