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Loyola Chicago (8) vs. Georgia Tech (9), Friday, 4pm ET, TBS
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<blockquote data-quote="RamblinRed" data-source="post: 787945" data-attributes="member: 1776"><p>Midwest Region writeup</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2021-ncaa-tournament-bracket-midwest-region-march-madness-predictions-upsets-players-to-watch/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Every year in the NCAA Tournament, there's at least one Region of Doom. You know what I'm talking about: That oh-so-special region that, after first glance, you just <em>know</em> is going to be especially gnarly.</p><p></p><p>This year it's the Midwest Region.</p><p></p><h2>Best first-round game</h2><p><strong>(8) Loyola Chicago vs. (9) Georgia Tech</strong>: I both love and hate this matchup. Love because Loyola, which is 17-2 since the calendar flipped to 2021, has the ability to make the Final Four. Love because Georgia Tech, winners of eight-straight, captured my heart when it won the ACC Tournament and subsequently became a darling with Josh Pastner and <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/2892395/jose-alvarado" target="_blank">Jose Alvarado</a> in the postgame. But I hate it because these teams are second-weekend caliber clubs, and one will be one-and-done. That's a bummer. For hoops fans, however, it should be fantastic theater. </p><p></p><h2>Six players to watch</h2><p><strong>Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech</strong>: Alvarado averaged 15.3 points, 4.1 assists and an ACC-leading 3.0 steals per game this season. He's an impactful all-around weapon for the Yellow Jackets. He was a driving force behind Georgia Tech's first ACC Tournament title since 1993.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RamblinRed, post: 787945, member: 1776"] Midwest Region writeup [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/2021-ncaa-tournament-bracket-midwest-region-march-madness-predictions-upsets-players-to-watch/[/URL] Every year in the NCAA Tournament, there's at least one Region of Doom. You know what I'm talking about: That oh-so-special region that, after first glance, you just [I]know[/I] is going to be especially gnarly. This year it's the Midwest Region. [HEADING=1]Best first-round game[/HEADING] [B](8) Loyola Chicago vs. (9) Georgia Tech[/B]: I both love and hate this matchup. Love because Loyola, which is 17-2 since the calendar flipped to 2021, has the ability to make the Final Four. Love because Georgia Tech, winners of eight-straight, captured my heart when it won the ACC Tournament and subsequently became a darling with Josh Pastner and [URL='https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/2892395/jose-alvarado']Jose Alvarado[/URL] in the postgame. But I hate it because these teams are second-weekend caliber clubs, and one will be one-and-done. That's a bummer. For hoops fans, however, it should be fantastic theater. [HEADING=1]Six players to watch[/HEADING] [B]Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech[/B]: Alvarado averaged 15.3 points, 4.1 assists and an ACC-leading 3.0 steals per game this season. He's an impactful all-around weapon for the Yellow Jackets. He was a driving force behind Georgia Tech's first ACC Tournament title since 1993. [/QUOTE]
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