Sweet 16 Schedule
Thursday's Scores
West Region
(2) Ohio State 73, (6) Arizona 70
(13) La Salle vs. (9)Wichita St., late.
East Region
(3) Marquette 71, (2) Miami (FL) 61
(4) Syracuse vs. (1) Indiana, late.
Friday's Games
Midwest Region
7:15 p.m.
(12) Oregon vs. (1) Louisville
9:45 p.m.
(3) Michigan State vs. (2) Duke
South Region
7:37 p.m.
(4) Michigan vs. (1) Kansas
9:57 p.m.
(15) Florida Gulf Coast vs. (3) Florida
WASHINGTON — Vander Blue's buzzer-beater came at the end of the first half. For a change, Marquette didn't need one at the end of the game.
After sweating through a pair of edge-of-your-seat comebacks in the NCAA tournament, Blue and the Golden Eagles figured out how to put one away early, earning Marquette's first trip to the Elite Eight since 2003 with a 71-61 win over Miami on Thursday night.
OSU advances to Elite Eight
LOS ANGELES — LaQuinton Ross hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2 seconds to play, and Ohio State advanced to the brink of its second straight Final Four appearance with a 73-70 victory over Arizona on Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals.
