Arizona and Ohio State reaching the West Region’s semifinals was not much of a surprise. Both are loaded with talent, have great coaches and were relatively high seeds. The rest of the West was a mess, at least in terms of trying to put together a bracket. New Mexico, Kansas State and Mississippi, seed Nos. 3-5, didn’t get past their first games. Top-seeded Gonzaga struggled in its first game, lost its second. La Salle had to win a play-in game, then knocked off two teams with better seeds. Of the 12 games in the region, seven were won by teams with the worst seed, by far the most of the NCAA tournament’s four regions. The West has indeed been wild, so, in a way, it seems fitting that Wichita State and La Salle would play in the nightcap of the regional …
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