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Russ Smith scored 23 points, Gorgui Dieng had 14 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks as Louisville advances to their second straight final four appearance

A win would give Cardinals second straight trip to the Final Four

Orange in Final Four for first time since 2003.

Golden Eagles-Orange face off for spot in Final Four Saturday at 4:30pm (CBS)

Russ Smith matched his career high with 31 points to lead three Cardinals in double figures

Cardinals and Ducks tip off at 7:15pm ET on CBS

Orange win sets up All-BIG EAST Regional Final against Marquette Saturday

Jamil Wilson scored 16 points, Vander Blue and Davante Gardner had 14 apiece, and Marquette advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2003 with a 71-61 win over Miami on Thursday night.

Golden Eagles and Orange vie for spots in the NCAA's Elite 8

With this agreement and a previously announced deal with ESPN, the Conference continues its association with two of the most prestigious media organizations in sports, a major milestone in a realignment and rebranding that will culminate in the announcement of a new name later this spring.

C.J. Fair scored 18 points, James Southerland added 14 and the fourth-seeded Orange survived a second-half drought of more than 12 minutes without a field goal to beat No. 12 seed California 66-60 on Saturday night in the NCAA tournament.

Blue scores 29 points to lead Marquette to its third straight Sweet 16 appearance.

Russ Smith had another big night, leading four players in double figures with 27 points, and top-seeded Louisville is into the Midwest Region semifinals.

No. 7-seeded Irish fall to 10th-seeded Cyclones in NCAA Second Round

P.J. Hairston scored 23 points, James Michael McAdoo added 17 and North Carolina unleashed a flurry of 3-pointers to subdue gritty Villanova 78-71

Sherwood Brown scored 24 points and Bernard Thompson had 23 to lead Florida Gulf Coast to an incredible NCAA tournament debut, a 78-68 win over second-seeded Georgetown on Friday night in the second round of the South Regional.

Bearcats finish season with 22-12 record

Brandon Triche scored 20 points, C.J. Fair added 13 and fourth-seeded Syracuse shut down No. 13 seed Montana with its zone defense in a 81-34 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.

Russ Smith scored 23 points and set a Louisville NCAA tournament record with a career-high eight steals, and Peyton Siva had eight assists as the Cardinals demolished North Carolina A&T 79-48 on Thursday night. Louisville finished with a season-high 20 steals as it forced the Aggies into 27 turnovers.

Vander Blue's layup with one second left capped Marquette's rally from a nine-point deficit and gave the third-seeded Golden Eagles a 59-58 victory over Davidson Thursday in the NCAA tournament.