Dorsey, Brooks propel Oregon
sacramento, calif.» On the brink of an early NCAA Tournament exit, Oregon turned to Tyler Dorsey and Dillon Brooks to deliver as they have so many times this season at crunchtime.
Dorsey hit a go-ahead 3pointer from the top of the arc with 38.4 seconds left as third-seeded Oregon rallied in the second half to beat No. 11 Rhode Island 75-72 on Sunday and reach the Midwest Regional semifinals. Dorsey also tied the score on a 3-pointer with 1:45 remaining en route to 27 points before Brooks took a key charge on the other end for Oregon (31-5).
Brooks found his stroke as he typically does and scored 19 points despite shooting only 7-for-20. Dorsey made 9-of-10 shots, including four 3-pointers.
Rhode Island nearly scrapped and hustled its way into the Sweet 16, with Stanford Robinson matching his career high of 21 points as the Rams (25-10) saw their nine-game winning streak snapped.
The Rams kept crashing the offensive glass to create extra chances, and they hit the court for loose balls. But their best player, 6foot-7 senior forward Hassan Martin, failed to score and had zero rebounds. He played only 14 minutes because of foul trouble.
(1) Kansas 90, (9) Michigan State 70 B
tulsa, okla.» Playing against the Big Ten school he grew up cheering for, Josh Jackson channeled that emotion into a dominating performance to help Big 12 power Kansas advance to the Sweet 16 with a victory over Michigan State.
Jackson, a 6-8 freshman guard from Detroit, scored 14 of his 23 points in the second half, finishing 9-of-16 from the field and ousting a 20-15 Spartans team from the NCAA Tournament that he nearly joined before signing with the Jayhawks, who improved to 30-4.
“I knew it was going to be a fun game before it even started,” Jackson said.
The next stop for Kansas is nearby Kansas City, Mo.