The Sweet 16 is all set for the 2012 NCAA Tournament, and there's a distinctly Ohio flavor. For the first time in the history on the tourney, four teams from one state made it to the Sweet 16. Ohio State and Cincinnati will get things started on Thursday night in Boston, when they square off in the second game of the evening in the East Regional. Xavier and Ohio will play in the two early games on Friday night. A complete schedule with TV times below:
Thursday, March 22
East Regional - Boston, MA
Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Lesley Visser (sideline)
No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 4 Wisconsin - 7:15 pm EST
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Cincinnati - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game
West Regional - Phoenix, AZ
Kevin Harlan (play-by-play), Len Elmore and Reggie Miller (analysts), Marty Snider (sideline)
No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 4 Louisville - 7:47 pm EST
No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 7 Florida - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game
Friday, March 23
South Regional - Atlanta, GA
Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Clark Kellogg (analyst), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 7 Xavier - 7:15 pm EST
No. 1 Kentucky vs. No. 4 Indiana - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game
Midwest Regional - St. Louis, MO
Marv Albert (play-by-play), Steve Kerr (analyst), Craig Sager (sideline)
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 13 Ohio - 7:47 pm EST
No. 2 Kanas vs. No. 11 NC State - approx. 30 minutes after conclusion of first game
For up-to-the-minute scores on all NCAA Tournament games, please check out SI.com's complete scoreboard.
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