Irish, Badgers, and Wildcats advance to the Elite Eight

Demetrius Jackson scored 20 points as the #3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish eliminated the #7 Wichita State Shockers with an 81-70 victory in the Midwest Region semifinal to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time in 36 years.

Notre Dame will play #1 Kentucky (37-0) this Saturday night with a Final Four spot on the line.




The #1 Wisconsin Badgers rallied in the final 10 minutes to hold off the #4 North Carolina Tar Heels, 79-72, to advance to the Elite Eight of the 2015 NCAA men's tournament.

Sam Dekker had a career-high 23 points & 10 rebounds, Frank Kaminsky added 19 points, and Nigel Hayes had 12 points to send Wisconsin (34-3) into the West Regional final this Saturday against #2 Arizona.




Trey Lyles scored 14 points and Andrew Harrison added 13 points as the #1 Kentucky Wildcats made their 37th straight win look easy after destroying the #5 West Virginia Mountaineers, 78-39, in the Midwest Regional semifinal of the NCAA men's tournament.

The Wildcats (37-0) will now move on to this Saturday for the Midwest regional final as they face #3 Notre Dame.




T.J. McConnell scored 13 of his 17 points in the 2nd half and freshman Stanley Johnson added 12 points as the #2 Arizona Wildcats completed a late rally for a 68-60 victory over the #6 Xavier Musketeers in the West Regional semifinals.

The Wildcats will face #1 Wisconsin (34-3) this Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California in a rematch of last season's West final.