BOISE GAMES

No. 4 Gonzaga (30-4) vs. No. 13 UNC-Greensboro (27-7)

West Region

Time, TV: 1:30 ET, TNT

Why Gonzaga will win: The Zags are the seventh-best shooting team in the country

(50.3%). They don’t have a headlining superstar like in years past, but frenchman Killian Tillie has been shooting lights out from long distance the last few weeks, and at

6-10, gives teams problems in the paint, too. Why UNCG will win: The Spartans don’t give anyone easy looks. UNCG holds opponents to 40.6% from the field, and to 62.4 points a game, sixth-best in the country. They also grab 7.7 steals per game.

No. 5 Ohio state (24-8) vs. No. 12 S. Dakota State (28-6)

West Region Time, TV: approx. 4 ET, TNT

Why Ohio State will win: Keita Bates-Diop. The 6-7, 235-pound redshirt junior has been one of the biggest surprises of the 2017-18 season and arguably the best player in the Big Ten the past few months, averaging 19.4 points and 8.8 rebounds. Why South Dakota State will win: Mike Daum. The two-time Summit League player of the year is a double-double (23.8 ppg, 10.4 rpg) waiting to happen. The 6-9, 250pound forward shoots 42.1% from three, and has given teams fits all year.

No. 5 Kentucky (23-10) vs. No. 12 Davidson (20-11)

South Region Time, TV: 7:10 ET, CBS

Why Kentucky will win: The Wildcats are young and inexperienced but way too talented to blow a game of this magnitude. Few teams in the country have an answer for 6-9 freshman forward Kevin Knox, who averages a team-best 15.6 points a game.

Why Davidson will win: They’re on a roll, and they’re disciplined. The Wildcats run good half-court sets, which is part of why they managed to knock off top-seeded Rhode Island, another tournament team, in the A-10 conference tournament. Peyton Aldridge (21.7 ppg, 7.8 rpg) will be tough to slow.

No. 4 Arizona (27-7) vs. No. 13 Buffalo (26-8)

South Region Time, TV: approx. 9:40 ET, CBS

Why Arizona will win: Deandre Ayton. The

Pac-12 player of the year is a monster in the paint at 7-1, 250, averaging 20.3 ppg and

11.5 rpg. He gets help on the perimeter from Allonzo Trier (18.4 ppg) and Rawle Alkins

(13.4), and another 7-footer, senior center Dusan Ristic (12.1), helps on the inside.

Why Buffalo will win: They can score. The Bulls average 84.8 points per game, seventhbest in in the country.

They have four players who average 14 points or more, led by junior guard CJ Massinburg (16.9 ppg). If they get hot, they can play with anyone.