Duke flew past West Virginia on their way to the title game with a lopsided 78-57 win in the national semis. Jon Scheyer, 23 points and Nolan Smith, 19 points led the Blue Devils to victory and their first trip to the National Championship since they won it back in 2001.

West Virginia edged out Kentucky 73-66 and advanced to the school's first Final Four visit since 1959. Freshman phenom John Wall led the night's scoring with 19 points while WVU's defense closed down lanes and kept the Wildcats' big men in check. The next stop for the Mountaineers was in Indy.

West Virginia's decisive 69-56 win over Washington helped set a school best 30-6 record for the year. Kevin Jones led the night with 18 points as the Mountaineers moved one win away from taking on eventual national champs Duke in the Final Four.

In this OT thriller, Senior forward Josh Duncan's career high 26 points and a pair of long-range jumpers from B.J. Raymond in the last 1:18 of the game lifted Xavier past the Mountaineers 79-75. The win gave Xavier the chance to take on UCLA in the Elite Eight.

With only seven seconds remaining in the game, West Virginia's Kevin Pittsnogle hit a game-tying three-pointer. However moments later, the Longhorns stunned the crowd when Kenton Paulino made a buzzer-beating three-point basket to win the game 74-71. LeMarcus Aldridge's 26 points helped pave the way for Texas to reach the Elite Eight where they met up with a tough LSU.

After trailing by 20 points, Louisvile staged a miraculous second half comeback to defeat West Virginia 93-85. With :29 left in regulation, Larry O'Bannon's layup pushed the game into OT and give Louisville a chance to reach the Final Four. There was no need for another comeback in OT, as the Cardinals scored first and never looked back. Larry O'Bannon's 24 points and Taquan Dean's 23 was bested only by the Mountaineers' Kevin Pittsnogle's 25.

Kevin Pittsnogle's 22 points led West Virginia to a 65-60 win over Texas Tech. The win enabled the Mountaineers to move past the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1959 when Jerry West led them to the national championship game.