Best Shots of the Sweet 16

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Mar 28, 2009

Best Shots of the Sweet 16

Michigan State 67, Kansas 62

Kalin Lucas had 18 points, and the Spartans advance to play Louisville on Sunday for a trip to the Final Four.

Michigan State 67, Kansas 62

Goran Suton scored 20 points and Michigan State was steady from the foul line, defeating defending NCAA champion Kansas.

North Carolina 98, Gonzaga 77

Ty Lawson and North Carolina breezed to another regional final. Lawson scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half.

North Carolina 98, Gonzaga 77

Tyler Hansbrough added 24 points and 10 rebounds for North Carolina, which won its 99th NCAA tournament game, breaking a tie with Kentucky for the most by any school.

Louisville 103, Arizona 64

Earl Clark had 19 points and nine rebounds and the top-seeded team in the NCAA tournament delivered one of the most crushing blowouts in regional round history.

Louisville 103, Arizona 64

Jerry Smith and Louisville proved it was the best in the Big East. Now, the Cardinals are showing just how mighty they might be.

Oklahoma 84, Syracuse 71

Blake Griffin scored 30 points and had 14 rebounds, as the second-seeded Sooners beat Syracuse and advanced to their first regional final since 2003.

Oklahoma 84, Syracuse 71

Tony Crocker added a career-high 28 points, and the Sooners seemed unstoppable.

Pitt 60, Xavier 55

Sam Young (23) led Pitt with 19 points, Levance Fields had 14, and DeJuan Blair had 10 points and 17 rebounds in the East semifinal victory. The Panthers overcame an eight-point halftime deficit.

Pitt 60, Xavier 55

Blair helped Pitt earn its first regional final berth since 1974 with a victory over Xavier.

UConn 72, Purdue 60

Hasheem Thabeet, the Big East player of the year, scored 15 points, had 15 rebonds and blocked four shots, and Connecticut overcame a sluggish first half to defeat Purdue.

UConn 72, Purdue 60

A.J. Price scored 10 of his 15 points after halftime to help beat the No. 5 seed.

Villanova 77, Duke 54

Dante Cunningham scored 14 points with 11 rebounds and third-seeded Villanova beat Duke for the first time in more than 50 years.

Villanova 77, Duke 54

The Wildcats (29-7) will play Big East rival Pittsburgh (31-4), the top seed in the East, on Saturday for a trip to the Final Four.

Missouri 102, Memphis 91

J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 23 points - 15 more than his season average - and Missouri held off Memphis' frantic rally for a win in the semifinals of the West Regional.