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THE BRACKETS
April 15, 2009
MIDWEST RECAPSiena's Ronald Moore provided enough thrills in one double-OT game to last a tourney. But in the end the Spartans slew all comers, dispatching the '08 champs, Kansas, and No. 1 overall Louisville for their fifth Final Four in 11 seasons.
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MIDWEST REGION
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1ST ROUND
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1 Louisville (28-5)
16 Morehead State (20-15)
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2ND ROUND
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1 Louisville, 74-54
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SWEET 16
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1 Louisville, 79-72
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ELITE EIGHT
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1 Louisville, 103-64
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FINAL FOUR
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2 Michigan State, 64-52
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FINAL
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2 Michigan State, 82-73
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1 North Carolina, 83-69
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FINAL
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3 Villanova, 78-76
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FINAL FOUR
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1 Pittsburgh, 60-55
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ELITE EIGHT
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1 Pittsburgh, 84-76
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SWEET 16
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1 Pittsburgh, 72-62
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2ND ROUND
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1 Pittsburgh (28-4)
16 E. Tennessee State (23-10)
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1ST ROUND
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EAST REGION
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1ST ROUND
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8 Ohio State (22-10)
9 Siena (26-7)
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9 Siena, 74-72 (2 OT)
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2ND ROUND
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8 Oklahoma State, 77-75
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2ND ROUND
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8 Oklahoma State (22-11)
9 Tennessee (21-12)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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5 Utah (24-9)
12 Arizona (19-13)
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2ND ROUND
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12 Arizona, 84-71
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SWEET 16
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12 Arizona, 71-57
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4 Xavier, 60-49
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SWEET 16
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12 Wisconsin, 61-59 (OT)
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2ND ROUND
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5 Florida State (25-9)
12 Wisconsin (19-12)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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4 Wake Forest (24-6)
13 Cleveland State (25-10)
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2ND ROUND
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13 Cleveland State, 84-69
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4 Xavier, 77-59
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2ND ROUND
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4 Xavier (25-7)
13 Portland State (23-9)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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6 West Virginia (23-11)
11 Dayton (26-7)
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2ND ROUND
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11 Dayton, 68-60
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SWEET 16
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3 Kansas, 60-43
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ELITE EIGHT
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2 Michigan State, 67-62
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3 Villanova, 77-54
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ELITE EIGHT
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3 Villanova, 89-69
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SWEET 16
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6 UCLA, 65-64
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2ND ROUND
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6 UCLA (25-8)
11 VCU (24-9)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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3 Kansas (25-7)
14 North Dakota State (26-6)
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2ND ROUND
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3 Kansas, 84-74
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3 Villanova, 80-67
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2ND ROUND
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3 Villanova (26-7)
14 American (24-7)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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7 Boston College (22-11)
10 USC (21-12)
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2ND ROUND
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10 USC, 72-55
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SWEET 16
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2 Michigan State, 74-69
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2 Duke, 74-69
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SWEET 16
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7 Texas, 76-62
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2ND ROUND
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7 Texas (22-11)
10 Minnesota (22-10)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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2 Michigan State (26-6)
15 Robert Morris (24-10 )
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2ND ROUND
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2 Michigan State, 77-62
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2 Duke, 86-62
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2ND ROUND
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2 Duke (28-6)
15 Binghamton (23-8)
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1ST ROUND
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WEST REGION
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1ST ROUND
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1 Connecticut (27-4)
16 Chattanooga (18-16)
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2ND ROUND
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1 Connecticut, 103-47
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SWEET 16
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1 Connecticut, 92-66
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ELITE EIGHT
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1 Connecticut, 72-60
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FINAL FOUR
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1 Connecticut, 82-75
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1 North Carolina, 72-60
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FINAL FOUR
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1 North Carolina, 98-77
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ELITE EIGHT
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1 North Carolina, 84-70
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SWEET 16
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1 North Carolina, 101-58
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2ND ROUND
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1 North Carolina (28-4)
16 Radford (21-11)
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1ST ROUND
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SOUTH REGION
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1ST ROUND
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8 BYU (25-7)
9 Texas A&M (23-9)
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2ND ROUND
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9 Texas A&M, 79-66
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8 LSU, 75-71
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2ND ROUND
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8 LSU (26-7)
9 Butler (26-5)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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5 Purdue (25-9)
12 Northern Iowa (23-10)
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2ND ROUND
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5 Purdue, 61-56
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SWEET 16
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5 Purdue, 76-74
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4 Gonzaga, 83-81
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SWEET 16
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12 Western Kentucky, 76-72
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2ND ROUND
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5 Illinois (24-9)
12 Western Kentucky (24-8)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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4 Washington (25-8)
13 Mississippi State (23-12)
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2ND ROUND
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4 Washington, 71-58
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4 Gonzaga, 77-64
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2ND ROUND
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4 Gonzaga (26-5)
13 Akron (23-12)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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6 Marquette (24-9)
11 Utah State (30-4)
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2ND ROUND
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6 Marquette, 58-57
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SWEET 16
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3 Missouri, 83-79
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ELITE EIGHT
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3 Missouri, 102-91
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2 Oklahoma, 84-71
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ELITE EIGHT
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3 Syracuse, 78-67
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SWEET 16
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6 Arizona State, 66-57
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2ND ROUND
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6 Arizona State (24-9)
11 Temple (22-11)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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3 Missouri (28-6)
14 Cornell (21-9)
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2ND ROUND
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3 Missouri, 78-59
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3 Syracuse, 59-44
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2ND ROUND
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3 Syracuse (26-9)
14 Stephen F. Austin (24-7)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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7 California (22-10)
10 Maryland (20-13)
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2ND ROUND
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10 Maryland, 84-71
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SWEET 16
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2 Memphis, 89-70
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2 Oklahoma, 73-63
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SWEET 16
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10 Michigan, 62-59
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2ND ROUND
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7 Clemson (23-8)
10 Michigan (20-13)
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1ST ROUND
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1ST ROUND
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2 Memphis (31-3)
15 Cal State-Northridge (17-13)
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2ND ROUND
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2 Memphis, 81-70
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2 Oklahoma, 82-54
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2ND ROUND
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2 Oklahoma (27-5)
15 Morgan State (23-11)
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1ST ROUND
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MIDWEST RECAP
Siena's Ronald Moore provided enough thrills in one double-OT game to last a tourney. But in the end the Spartans slew all comers, dispatching the '08 champs, Kansas, and No. 1 overall Louisville for their fifth Final Four in 11 seasons.
EAST RECAP
Wisconsin had the only big upset, over FSU on an OT buzzer-beater—that is, until 'Nova's Scottie Reynolds went coast-to-coast, a la Tyus Edney, to seal a madcap, back-and-forth toppling of Pitt in the regional final.
WEST RECAP
Neither an ailing coach nor a budding recruiting scandal could keep down the Huskies (and Hasheem Thabeet), who blew through the West by an average of 25 points. It was UConn's third Final Four reached via Phoenix.
SOUTH RECAP
Oklahoma's Blake Griffin had a four-game performance worthy of his AP Player of the Year title (28.5 ppg, 15 rpg)—but that wasn't enough to fell UNC, which won every one of its games by at least 12 points.
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