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March 24, 2008

The Brackets

The Bruins win their 12th national championship by imposing a slow half-court tempo, throttling Kansas's perimeter threats and riding the coattails of superlative freshman Kevin Love to victory

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USC
Hoyas can't repeat '07's Elite Eight miracle as Trojans' slippery big men get Hibbert in early foul trouble

LOUISVILLE
Pack the white suit for San Antonio : Pitino and the 'Ville prolong Hansbrough's Elite Eight curse, claw out OT win

KANSAS
Matchup of exquisitely balanced teams goes Jayhawks' way when Rush catches fire from three-point range and Arthur owns both offensive and defensive glass

KANSAS
Breakthrough! Self, Jayhawks finally shed tournament-bust label by toppling Trojans for second time in '07--08

UCLA
Bruins ' Love recovers from his lowest moment (December loss to Longhorns ) by piling up boards, inside buckets and 50-foot outlet passes for payback victory

TEXAS
Home cookin': Tigers have a beef after Longhorns ride Houston crowd, three-point barrage to Final Four berth

UCLA
Bruins use backcourt edge to wear down valiant Musketeers at both ends in low-scoring slugfest

MEMPHIS
Douglas-Roberts goes wild, lights up Golden Eagles with dribble-drive exhibition to send Tigers back to Elite Eight

TEXAS
Augustin reigns supreme in little-versus-big battle, pulling all the right strings to drive and kick to Abrams for threes

UCLA
Love shows Thabeet he's not ready for NBA while Shipp rediscovers three-point stroke to bury Huskies

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