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NCAA Tournament 2019: Brandon Clarke, Florida State among top day 3 performers

By Logan Butts

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 15: Carsen Edwards #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers handles the ball in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 15, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 15: Carsen Edwards #3 of the Purdue Boilermakers handles the ball in the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at the United Center on March 15, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – MARCH 23: Bryce Brown #2 of the Auburn Tigers reacts to a play against the Kansas Jayhawks during their game in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 23, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – MARCH 23: Bryce Brown #2 of the Auburn Tigers reacts to a play against the Kansas Jayhawks during their game in the Second Round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament at Vivint Smart Home Arena on March 23, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

Florida State Seminoles

In what was one of the most anticipated matchups of the day, Florida State and Murray State delivered on the hype…for all of 10 minutes.

Ja Morant started off on fire, making his first five three-pointers, but the Seminoles were blazing hot. FSU ended up winning by nearly 30, 90-62. They shot 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from three (11-27).

Senior Terance Mann finished with 18-8-6, while sophomore Mfiondu Kabengele scored a team high 22 points. FSU is heading into their meeting with a huge head of steam.

And Morant ended up with a strong stat line despite the blowout (28-5-4-2-1), and the respect of millions after taking a blow torch to Marquette in the first round. Just a quick, never-ending reminder that the Racers most likely would not have made tournament had they not won the OVC Tournament.

Morant should be the second pick in the NBA draft after Zion. I would rather have him than anyone else on the list.

Next. Non-tournament teams on the recruiting trail. dark

Bryce Brown – Auburn

The Auburn Tigers continued their hot streak, knocking out Kansas 89-75 for their 10th win in a row.

Brown paced Auburn with 25 points, shot 9-13 from the field (and 7-11 from three-point range), and led a balanced Tiger campaign.

If North Carolina can get past Washington, they’ll be facing an Auburn buzzsaw in the Sweet 16.

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