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All anyone can talk about regarding North Carolina is the status of Kendall Marshall, quite obviously. The sophomore point guard fractured a bone in his wrist in Saturday’s round of 32 win over Creighton, and while he had surgery on Monday morning, it is unclear whether or not he will actually be sitting out or if my some miracle of modern medicine he’ll be able to get on the court.

Instead of parlaying an historic day of upsets into a second weekend filled with small schools, the NCAA tournament now looks like a who's-who of major college programs.

J.T. Tiller scored a career-high 23 points — 15 more than his season average — and Missouri held off Memphis’ frantic rally for a 102-91 win Thursday night in the semifinals of the West Regional.

The men’s tournament has been as predictable as a 401(k)’s decline. The four-day basketball binge that each year makes up one of the best stretches in American sports has ended. Now that the dust has settled after the first two rounds of the N.C.A.A. tournament, the residue looks chalky.

Your first Sweet 16 participant: Villanova. Dante Cunningham and the Wildcats routed UCLA on Saturday to punch their ticket.