The Elite Eight comes to a close with two more Sunday games.
Two games remain on Sunday before we can package up the Elite Eight games and ship the winners onto next weekend for a Final Four showdown.
The marquee game is No. 1 Duke facing off against No. 2 Gonzaga to decide the South region champion. Duke is led by Jahlil Okafor, who averaged 18 points and eight rebounds this season and will likely be drafted in the top two this summer, and Quinn Cook, a senior guard scoring 16 points a game. On Friday against Utah, though, the Blue Devils also saw Justise Winslow step up with a 21-point, 10-rebound outing.
Gonzaga is a high-motor offensive team, who struggled a little Friday, shooting 40 percent from the field while hitting just three shots from behind the arc. For the season, the Bulldogs are shooting 52 percent from the field and 40 percent from three, so expect their shooting numbers -- especially those from leading scorer Kyle Wiltjer, who was just 4-12 -- to rise in the game against Duke.
Before we get there, though, No. 4 Louisville will play No. 7 Michigan State. This is the tournament's last real shot at an upset, since these are the two lowest-seeded teams left in play. Michigan State has an incredible coach, Tom Izzo, who always seems to get his teams farther than they should. However, the Cardinals have two excellent scorers in Terry Rozier and Montrezl Harrell that could have huge games in what should be a fun Sunday matchup.
TV schedule (all times Eastern)
No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 7 Michigan State at 2:20 p.m. on CBS
No. 1 Duke vs. No. 2 Gonzaga at 5:05 p.m. on CBS
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