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The Kansas Jayhawks are your 2008 men's college basketball national champions. Amber Wilson breaks down all the action and shows you how Kansas pulled off its dramatic victory over Memphis.
Mario Chalmers hit a 3-pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, and the Jayhawks kept it going from there for a 75-68 victory over Memphis Monday night for their first national title since 1988.
The No. 1 seeds came together Saturday night in a historic night of basketball. Join Amber Wilson to see who's going on to the title game and how.
After nearly letting an early 28-point cushion slip away, Kansas put away North Carolina with a late 13-0 run to advance to Monday's championship game against Memphis with an 84-66 victory.
Freshman sensation Derrick Rose put on a show with 25 points and nine rebounds and Chris Douglas-Roberts poured in 29 points, leading Memphis to a 78-63 romp of UCLA Saturday night to earn a berth in Monday's championship game.
The Final Four is set. Would it be 4 No. 1 seeds going to San Antonio or could Stephen Curry lead Davidson to its first Final Four?
Midwest: Kansas wore down Stephen Curry and upstart Davidson with its size and strength, holding on for a 59-57 win Sunday that put all four No. 1 seeds into the Final Four for the first time.
South Regional Final: After two straight Elite Eight exits, Memphis made the most of its third opportunity, defeating the Longhorns in Houston 85-67 to advance to the Final Four.
The games are fewer but the plays are even better. Amber Wilson goes over the best of the best from Saturday night's Elite Eight action.
The rich get richer with regards to Final Four appearances. Amber Wilson has the highlights of how teams are earning the trip to San Antonio.
East Regional Final: Tyler Hansbrough continued to make his case for the Naismith Award, going for 28 points and 13 rebounds as UNC defeated Louisville 83-73 to advance to the Final Four.
West Regional Final: UCLA notched its third straight trip to the Final Four with an impressive 76-57 victory over Xavier.
The Regional Finals are set and the 10th seeded Davidson Wildcats are right there with the big boys. Amber Wilson takes a look at the action from Friday night in the NCAA Tournament.
No buzzer beaters or overtime thrillers but still Friday night's action provided enough high-flying dunks and such to get you by. Amber Wilson takes you through the top plays.
Midwest: Behind Stephen Curry's third straight game of 30 or more points, the Davidson Wildcats advanced to the Midwest Regional final, stunning 3rd-seed Wisconsin 73-56 in Detroit.
South: Freshman Derrick Rose poured in 27 points to go with five assists and Memphis held Michigan State senior Drew Neitzel to just six points in his final game as the Tigers cruised to a 92-74 win.
Midwest: Brandon Rush scored 16 points, Russell Robinson had 15 and top-seeded Kansas routed 12th-seeded Villanova 72-57 Friday night to earn a spot in the regional final.
South: D.J. Augustin netted 21 points and dished out seven assists, leading second-seeded Texas over No. 3 seed Stanford 82-62 to advance to Sunday's regional final.
Check out the best of the best from the first day of the Sweet 16 with Amber Wilson as she counts down the top plays from yesterday's action.
The Sweet 16 is underway and the games are as highly contested as last week. Join Amber Wilson for all of the highlights from the floor last night.
East: Louisville nearly let a 16-point first half lead get away, but were able to stay out front of Tennessee and pull away, dropping the Volunteers 79-60 in Charlotte.
West: After seeing West Virginia rally from 18 down to force overtime, Xavier's B.J. Raymond made two 3-pointers in the last 1:18 of the game to lift the Musketeers to 79-75 victory.
West: With Kevin Love scoring a career-high 29 points, the Bruins nearly squandered a 21-point halftime lead, but hung on to defeat Western Kentucky 88-78 on Thursday night.
Tyler Hansbrough scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half Thursday night and the Tar Heels held Washington State to 32-percent shooting in a 68-47 win in the East Region semifinals.
After four action packed days the field of 65 is down to 16. Join Amber Wilson for the highlights of how the latest teams to punch their tickets advanced.
A big upset in the afternoon session and a pair of No. 12 seeds march on to the Sweet 16. Join Amber Wilson for the latest tournament action.
Midwest: Georgetown will not be returning to the Final Four. With 30 points coming from guard Stephen Curry, Davidson stunned the Hoyas 74-70 in Raleigh.
South: Memphis advanced to the semifinals of the South Region behind Joey Dorsey's double-double and six blocks in a 77-74 victory in Little Rock.
South: Texas held off a furious Miami rally to advance to the South Region semifinals. The Longhorns were led by A.J. Abrams with 26 in the 75-72 victory.
East: Wayne Ellington was one of five Tar Heels in double digits as North Carolina routed Arkansas 108-77 on Sunday to advance to the East Regional semifinals.
East: The Sooners were not much of a challenge for Louisville. Oklahoma managed only 22 points in the first half, and the Cardinals ran away with a 78-48 victory in Birmingham to advance to the East Region semifinals.
East: The No. 2 seed Volunteers escaped Birmingham and moved on to the round of 16 with a hard-fought 76-71 overtime win over seventh-seeded Butler.
Midwest: Scottie Reynolds scored 25 points and Corey Stokes added 20 as 12th-seeded Villanova beat tiny Siena 84-72 on Sunday to reach the round of 16 for the third time in four years.
West: With some clutch shooting down the stretch, 12th-seeded Western Kentucky advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 15 years with a 72-63 victory over No. 13 San Diego on Sunday.
Another day filled with high flying dunks and buzzer beaters. Join Amber Wilson for all the top plays from Saturday's action in the NCAA Tournament.
The first No. 1 seed to get a challenge survives. Amber Wilson takes you through all the action from Saturday night as the Sweet 16 starts to take shape.
South: Thanks to Brook Lopez making a game-winner with just 1.3 seconds left, Stanford overcame the ejection of coach Trent Johnson to defeat Marquette 82-81.
West: Darren Collison scored the go-ahead basket with 9.5 seconds left, Josh Shipp contested Donald Sloan's final drive and top-seeded UCLA held on for a 53-49 win over Texas A&M on Saturday.
South: Kalin Lucas and Drew Neitzel combined for 21 of the final 25 points for the Spartans in Michigan State's 65-54 victory over Pittsburgh in the second round of the South Region.
East: Derrick Low scored 18 points and Kyle Weaver added 15 as fourth-seeded Washington State knocked off Notre Dame 61-41 in the second round of the East Regional on Saturday night.
Midwest: Capping off two days of mismatches in Omaha, the top-seeded Jayhawks pulled away from UNLV in the second half and romped to a 75-56 victory to advance to the Sweet 16.
West: Duke's struggles in the NCAA Tournament continued, and this time they did not escape. Behind 22 points from Joe Alexander, West Virginia dropped the Blue Devils 73-67 in the second round.
West: C.J. Anderson and Drew Lavender each scored 18 points and Josh Duncan added 16 as No. 3 seed Xavier advanced to the Sweet 16 with an 85-78 victory over fifth-seeded Purdue.
Midwest: Wisconsin is headed to the regional semifinals after handling Michael Beasley and the Kansas State Wildcats in Omaha. Trevon Hughes matched his career high with 25 points in the 72-55 victory.
Favorites didn't fair too well down in Tampa, FL. Amber Wilson takes you through all of the action from the court on Friday night.
South: Chris Douglas-Roberts led the way with 23 points and seven boards as top-seeded Memphis cruised to an 87-63 victory over Texas-Arlington in first-round action on Friday night.
Midwest: 12th-seeded Villanova rallied from 18 down to upset the Clemson Tigers 75-69. Tampa was the site of four straight upsets by double-digit seeds.
West: De'Jon Jackson's pull-up jumper with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime gave 13th-seeded San Diego a 70-69 upset win over No. 4 seed Connecticut in first-round action on Friday.
East: Arkansas ended a tumultuous season for Indiana by dropping the Hoosiers 86-72 in Raleigh.
East: Third-seeded Louisville overwhelmed Boise State 79-61 Friday night in the first round of the East Regional.
For the first time on the day, the game in Tampa was decided in regulation. However, Siena made it quite the unexpected decision with a blowout of 4th seeded Vanderbilt.
West: The almost customary 5-12 upset came to fruition Friday when Western Kentucky shocked Drake at the overtime buzzer on Ty Rogers' game-winning three-pointer.
Friday featured a couple of close calls right off the bat is Davidson and Gonzaga went shot for shot and Western Kentucky was able to beat the buzzer vs. Drake.
East: Top-seed UNC had no trouble with 16-seed Mount St. Mary's. The Tar Heels went over the century mark, dropping the Mountaineers 113-74
South: Oregon led most of the way, but Charles Rhodes' 34 points helped Mississippi State roar back en route to a 76-69 first-round victory.
East: Behind 25 points from David Godbold, Oklahoma jumped out on Saint Joseph's at the half and held off a late rally from the Hawks to win 72-64.
The Georgetown Hoyas started their journey towards a second consecutive Final Four by dispatching the UMBC Terriers.
South: The Governors from Austin Peay were no match for Texas. The Longhorns the first nine points and never looked back on the way to a 74-54 victory.
East: Pete Campbell poured in eight 3-pointers and 26 points to lead seventh-seeded Butler to an easy 81-61 first-round victory over South Alabama.
South: St. Mary's entered the locker room up at the half, but the Gaels seemed to forget about Jack McClinton. He led the 'Canes on a 25-5 run in the 2nd half on the way to a 78-64 victory.
Midwest: Gonzaga blew 11-point leads in both halves, thanks to Davidson guard Stephen Curry's 40 points in an 82-76 win over the Bulldogs in Raleigh.
East: JaJuan Smith netted 19 points as second-seeded Tennessee overcame a sluggish start to down American 72-57 on Friday.
Amber Wilson has the highlights from a thriller between Duke and Belmont and all of the other games from Thursday night.
Amber Wilson takes you through the top plays from the first day of NCAA Tournament action.
West: Alex Ruoff and Da'Sean Butler had huge nights for West Virginia, leading the Mountaineers to a 75-65 victory over Arizona in first round action.
West: The 2008 NCAA Tournament had its first upset alert, but the Duke Blue Devils prevailed over 15th-seeded Belmont on Gerald Henderson's driving layup with 11.9 seconds left.
Midwest: In a battle of freshman phenoms, Michael Beasley and the Kansas State Wildcats emerged victorious over O.J. Mayo's Trojans 80-67.
Midwest: Cal State Fullerton kept up with Wisconsin late into the second half before the Badgers pulled away from the Titans for a 71-56 victory.
West: Kevin Love and top-seeded UCLA dominated from start to finish, handily defeating Mississippi Valley State 70-29.
Luke Harangody had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the fifth-seeded Irish to their first tournament victory in five years, 68-50 over George Mason.
Josh Carter equaled a career high with 26 points as the Aggies defeated Brigham Young 67-62 in the West Region's first round on Thursday.
East: The game was all square at halftime, but Washington State exploded out of the gates in the second and outscored Winthrop by a 42-11 margin the rest of the way to advance to Round 2.
There's still no upsets yet in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Join Amber Wilson for all the highlights from Marquette vs. Kentucky, plus much more exciting action from Thursday's first-round games.
South: With its 74-66 first-round triumph over Kentucky, Marquette earned its first NCAA tournament victory since 2003, when it defeated these same Wildcats in a regional final.
West: The Purdue Boilermakers raced out to a 19-point halftime lead and cruised to a 90-79 victory over the Baylor Bears.
The 2008 NCAA Tournament kicked off Thursday with Xavier and Georgia squaring off in D.C. Join Amber Wilson for all of the highlights from the first round of action.
South: The 2008 Big East champions continued their hot play in the NCAA Tournament, as the 3rd-seed Pittsburgh Panthers dismantled the Golden Eagles of Oral Roberts 82-63.
South: The 5th-seed Michigan State Spartans jumped out to an early lead on the Temple Owls and never looked back in the first game in Denver.
South: Stanford had no problems taking down the Ivy League's top team. The Cardinal coasted to a 77-53 victory over the Cornell Big Red.
Midwest: Brandon Rush scored 18 points as top-seeded Kansas rolled to an 85-61 rout of Portland State.
West: It was a tale of two halves as Xavier overcame a 35-26 halftime deficit to advance with a 73-61 victory over Georgia.
Joe Darger made four 3-pointers and had 18 points, Wink Adams added 17 and UNLV tied an NCAA tournament record by holding Kent State to just 10 points in the first half of a 71-58 win on Thursday.
