Friday Afternoon Recap: Georgetown, Texas, Butler

(2) Georgetown 66, (15) UMBC 47: The Retrievers of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County play an undersized starting lineup and have just two rotation players -- one starter --- who stands over 6'8". Against Georgetown's front line -- anchored by 7'2" center Roy Hibbert, they looked like grade schoolers. And their futile attempts to slow Hibbert down freed up the Hoya perimeter players for open looks at the basket. Four Georgetown players, including sixth man Patrick Ewing Jr., scored in double figures in a balanced attack.

(2) Texas 74, (15) Austin Peay 54: Another high seed/low seed blowout -- at one point, Texas guard A.J. Abrams had 16 points and the entire Austin Peay roster had just 15. Abrams finished with 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting, leading the Longhorns to a convincing 20-point victory.

(7) Butler 81, (10) South Alabama 61: A lot of observers felt the Butler Bulldogs were mistreated by the NCAA selection committee. Ranked 11th in the final polls, you'd assume they'd be in line for a four seed. Instead, they were made a seven. Adding insult to injury, they were sent to play what amounted to an away game, facing South Alabama -- in Birmingham.

Those obstacles? Forgotten. Butler blasted the Jaguars, canning 15 of 28 three-pointers (.536) en route to a 20-point win. Pete Campbell hit eight of those treys on his way to a team-high 26 points.