Big East vs. Pac-12. The winner gets a Sweet 16 berth and a chance to potentially knock off No. 1 seed Duke.
The Utah Utes and Georgetown Hoyas square off on Saturday in a Round of 32 game that will decide who gets a potential crack at No. 1 seed Duke.
Both teams have been extremely hot and cold all season, but they have the opportunity to silence critics with a trip to the Sweet 16. The Hoyas have been known to bow out early in recent NCAA Tournament appearances. The Utes are a program that doesn't usually string together consecutive trips to the Big Dance.
Utah is paced by Delon Wright -- a potential first-round NBA draft pick come June -- and Jakob Poetl, a seven-foot freshman from Austria who dropped 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocks against Stephen F. Austin in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. A win by the Utes would be the first time they reach the Sweet 16 since 2005.
Georgetown is coming off a statement win over Eastern Washington, not for the 10-point beatdown on a lower-seeded team, but in how it handled the opposing coach, who talked some smack. D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera scored 25 points in his last outing and a deep Hoyas roster could be poised to make a run in the tournament if they get past the Utes. Anything is possible this time of year.
Time: 7:45 p.m. ET
Place: Moda Center, Portland, Oregon
TV: CBS
Online: March Madness Live
Spread: Utah by 4
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