By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Tyler Dorsey, already a member of the Greek national team, hit six threes and poured in 27 points for Oregon in the 74-60 victory over the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday night, earning the Ducks their first trip to the national semifinals in nearly 80 years.
In the semifinal they’ll face the winner of Sunday’s game between North Carolina and Kentucky in the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona. It will be their first trip since 1939, when the Tall Firs won it all. Ukrainian Svi Mykhailiuk scored 10 points and had 2 steal for Kansas.
Gonzaga with a performance worthy of their No. 1 seed, rolled to a dominating 83-59 win over Xavier in the West Region final. Senior center from Poland Przemek Karnowski – who is still recovering from a back surgery – added 5 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists as the Zags have won the West Coast Conference Tournament 16 times, been regulars in the NCAA Tournament since 1999, reached the Sweet 16 eight times and finally got to be at the Final Four, which was the only missing piece to their resume.
They’ll play the winner between South Carolina and Florida in next week’s Final Four.