By Staff | National Desk NCAA Tournament results from Friday's evening games: Louisville 82, Colorado State 56 » From the AP: Bumping, banging and leaving Colorado State with a whole lot of bruises, top-seeded Louisville is into the Midwest Region semifinals. Russ Smith led four players in double figures with 27 points, and the Cardinals put on a defensive...
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Louisville guard Peyton Siva (3) waves to the crowed after defeating Colorado State 82-56 in a third-round NCAA college basketball tournament game on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in Lexington, Ky. Louisville won 82-56. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
NCAA Tournament results from Friday's evening games:
Louisville 82, Colorado State 56
» From the AP: Bumping, banging and leaving Colorado State with a whole lot of bruises, top-seeded Louisville is into the Midwest Region semifinals.
Russ Smith led four players in double figures with 27 points, and the Cardinals put on a defensive clinic as they dismantled Colorado State 82-56 on Saturday. Louisville forced the eighth-seeded Rams into a season-high 20 turnovers, made Colton Iverson look as invisible as a 6-foot-10 guy can be and limited one of the nation's best rebounding teams to 24 boards, more than a dozen below their average of 40.
» Key to the game: Colorado State actually shot the ball well — 47.5 percent. The Cardinals just wouldn't let them do it very often, limiting the Rams to 18 shots in the first half and 40 total.
» Next up: Louisville will play the winner of Saint Louis-Oregon on Friday in Indianapolis.
Real-time highlight: Louisville gets a 2-point shot with .5 seconds left on the clock in the first half. #marchma... snpy.tv/ZWLmrF
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Arizona 74, Harvard 51
» From the AP: Arizona put an emphatic end to Harvard's March Madness success story Saturday with a 74-51 win over the Crimson.
Mark Lyons matched his career high with 27 points to lead the sixth-seeded Wildcats (27-7). Lyons led Arizona to the program's 15th appearance in the Sweet 16.
» Key to the game: Arizona sprinted to a 30-9 lead, as the Crimson (20-10) missed 20 of its first 22 shots.
» Next up: The Wildcats will play Iowa State or Ohio State next week in Los Angeles.