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The Madness continues! Day 4 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is underway.Here’s a look at Sunday’s matchups. (2) Purdue 79, (7) Miami 69Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 seed Purdue beat Miami 79-69 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.In his first game since breaking Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record for assists, Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists but was also harassed by Miami’s athletic guards into eight turnovers, matching his career high.Shelton Henderson led the Hurricanes with 18 points and eight rebounds.(2) Iowa State 82, (7) Kentucky 63amin Lipsey had 26 points and 10 assists as second-seeded Iowa State pulled away in the second half for an 82-63 win over No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Iowa State played without All-America forward Joshua Jefferson, who sprained his ankle in a first-round win over Tennessee State and watched from the end of the bench. Denzel Aberdeen scored points and Otega Oweh had 18 for Kentucky, which was outscored 51-33 in the second half.(5) St. John’s 67, (4) Kansas 65Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John’s blew a 13-point lead in the final minutes before advancing to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas. Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points apiece for the fifth-seeded Red Storm, who have roared back to college basketball prominence in just three seasons under coach Rick Pitino.Darling coolly won it after Kansas erased its 58-45 deficit with 7 1/2 minutes to play, making a furious 20-7 run capped by Darryn Peterson’s two free throws to tie it with 13.1 seconds left.(6) Tennessee 79, (3) Virginia 72Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points, Nate Ament and Bishop Boswell played pivotal roles down the stretch and sixth-seeded Tennessee advanced to its fourth straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in the NCAA Tournament.Gillespie had 50 points in two games in Philly — he scored 29 against Miami (Ohio) in the first round. Against No. 3 seed Virginia, he made the shot of the game on a desperation 3-point heave as the shot clock expired.Thijs De Ridder led Virginia with 22 points.(9) Iowa 73, (1) Florida 72Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out of this year’s March Madness. The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes. (1) Arizona 78, (9) Utah State 66Jaden Bradley scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, Motiejus Krivas had 11 points and 14 rebounds and top-seeded Arizona beat No. 9-seeded Utah State 78-66 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five seasons under coach Tommy Lloyd.The Wildcats will be looking to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since doing so in both 2014 and 2015.Arizona, which won the Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles, led the whole way in front of a loud, red-clad contingent of fans that made it feel like a home game some 400 miles from campus.(2) UConn 73, (7) UCLA 57Alex Karaban scored a career-high 27 points and had Bill Murray and the rest of the UConn crowd roaring with each splashed 3 as he helped send the second-seeded Huskies back to the Sweet 16 with a 73-57 win over UCLA in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night.The Huskies snapped a tie game with a 14-0 run in the second half that put the game away.Murray — his son, Luke, is a UConn assistant coach — got in on the fun during the Huskies’ game-changing 14-0 run and even did the “ 6-7 ” hand gesture during a timeout.Braylon Mullins scored 17 points for UConn. (4) Alabama 90, (5) Texas Tech 65Latrell Wrightsell, Jr. scored 24 points and fourth-seeded Alabama earned a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16 with a 90-65 second-round rout of No. 5 seed Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament.The Crimson Tide also got 15 points from Houston Mallette. They built an early double-digit lead against the Red Raiders, exploiting a size advantage inside to dominate the backboards and making 11 3-pointers on the way to leading 49-25 at halftime.Alabama led by as many as 34 in the second half.
The Madness continues! Day 4 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is underway.
Here’s a look at Sunday’s matchups.
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(2) Purdue 79, (7) Miami 69
Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 seed Purdue beat Miami 79-69 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.
In his first game since breaking Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record for assists, Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists but was also harassed by Miami’s athletic guards into eight turnovers, matching his career high.
Shelton Henderson led the Hurricanes with 18 points and eight rebounds.
(2) Iowa State 82, (7) Kentucky 63
amin Lipsey had 26 points and 10 assists as second-seeded Iowa State pulled away in the second half for an 82-63 win over No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Iowa State played without All-America forward Joshua Jefferson, who sprained his ankle in a first-round win over Tennessee State and watched from the end of the bench. Denzel Aberdeen scored points and Otega Oweh had 18 for Kentucky, which was outscored 51-33 in the second half.
(5) St. John’s 67, (4) Kansas 65
Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John’s blew a 13-point lead in the final minutes before advancing to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas. Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points apiece for the fifth-seeded Red Storm, who have roared back to college basketball prominence in just three seasons under coach Rick Pitino.
Darling coolly won it after Kansas erased its 58-45 deficit with 7 1/2 minutes to play, making a furious 20-7 run capped by Darryn Peterson’s two free throws to tie it with 13.1 seconds left.
(6) Tennessee 79, (3) Virginia 72
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points, Nate Ament and Bishop Boswell played pivotal roles down the stretch and sixth-seeded Tennessee advanced to its fourth straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in the NCAA Tournament.
Gillespie had 50 points in two games in Philly — he scored 29 against Miami (Ohio) in the first round. Against No. 3 seed Virginia, he made the shot of the game on a desperation 3-point heave as the shot clock expired.
Thijs De Ridder led Virginia with 22 points.
(9) Iowa 73, (1) Florida 72
Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out of this year’s March Madness.
The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes.
(1) Arizona 78, (9) Utah State 66
Jaden Bradley scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, Motiejus Krivas had 11 points and 14 rebounds and top-seeded Arizona beat No. 9-seeded Utah State 78-66 on Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five seasons under coach Tommy Lloyd.
The Wildcats will be looking to reach the Elite Eight for the first time since doing so in both 2014 and 2015.
Arizona, which won the Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles, led the whole way in front of a loud, red-clad contingent of fans that made it feel like a home game some 400 miles from campus.
(2) UConn 73, (7) UCLA 57
Alex Karaban scored a career-high 27 points and had Bill Murray and the rest of the UConn crowd roaring with each splashed 3 as he helped send the second-seeded Huskies back to the Sweet 16 with a 73-57 win over UCLA in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night.
The Huskies snapped a tie game with a 14-0 run in the second half that put the game away.
Murray — his son, Luke, is a UConn assistant coach — got in on the fun during the Huskies’ game-changing 14-0 run and even did the “ 6-7 ” hand gesture during a timeout.
Braylon Mullins scored 17 points for UConn.
(4) Alabama 90, (5) Texas Tech 65
Latrell Wrightsell, Jr. scored 24 points and fourth-seeded Alabama earned a fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16 with a 90-65 second-round rout of No. 5 seed Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament.
The Crimson Tide also got 15 points from Houston Mallette. They built an early double-digit lead against the Red Raiders, exploiting a size advantage inside to dominate the backboards and making 11 3-pointers on the way to leading 49-25 at halftime.
Alabama led by as many as 34 in the second half.
