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Sixty-four teams entered the NCAA Tournament all looking to win on the biggest stage in College basketball. Four are left standing and are looking to prepare themselves for battle to see who will get a chance to win it all.
Two predicted contenders at the beginning of the season have made it, the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Connecticut Huskies. Both one seeds, both dominant throughout the regular season, and both have weaknesses.
Two surprises have pushed their way into the Final Four, as they look to acquire the ever so elusive trophy. The Michigan State Spartans out battled one-seeded Louisville to earn their spot and the Villanova Wildcats slipped by top seed Pittsburgh in the closing seconds.
Now down to these four teams to wage war against one another to find out who is truly worthy of playing for college basketballs biggest prize.
West Region: No. 1 Connecticut Huskies
Who are they?: UConn has battled through adversity throughout the tournament. First losing head coach Bill Calhoun to illness and now in the middle of a recruiting scandal. However the Huskies keep battling and have won in significant fashion.
Led by seniors A.J. Price and Jeff Adrien as well as juniors Stanley Robinson and 7'3" monster Hasheem Thabeet they have looked as good as ever after slumping late in the regular season and in the Big East Tournament.
How to beat them: As large and solid as this team may look, they have proved to be very vulnerable throughout the course of the season. The keys are getting Thabeet and Robinson in foul trouble while attempting to contain Adrien.
Price will be the one player that you just have to let score, but by slowing Adrien and out battling Thabeet and Robinson on the boards, any team is capable of beating UConn.
How they can win: The Huskies have been dominant since the beginning of the tournament. If they continue what they have done thus far, pressing, pushing the ball up the floor, playing excellent defense, and rebounding the ball there is no team that can stick with them.
If Thabeet stays out of foul trouble, his presence in the lane keeps opposing guards from driving and attempting to get interior points. Adriens ability to hit the midrange jumper has helped open the floor for not only him but fellow senior Price who know has the ability to drive more often.
Midwest Region: No. 2 Michigan State
Who are they?: Michigan State has been an inconsistent team all season yet they have still managed to win.
Carried in the postseason by senior center Goran Suton the Spartans have peaked at the right time as they pushed themselves by defending national champion Kansas in the Sweet 16 and by Big East champion Louisville in a route that nobody expected.
However, the face of head coach Tom Izzo's Spartans is speedy point guard from Detroit Kalin Lucas.
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