"Louisville guard Kevin Ware has a broken right leg after landing awkwardly when he tried to block a shot by Duke guard Tyler Thornton.
Replays showed that Ware's lower right leg appears to snap
as he lands from a lengthy leap to contest the shot. A video of the
play is attached below (warning, images are graphic).
The injury occurred with 6:33 left in the first half. Thornton's shot
was good, cutting Louisville's lead to 21-20 at the time. Louisville
was leading at the half, 35-32.
The game was delayed almost
10 minutes as trainers wrapped Ware's lower right leg, put him on a
backboard and lifted him onto a stretcher to be taken off the court."
Louisville Thursday, March 15 No.1 Kentucky vs. No. 16 Mississippi Valley State/Western Kentucky winner No. 8 Iowa State vs. No. 0 Connecticut
Portland Thursday, March 15
No. 5 Wichita State vs. No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth
No. 4 Indiana vs. No. 13 New Mexico State
Albuquerque Thursday, March 15
No. 6 UNLV vs. No. 11 Colorado
No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 14 South Dakota State
Greensboro Friday, March 16
No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Xavier
No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Lehigh
WEST (Phoenix)
Columbus Friday, March 16 No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 16 Long Island University No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 St. Louis
Portland Thursday, March 15
No. 5 New Mexico vs. No. 12 Long Beach State
No. 4 Louisville vs. No. 13 Davidson
Louisville Thursday, March 15
No. 6 Murray State vs. No. 11 Colorado State
No. 3 Marquette vs. No. 14 BYU/Iona winner
Omaha Friday, March 16
No. 7 Florida vs. No. 10 Virginia
No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 15 Norfolk State
EAST (Boston)
Pittsburgh Thursday, March 15 No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 16 UNC-Asheville No. 8 Kansas State vs. No. 9 Southern Miss
Albuquerque Thursday, March 15
No. 5 Vanderbilt vs. No. 12 Harvard
No. 4 Wisconsin vs. No. 13 Montana
Nashville Friday, March 16
No. 6 Cincinnati vs. No. 11 Texas
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 14 St. Bonaventure
Pittsburgh Thursday, March 15
No. 7 Gonzaga vs. No. 10 West Virginia
No. 2 Ohio State vs. No. 15 Loyola (MD)
First Round
Date: March 13-14, 2012 Location: UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio
Second & Third Rounds
Dates: March 15-18, 2012 Locations: Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.), The Pit (Albuquerque, N.M.), Consol Energy Center (Pittsburgh), KFC Yum! Center (Louisville, Ky.), Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio), CenturyLink Center Omaha (Omaha, Neb.), Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) and the Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.)
Sweet 16 & Elite 8
Dates: March 22-25, 2012 Locations: TD Garden (Boston), US Airways Center (Phoenix), Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis) and the Georgia Dome (Atlanta)
Final Four
Date: March 31, 2012 Locations: Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans)
