NCAA Tournament 2018: Saturday's Elite 8 Scores, Updated Bracket and Schedule

With spots in the Final Four up for grabs, the 2018 NCAA men's tournament continued into the Elite Eight this weekend.

And Saturday night was Cinderella's time to shine.

While the Midwest and East Regionals have played out nearly as expected, the South and West saw 9 vs. 11 and 3 vs. 9 in the regional finals. As unexpected as it may have been, it made for compelling basketball with everything on the line.

Here are the updated results from Saturday's Elite Eight games as they go final as well as a look at the bracket and upcoming contests. 

Elite 8 Schedule/Results - Saturday

South: No. 11 Loyola-Chicago 78, No. 9 Kansas State 62

West: No. 3 Michigan 58, No. 9 Florida State 54

No. 11 Loyola-Chicago 78, No. 9 Kansas State 62

Cinderella's time at the Big Dance isn't over just yet.

The Loyola-Chicago Ramblers are headed to the Final Four for the first time since 1963, the year of the program's only national championship. This is just the Ramblers' fifth NCAA tournament since, so they are in a bit of unfamiliar territory right now.

While Loyola-Chicago's first three victories of this tournament came by a total of four points, this one was almost never in doubt. The Ramblers jumped out to an early 19-7 lead and never looked back.

They took 36-24 lead into the break, which with them, means it's game over:

The Ramblers came out of the locker room feeling it and extended their lead to 21 points with 13 minutes to play. At that point, Loyola-Chicago (63 percent) was outshooting Kansas State (36 percent) by a wide margin. That's even more impressive considering the Wildcats have one of the best defenses in the tournament.

A big lead didn't stop Loyola-Chicago from adding on, though. After seeing the Cincinnati Bearcats blow a 22-point advantage against the Nevada Wolf Pack in the second round, the Ramblers did their best to keep adding on:

Kansas State tried to make things interesting by going on a 14-3 run late in the second half, but in the end, there wasn't enough in the tank. It just wasn't the Wildcats' night:

It didn't help Kansas State's cause that Ben Richardson (23 points) was on fire all night, as he was 6-of-7 from beyond the arc. 

This latest victory keeps the Ramblers' unbelievable run—which not even Sister Jean saw coming—going and on to the Final Four. Loyola-Chicago becomes just the fourth No. 11 seed to reach the national semifinals, joining LSU (1986), George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011). 

No. 3 Michigan 58, No. 9 Florida State 54

After nearing the century mark against Texas A&M in the last round, Michigan quickly found out it would not be so easy to light up the scoreboard against Florida State on Saturday in Los Angeles.

The teams went back and forth during the first half, with neither squad holding a lead bigger than two possessions during the opening 20 minutes. 

It wasn't a pretty offensive performance by either side in the first half. Both teams had more turnovers (Florida State 14, Michigan nine) than field goals (Seminoles nine, Wolverines seven).

But Don't let the 27-26 halftime score fool you—there was plenty of effort:

Michigan came out strong after the break. After the Seminoles got the half's first bucket, the Wolverines responded with an 11-0 run to jump out to the game's first double-digit lead:

But just like in the first half, Florida State kept it close. A 9-2 run cut the deficit to one possession, and from there, it was game on.

On a night where shots weren't falling for either team, Michigan found a way to make more plays:

Florida State went nearly eight minutes down the stretch without a made field goal, relying exclusively on free throws. That's a tough way to win. The Wolverines took advantage of the bucket drought and pushed their lead back up to double digits, igniting the pro-Michigan Staples Center crowd.

Once again, Florida State battled back. The Seminoles managed to overcome 32 percent shooting to have a chance to tie with a minute left:

Unfortunately for them, they shot just 23.5 percent from beyond the arc in the game. That proved to be costly.

After drawing a No. 8 seed in the ACC tournament and a 9 seed in the NCAA tournament, Michigan's trip to the Elite 8 is no small feat. 

The victory puts the Wolverines in the Final Four for the first time since 2013, when they finished runner-up to the Louisville Cardinals, a championship that has since been vacated. The run to the Final Four is the latest accomplishment in a postseason that has included winning a Big Ten title. 

Final Four Schedule - Saturday, March 31 

No. 11 Loyola-Chicago vs. No. 3 Michigan

No. 1 Villanova/No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Kansas/No. 2 Duke