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Four teams booked trips to the Elite Eight Thursday night as March Madness resumed with Sweet Sixteen action. Tonight’s games featured matchups from the East and West Regions.

The first game on the slate featured top seed Syracuse and the feisty four seed Wisconsin Badgers. The game was hotly contested throughout and came down to the wire. Syracuse held on to win 64-63 after Badgers guard Jordan Taylor’s long jumper fell short in the waning moments. The Orange advance to the East Regional Final on Saturday.

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NCAA Tournament 2012 March Madness. Sweet Sixteen round recap

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Friday’s tournament action was highlighted by the shocking upsets of number two seeds Duke and Missouri at the hands of Lehigh and Norfolk State respectively. The last 15 seed to earn a victory was Hampton over Iowa State in 2001.

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Check out these photos on College Level Athletes that feature the Mater Dei Monarchs vs. Bullard Knights in the 2012 CIF Southern Regional Division I Boys Basketball Championship. Mater Dei won 85-66 over Bullard, and Monarchs' senior Xavier Johnson (Colorado) dominated again. If Mater Dei ends up winning the California State Title, look for Xavier to take home Tournament MVP honors.

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Watch highlights from the 2012 CIF State Basketball Playoffs. Mater Dei led over Bullard (Fresno) 42-34 at halftime. Xavier Johnson of Mater Dei dominated the inside during the first two quarters and helped his team maintain a the lead throughout the second half to give the Monarchs a birth in the CIF State Championship game at Arco Arena 3/24 vs. Sheldon (Sacramento).

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With brackets locked and ready to bust, the 2012 NCAA men’s basketball tournament kicked off its first full day of action with 16 games on four networks. 64 teams entered Thursday with a shot at the ultimate prize.

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Mater Dei countered with solid performances from senior big man Xavier Johnson, sophomore sensation Stanley Johnson and UNLV bound guard Katin Reinhardt. The terrific trio combined for 64 of the Monarchs 75 points.

After a see-saw first half with numerous lead changes, the Monarchs went to the half clinging to a 30-29 lead.

Mater Dei matches up against Loyola in the 2012 CIF State HS Hoops Tourney

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Check out these photos on College Level Athletes that feature the Mater Dei Monarchs vs. Loyola Cubs in the 2012 CIF Southern Regional Division I Boys Basketball Tournament. Mater Dei won 75-63 over Loyola.

Both teams came out of the break playing inspired basketball and giving it their all. Xavier Johnson led the Monarch with 26 points, a vast majority coming inside the paint. The Monarchs had the clear advantage inside and they exploited it relentlessly. Stanley Johnson stepped his game up in the second half, finishing the game with 17 points.

Mater Dei beats Loyola to advance in 2012 CIF Southern Regional Hoops bracket.

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It was a raucous night at Mater Dei High School Tuesday as the Mater Dei Monarchs defeated the Loyola Cubs 75-63 to advance to the CIF Semifinals against Bullard (Fresno) on Saturday. The game got off to a frenetic pace with both teams pushing the ball up and down the floor.

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Tomorrow's matchup up featuring Nationally-ranked Mater Dei High School and the Loyola Cubs has to be the most exciting matchup of the 2012 CIF State Hoops Tournament up to this point. After the Monarchs' victory over Loyola in the CIF Southern Section Semis, super sophomore Stanley Johnson told College Level Athletes, "We hadn't played them this year, and it's the first team in California that's really been fast, and been able to run with us... and use their athletic ability just as good as us."

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Mater Dei vs. Loyola: 2012 CIF State High School Basketball Tourney South Region

Xavier "X-Straordinaire" Johnson gave the 2012 CIF Southern Section Basketball Playoff crowd something to go nuts about. The best dunk of the CIF SS playoffs came after Stanley Johnson dropped a Magic Johnson-esque dime to Xavier, who finished with a beastly smash and 'Mosgov' dunked over 6'11" Loyola center Thomas Welsh (40).