Eight spots in the Sweet 16 have been determined. The third round of the 2012 NCAA tournament began on Saturday, and there were eight games that took place, a few of which came down to the wire. Here's a look at the scores from those eight games, which helped the NCAA bracket take another step toward being settled for next week:

No. 1 Syracuse def. No. 8 Kansas State, 75-59

No. 2 Ohio State def. No. 7 Gonzaga, 73-66

No. 3 Marquette def. No. 6 Murray State, 62-53

No. 4 Wisconsin def. No. 5 Vanderbilt, 60-57

No. 4 Indiana def. No. 12 VCU, 63-61

No. 1 Kentucky def. No. 8 Iowa State, 87-71

No. 3 Baylor def. No. 11 Colorado, 80-63

No. 4 Louisville def. No. 5 New Mexico, 59-56

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