The semifinal round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament took place on Friday with two games played at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
In the opener, Russ Smith scored a career-high-tying 31 points as the top-seeded (both for the regional and overall for the tournament) Louisville Cardinals (32-5) led from wire-to-wire as they downed the #12 Oregon Ducks (28-9) 77-69. E.J. Singler led the Ducks with 15 points as Oregon had five players scoring in double figures.
In the nightcap, Seth Curry scored 29 points as the #2 Duke Blue Devils (30-5) held off the #3 Michigan State Spartans (27-9) 71-61.
Louisville will take on Duke in Sunday's Midwest Regional final with the winner heading for Atlanta and the Final Four (5:05 PM Pacific Time, CBS).
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