Only one more day remains before the last four teams left in the NCAA Tournament battle for the right to play in the national college basketball title game.
March Madness has come down to the Final Four on Saturday with two marquee match-ups for college hoops fans as the NCAA Tournament begins winding down.
Up first, it will be an emotionally charged game for the No.1-seeded Louisville Cardinals as they take on the No.9 Wichita State Shockers. Louisville was reeling in their Elite Eight win over No.2 Duke after guard Kevin Ware's right leg literally snapped during the game right in front of their bench. But after a successful surgery, Ware will be traveling to Atlanta where he will cheer on his teammates, returning to the Final Four for the second year in a row, as the Cardinals vie for their first national title since 1986.
Wichita State, meanwhile, has been enjoying a Final Four run that has seen the Shockers upset the heavily favored Gonzaga Bulldogs and Ohio State Buckeyes. Led by leading scorer Cleanthony Early, Wichita State, making only its second Final Four appearance since 1965, is looking for its first-ever NCAA national hoops title.
And in the second half of Saturday's Final Four doubleheader, the Syracuse Orangemen are gunning for their first national title since now-NBA superstar Carmelo Anthony led them to the championship in 2003, but to do that, they will have to get past a hungry Michigan Wolverines team that hasn't been to the title game since the Fab Four era of 1993.
Syracuse plowed though Montana in the second round and bumped off No.12 California, No.1 Indiana and No. 3 Marquette in the Elite Eight to stamp their ticket to Atlanta. Led by lead scorer C.J. Fair, averaging 14.3 points, Brandon Triche (13.7 points) and James Southerland (13.5 points), the Orangemen hope their hoop dreams end with gold.
But Michigan is no pushover, having taken out South Dakota State, No.5 Virginia Commonwealth, No.1 Kansas and No.3 Florida, and led by 2013 John R. Wooden award winner Trey Burke, who leads the team with 18.8 points and has been clutch in the tournament. Paired with Tim Hardaway Jr., Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III, Michigan has the firepower to win their first national title since 1989.
Who will battle for the NCAA championship on April 8 when the smoke clears on Saturday? Latinos Post breaks down the schedule and live stream information for this weekend's Final Four games as March Madness continues:
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Wichita State (9) vs. Louisville (1)
Time: 6:09 p.m. EST
TV Channel: CBS
Live Stream: NCAA.com's March Madness Site
Syracuse (4) vs. Michigan (4)
Time: 8:49 p.m. EST
TV Channel: CBS
Live Stream: NCAA.com's March Madness Site
Tickets
For Information on how to buy tickets to the NCAA Final Four weekend, click on the NCAA's official website link here.
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