NEW YORK (AP) -- Ohio State had just lost three straight games in mid-January when Thad Matta got on the phone with Florida coach Billy Donovan, looking for some insight into how to handle a young team or some encouraging words from a close colleague. 

DETROIT (AP) -- Stephen Curry darted this way, faked that way. Nothing open, and the bright red numbers on the clock getting close to zero. 

HOUSTON (AP) -- Texas didn't see anything like Memphis in the Big 12. 

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Jai Lucas misses the hot showers. Chandler Parsons misses the massages. Dan Werner misses the laundry service. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- This time, North Carolina got to celebrate instead of heading to the locker room to wait for next year. Tyler Hansbrough and his top-seeded Tar Heels just wouldn't be denied a trip to the Final Four again. 

PHOENIX (AP) -- After reaching the Final Four for the third straight time, UCLA coach Ben Howland called these Bruins "by far the best" of the three. 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- JaJuan Smith and Tennessee lost the lead, but not their poise. 

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Stephen Curry couldn't stop jumping up and down at midcourt at the final buzzer. The big-time guard and little Davidson are headed for the NCAA tournament's round of 16. 

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- With a 17-point lead unbelievably cut to three, Texas needed somebody -- anybody -- to make a couple free throws. 

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Ohio State is going home early yet again -- and this time, it wasn't even close.