where is the 2012 ncaa basketball tournament?
NCAA March Madness: Cinderellas, Superstars, and Champions from the NCAA Men's Final Four
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 The quarterfinals took place over the weekend of May 16 to 17 at two neutral sites . The first doubleheader was sponsored on Saturday by Hofstra University , followed by games held at the United States Naval Academy on Sunday . Despite overcast weather at both locations , it was the first time that each NCAA quarterfinals venue attracted in excess of 11 @,@ 000 spectators . 

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 All tournament games were nationally broadcast . The tournament set an attendance record with 124 @,@ 000 spectators attending 6 sessions , shattering the 109 @,@ 769 total set for the 2001 tournament . 

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 Although the 2012 Olympic men 's basketball tournament was then more than a year away , qualifying tournaments in all five of FIBA 's continental zones were to be held in the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2011 ( the traditional basketball offseason throughout the world ) . The lockout resulted in the suspension of an agreement between the NBA and FIBA by which the NBA would take on most of the costs for insuring the value of its players ' contracts in the event they were injured during international competition . As a result , national federations that wish to have NBA players on their squads must now provide full coverage instead of supplemental insurance . 

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 Twelve different television networks scheduled a total of 36 Ivy League men 's basketball live broadcasts for the 2012 – 13 season . This includes a 14 @-@ game television package , featuring all eight member institutions , with 13 games being broadcast on the NBC Sports Network and one on the CBS Sports Network . The conference endured two one @-@ day postponements due to the February 2013 nor 'easter ( also known as Winter Storm Nemo ) . Harvard 's contest against Columbia at Levien Gymnasium in Manhattan that was originally scheduled for February 9 at 7 : 00 PM was postponed until February 10 at 2 : 00 PM . Similarly , Dartmouth 's game against Cornell originally scheduled to be played at 7 : 00 PM on February 9 at Newman Arena in Ithaca , New York was postponed until February 10 at 12 : 00 noon . 

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 The 2012 tournament was held in Sweden and Finland . Russia beat Slovakia in the finals , while the Czech Republic beat Finland in the bronze medal game . 
