NCAA Tournament 2012 : Fantastic Four on their way to New Orleans
Louisville, Ohio State, Kentucky and Kansas. These are the four universities that guaranteed the right to dispute the Final4 the NCAA Tournament 2012. These are the four that survived the Elite8 Universities and are now two steps away you can cut the nets in New Orleans.
Last night, the Cardinals of Louisville and the Ohio State Buckeyes continued the great tournament that have been carried out and were the first teams to confirm clearance for Final4. Rick Pitino's team won the Gators Billy Donovan, but the student was close to surpass the master - even without being able to count on your figure Peyotn Siva, the University of Louisville has a great tip end of the meeting and win 72-68 Rick Pitino leads back to a Final4.
Already the University of Ohio State overcame a 2-3 zone Syracuse, and even without being able to rely on his star Jared Sullinger for much of the game, the Buckeyes made good use of the trips to the free-throw line to keep the game and earn some upward pressure on the Syracuse Orange. And when the dominant Sullinger returned to the game, the path to victory seemed to become even clearer and Ohio State went on to win 77-70 with the result.
NCAA Tournament 2012 Schedule
On Sunday night it was time for Kentucky and Kansas booking tickets for travel to New Orleans.The Wildcats completely dominated their game against Baylor, and only at the initial stage of the game allowed the greens to conquer a small advantage. However, the largest number of solutions of the team coached by John Calipari quickly translated into a house advantage of 20 points and a victory of quiet and safe history of Kentucky Wildcats. The blue repeated in the presence Final4, the image of what they did last season.
The last game of Elite8 was also one of the most balanced, with the Kansas Jayhawks to win the Tar Heels of North Carolina and return to Final4. Bill Self's team returns to a Final4 after in 2008 they won the title. Challenge in front of UNC were constant alternations in the marker, and the first part provided great basketball moments. On return of the resorts, the teams came up with more defensive concerns and Kansas began to cause great difficulty for players outside of North Carolina. It was a great defensive moves from the Jayhawks have provided an advantage they secured the 80-67 victory and move to Final4.
