For some fans, this is a very good thing. Iin their view, it represents a perfect conclusion to the college basketball season. The Best Four in the Final Four.
It's hard to argue the point. Still, I would have preferred a dash of the unexpected in this hoops stew. A little taste of, say, Davidson and the delightful Stephan Curry, providing us suckers a Cinderella to root for.
But, alas, form has prevailed like never before, and we will be subjected to watching a pair of exceptional match-ups tomorrow in San Antonio.
Although hardly qualifying as an underdog with a season record of 38-1, Memphis is certainly an outsider compared to the others still dancing.
The Tigers have been here only once before, while their opponent – UCLA – has 11 national championship banners hanging at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins are 35-3 and have constantly found ways of turning apparent losses into victories. That game will tip off at 12:07, Hawaii time, and will air on CBS.
In the nightcap, scheduled to tip off 40 minutes after the conclusion of the first game, two other storied programs will square off when top-ranked North Carolina matches a 36-2 record with 35-3 Kansas.
The championship game will be played Monday, with local coverage tipping off at 3 p.m.
For the record, my tattered bracket has UCLA cutting down the nets.
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