NCAA tournament 2012: All the action from March Madness

Kentucky capped the 2012 NCAA men’s basketball tournament with a 67-59 win over Kansas in the national championship game.

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National championship game

Kentucky head coach John Calipari and Kentucky President Eli Capilouto hold the trophy after the Wildcats defeat the Kansas Jayhawks, 67-59, in the national championship game.

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National championship game

Kentucky players celebrate after defeating Kansas to win the 2012 NCAA national championship

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National championship game

Kansas players Kevin Young (40), Thomas Robinson (0) and Tyshawn Taylor (10) walk off the court after losing to Kentucky, 67-59, in the national championship game.

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National championship game

Kentucky forward Anthony Davis (23) goes to the hoop against Kansas center Jeff Withey (left) during the second half of the national championship game.

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National championship game

Kansas forward Thomas Robinson (0) guards Kentucky forward Terrence Jones during the second half of national championship game.

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National championship game

Kentucky forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (left) falls while driving to the basket on Kansas center Jeff Withey (5) and guard Elijah Johnson during the first half of the national championship game.

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Final Four

Kansas Jayhawks forward Thomas Robinson (0) dunks the ball on Ohio State Buckeyes guard Aaron Craft during the second half of Saturday’s semifinal game in New Orleans. Kansas prevails 64-62

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Final Four

Kentucky Wildcats forward Anthony Davis dunks against the Louisville Cardinals during the second half of Saturday’s semifinal game in New Orleans. Kentucky advances to the title game by the score 69-61.

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Elite Eight

Thomas Robinson (0) of the Kansas Jayhawks attempts a shot in the first half against Tyler Zeller (44) of the North Carolina Tar Heels during Sunday’s Midwest Region final at Edward Jones Dome in St Louis. Kansas advances by a score of 80-67.

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Elite Eight

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) of the Kentucky Wildcats cuts down the net after defeating the Baylor Bears 82-70 in Sunday’s South Region final at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Elite Eight

Jared Sullinger (0) of the Ohio State Buckeyes reacts after scoring over Baye Keita (12) of the Syracuse Orange during Saturday’s East Region final at TD Garden in Boston. Ohio State ousts number one seed Syracuse, 77-70.

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Elite Eight

Russ Smith (2) of the Louisville Cardinals goes up for a shot between Bradley Beal (23), Erving Walker (11) and Scottie Wilbekin (5) of the Florida Gators in the second half of Saturday’s West Region final at US Airways Center in Phoenix. Louisville scores 39 points in the second half to prevail, 72-68.

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Sweet 16

C.J. Leslie (5) of the North Carolina State Wolfpack drives for a shot in the first half against Jeff Withey (5) and Thomas Robinson (0) of the Kansas Jayhawks during Friday’s Midwest Region semifinal at Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Kansas holds on for a 60-57 victory.

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Sweet 16

Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari instructs players during the first half of Friday’s South Region semifinal versus the Indiana Hoosiers at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Kentucky advances by a score of 102-90.

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Sweet 16

Ohio Bobcats guard Walter Offutt (3) blocks North Carolina Tar Heels forward Harrison Barnes (40) to send the game into overtime in Friday’s Midwest Region game in St. Louis. North Carolina prevails in overtime, 73-65.

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Sweet 16

Quincy Acy (4) of the Baylor Bears dunks against the Xavier Musketeers in the first half of Friday’s South Region game at the Georgia Dome. Baylor holds on for the 75-70 win.

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Sweet 16

Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas (1) celebrates in front of Cincinnati's Yancy Gates (34) and JaQuon Parker (44) as time winds down in Thursday’s East Region semifinal in Boston. Ohio State defeated Cincinnati, 81-66, and will face Syracuse in the next round.

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Sweet 16

Florida Gators center Erik Murphy, top, scores against Marquette Golden Eagles forward Jae Crowder, lower right, in the second half of Thursday’s West Region game in Phoenix. Florida’s 68-58 win pits coach Billy Donovan against Rick Pitino in the next round.

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Sweet 16

Rob Wilson (33) and Jordan Taylor (11) of the Wisconsin Badgers react to their close 64-63 loss to the Syracuse Orange in Thursday’s East Region game at TD Garden in Boston.

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Sweet 16

Louisville Cardinals head coach Rick Pitino talks to his team during a timeout in the final minutes of their 57-44 win over the Michigan State Spartans in Thursday’s West Region game in Phoenix.

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Round of 32

Cincinnati guard Cashmere Wright drives against Florida State guard Luke Loucks in the first half of Sunday's East Region matchup. The Bearcats upset the Seminoles, 62-56, and will meet second-seeded Ohio State in Thursday's region semifinal.

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Round of 32

Kansas guard Elijah Johnson celebrates after Purdue's final three-point attempt missed, clinching the second-seeded Jayhawks' 63-60 come-from-behind victory over the 10th-seeded Boilermakers.

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Round of 32

Xavier's Mark Lyons falls under pressure from Lehigh's Mackey McKnight during the first half of Sunday's South Region matchup. The 15th-seeded Mountain Hawks, who beat Duke on Friday, had their tournament run ended with a 70-58 loss to the 10th-seeded Musketeers.

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Round of 32

Ohio's bench reacts to a late three-pointer in the team's 62-56 win over South Florida. The 13th-seeded Bobcats had not won consecutive NCAA tournament games since 1964.

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Round of 32

Norfolk State guard Rodney McCauley tries to get off a shot between Florida defenders Bradley Beal and Erik Murphy. The Gators cruised past the Spartans, 84-50, to earn a West Region semifinal matchup with third-seeded Marquette.

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Round of 32

North Carolina's John Henson goes up for a shot in front of Creighton's Doug McDermott. After missing the Tarheels' past three games with a wrist injury, Henson returned to the lineup for Sunday's 87-73 victory over the Bluejays.

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Round of 32

North Carolina's Kendall Marshall is fouled by Creighton's Ethan Wragge in the second half of Sunday's game. Marshall, who set the ACC single-season assist record this year, broke his right wrist on the play.

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Round of 32

Michigan State's Draymond Green drives past Saint Louis's Rob Loe during the second half of Sunday's West Region matchup. The top-seeded Spartans beat St. Louis, 65-61, to advance to the Sweet 16 for the 10th time in the past 15 seasons.

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Round of 32

Georgetown Hoyas guard Jason Clark had this chance at a game-tying three-pointer at the buzzer, but the attempt missed and 11th-seeded N.C. State escaped with a 66-63 win.

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Round of 32

Louisville's Russ Smith rises to contest Kendall Williams of New Mexico at the basket. The Cardinals held off the Lobos, 59-56, on Saturday night to secure a spot in the Sweet 16.

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Round of 32

Baylor's Brady Heslip celebrates after the third-seeded Bears beat Colorado, 80-63, on Saturday night. Heslip connected on nine of his 12 three-point attempts to spark the victory.

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Round of 32

Kentucky's Anthony Davis looks to pass through pressure from Royce White and Bubu Palo of Iowa State. The Wildcats beat the Cyclones, 87-71, to set up a meeting with fourth-seeded Indiana in the South Region semifinals on Friday in Atlanta.

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Round of 32

Indiana's Will Sheehey and Tyler Zeller celebrate after the Hoosiers closed out a 63-61 win. The 12th-seeded Rams led for much of the second half before Sheehey hit the go-ahead jumper with 11 seconds left.

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Round of 32

Vanderbilt's Lance Goulbourne plows into Jordan Taylor of Wisconsin. The Commodores missed a go-ahead three-pointer in the final seconds, and the fourth-seeded Badgers held on for a 60-57 win.

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Round of 32

Marquette's Darius Johnson-Odom goes up for a shot in the lane against Murray State's Donte Poole in the second half of Saturday's West Region matchup. The Golden Eagles pulled away down the stretch for a 62-53 win.

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Round of 32

David Stockton of the Gonzaga Bulldogs looks to pass the ball in the first half as he is defended by Ohio State's Aaron Craft. Ohio State outlasted Gonzaga, 73-66, to advance to Thursday's East Region semifinal in Boston.

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Round of 32

Dion Waiters of Syracuse drives against Kansas State's Will Spradling. The Orange advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years with a 75-59 victory.

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Round of 64

Xavier's Tu Holloway drives on Notre Dame's Jerian Grant in the first half of Friday's NCAA tournament matchup. The 10th-seeded Musketeers won, 67-63, and advanced to play 15th-seeded Lehigh, which upset Duke earlier in the night.

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Round of 64

Temple's Juan Fernandez looks to pass around South Florida's Anthony Collins. The Bulls shrugged off a cold-shooting first half on Friday night to beat the Owls, 58-44.

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Round of 64

Kansas forward Thomas Robinson dunks over a Detroit defender in the first half of Friday night's NCAA tournament game. The Jayhawks beat the Titans, 65-50.

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Round of 64

Michigan State senior forward Draymond Green posted a triple-double in the top-seeded Spartans' 89-67 win over LIU-Brooklyn, finishing with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.

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Round of 64

Jason Brickman of LIU-Brooklyn looks to pass against Michigan State's Keith Appling. The Blackbirds hung tough into the second half before falling to the top-seeded Spartans, 89-67.

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Round of 64

Purdue’s Lewis Jackson drives for a shot attempt in the first half against Rob Jones of St. Mary's. The 10th-seeded Boilermakers held off the seventh-seeded Gaels, 72-69.

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Round of 64

Lehigh's Gabe Knutson (42), B.J. Bailey (32), Jordan Hamilton (44), Holden Greiner (20), John Adams (4) and Justin Maneri (31) celebrate the Mountain Hawks' 75-70 win over second-seeded Duke. Lehigh became the second No. 15 seed of the day to score an upset.

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Round of 64

Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Michigan Wolverines puts his hands up to block Nick Kellogg of the Ohio Bobcats during their second round matchup. Ohio upset Michigan, 65-60.

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Round of 64

Dwayne Evans of the Saint Louis Billikens puts up a shot over Tarik Black of the Memphis Tigers during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. St. Louis upset Memphis, 61-54.

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Round of 64

Members of the Saint Louis Billikens pep band perform before their game against the Memphis Tigers.

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Round of 64

Kyle O'Quinn and Brandon Wheeless of the Norfolk State Spartans celebrate after they won, 86-84, against the Missouri Tigers during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

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Round of 64

Phil Pressey of the Missouri Tigers looks to pass the ball as he drives in the first half against Kyle O'Quinn Pendarvis Williams and Rodney McCauley of the Norfolk State Spartans. Norfolk State upset Missouri, 86-84.

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Round of 64

North Carolina's Tyler Zeller shoots as Vermont's Luke Apfeld, left, and Clancy Rugg during the first half of their matchup. UNC beat Vermont, 77-58.

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Round of 64

Jason Clark of the third-ranked Georgetown Hoyas elevates to the hoop against Drew Hanlen of the Belmont Bruins. Georgetown defeated Belmont, 74-59.

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Round of 64

Florida State guard Deividas Dulkys, left, chases down the ball with St. Bonaventure guard Charlon Kloof, right, in the first half of a second-round NCAA college basketball tournament game. Florida State defeated St. Bonaventure, 66-63.

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Round of 64

Mike Scott of the Virginia Cavaliers controls a rebound against the Florida Gators during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Florida beat Virginia, 71-45.

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Round of 64

Lorenzo Brown of the North Carolina State Wolfpack shoots against Xavier Thames of the San Diego State Aztecs in their first half during the second round clash. N.C. State defeated SDSU, 79-65.

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Round of 64

Alabama Crimson Tide guard Trevor Releford sits on the floor after his team lost, 58-57, to the Creighton Bluejays.

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Round of 64

Myck Kabongo of the Texas Longhorns shoots the ball against Jaquon Parker of the Cincinnati Bearcats during their second round game. Cincy defeated Texas, 65-59.

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Colorado guard Askia Booker drives past UNLV guard Anthony Marshall during the first half of their second-round game in Albuquerque. Colorado defeated UNLV, 68-64.

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Jared Sullinger of the Ohio State Buckeyes rebounds the ball against the Loyola Greyhounds during their second- round game at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. Ohio State defeated Loyola, 78-59.

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Jordan Hulls of the Indiana Hoosiers moves the ball against Daniel Mullings of the New Mexico State Aggies in the first half of their second- round matchup. Indiana defeated New Mexico St., 79-66.

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Anthony Booker of the Iowa State Cyclones attempts to control the ball in the first half against Alex Oriakhi of the Connecticut Huskies during their second- round clash. Iowa State defeated UConn, 77-64.

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Round of 64

Quincy Acy of the Baylor Bears drives to the basket against Griffan Callahan of the South Dakota State Jackrabbits during their round of 64 clash. Baylor defeated South Dakota State, 68-60.

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Round of 64

Kevin Pangos of the Gonzaga Bulldogs goes for a lay up against Kevin Jones of the West Virginia Mountaineers during the first half of their second round matchup. Gonzaga dominated WVU, 77-54.

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Round of 64

Toure' Murry of the Wichita State Shockers goes up for a shot over Juvonte Reddic of VCU in the first half in the second round of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament. VCU defeated Wichita State, 62-59, to advance.

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Round of 64

T.J. Price of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers drives inside in the first half against Terrence Jones of the Kentucky Wildcats. Kentucky prevailed, 81-66, to advance and face Iowa State in the round of 32.

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Round of 64

Syracuse guard Dion Waiters elevates to dunk after a fast break during the first half of their second round matchup against UNC-Asheville. Syracuse prevailed, 72-65.

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Round of 64

Wesley Saunders of the Harvard Crimson shoots against the Vanderbilt Commodores in the first half of the game during the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Vanderbilt beat Harvard, 79-70.

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Round of 64

Kendall Williams (10) of the New Mexico Lobos dunks the ball in the first half while taking on the Long Beach State 49ers. New Mexico defeated Long Beach State, 75-68.

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Round of 64

BYU forward Brandon Davies is defended by Marquette forward Jae Crowder in the first half of their second-round college basketball game. Marquette defeated BYU, 88-68.

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Round of 64

Jordan Taylor of the Wisconsin Badgers passes around Will Cherry of the Montana Grizzlies during the first half of the second round of the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Wisconsin defeated Montana, 73-49, to advance.

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Round of 64

De'Mon Brooks of the Davidson Wildcats goes up for a shot against Gorgui Dieng of the Louisville Cardinals. Louisville defeated Davidson, 69-62, to advance to the next round.

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Round of 64

Jordan Henriquez of the eighth-seeded Kansas State Wildcats handles the ball against the No. 9 Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Kansas State defeated Southern Miss, 70-64.

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Round of 64

No. 11 Colorado State guard Jesse Carr goes to the basket as sixth-seeded Murray State guard Zay Jackson and guard Donte Poole defend during the first half of second-round college game. Murray State defeated Colorado State ,58-41.

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