Road to the Final Four

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
May 8, 2007

Road to the Final Four

First Round | Ohio State 78, CCU 57

Daequan Cook and Ohio State ran all over Central Connecticut in the Buckeyes 21-point, first-round victory.

First Round | Georgetown 80, Belmont 55

Roy Hibbert and Georgetown had little trouble in storming to an 80-55 victory over Belmont in the first round.

First Round | Florida 112, Jackson State 69

Joakim Noah and his Florida teammates overcame a slow start to blow out Jackson State.

First Round | UCLA 70, Weber St. 42

The Bruins began their quest for a 12th national title in easy fashion, dispatching Weber State, 70-42.

Second Round | Ohio State 78, Xavier 71

Ohio State's Daequan Cook fights Xavier's B.J. Raymond for a rebound as Thad Matta's current team beat his former team in overtime to advance to the tourney's second weekend.

Second Round | Georgetown 62, Boston College 55

Jessie Wallace hit 2-of-3 three pointers as the Hoyas beat old conference rival Boston College to advance.

Second Round | Florida 74, Purdue 67

Corey Brewer had 17 points, including going a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line to help the Gators win a hard-fought battle and advance to the Sweet 16.

Second Round | UCLA 54, Indiana 49

Lorenzo Mata had eight points and eight rebounds in the Bruins' second-round win over Indiana.

Regional Semifinals | Ohio State 85, Tennessee 84

Freshman Mike Conley Jr. teamed with senior Ron Lewis to rally the Buckeyes from a 17-point first-half deficit and topped off the night by hitting a game-winning free throw with 6.5 seconds remaining.

Regional Semifinals | Georgetown 66, Vanderbilt 65

Jeff Green came up big when it counted for the Hoyas, scoring a game-winning bucket with 2.5 seconds remaining.

Regional Semifinals | Florida 65, Butler 57

Florida's Joakim Noah and Chris Richard battle for a rebound in the Gators' win over Butler on Friday night, which sent the last of the mid-majors packing.

Regional Semifinals | UCLA 64, Pittsburgh 55

Lorenzo Mata grabs a rebound for the Bruins as Ben Howland coached his current team to a Sweet 16 victory over his former team.

Regional Finals | Georgetown 96, North Carolina 84

Vernon Macklin takes a shot in the Hoyas' come-from-behind overtime victory, which sent Georgetown to the Final Four.

Regional Finals | Ohio State 92, Memphis 76

Ohio State senior Ron Lewis had a team-high 22 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line, to lift the Buckeyes to a Final Four berth.

Regional Finals | Florida 85, Oregon 77

Florida's Joakim Noah had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help the Gators top Oregon and earn a second consecutive Final Four berth.

Regional Finals | UCLA 68, Kansas 55

A slumping Arron Afflalo came to life for the Bruins, scoring 24 points on 10-of-15 shooting to lift UCLA to the Final Four and set up a rematch of last year's title game.