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Final Four TV schedule 2013: April in Atlanta is finally here

It has been a wild ride for Wichita State, Louisville, Michigan and Syracuse as the four groups head to the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, two triumphs far from chopping down the nets for the 2013 NCAA championship. 

Each of the two Final Four diversions on Saturday offers more than enough interest and energy. The No. 9 Shockers proceed their Cinderella run as they go up against the generally speaking No. 1 Cardinals, who are falling off of an enthusiastic triumph over the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils in the Elite Eight. On the other side of the section, the towering-octane offense of the No. 4 Wolverines will get through the jumbling zone protection No. 4 Syracuse utilizes to extraordinary victory. 

In the first round of the evening, the planet will see if Wichita State's storybook March run proceeds whatsoever in April. The Shockers are just the fifth No. 9 seed or higher to achieve the Final Four since seeding started in 1979, and are the first crew from the Missouri Valley Conference to make the Final Four since a Larry Bird advanced Indiana State crew in 1979. 

On paper, the Cardinals appear to hold a statistical edge over the Shockers in near each class however bouncing back. Anyway Wichita State hasn't threw in the towel as they destroyed Pittsburgh, irritate the No. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs, shattered La Salle's Cinderella dreams then afterward grinded out a strong score over the Ohio State Buckeyes. The Shockers aren't a stranger to the Final Four, they simply don't choose to visit over and over again. Wichita State last made a manifestation in 1965, where they lost to the possible NCAA champion UCLA Bruins. 

Louisville is falling off an enormous 22-indicate score over the Blue Devils in the Elite Eight, a triumph that was damaged by the horrific leg harm endured by reinforcement monitor Kevin Ware throughout the diversion. Ware experienced two hours of surgery to repair his broken leg, yet the Cardinals gutted out a moving score in the name of their fallen buddy after tears were shed a whole stadium stood obviously shaken throughout the close nine-minute harm mid-diversion break. The score was simply a different commanding exhibition for the top generally speaking seed in the NCAA Tournament. It is the second sequential Final Four manifestation for Louisville. 

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Michigan and Syracuse will furnish an engaging matchup in the second round of the night. The Wolverines gloat the most productive offense in the country, as per Kenpom appraisals, while the Orange have the fifth-stiffest safeguard. Watches Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr. lead Michigan, and in spite of the fact that Hardaway's hop shot has endured throughout the competition, Burke has been the crew MVP thus far. His long 3-pointer in the melting away seconds of regulation against the Kansas Jayhawks compelled additional time in a 87-85 score in the Sweet 16. 

Syracuse's extremely popular zone safeguard has been on showcase the entire competition, where they have expected rivals to remember simply 45.8 focuses an amusement. Against Marquette in the Elite Eight, they expected the Golden Eagles to remember only 39 focuses, a record level in the Elite Eight since the shot check was presented in 1986. It is the fifth presence for the Orange in the Final Four, and the fourth since Jim Boeheim took over. The final time Syracuse made the Final Four was in 2003, when Carmelo Anthony would finally lead them to a national title. 

No. 1 Louisville vs. No. 9 Wichita State, 3:10 p.m. ET, CBS 

No. 4 Michigan vs. No. 4 Syracuse, 5:50 p.m. ET, CBS