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Yahoo! Contributor Network2012 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Regional Finals Round TV Schedule
The eight teams left in the 2012 NCAA tournament will face off in Elite Eight Regional Final round games to see who will make it to this year's Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana. In a two-day span (March 24-25), four games will be played to determine which teams will advance. Who will conquer March Madness and claim this year's championship?
2012 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight Regional Finals Round TV Schedule
Note: All times Eastern.
Regional Finals (Elite Eight) Games: Saturday, March 24
4:30 p.m., CBS, West: #7 Florida vs. #4 Louisville
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Regional Semifinals Results: Florida defeated #3 Marquette, 68-58; Louisville defeated #1 Michigan State, 57-44
While Bradley Beal's 21 points lead Florida to its second straight trip to the regional final, Louisville's low-scoring game between two great defenses resulted in the first and only No. 1 seed elimination of the tournament.
7:05 p.m., CBS, East: #2 Ohio State vs. #1 Syracuse
TD Garden, Boston, MA
Regional Semifinals Results: Ohio State defeated #6 Cincinnati, 81-66; Syracuse defeated #4 Wisconsin, 64-63
While Ohio State nearly gave up a large lead in the second half but eventually clinched their first appearance in a regional finals since 2007, Syracuse survived a nail bitter against Wisconsin.
Regional Finals (Elite Eight) Games: Sunday, March 25
2:20 p.m., CBS, South: #3 Baylor vs. #1 Kentucky
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, GA
Regional Semifinals Results: Baylor defeated #10 Xavier, 75-70; Kentucky defeated #4 Indiana, 102-90
Led by Quincy Acy and Perry Jones III, Baylor survived a tough fight against the Atlantic-10's best. Kentucky continued its dominant play as the tournament's top overall seed with a decisive victory over Indiana.
5:05 p.m., CBS, Midwest: #2 Kansas vs. #1 North Carolina
Edwards Jones Dome, St. Louis, MO
Regional Semifinals Results: Kansas defeated #11 NC State, 60-57; North Carolina defeated #13 Ohio, 73-65
Despite poor shooting performances by Thomas Robinson and Tyshawn Taylor, the Jayhawks found a way to defeat NC State and earn a chance to face top-seeded North Carolina, who narrowly escaped defeated in overtime to Ohio.
Source:
2012 NCAA March Madness Mens Basketball, NCAA
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