Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Final Four - Men's Basketball

David J. Phillip/Associated Press
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team took care of business Sunday when they defeated the Florida Gators 79-59. Michigan dominated from the opening tip and Florida could never get back into the game.

Michael Conroy/Associated Press
Unlike the Wolverines advancing to the Final Four, the Duke Blue Devils also played Sunday for a spot in the Final Four. Duke unfortunately didn't have an ending like Michigan. Duke lost to Louisville Cardinals 85-63. Duke was within a few points at halftime, but Louisville took over the game in the second half and shut Duke down.

The grossest thing I've ever seen on TV happened during the Duke/Louisville game. Louisville player, Kevin Ware, went down with a nasty broke leg. When I saw him laying on the ground, I knew something was wrong with him. I saw something white on his leg. When Duke's Tyler Thorton put his hands over his eyes and turn away, I knew that Ware indeed broke his leg. That is when I put my Kindle over my face. There was no way I was watching that replay again. CBS did show the replay twice just after his leg was broken. I was thankful that they decided not to show that again after the first two replays. Hope Ware's recovery goes well.

Now that Louisville defeated Duke, I hope Michigan can win it all now. The Final Four will take place on Saturday evening. Louisville will play Wichita State first at 6:09 p.m. and Michigan takes on Syracuse at 8:49 p.m. in Atlanta. The winners of the games will meet April 8 in the National Championship.

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