NCAA Tournament Day 9 Features Louisville, Ohio State Fighting for Final Four Spots

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Mar 24, 2012

NCAA Tournament Day 9 Features Louisville, Ohio State Fighting for Final Four SpotsJust two spots up for grabs on Saturday to be a part of the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans.

Louisville will take on a fast-paced Florida team in Phoeniz, Ariz., while Ohio State and Syracuse will try to continue their winning ways at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass.

Here are the games to look out for on Saturday, March 24. Be sure to check out our in-depth Associated Press previews.

4:30 p.m. — Louisville vs. Floida (-1 1/2)

PHOENIX — Billy Donovan knew a bad idea when he heard one.

Put on this cowboy hat and these spurs and we’ll take a picture of you, his coach told him. Maybe we’ll even put it on the front of the team program. Read the complete preview here

7:05 p.m. — Syracuse vs. Ohio State (-3)

BOSTON — One of the old axioms of college basketball is that you play zone against a team that plays zone.

Syracuse, which plays the best zone defense in the sport right now, has struggled recently against zones. Read the complete preview here

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