Sports Saturday Thread #3 For 3/27/10: Climbing Up The Mountain Top

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The Big East, thine reputation will be redeemed it seems.

Thanks to an inspired performance from Joe Mazzulla and their opponents shooting woes finally leading to their demise, West Virginia has knocked off Kentucky to win the East Region and advance to indianapolis next weekend.

Quite frankly, Kentucky's chance at winning a national title didn't have to do to whether it's youthful exuberance would be able to handle the moment. Rather, it all came down to hitting the outside shot and their free throws consistently.

And they couldn't.

4 for 32 was the final total that John Calipari and his team will remember for a long time, as West Virginia's nine three pointers was the difference in the Carrier Dome this evening.

DaSean Butler proved once again that he is one of the nation's elite players, and Bob Huggins continued his mastery of his friend by improving to an 8-1 record over Calipari.

Only one #1 seed remains in the tournament now, as Duke will take on Baylor tomorrow in the South Region Final.

And they hope that this tournament won't go down in the history books as one where all the top seeds failed to reach the Final Four.