NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-Syracuse at Houston
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For three weeks the 2023 NCAA Tournament was unbridled chaos, and now a national champion will be cutting down the nets Monday night as No. 4 seed UConn and No. 5 seed San Diego State square off at NRG Stadium in Houston in the final college basketball game of the season. The Huskies are aiming for their fifth national title of the last 25 years while the Aztecs are seeking to breakthrough for the first national championship in program history.

It's a game pitting teams from opposite ends of the country who have opposite styles of play. Defense is the calling card of the Aztecs, who thrive on dragging opponents into slow-paced brawls with an old roster that is strong, physical and deep. UConn plays good defense, too, but the Huskies have raced past NCAA Tournament opponents by putting their deep offensive arsenal on display.

The battle of post players should be particularly intriguing as UConn bruiser Adama Sanogo and 7-foot-2 freshman phenom Donovan Clingan go up against San Diego State shot-blocking menace Nathan Mensah and the Aztecs' host of imposing athletes. On the perimeter, SDSU wing Matt Bradley will try and build off a 21-point performance in Saturday's Final Four victory. He will be tasked with out-dueling UConn 3-point marksman Jordan Hawkins.

Whoever emerges will bet cutting down the nets at the end of the night and going down in history as the last team standing from what's been a wild 2023 NCAA Tournament.

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2023 NCAA Tournament bracket, schedule, scores

All times Eastern

South

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday -- Dayton

  • (16) Texas A&M-CC 75, (16) SE Missouri St. 71  | Recap

FIRST ROUND

Thursday -- Birmingham

  • (9) Maryland 67, (8) West Virginia 65 -- Recap
  • (1) Alabama 96, (16) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 75 -- Recap

Thursday -- Orlando

  • (13) Furman 68, (4) Virginia 67 --  Upset Breakdown
  • (5) San Diego State 63, (12) Charleston 57 -- Recap

Friday -- Denver

  • (3) Baylor 74, (14) UC Santa Barbara 56 -- Recap
  • (6) Creighton 72, (11) NC State 63 -- Recap

Thursday -- Sacramento

  • (7) Missouri 76, (10) Utah State 65 -- Recap
  • (15) Princeton 59, (2) Arizona 55 --  Upset Breakdown

SECOND ROUND

Saturday -- Birmingham

  • (1) Alabama 73, (8) Maryland 51 -- Recap

Saturday -- Orlando

  • (5) San Diego State 75, (13) Furman 52 -- Recap

Sunday - Denver

  • (6) Creighton 85, (3) Baylor 76 -- Recap

Saturday -- Sacramento

  • (15) Princeton 78, (7) Missouri 63 -- Recap

SWEET 16 

Friday, March 24 -- KFC Yum! Center, Louisville 

ELITE EIGHT

Sunday, March 26 -- KFC Yum! Center, Louisville

(5) San Diego State 57, (6) Creighton 56 -- Aztecs earn first Final Four berth in program history

East

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday -- Dayton

  • (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 84, (16) Texas Southern 61 -- Recap

FIRST ROUND 

Friday -- Columbus

Thursday -- Orlando

  • (5) Duke 74, (12) Oral Roberts 51 -- Recap
  • (4) Tennessee 58, (13) Louisiana 55 -- Recap

Friday -- Greensboro

  • (11) Kentucky 61, (6) Providence 53 -- Recap
  • (3) Kansas State 77, (14) Montana State 65 -- Recap

Friday -- Columbus

SECOND ROUND 

Sunday -- Columbus 

  • (9) FAU 78, (16) Fairleigh Dickinson 70 -- Recap

Saturday -- Orlando

Sunday -- Greensboro

  • (3) Kansas State 75, (6) Kentucky 69 -- Recap

Sunday -- Columbus

SWEET 16 

Thursday, March 23 -- Madison Square Garden, New York 

ELITE EIGHT

Saturday, March 25 -- Madison Square Garden, New York

Midwest

FIRST FOUR

Tuesday -- Dayton

  • (11) Pitt  60, (11) Mississippi State 59 | Recap

FIRST ROUND

Thursday -- Birmingham

  • (9) Auburn 83, (8) Iowa 75 -- Recap
  • (1) Houston 63, (16) Northern Kentucky 52 -- Recap

Friday -- Albany 

  • (5) Miami 63, (12) Drake 56 -- Recap
  • (4) Indiana 71, (13) Kent State 60 -- Recap

Friday -- Greensboro

Thursday -- Des Moines

  • (2) Texas 81, (15) Colgate 61 -- Recap
  • (10) Penn State 76, (7) Texas A&M 59 -- Recap

SECOND ROUND

Saturday -- Birmingham

  • (1) Houston 81, (9) Auburn 64 -- Recap

Sunday -- Albany 

  • (5) Miami 85, (4) Indiana 69 -- Recap

Saturday -- Des Moines

  • (2) Texas 71, (10) Penn St. 66 -- Recap

Sunday -- Greensboro 

  • (3) Xavier 84, (11) Pitt 73 -- Recap

SWEET 16 

Friday, March 24 -- T-Mobile Center, Kansas City  

 ELITE EIGHT

Sunday, March 26 -- T-Mobile Center, Kansas City

(5) Miami 88, (2) Texas 81 -- Hurricanes clinch trip to first Final Four

West

FIRST FOUR

Wednesday -- Dayton

  • (11) Arizona State 98, (11) Nevada 73 -- Recap

FIRST ROUND

Thursday -- Des Moines

  • (1) Kansas 96, (16) Howard 68 -- Recap
  • (8) Arkansas 73, (9) Illinois 63 -- Recap

Thursday -- Sacramento

  • (7) Northwestern 75, (10) Boise State 67 -- Recap
  • (2) UCLA 86, (15) UNC Asheville 53 -- Recap

Friday -- Albany

Friday -- Denver

  • (3) Gonzaga 82, (14) Grand Canyon 70 -- Recap
  • (6) TCU 72, (11) Arizona State 70 -- Recap

SECOND ROUND

Saturday -- Des Moines

Sunday -- Albany

  • (4) UConn 70, (5) Saint Mary's 55 -- Recap

Sunday -- Denver 

  • (6) TCU vs. (3) Gonzaga  -- Recap

Saturday -- Sacramento

  • (2) UCLA 68, (7) Northwestern 63 -- Recap

SWEET 16 

Thursday, March 23 -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

ELITE EIGHT

Saturday, March 25 -- T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas

Final Four

Saturday, April 1 -- 6:09 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium -- Houston

National Championship

Monday, April 3 -- 9:20 p.m. (CBS)
NRG Stadium -- Houston

  • (4) UConn vs. (5) San Diego State -- 9:20 p.m. | CBS (watch live)