The Pac-10 is well-represented in the NCAA Tournament all of a sudden after the Arizona Wildcats stunned the Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16. Derrick Williams showed the world why he’s the Pac-10 Player of the Year, taking over on the inside en route to 32 points and 13 rebounds. The end result was a 93-77 win, lifting the Wildcats to the Elite Eight and sending the Blue Devils packing.
It was all about the second half for Arizona as the Wildcats took over and dominated out of the break. Arizona outscored Duke 55-33 over the final 20 minutes to snatch the lead and run away with it, embarrassing the Blue Devils in the process.
Williams did his work in the first half, scoring 28 points before the break, including a thunderous put-back dunk. Lamont Jones and Solomon Hill were also in double-figures, scoring 16 and 13 points, respectively.
Arizona moves on to face UConn, winners over BYU, in the Elite Egiht on Saturday. A full look at the bracket can be found below.
EAST REGION
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Kentucky, Friday at 6:45 p.m. on CBS
No. 2 UNC vs. No. 11 Marquette, Friday at 4:15 p.m. on CBS
WEST REGION
No. 5 Arizona Wildcats def. No. 1 Duke Blue Devils, 93-77
No. 3 Connecticut Huskies def. No. 2 San Diego State, 74-67
SOUTHWEST REGION
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 12 Richmond Spiders, Friday at 4:27 p.m. on TBS
No. 10 Florida State Seminoles vs. No. 11 VCU Rams, Friday at 6:57 p.m. on TBS
SOUTHEAST REGION
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 8 Butler, Thursday at 6:57 p.m. on TBS
No. 2 Florida def. No. 3 BYU. Thursday, 84-73