NCAA Final Four: Badgers Knock Off Wildcats, End Kentucky's Unbeaten Season; Wisconsin To Face Blue Devils (Who Dominate Spartans) For All The Marbles

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament national semifinal contests took place on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

In the opener, Justise Winslow scored 19 points while Jahlil Okafor added 18 and Quinn Cook 17 as the Duke Blue Devils (34-4) recovered from a slow start and dominated the Michigan State Spartans (27-12) 81-61 to advance to Monday's national championship as they are gunning for a fifth national title under head coach Mike Krzyzewski.  Denzel Valentine scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Spartans.

In the nightcap, Frank Kaminsky scored 20 points (on 7-of-11 shooting) and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Wisconsin Badgers (36-3) came from behind and knocked out the previously-unbeaten Kentucky Wildcats (38-1) 71-64 (avenging their defeat at the same round last year) to reach the title game for the first time since 1941, when they won their only national championship.

NCAA Tournament: Colonials Erase Halftime Deficit, Upend Ospreys, Get Shot At Duke; Flyers Come Back, Knock Off Broncos, Get Shot At Providence

The opening round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Tournament concluded on Wednesday with two games, both played at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio:

In the opener, Lucky Jones scored 20 points while Rodney Pryor added 20 as the Robert Morris Colonials (20-14) overcame a six-point halftime deficit and overcame North Florida (23-12) 81-77, despite 28 points from the Ospreys' Beau Beech.  The Colonials will be the #16 seed when they take on top-seeded Duke on Friday at Charlotte, North Carolina in a South Region matchup.

In the First Four finale, Kendall Pollard scored 17 points as the Dayton Flyers (26-8), in front of a First Four-record 12,592 fans,  overcame a nine-point halftime deficit and knocked off the Boise State Broncos (25-9) 56-55, despite 23 points from the Broncos' Derrick Marks.  The Flyers, who despite playing on their home court were designated the visiting team, will be the #11 seed in the East Region and will take on #6-seeded Providence on Friday at Columbus, Ohio.

NCAA Tournament: Pirates Lead Jaspers Wire-To-Wire, Get Shot At Unbeaten UK; Rebels Overcome 17-Point Halftime Deficit, Upend BYU, Get Crack At Musketeers

Two games were played at Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday as the 77th edition of the NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Tournament commenced.

In the opener, Quinton Chievous scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Hampton Pirates (17-17) led wire-to-wire in their 74-64 victory over the Manhattan Jaspers (19-14).  Next up for the Pirates, a Thursday Midwest Regional encounter on Thursday as the #16 seed against the overall top-seeded----and undefeated----Kentucky Wildcats.

In the finale, Stefan Moody scored 26 points while M.J. Rhett, before fouling out, added 20 as the Ole Miss Rebels (21-12) overcame a 17-point halftime deficit and upended BYU (25-10) 94-90.  Tyler Haws scored 33 points in what was his final game in a Cougars uniform (he closes out his BYU career with 2,720 points) while Chase Fischer added 23.  The Rebels will travel to Jacksonville, Florida for a Thursday East Regional matchup as the #11 seed against sixth-seeded Xavier.

NCAA Tourney: Kentucky (Top Overall Seed), Villanova, Duke, Wisconsin Earn #1 Regional Seeds; Ducks Get Oklahoma State In West Region

The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's field of 68 was finalized on Sunday.

Here's the schedule for the first two rounds, with all times Pacific:

First Four:

All games played at Dayton, Ohio:

Tuesday:

Hampton vs. Manhattan (Midwest Region), 3:40 PM (truTV)

BYU vs. Ole Miss (West Region), 6:10 PM (truTV)

Wednesday:

North Florida vs. Robert Morris (South Region), 3:40 PM (truTV)

Boise State vs. Dayton (East Region), 6:10 PM (truTV)



Second Round:

MIDWEST REGION:

Thursday (all games carried on CBS):

9:15 AM at Pittsburgh:

#3 Notre Dame vs. #14 Northeastern

11:45 AM at Pittsburgh:

#6 Butler vs. #11 Texas

4:10 PM at Louisville, Kentucky:

#8 Cincinnati vs. #9 Purdue

6:40 PM at Louisville:

#1 Kentucky (top overall seed) vs. #16 Hampton/Manhattan

Friday:

9:15 AM at Omaha, Nebraska:

#2 Kansas vs. #15 New Mexico State (CBS)

11:10 AM at Columbus, Ohio:

#5 West Virginia vs. #12 Buffalo (TNT)

11:45 AM at Omaha:

#7 Wichita State vs. #10 Indiana (CBS)

1:40 PM at Columbus:

#4 Maryland vs. #13 Valparaiso (TNT)



EAST REGIONAL:

Thursday (both games carried on TBS):

3:50 PM at Pittsburgh:

#1 Villanova vs. #16 Lafayette

6:20 PM at Pittsburgh:

#8 North Carolina State vs. #9 LSU

Friday:

9:40 AM at Charlotte, North Carolina:

#7 Michigan State vs. #10 Georgia (truTV)

10:40 AM at Seattle:

#5 Northern Illinois vs. #12 Wyoming (TBS)

12:10 PM at Charlotte:

#2 Virginia vs. #15 Belmont (truTV)

1:10 PM at Seattle:

#4 Louisville vs. #13 UC Irvine (TBS)

4:27 PM at Columbus:

#3 Oklahoma vs. #14 Albany (tru TV)

6:57 PM at Columbus:

#6 Providence vs. #11 Boise State/Dayton



SOUTH REGION:

Thursday (all games carried on truTV):

9:40 AM at Louisville:

#3 Iowa State vs. #14 Alabama-Birmingham

12:10 PM at Louisville:

#6 Southern Methodist vs. #11 UCLA

4:27 PM at Portland, Oregon:

#5 Utah vs. #12 Stephen F. Austin

9:57 PM at Portland:

#4 Georgetown vs. #13 Eastern Washington

Friday:

4:10 PM at Charlotte:

#1 Duke vs. #16 North Florida/Robert Morris (CBS)

4:20 PM at Seattle:

#7 Iowa vs. #10 Davidson (TNT)

9:40 PM at Charlotte:

#8 San Diego State vs. #9 St. John's (CBS)

9:50 PM at Seattle:

#2 Gonzaga vs. #15 North Dakota State (TNT)



WEST REGIONAL:

Thursday:

10:40 AM at Jacksonville, Florida:

#3 Baylor vs. #14 Georgia State (TBS)

11:10 AM at Portland:

#2 Arizona vs. #15 Texas Southern (TNT)

1:10 PM at Jacksonville:

#6 Xavier vs. #11 BYU/Ole Miss (TBS)

1:40 PM at Portland:

#7 Virginia Commonwealth vs. #10 Ohio State (TNT)

4:20 PM at Jacksonville:

#4 North Carolina vs. #13 Harvard (TNT)

6:50 PM at Jacksonville:

#5 Arkansas vs. #12 Wofford

Friday (both games carried on TBS):

3:50 PM at Omaha

#8 Oregon vs. #9 Oklahoma State

6:20 PM at Omaha:

#1 Wisconsin vs. #16 Coastal Carolina

The winners of the Thursday and Friday games will play this coming Saturday and next Sunday in the Round of 32.