Instead, his college career likely ends with a sour taste in his mouth as the Tigers failed to survive the opening weekend.Įvery year, there are at least a couple of mid-major stars who take full advantage of the bright lights and put on a show during March Madness. The consensus remains that Smith will be a top-three pick in the 2022 NBA draft, alongside Duke's Paolo Banchero and Gonzaga's Chet Holmgren, but he might have locked up the No. "Keeping bodies on me, being physical with me, sending two people. "I had some looks that just didn't fall, but credit to them, just making them tough," Smith told reporters. The pesky Hurricanes defense kept him uncomfortable from the opening tip. However, his standout freshman season ended with a thud when he was held to 10 points on 3-of-16 shooting in the Tigers' second-round loss to No. Jabari Smith has all the tools to be a star at the NBA level, with an athletic 6'10" frame, an offensive game that stretches to the perimeter where he shot 42.0 percent from three-point range, and the length to be an impact player on the defensive end. The Fighting Irish went on to upset Alabama in the opening round before falling to Texas Tech in the second round, proving they belonged in the field from the start. hit a huge game-tying three-pointer with 23 seconds to go in the second overtime before Notre Dame came away with the victory.
Rutgers had a chance to win it at the end of regulation, there were 10 points scored in the final minute of the first overtime, and Ron Harper Jr. putting in the game-winning putback with two seconds left to give the Fighting Irish an 89-87 victory. It took two overtimes to decide a winner, with Notre Dame's Paul Atkinson Jr. In the final play-in game on Wednesday night, Rutgers and Notre Dame faced off for the chance at an opening-round matchup with No. North Carolina matchup in the Final Four will likely be the game everyone remembers from the 2022 NCAA tournament, but the best game of this year's tournament happened during the First Four in Dayton, Ohio.
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