In Indianapolis, shooting guard Kevin Pangos has a game-high 14 points to lead the WCC, but the more balanced Big Ten prevailed 87-82 behind the defense of Aaron Craft (Ohio State) and double digit scoring from their other four starters – Ben Brust (Wisconsin), Rayvonte Rice (Illinois), Adreian Payne (Michigan St.) and Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin).The Elite 8 showdown was set up when the Big Ten beat Conference USA 74-59 behind a dominant performance by Wisconsin Center Frank Kaminsky, who outscored his counterpart 11-5. The 9-seed WCC then pulled a minor upset 79-77 over the A10 with backup center Thomas van der Mars (Portland) providing the difference by outscoring his counterpart Juvonte Reddic (VCU) off the bench 9-5 to provide the winning margin.
In the mock tournament, all 32 conferences were seeded based on their ratings at www.kenpom.com, and then sent to their likely 2014 tournament sites. The top 10 players to date from each conference were pitted against their counterpart using the Value Add Predictor to determine how many points each player would score against his counterpart, with the winning team advancing. All players can be looked up at www.valueaddbasketball.com. The following is the Elite 8 box score, followed by the box scores for the two Sweet 16 games that set up the Elite 8 showdown:
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| All-Star (1st 5 starters) | B10 | 87 | Elite 8 | All-Star (1st 5 starters) | WCC | 82 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Craft | Ohio St. | 8 | PG | Anthony Ireland | Loyola Marymount | 7 |
| Ben Brust | Wisconsin | 11 | SG | Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | 14 |
| Rayvonte Rice | Illinois | 12 | SF | Stephen Holt | St. Mary’s | 10 |
| Adreian Payne | Michigan St. | 12 | PF | Gary Bell | Gonzaga | 11 |
| Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | 12 | C | Brad Waldow | St. Mary’s | 8 |
| Roy Devyn Marble | Iowa | 3 | PG-bu | Christopher Anderson | San Diego | 2 |
| Tim Frazier | Penn St. | 8 | SG-bu | Tyler Haws | Brigham Young | 7 |
| Lenzelle Smith | Ohio St. | 7 | SF-bu | Sam Dower | Gonzaga | 6 |
| Nik Stauskas | Michigan | 9 | PF-bu | Brendan Lane | Pepperdine | 8 |
| Amir Williams | Ohio St. | 5 | C-bu | Thomas van der Mars | Portland | 9 |
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| All-Star (1st 5 starters) | B10 | 74 | Sweet 16 | All-Star (1st 5 starters) | CUSA | 59 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Craft | Ohio St. | 8 | PG | Neil Watson | Southern Mississippi | 7 |
| Ben Brust | Wisconsin | 9 | SG | Tymell Murphy | Florida International | 10 |
| Rayvonte Rice | Illinois | 9 | SF | Brandan Stith | East Carolina | 8 |
| Adreian Payne | Michigan St. | 9 | PF | Rakeem Buckles | Florida International | 7 |
| Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin | 11 | C | Shawn Jones | Middle Tennessee | 5 |
| Roy Devyn Marble | Iowa | 5 | PG-bu | Alex Hamilton | Louisiana Tech | 3 |
| Tim Frazier | Penn St. | 5 | SG-bu | Michael Craig | Southern Mississippi | 3 |
| Lenzelle Smith | Ohio St. | 6 | SF-bu | Ryan Taylor | Marshall | 4 |
| Nik Stauskas | Michigan | 8 | PF-bu | Vince Hunter | Texas El Paso | 6 |
| Amir Williams | Ohio St. | 4 | C-bu | John Bohannon | Texas El Paso | 6 |
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| All-Star (1st 5 starters) | A10 | 77 | Sweet 16 | All-Star (1st 5 starters) | WCC | 79 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaz Williams | Massachusetts | 10 | PG | Anthony Ireland | Loyola Marymount | 10 |
| Cedrick Lindsay | Richmond | 10 | SG | Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga | 12 |
| Langston Galloway | St. Joseph’s | 13 | SF | Stephen Holt | St. Mary’s | 12 |
| Briante Weber | VCU | 9 | PF | Gary Bell | Gonzaga | 8 |
| Cady Lalanne | Massachusetts | 10 | C | Brad Waldow | St. Mary’s | 8 |
| Tyreek Duren | La Salle | 2 | PG-bu | Christopher Anderson | San Diego | 3 |
| Joe McDonald | George Washington | 6 | SG-bu | Tyler Haws | Brigham Young | 5 |
| Kethan Savage | George Washington | 5 | SF-bu | Sam Dower | Gonzaga | 5 |
| Treveon Graham | VCU | 7 | PF-bu | Brendan Lane | Pepperdine | 7 |
| Juvonte Reddic | VCU | 5 | C-bu | Thomas van der Mars | Portland | 9 |