NCAA Tournament Third Round Recap
Louisville guard Peyton Siva (3) shoots as Colorado State's Wes Eikmeier defends in the first half of a third-round NCAA college basketball tournament game on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Lexington, Ky. (Photo: AP Photo/John Bazemore)
This past weekend the NCAA Tournament third round games brought many surprises as a few lower seeded teams came out on top to advance to the Sweet Sixteen later on this week.
No. 12 seed Oregon defeated no. 4 Saint Louis 74-57, and will play top seed Louisville on March 29. In the South, no. 7 seated San Diego State was defeated by no. 15 Florida Gulf Coast, 81-71. FGCU will battle tougher competition against no. 3 Florida on March 29.
Sweet Sixteen games will kick off Thursday, March 28 leading into the Elite 8 being held from March 30-31.
THIRD ROUND SCORES
Midwest
(1) Louisville 82
(8) Colorado State 56
(12) Oregon 74
(4) Saint Louis 57
(6) Memphis 48
(3) Michigan State 70
(7) Creighton 50
(2) Duke 66
South
(1) Kansas 70
(8) North Carolina 58
(5) VCU 53
(4) Michigan 78
(11) Minnesota 64
(3) Florida 78
(7) San Diego State 71
(15) FGCU 81
West
(1) Gonzaga 70
(9) Wichita State 76
(12) Mississippi 74
(13) La Salle 76
(6) Arizona 74
(14) Harvard 51
(10) Iowa State 75
(2) Ohio State 78
East
(1) Indiana 58
(9) Temple 52
(12) California 60
(4) Syracuse 66
(6) Butler 72
(3) Marquette 74
(7) Illinois 59
(2) Miami (FL) 63
SWEET SIXTEEN SCHEDULE
March 28
7:15 P.M.
(3) Marquette
(2) Miami (FL)
9:45 P.M.
(1) Indiana
(4) Syracuse
10:17 P.M.
(9) Wichita State
(13) La Salle
March 29
7:15 P.M.
(1) Louisville
(12) Oregon
7:37 P.M.
(1) Kansas
(4) Michigan
9:57 P.M.
(3) Florida
(15) FGCU
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