After needing to make a miraculous comeback against Duke in the Elite Eight, UConn was able to build on their momentum in the Final Four, beating Illinois 71-62 to stamp their ticket to the National Championship.

After dismantling Iowa in the Elite Eight, Illinois is now just two wins away from winning the National Championship, their first one in the tournament era.

Thursday’s slate of games brings us an exciting clash of styles, pairing together Illinois and Houston who have backed their success on different ends of the court.

Headlining the conclusion of the second round of the tournament, St John’s faces off against Kansas in what should be an ugly defensive slugfest.

After a cold stretch of play, Saint Louis was able to recapture the same success they had in the regular season, beating Georgia 102-77 in the first round of the tournament.

After a roller coaster of an opening day, the excitement continues on Friday, bringing us another helping of games to wager on.

The bracket is set with 64 teams looking to make one last run to cut down the nets. Even though the gap in talent is as wide as ever per the current spreads, VCU will look to make some noise as a trendy underdog by taking advantage of North Carolina’s anemic defense.