Number crunch: Day One of the Elite Eight
Behind the box scores of Saturday’s regional finals between Oklahoma and Oregon and Kansas and Villanova:
3: Third game in the tournament Oklahoma has scored at least 80 points.
Villanova headed to #FinalFour for first time since 2009! https://t.co/beEE2sNzie
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 27, 2016
6: Advantage Villanova (11) had over Kansas (5) in steals.
7: Years since Villanova has reached a Final Four.
8: Made three-point shots by Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield, who finished with 37 points on 13-of-20 shooting (8-of-13 from three-point range).
Buddy Hield made 8 threes today. That's a lot. #MarchMadness https://t.co/l021v91hCI
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 27, 2016
9: Kansas points in the final 10:30 of the first half (and eight turnovers in that span.
10: First-half turnovers by Kansas (Villanova had none), which trailed 32-25 at the break.
11: Consecutive games Oregon had won before Saturday’s loss.
12: Oklahoma’s smallest second-half lead.
13: Team-high points scored by Villanova’s Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart and Ryan Arcidiacono.
14: Years since Oklahoma advanced to a Final Four.
17: Consecutive games won by Kansas before their loss to Villanova.
31: Advantage in shooting percentage Oregon (50.0) held over Oregon (19.0) in three-point shooting.
48: First-half points by Oklahoma, which held Oregon to 30.
94.7: Villanova’s free-throw percentage (18 of 19), including eight of its last eight to ice the game.
View the Oklahoma-Oregon box score
View the Kansas-Villanova box score
This story was originally published March 26, 2016 at 8:30 PM.