The Elite 8 continues

March 27, 2009
Filed under Basketball, Sports

Malcolm Bennett
Staff Writer

It’s that time of the year when March is ending and the madness is beginning, as the Elite 8 shapes up, where 8 of the top teams in the nation battle it out on hardwood court to see who becomes king.

Of the four games played yesterday, half the top seeded teams won and claimed a spot in the Final Four.

(1) U Conn– (5) Purdue (72-60)

(4) Xavier vs. (1) Pittsburgh (55-60)

(3) Missouri vs. (2) Memphis (102-91)

(3) Villanova vs. (2) Duke (77-54)

Today,  the top teams from the South and Midwest division will go head to head, to get a chance to play the winners of the East and West Divisions in the Final Four.

(12) Arizona vs. (1)Louisville
7:07 PM

(3) Syracuse vs. (2) Oklahoma
7:27 PM

(3) Kansas vs. (2) Michigan St
9:37 PM

(4) Gonzaga vs. (1) North Carolina
9:57 PM