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In men's play, the Elite Eight exists intact for less than 24 hours between the second Friday evening and the following Saturday afternoon of the tournament. The Elite Eight also represents the halfway mark of the men's tournament since each qualifying team must win three rounds (games) to reach the national quarterfinals, with three rounds ...
It began on March 13, 2001, with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Minneapolis, at the Metrodome. A total of 64 games were played. A total of 64 games were played. This tournament is the first to feature 65 teams, due to the Mountain West Conference receiving an automatic bid for the first time.
Stephen Curry scored 33 points to lead Davidson to a 73–56 victory over Wisconsin. Davidson, the 10-seed, advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since the 1969 tournament. Curry became only the fourth player in history to score 30 or more points in his first three tournament games.
Record: 32-2. The Mavericks are in their first Elite Eight since 2011 after upsetting D-II power Northwest Missouri State at the buzzer in the Central Region. They are riding a 13-game winning streak.
The Tigers are in the second weekend of the tournament for only the fifth time in program history ... The Arizona/Clemson winner will face either No. 1 UNC or No. 4 Alabama in an Elite Eight game ...
In the East Region, #2 Georgetown won possibly the most controversial game of the tournament, beating #6 Vanderbilt, 66–65, on a shot by Jeff Green with 2.5 seconds left. The play was controversial as Green appeared to travel, despite fans and analysts claiming it was a clean drop step.
The R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 32 (third round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively. The SWAC and Sun Belt Conference each had one representative, eliminated in the first round.
The Cardinals will now advance to the Elite Eight to take on No. 2 Iowa on Sunday. The Hawkeyes beat No. 6 Colorado, 87-77, in their Sweet 16 matchup earlier on Friday behind 31 points from ...