At the beginning of the year nobody could have predicted that Florida Atlantic and Kansas State would be playing for the opportunity to get to the Final 4, but that’s the Elite 8 matchup we’ve got on Saturday night. FAU had only appeared in the NCAA Tournament one time prior to this year while K-State was coming into the year with a new coach and predicted to finish near the bottom of the impressive Big 12. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Florida Atlantic pushed their winning streak to 10 games with their 62-55 win over Tennessee on Thursday<\/a> night. FAU was down most of the night against the Volunteers but had a big 18-2 run late being led by 15 points from Johnell Davis<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Owls have solid team play as evidenced by their 32-3 record on the season, but KSU has star power. Markquis Nowell<\/strong>, playing in his hometown New York, had a number of dazzling plays on Thursday en route to his 19 assist night in leading a 98-93 OT win over Tom Izzo<\/strong> and Michigan State. Keyontae Johnson<\/strong> added 22 points in the victory over the Spartans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n