1.   Minnesota advances to face Michigan on Sunday.

2.   Now the Bulls advance to face the Utah Jazz in the championship series, beginning on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

3.   Pitt advances to face Connecticut.

4.   The Lakers advanced to face the Spurs in a Western Conference semifinal series that will begin Saturday.

5.   The winner will advance to face either Italy or Sweden in the championship.

6.   The winner will advance to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals.

7.   The winner advances to face the Chicago Bulls in the conference finals.

8.   All the Spurs have to do to advance to face the Los Angeles-Sacramento winner is give the Mavs more of the same stifling defense and efficient offense.

9.   Brazil advanced to face Uruguay for the title on Sunday.

10.   England will advance to face Australia in the best-of-three final series unless it suffers a heavy defeat in that match.