Elite 8: Survive and advance

Stanford 55, Xavier 53

This one is beyond my descriptive ability — let the photos and the journalists and this video of the last 4.4 seconds tell the story.

Here are the game reports:

• Pohlen's Buzzer Beater Lifts Stanford Over Xavier, 55-53 by Janie McCauley, Associated Press
• Pohlen's Coast-to-Coast Saves Stanford by Michelle Smith, Fan House
• Thriller to the very end - Pohlen's layup sends Cardinal to Final Four by Tom FitzGerald, San Francisco Chronicle
• Fortune smiles on the Cardinal by Gwen Knapp, San Francisco Chronicle
• Musketeers come thisclose to upset by Mechelle Voepel, ESPN
• Pohlen's drive sends Stanford to the Final Four by Rick Eymer, Palo Alto Online
• Pohlen's buzzer shot saves Stanford and sends Cardinal to Final Four by Jake Curtis

The box score and play-by-play,

A photo gallery by Jason O. Watson, US PRESSWIRE,

A photo gallery by Michael Macor, San Francisco Chronicle,

A photo gallery by Steve Yeater and Rich Pedroncelli, Associated Press,

Here are a few of the AP photos from the above gallery:

Jayne encourages her teammates The bench erupts when Ros hits a three late in the game Jeanette's teammates celebrate her buzzer beater Jayne and Nneka are ... ... dancing for joy Tara celebrates the championship Jayne celebrates the championship Jeanette celebrates the championship