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Kevin C. Cox/Getty ImagesLouisville's ability to finish at the rim made a big difference at game's end. Perfection was the story for a Louisville team that lived up to its No. 1 overall seeding in the NCAA tournament. The Cardinals won their thir...

USA TODAY SportsWhich team will be celebrating Monday night in Atlanta: Michigan or Louisville? In a season of upsets and Cinderella stories, we are down to the final game of the season for the national title, pitting a team ranked second (Louisvill...

It will be Michigan and Louisville playing for the national championship after the Wolverines edged Syracuse in Saturday's second semifinal. It wasn't the prettiest of wins for Michigan, which shot 39.6 percent from the field (the lowest it has sh...

Louisville has made things difficult for its opponents all season. In Saturday's national semifinal, the Cardinals overcame a team that made things extremely difficult for them. The Cardinals advanced to the national championship game for the firs...

Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY SportsLouisville's swarming defense has fueled the Cardinals' offense this season.Louisville enters the Final Four on a 14-game winning streak and has won its first four tournament games by an average of 21.8 points, the larges...

Syracuse has advanced to the Final Four in large part to its outstanding zone defense. Just how good have the Orange been on defense this postseason? The numbers below provide a good illustration. Lowest Opponents' FG Pct NCAA Tournament...

When a No. 9 seed reaches the Final Four, there's bound to be some remarkable historical significance. When that school comes from a mid-major conference, that's magnified. Take a look at the facts and numbers to put Wichita State's Cinderella run in...

Michigan made sure very early that it would get back to the Final Four. The Wolverines hammered Florida with a 13-0 run to start the game and had minimal trouble en route to the win. Let's take a look at some of the statistical highlights. Key ...

A capsule preview of some notes, stats and trends to know for Sunday's Elite Eight matchup between Michigan and Florida. The history This is Michigan's first Elite Eight appearance since 1994. The Wolverines are looking to make the Final Four f...

The common thread in the two Elite Eight games Saturday was the poor shooting efforts of the losing teams. Syracuse's zone and Wichita State's shot-blocking proved to be significant difference-makers. Here's a statistical recap of each contest. ...

Louisville dominates from in-close again Louisville dominated in transition and in the paint to earn Rick Pitino his first NCAA tournament coaching matchup with Mike Krzykewski and Duke since Christian Laettner's shot beat his Kentucky team in the...

Marquette has one of its best days Marquette will make its second Elite Eight appearance since winning the national championship in 1977, and its first since 2003, after beating Miami handily. Marquette shot 54 percent, its highest field-goal per...

1. Florida Gulf Coast became the first No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16. No. 15 seeds were previously 0-6 in the Round of 32, with the average loss being by 15 points. Atlantic Sun in NCAA Tournament W-L Win Pct Florida Gul...

1. Wichita State became the second Missouri Valley Conference team to defeat a No. 1 seed, beating Gonzaga. The other was Northern Iowa, which beat Kansas in 2010. Kansas was also the last team ranked No. 1 in the country in the Associated Press poll...

For the seventh time in NCAA tournament history -- and the third time in the last two years -- a 15-seed has defeated a 2-seed. Florida Gulf Coast defeated Georgetown 78-68 in FGCU's first-ever NCAA tournament game. The 10-point victory is the ...

On Thursday, the 32 teams competing in the NCAA men's basketball tournament combined to shoot 41.1 percent from the field. The Elias Sports Bureau tells us that's the second-worst field goal percentage by all teams combined on a single day in the rou...