The Long Beach St. 49ers may have been knocked out of the 2012 NCAA Tournament in the first round, but they can take solace in the fact that No. 2 seeds Missouri and Duke were also knocked out on Friday in a pair of historic Round of 64 upsets.
Even though Southern California has no more teams left in the race to the national championship, this year's event is already thrilling and has the feel of an instant classic. The play races headlong into Saturday as the Round of 32 begins.
Saturday's games will feature Thursday's winners duking it out to determine who enters the Sweet 16 as we get one day closer to crowning a national champion.
Syracuse. vs. Kansas St., 12:15 p.m. on CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Ohio St. vs. Gonzaga, 2:45 p.m. (tentative) on CBS
Announcers: Kevin Harlan, Len Elmore and Reggie Miller
Marquette vs. Murray St., 5:15 p.m. on CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Wisconsin vs. Vanderbilt, 6:10 p.m. on TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Indiana vs. VCU, 7:10 p.m. on TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
Kentucky vs. Iowa St., 7:45 p.m. (tentative) on CBS
Announcers: Verne Lundquist and Bill Raftery
Baylor vs. Colorado, 8:40 p.m. (tentative) on TNT
Announcers: Spero Dedes and Bob Wenzel
Louisville vs. New Mexico, 9:40 p.m. (tentative) on TBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson and Dan Bonner
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