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NCAA Bracket 2013: Highlighting the Best Games on March Madness Saturday

Mike Shiekman
Jun 8, 2018

Through Thursdayโ€™s March Madness games, there have been few upsets, but to the viewers' delight, that brings more top-ranked matchups in the later rounds.

Look no further than Saturdayโ€™s slate to satisfy your college basketball palette, with several high-ranked games on deck.

Some familiar Cinderella teams will try to recapture some magic with upsets, while Louisville and Gonzaga try to continue their runs as No. 1 seeds.

Letโ€™s take a closer look at the key games coming up in the Round of 32.

No. 5 VCU vs. No. 4 Michigan, CBS, 12:15 p.m. ET

The crown jewel of Saturdayโ€™s games starts at the top, as Michigan attempts to continue the Big Tenโ€™s stellar play in this tournament.

The Wolverines looked like their top-five selves from February, hitting a barrage of three-pointers for a double-digit win over South Dakota State.

Trey Burke didnโ€™t have his best game, though, and heโ€™ll need to play better facing โ€œHavocโ€ in their next matchup.

VCUโ€™s defense is a point guardโ€™s nightmare, as the Rams will try to take the ball out of Burkeโ€™s hands early and hope his teammates show their inexperience.

Itโ€™s a clash of styles you wonโ€™t want to miss.

No. 14 Harvard Crimson vs. No. 6 Arizona, TNT, 6:10 p.m. ET

For sheer Cinderella potential, this game has the โ€œmust watchโ€ label written all over it.

Harvard will need to shoot a high percentage to hang around in this one, and Wesley Saunders will have to pace them as their top talent.

The hero of the New Mexico win, Laurent Rivard, will get a few open looks, but heโ€™ll have to hit some with Wildcat defenders in his face as well.

On the other end, Arizona is poised to win in a runaway. At one point Sean Millerโ€™s squad was ranked No. 2 in the country, and they have the players to play like it. Mark Lyons and Solomon Jones should overwhelm the Crimson with their inside-out playmaking and overall athleticism.

No. 6 Butler Bulldogs vs. No. 3 Marquette Wildcats, CBS, 7:45 p.m. ET

Butler has their sights set on a deep tournament run, and Brad Stevenโ€™s has a cast of talent that could do just that.

The Bulldogs possess a physical big man in Andrew Smith and a sharpshooter with range in Rotnei Clarke. Those two may not be Matt Howard and Gordon Hayward, but they arenโ€™t far off. ย 

Roosevelt Jones, though, may hold the key to his teamโ€™s success as heโ€™ll be tasked with keeping up with Vander Blue in the final five minutes.

Both teams like to play tough and physical, so this matchup isnโ€™t one for the finesse player. If the Wildcats shoot a better percentage than their paltry 35 percent display on Thursday, theyโ€™ll hang around and turn this game into a barnburner.

Make sure to check out NCAA.com's live stream of every tournament game, stay glued to the live tournament bracket for up-to-the-minute updates and print out a PDF bracket if youโ€™re old school.

Make your picks for the 2013 NCAA tournament here with theย Bracket Challenge Game.

Mike Shiekman is a Breaking News Writer for Bleacher Report. Follow his March Madness coverage on Twitter.