Sunday Recap:

Today's pair of Elite Eight games both ended up in double digit margins, although they took different routes to get there. Michigan State turned in a great defensive performance as Tom Izzo outcoached Rick Pitino and won going away. This game was very tight in the first half, but you could tell that Michigan State was playing the way they want to play. Louisville's press was ineffective and Goran Suton was as hot as Terence Williams was cold. Then in the second half other people got involved for the Spartans as they gradually built an insurmountable lead. What has to be disturbing for Louisville fans is how they basically gave up near the end. They obviously thought a 14 point lead with about 2 minutes left was too much and quit trying to get rebounds or play with any sense of urgency.

Oklahoma was able to slow their game with North Carolina down to their tempo, but could not hit any shots at all and fell behind big early. At the beginning, UNC kept doubling Blake Griffin, forcing other Sooners to shoot, and they just kept missing 3 after 3. Then finally Griffin started to get into the act but still no one else helped him out. Oklahoma missed something like their first 15 threes of the game. And even with Tyler Hansbrough basically being a non-factor in this game, UNC pretty much coasted to a double digit win.