The regional semifinal round (the "Sweet Sixteen") of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament commenced on Thursday with four games, two of them in the East Regional, both of them played at the Verizon Center in Washington. The rankings are the teams' respective regional seedings.
In the opener, Jamil Wilson scored 16 points coming off the bench as #3 Marquette Golden Eagles (26-8) defeated #2 Miami (29-7) 71-61.
In the nightcap, Michael Carter-Williams scored a career-high 24 points as #4 Syracuse (29-9) knocked off top-seeded Indiana (29-7) 61-50, avenging their defeat at the hands of the Hoosiers in the 1987 Championship Game.
Marquette and Syracuse, two schools preparing to leave this current version of the Big East Conference, heading for the new Big East and ACC next season respectively, will play in the East Regional final with a trip to Atlanta and the Final Four at stake on Saturday at 1:30 PM Pacific Time (CBS).
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