When star Greg Oden got into foul trouble early, the rest of the team stepped up and carried Ohio State to a 67-60 win over Georgetown and scored the Buckeye's their first trip to the title game since 1962. Ohio State's Mike Conley Jr. came through with 15 points, six assists and five rebounds. When Oden did get back in the game, he added 13 points and eight rebounds, all in the second half alone.

Georgetown came back from an 11-point deficit in the second half to push the game into overtime, only to then score 14 straight points to upset the top-seeded North Carolina 96-84 at the final buzzer. The stunning victory over the Tar Heels earned the Hoyas their first trip to the Final Four since 1985. Despite the loss, superstar Tyler Hansbrough recorded 26 points and 11 rebounds.

Georgetown's Jeff Green squeezed through traffic to score the game winner with 2.5 seconds left on the clock. The 66-65 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores propelled the Hoyas to their first regional final victory in 11 years. The Hoyas fared well in the Elite Eight as they rolled past North Carolina on their way to the Final Four.

Corey Brewer's acrobatic shots and a three point play with only :27 left in the game helped push Florida past Georgetown in a 57-53 victory. The 30-6 Gators' went on to play top seeded Villanova in the Elite Eight, the first time the Gators had made it that far in the tournament since 2000.

Lonny Baxter's 26 points and 14 rebounds helped Maryland win the "Battle of the Beltway" against the Georgetown Hoyas and advance to the Elite Eight. The 76-66 win marked Maryland coach Gary Williams' first trip to the Elite Eight in his 23-year coaching career. The Terrapins went on to win in the next round but were stopped short of a title shot when they lost to Duke 95-84.