COLLEGE BASKETBALL - NCAA TOURNAMENT
2000/01 TO 2009/10
2002/03
1st Round - UNC Wilmington Seahawks (73) v (75) Maryland Terrapins - Defending champion Maryland needed a desperation 3 pointer from Drew Nicholas as time expired to beat the 11th seed Seahawks. UNC Wilmington's John Goldsberry set a tournament record going 8-of-8 from 3 point land but was ultimately overshadowed by Nicholas, who scored 22 points (7, Intereference on the picture + slight ghosting, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, NTSC)
2nd round - Arizona Wildcats (96) v (95) Gonzaga Bulldogs - #9 Gonzaga took the #1 Wildcats to the 2 overtimes before missing a last play shot. Arizona were led by Luke Walton, Channing Frye and Salim Stoudamire. Gonzaga were led by Ronny Turiaf (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Enberg/Guokas/Abdul-Jabbar, PAL)
2nd round - Butler Bulldogs (79) v (71) Louisville Cardinals - #12 seed Butler upset the #4 seed Cardinals with exceptional shooting (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Bolerjack/Bonner, PAL)
Regional Final - Marquette Golden Eagles (83) v (69) Kentucky Wildcats - #3 seed Marquette, led by a triple double from Dwayne Wade (29 pts, 11 rebs, 11 ass.), upset #1 seed Kentucky (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Lunquist/Raftery/Visser, PAL)
Final Four - Syracuse Orangemen (95) v (84) Texas Longhorns - Syracuse's Carmelo Anthony (33 points, 14 rebounds) dominated the Longhorns and led the Orangemen to the championship game (8, 2 Discs, NCAA - Beck/Winsall, PAL)
National Championship - Syracuse Orangemen (81) v (78) Kansas Jayhawks - MVP Carmelo Anthony (20 points, 10 rebounds) paced the Orangemen to the title but it took an outstanding block in the final seconds by Hakim Warrick to secure the win (2 versions : 8, Full Game, 2 Discs, NCAA - Beck/Winsall, PAL / 9, ESPN Classic re-broadcast, 1 hour 30 minutes hi-lites, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
2003/04
Regional Semi-Final - St.Josephs Hawks (84) v (80) Wake Forest Demon Deacons - The cinderella Hawks progress to the regional final behind 24 points each from their stars, Delonte West and Jameer Nelson (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Regional Final - Oklahoma State Cowboys (64) v (62) St.Josephs Hawks - The Cowboys end the Hawks run with John Lucas hitting the winning 3 pointer with 7 seconds left (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (67) v (65) Oklahoma State Cowboys - The Yellow Jackets advance to the final on a last second layup from Will Bynum (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Connecticut Huskies (79) v (78) Duke Blue Devils - The Huskies fought back from an 8 point deficit in the last 3 minutes to beat the Blue Devils and advance to the final (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
National Championship - Connecticut Huskies (82) v (73) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Emeka Okafor leads the Huskies to the title with a dominating performance (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
2004/05
Regional Semi-Final - Arizona Wildcats (79) v (78) Oklahoma State Cowboys - Arizona's Salim Stoudamire hits a jumper with 2.8 seconds left to beat the John Lucas-led Cowboys (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
Regional Final - Louisville Cardinals (93) v (85) West Virginia Mountaineers - Louisville fought-back from a 20 point deficit to force overtime and seal the win. Louisville's Larry O'Bannon (24 points) and Taquan Dean (23 points) were huge and had to work hard to offst an incredible night from Kevin Pittsnogle (25 points inc. 6 x 3 pointers). West Virginia hit 18 3 pointers in total (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Final - Illinois Fighting Illini (90) v (89) Arizona Wildcats - Illinois trailed by 15 with just 4 minutes left before going on a 20-5 run and tying the game on a 3 pointer to send the game to overtime. Deron Williams (22 points inc. 5 3 pointers) and Luther Head (20 points) led the comeback (8, 2 Discs, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
Regional Final - Michigan State Spartans (94) v (88) Kentucky Wildcats - Kentucky fought back from an 8 point deficit with 5:25 left and tied the game on a last play 3 pointer from Patrick Sparks that bounced around the rim before dropping. The game went to 2 overtimes were Michigan State finally ended it. Shannon Brown was immense with 24 points inc. 5 3 pointers (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer/Bernstein, PAL)
Final Four - Illinois Fighting Illini (72) v (57) Louisville Cardinals - Illinois shut down the high scoring Cardinals and eased into the championship game behind the shooting of Roger Powell (20 points) and Luther Head (20 points) (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - North Carolina Tarheels (87) v (71) Michigan State Spartans - Michigan State didn't have an answer for Tarheels Center Sean May who went for 22 points, 9 rebounds (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
National Championship - North Carolina Tarheels (75) v (70) Illinois Fighting Illini - The Tarheels built a big lead behind the inside play of MVP Sean May (26 pts, 10 rebs) but had to rely on a missed game tieing shot with 17 secs left to be sure of the win. Tarheels coach Roy Williams finally got the championship win after 17 years of trying (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
2005/06
2nd Round - Bradley Braves (72) v (66) Pittsburgh Panthers - Bradley Center Patrick O'Bryant (10-17-28 points) stunned the Panthers with dominant inside play (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Lunquist/Raftery, PAL)
2nd Round - George Mason Patriots (65) v (60) North Carolina Tarheels - #11 GMU upset the #3 and defending champion Tarheels (8, 2nd Half only, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - LSU Fighting Tigers (62) v (54) Duke Blue Devils - LSU play great defense to beat #1 Duke. Duke 's JJ Redick (3-18-11 pts) played poorly in his last game (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Texas Longhorns (74) v (71) west Virginia Mountaineers - Texas' Kenton Paulino drained a 3 pointer at the buzzer to win the game and off-set West Virgnia's 15 3 pointers (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
Regional Final - George Mason Patriots (86) v (84) Connecticut Huskies - #1 seed Connecticut hit a last second basket to force overtime but #11 seed GMU pull away for the stunning upset (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Lundquist/Raftery, PAL)
Final Four - UCLA Bruins (59) v (45) LSU Fighting Tigers - UCLA played stifling defense as UCLA Forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (17 pts, 9 rebs, 2 steals) shut down Glen "Big Baby" Davis, holding him to 14 points (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Florida Gators (73) v (58) George Mason Patriots - The Patriots cinderella season ended in a flurry of 3 pointers from Florida Guard Lee Humphrey (19 pts including 6 of 12 3 pointers) as the Gators reached their 2nd final (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
National Championship - Florida Gators (73) v (57) UCLA Bruins - MVP Joakim Noah (16 pts, 9 rebs, 6 blocks) was the architect of the Gators 1st title as Florida built a big lead and coasted home (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
2006/07
1st Round - Virginia Commonwealth (79) v (77) Duke - In a sensational upset, the Blue Devils were upset by the Rams on a 15 foot jumper with 1.8 secs left. Duke's Greg Paulus (25 pts) did all he could to win the game but he was matched by VCU's Greg Maynor (22 pts) and it was Maynor that won the game (10, Complete Game, 1 Disc, CBS - Harlan/Wenzel, NTSC)
Regional Final - Florida (85) v (77) Oregon - Florida breezed into the Final Four on the shooting of Lee Humphrey (23 pts) and Taurean Green (21 pts). Oregon put up a fight with Aaron Brooks scoring 27 points but the Gators were too strong (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Brown/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Final - UCLA (68) v (55) Kansas - UCLA upset the top ranked Jayhawks with Aaron Afflalo (24 pts) leading the way. In a wild game that featured 32 steals, it was Afflalo and his 15 points in the 2nd half that won the game. Kansas's Brandon Rush (18 pts) had a good game in defeat (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
Regional Final - Georgetown (96) v (84) North Carolina - Georgetown rallied from an 11 point deficit in the 2nd half to force overtime on a 3 pointer with 31 secs left then ripped off 14 straight points in overtime to reach the final four. The Hoyas Roy Hibbert (13 pts, 11 rebs) and Jeff Green (22 pts, 9 rebs) were the big players for Georgetown (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Florida (76) v (66) UCLA - In a rematch of the previous season's championship game, Florida again came out on top with great shooting and great defense. Corey Brewer (19 pts) and Chris Richard (16 pts) were the leaders and Lee Humphrey (14 pts) set the Tournament all-time record for 3 point shots made with a 5-9 performance (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Ohio State (67) v (60) Georgetown - The battle of the big men failed to materialise as both Greg Oden and Roy Hibbert got into early foul trouble. But with Oden on the bench the Buckeyes resorted to a fast-break offense, led by Mike Conley Jr (15pts, 6 ass, 5 rebs), that destroyed the Hoyas. Ohio State's win put them in the championship game for the 1st time since 1962 (9, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
National Championship - Ohio State (75) v (84) Florida - Florida completed a sensational repeat performance, becoming the 1st team since 1991 to repeat as Champions and the 1st ever to repeat with the same starting 5 players. Florida played great team basketball with Al Horford (18 pts, 12 rebs), Taurean Green (16 pts) and Lee Humphrey (14 pts inc. 4-7 on 3 pointers) leading the way. Ohio State freshman Greg Oden (25 pts, 12 rebs) had a great game but couldn't stop the Gators making the big plays (9, incs. Gameday Live pre-game, 3 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
2007/08
1st Round - Kansas State (80) v (67) USC - In a much-anticipated match-up of 2 of the best Freshman in the country, Kansas State's Michael Beasley beat USC's OJ Mayo. Beasley was supported by Bill Walker (22 pts) as the Wildcats out-rebounded the Trojans 44-27 and pulled away late to advance to the 2nd round (10, LIP with 7:37 left, 1 Disc, CBS - Harlan/Bonner, PAL)
1st Round - Davidson Wildcats (82) v (76) Gonzaga Bulldogs - In their opening game of the tournament, the #10 Davidson Wildcats used a big game from Stephen Curry to upset upset #7 Gonzaga. Curry exploded for 40 points including 8 of 10 on 3 pointers, with 20 of those points coming in the 2nd half as Davidson overtuned a 41-36 half-time lead by Gonzaga. The Zags also featured Steven Gray (21 points) and Matt Bouldin (8 points) (10, Complete Game, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, NTSC)
2nd Round - Davidson (74) v (70) Georgetown - #12 seed Davidson secured a huge upset by beating #2 seed and Big East Champion Georgetown. Davidson fought back from a 17 point deficit behind the shooting of Stephen Curry who scored 25 of his 30 points in the 2nd half (10, Complete 1st Half but missing action upto 2:41 of 2nd half as coverage switched to Miami v Texas and Butler v Tennessee, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Davidson (73) v (56) Wisconsin - #12 seed Davidson continued their fairytale season by upsetting #3 seed and Big 10 Champion Wisconsin. The star once again was Stephen Curry who scored 33 points including 6 3 pointers (10, Complete 1st Half but missing action between 7:53 and 3:01 of 2nd half as coverage switched to Texas v Stanford, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Final - Xavier (57) v (76) UCLA - #1 seed UCLA reached the Final Four for the 3rd straight year led by star Freshman Kevin Love (19 pts, 10 rebs, 4 assists). Xavier put up a fight but great defense limited them to shooting 36% from the field. Xavier were led by Derrick Brown (13 pts, 6 rebs) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Lundquist/Raftery, PAL)
Regional Final - Louisville (73) v (83) North Carolina - #1 seed North Carolina reached the Final Four with a dominating display from Tyler Hansbrough (28 pts, 13 rebounds). The Tarheels shut-down the free-scoring Cardinals en-route to a 12 point lead at the half. Louisville were led by Jerry Smith (17 pts) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
Regional Final - Texas (67) v (85) Memphis - Freshman Derrick Rose (21 pts, 6 rebs, 9 assists) led #1 seed Memphis into the final 4 with a dominating all-around display. He was aided by Joey Dorsey (11 pts, 12 rebs) and a great defensive effort. Texas was led by AJ Abrams (17 pts) and DJ Augustin (16 pts) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Regional Final - Davidson (57) v (59) Kansas - In a very close game, #12 seed Davidson nearly knocked off #1 Kansas but failed on a last play 3 pointer that would have won the game. Davidson were led by Stephen Curry (25 pts) while Kansas were led by Brandon Rush (12 pts), supported by Sasha Kaun (13 pts) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Final Four - UCLA (63) v (78) Memphis - Memphis set an NCAA record by winning 38 games in a season and rode the shooting of Derrick Rose (25 pts, 9 rebs, 4 ass.) and Chris Douglas-Roberts (28 pts) to their 1st final since 1973. UCLA were led by Kevin Love (12 pts, 9 rebs) and Russell Westbrook (22 pts) (10, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final Four - Kansas (84) v (66) North Carolina - Kansas reached their first Final since 1988 after an awesome start that saw them race into a 40-12 lead late in the 1st half. But the Tarheels rallied to within 5 before falling off. Kansas were led by Brandon Rush (25 pts, 7 rebs) and Mario Chalmers (11 pts). Duke were led by Ttler Hansbrough (17 pts, 9 rebs) and Wayne Ellington (18 pts, 6 rebs) (10, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
Final - Memphis (68) v (75) Kansas - Memphis' dire free-throw shooting finally caught up with them as they missed 4 of 5 in the final minute to allow Kansas' Mario Chalmers to hit a 3 pointer with 2.1 seconds left to force overtime. In OT, the Jayhawks finished the job. The star of the show was Derrick Rose (18 pts), ably supported by Chris Douglas-Roberts (22 points). Kansas were led by Darrell Arthur (20 points). Disc 1 for both versions is the Gameday Live Pre-Game in PAL format (2 versions : 10, 3 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, NTSC / 10, 3 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Packer, PAL)
2008/09
1st Round - Tennessee Volunteers (75) v (77) Oklahoma State Cowboys - #8 seed Oklahoma State advanced to the 2nd round with a winning basket with 7 seconds left. Both teams were evenly matched with Tennessee star Tyler Smith (21 points) and OSU star Byron Eaton (20 points) having big games and it was Eaton that scored the winner, driving into the lane an scoring on a layup an getting the extra shot for a foul. Tennessee's last-chance shot rimmed out and the Cowboys celebreated the win (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Ludquist/Raftery, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Villanova Wildcats (77) v (54) Duke Blue Devils - #3 seed Villanova crushed #2 seed Duke and recorded their first victory over the Blue Devils in 51 years. Duke suffered from a terrible shooting night and was out-rebounded all game, with Villanova's Dante Cunningham (14 points, 11 rebounds) having a big game. The Wildcats Scottie Reynolds top scored with 16 points. It was Duke's worst tournament loss since 1990 and the final game for Senior Greg Paulus (3 points). Duke also featured Kyle Singler (15 points, 6 rebounds) and Jon Scheyer (13 points) (10, CBS cut-away in the 2nd half to look in on Missouri v Memphis between 10:07 and 1:25, 1 Disc, CBS - Lundquist/Raftery, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Kansas Jayhawks (62) v (67) Michigan State Spartans - #2 Michigan State rallied from a 32-19 deficit in the 1st half to beat #3 seed and defending National Champion Kansas and advance to the Elite 8. The Jayhawks started the brighter, led by Sherron Collins (20 points), Cole Aldrich (17 points, 14 rebounds) and Brady Morningstar (6 points). But Michigan State rallied before the half and then went ahead early in the 2nd half, as Goran Suton (20 points, 9 rebounds) and Kalin Lucas (18 points, 7 assists) started to make an impact. Both teams battled for the lead but it was the Spartans who took control inside the final minute, converting their free-throws to win the game (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Final - Villanova Wildcats (78) v (76) Pittsburgh Panthers - In the battle of the Big East heavyweights, it was the #3 seed Wildcats that booked their place in the Final Four with a last second winner over #1 seed Pitt. Both teams played physical basketball in the 1st half with Pitt leading 34-32 at the half. Then both teams started making shots and the lead changed hands 15 times before Villanova's Scottie Reynolds (15 points) scored the winning layup with 1 second left. A last play half-court shot from Pitt failed and Villanova had won. The Wildcats were led by Dwayne Anderson (17 points, 6 rebounds) and Dante Cunningham (14 points, 5 rebounds). Pitt featured Sam Young (28 points, 7 rebounds), who had a big game, and DeJuan Blair (20 points, 10 rebounds) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Lundquist/Raftery, PAL)
Regional Final - Michigan State Spartans (64) v (52) Louisville Cardinals - #2 seed Michigan State upset the high-scoring #1 overall seed Louisville and booked themselves a home court Final Four appearance. The Spartans played great man-to-man defense to keep the Cardinals off the scoreboard and had big shooting games from Goran Suton (19 points, 10 rebounds) and Durrell Summers (12 points) to keep the game from being close. The Cardinals only scored one basket in the final 5:50 of the game. Louisville were led by Earl Clark (19 points, 5 rebounds) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Final Four - Michigan State Spartans (64) v (52) Connecticut Huskies - #2 seed Michigan State booked their place in the National Championship game with an upset of #1 seed UConn. The Spartans, playing in front of a partisan home crowd at Ford Field, used a fast paced game to wear down the Huskies with Kalin Lucas (21 points, 5 assists) and Raymar Morgan (18 points, 9 rebounds) out-gunning Hasheem Thabeet (17 points, 6 rebounds) and Stanley Robinson (15 points, 13 rebounds) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Kellogg, PAL)
Final Four - North Carolina Tarheels (83) v (69) Villanova Wildcats - #1 seed North Carolina were too much for the #3 seed Wildcats and booked their place in the National Championship game with a comfortable win. The stars for the Tarheels were Tywon Lawson (22 points, 8 assists) and Wayne Ellington (20 points, 9 rebounds) with Tyler Hansbrough (18 points, 11 rebounds) chipping in to post a 49-40 lead at the break after leading 40-23 at one point. Villanova were led by Scottie Reynolds (17 points, 5 assists) and Dante Cunningham (12 points, 12 rebounds) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Kellogg, PAL)
National Championship - North Carolina Tarheels (89) v (72) Michigan State Spartans - In a blow-out, the #1 seed Tarheels clinched their 2nd title in 6 years. North Carolina started quickly, opening up a 55-34 lead at the break (a title game record), and didn't let up in the 2nd half. The stars for North Carolina were Ty Lawson (21 points, 8 steals), Wayne Ellington (19 points) and Tyler Hansbrough (18 points, 7 rebounds). Michigan State were led by Goran Suton (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Kalin Lucas (14 points, 7 assists) (10, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Kellogg, PAL)
2009/10
1st Round - Wake Forest Demon Deacons (81) v (80) Texas Longhorns - #9 seed Wake Forest advanced to the 2nd round with an overtime win over #8 seed Texas. Wake's Ishmael Smith (19 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists) was the hero, hitting the winning jumper with 1.3 seconds left after Texas blew a chance at the free-throw line to take the win. Texas were led by J'Covan Brown (20 points), Jordan Hamilton (19 points, 6 rebounds) and Damion James (16 points, 6 rebounds). Wake also featured Al-Farouq Aminu (20 points, 15 rebounds). CBS joined the game in-progress at the 15:08 mark in the 1st half (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
2nd Round - Northern Iowa Panthers (69) v (67) Kansas Jayhawks - #9 seed NIU registered the upset of the tournament by knocking out #1 overall seed Kansas. NIU built up a 14 point lead in the 2nd half as they kept Kansas's star player Sherron Collins (10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists) quiet. But the Jayhawks fought back and pulled within 1 point with 44 seconds left before NIU's Ali Farokhmanesh (16 points) drained a break-away 3 pointer to seal the win. NIU also featured Jordan Eglseder (14 points, 5 rebounds), Jake Koch (10 points). Kansas also featured Marcus Morris (16 points) and Cole Aldrich (13 points, 10 rebounds). CBS joined the game in-progress at the 15:39 mark in the 1st half (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Harlan/Bonner, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Butler Bulldogs (63) v (59) Syracuse Orangemen - #5 seed Butler upset #1 seed Syracuse with a great gameplan and reached their first ever Regional Final. The Bulldogs forced the Orangemen into 18 turnovers and played great defense at the end of the game to close out the win. Butler were led by Gordon Hayward (17 points, 5 rebounds) and Shelvin Mack (14 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists). Syracuse featured Wesley Johnson (17 points, 9 rebounds) and Andy Rautins (15 points, 5 rebounds) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Semi-Final - Xavier Musketeers (96) v (101) Kansas State Wildcats - #2 Kansas State reached their first Regional Final since 1988 but had to battle #6 seed Xavier through 2 overtimes to do so. Xavier forced overtime with 3 free throws with 5 seconds left, then forced a 2nd overtime with a 3 pointer but the Wildcats finished the game off late as the Musketeers ran out of gas. The Wildcats were led by Jacob Pullen (28 points, 4 rebounds), Denis Clemente (25 points) and Curtis Kelly (21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists). Xavier were led by Jordan Crawford (32 points), Terrell Holloway (26 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists) and Jason Love (11 points, 15 rebounds) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Final - Butler Bulldogs (63) v (56) Kansas State Wildcats - #5 seed Butler advanced to their 1st ever Final Four with a big defensive game against the #2 seed Wildcats, holding them to a season low in points scored. The leader for the Bulldogs was Gordon Hayward (22 points, 9 rebounds) and they also got big games from Shelvin Mack (16 points, 7 rebounds) and Ronald Nored (4 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists). The Wildcats were led by Denis Clemente (18 points) and Jacob Pullen (14 points) but they were held scoreless for almost the whole of the 1st half and couldn't recover enough in the 2nd half to win the game (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Johnson/Elmore, PAL)
Regional Final - West Virginia Mountaineers (73) v (66) Kentucky Wildcats - Big East Champions West Virginia made their first Final Four in 51 years with a shock win over SEC Champion and #1 seed Kentucky. A bizarre 1st half saw the Mountaineers go in at the break with a 28-26 lead, with all the points coming from 3 pointers. Conversely, all the Kentucky points came from 2 pointers as they missed on all their 3 pointers. In the 2nd half, the Wildcats continued to fail with the 3 pointers and also at the free-throw line and West Virginia took advantage to take the win. The heroes for the Mountaineers were Joe Mazzula (17 points), Da'Sean Butler (18 points, 6 rebounds) and Kevin Jones (13 points, 8 rebounds). The Wildcats All-American squad featured John Wall (19 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists), DeMarcus Cousins (15 points, 8 rebounds) and Patrick Patterson (8 points, 13 rebounds). This was also the final College Basketball game called by veteran CBS commentator Dick Enberg (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Enberg/Bilas, PAL)
Final Four - Butler Bulldogs (52) v (50) Michigan State Spartans - #5 seed Butler continued their fairy-tale run and, with the defeat of the #5 seed Spartans, reached their 1st ever National Championship game. In a tight game, both teams were tied 28-28 at the half, Butler managed to get a small lead in the 2nd half then played great defense to see off the Spartans. Butler were led by Gordon Hayward (19 points, 9 rebounds), Shelvin Mack (14 points) and Ronald Nored (5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals). Michigan State featured Durrel Summers (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Draymond Green (12 points, 6 rebounds) (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Kellogg, PAL)
Final Four - Duke Blue Devils (78) v (57) West Virginia Mountaineers - Duke finally put together a complete game to dominate West Virginia and advance to their 1st final in 6 years. Jon Scheyer (23 points, 6 assists), Kyle Singler (21 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists) and Nolan Smith (19 points) led the charge with Brian Zoubek (6 points, 10 rebounds) defending the basket. Duke led 39-31 at the half and were never threatened in the 2nd Half, using great Defense to keep the Moutaineers Joe Mazzula (4 points) and Da'Sean Butler (10 points) from making an impact (10, 1 Disc, CBS - Nantz/Kellogg, PAL)
Final - Duke Blue Devils (61) v (59) Butler Bulldogs - Duke claimed their 4th National Title with a dramatic win over the home-town Butler Bulldogs. Butler used great defense and great rebounding to keep Duke within touching distance in the 1st half and Duke only led 33-32 at the break. In the 2nd half, the tables were turned as Duke managed to keep the Bulldogs from taking over the game and, as the final seconds ticked, down Duke led 60-59. Butler's Gordon Hayward (12 points, 6 rebounds) had 2 shots to win the game, the final shot as the buzzer sounded came from half-court and almost dropped as it hit the backboard and the rim before falling away. Duke featured Kyle Singler (19 points, 8 rebounds), Jon Scheyer (15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists) and Brian Zoubek (8 points, 10 rebounds). Butler also featured Shelvin Mack (12 points, 4 rebounds). Coverage includes ESPN College Gameday Pre-Game (10, 2 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Kellogg, PAL)