John Calipari is heading to the Candy 16 for the sixteenth time, guiding the Arkansas Razorbacks previous nemesis Rick Pitino and second-seeded St John’s 75-66 on Saturday to deliver his fourth faculty to the NCAA Event’s second week.
Billy Richmond III scored 16 factors and Karter Knox had 15 for the Tenth-seeded Razorbacks, who despatched Kansas and their Corridor of Fame coach Invoice Self dwelling from the “Area of Coaches” within the first spherical.
However the victory over his longtime rival was particularly candy for Calipari.
Zuby Ejiofor had 23 factors and 12 rebounds for Large East champions St John’s (31-5) – an unprecedented sixth faculty Pitino has taken to the match. His historical past in Windfall – the Friars reached the 1987 Remaining 4 in his tenure – gave him a home-court benefit.
However in a poor-shooting foulfest, Arkansas (22-13) barely did sufficient to remove St John’s – making the Crimson Storm the primary crew seeded No 4 or increased to exit what’s been a chalky match up to now.
The groups mixed to make 4 3-pointers on 41 makes an attempt, with St John’s taking pictures 28% from the ground general. After chopping an eight-point lead with eight minutes left to 2, 62-60, the Crimson Storm missed their final seven three-point makes an attempt.
Arkansas heads to San Francisco to play the winner of Saturday evening’s matchup in Wichita, Kansas, between third-seeded Texas Tech and No 11 seed Drake.
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