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San Diego St vs Northern Colorado: Preview & Prediction
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March 15th, 2011
by Raphielle Johnson
(2) San Diego State vs. (15)
Northern Colorado
West Region - Tucson
March 17 - 4:40 TNT
San Diego State won't have to travel far if they're to get to their first-ever Final Four, with the path being Tucson to Anaheim to Houston. But the Aztecs have never won an NCAA Tournament game in their history, carrying an 0-6 record into the matchup with Big Sky champ Northern Colorado. The Bears, making their first-ever NCAA appearance, have an outstanding guard in senior Devon Beitzel but SDSU's experience in guarding Jimmer Fredette should help them out here. Kawhi Leonard is just one of the key players Steve Fisher relies on in the frontcourt and if they need a big shot guard D.J. Gay is the guy who gets the call more times than not. Look for SDSU to run into a zone defense or two and how well they execute against it will determine how far they go.
CHN Team Capsules (w/ stats, records, and rankings):
Stars to Watch:
Kawhi Leonard F (San Diego State)
Devon Beitzel (Northern Colorado)
Vegas Odds:
San Diego St -16
Predictions:
RealTimeRPI: San Diego St 69 - No Colorado 57
KenPom: San Diego St 74 - No Colorado 59
CollegeHoops.net Betting Pick: No Colorado
Faces Winner Of: Temple vs Penn State
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College sports has always been a source of excitement for Raphielle Johnson, be it through watching, writing, or taking a shot in the dark and walking onto a college football team just to live the life (Arizona Football, 2001). Raphielle is the assistant editor, providing his own work in addition to helping out with the site operations. When not writing for CHN, you can usually find him in front of a television set watching one of many pay-per-view sports packages that he owns. He can be followed at twitter.com/raphiellej.
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