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The Madness continues! Day 3 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is underway.Here’s a look at Saturday’s matchups and results. (1) Michigan 95, (9) St. Louis 72Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region’s top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 victory over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.(3) Michigan State 77, (6) Louisville 69 Coen Carr recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 assists as Michigan State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating Louisville 77-69.(1) Duke 81, (9) TCU 58Duke has starting big man Patrick Ngongba II back just in time for the No. 1 overall seed’s run to the Sweet 16 of March Madness. The 6-foot-11, 250-pound Ngongba returned to the lineup for Saturday’s 81-58 second-round win over TCU in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region. He had missed five straight games due to soreness in his right foot.(2) Houston 88, (10) Texas A&M 57Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Houston rolled past Texas A&M 88-57 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16 for the seventh consecutive year. Milos Uzan added 15 points for the Cougars, the No. 2 seed in the South Region.(11) Texas 74, (3) Gonzaga 68Texas has become the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament’s First Four to the Sweet 16. Jordan Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each scored 17 points, and Camden Heide hit a game-sealing 3-pointer in the Longhorns’ 74-68 win over Gonzaga on Saturday. (3) Illinois 76, (11) VCU 55Andrej Stojakovic scored 21 points and No. 3 Illinois beat 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons under coach Brad Underwood. Tomislav Ivisic had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Keaton Wagler chipped in with 14 points for the Fighting Illini. (4) Nebraska 74, (5) Vanderbilt 72Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left, and Nebraska advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time, outlasting Vanderbilt 74-72 in a scintillating second-round NCAA Tournament game on Saturday night when Tyler Tanner’s heave from beyond half-court rimmed out at the buzzer.Frager finished with 15 points and Pryce Sandfort also scored 15 for the fourth-seeded Cornhuskers, who had never won in March Madness until beating Troy two days ago.(3) Arkansas 94, (12) High Point 88Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. Two of the highest-scoring teams in the nation combined on a back-and-forth affair that featured 15 lead changes and six ties, before Arkansas had just enough late to send coach John Calipari to his 17th Sweet 16.
The Madness continues! Day 3 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is underway.
Here’s a look at Saturday’s matchups and results.
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(1) Michigan 95, (9) St. Louis 72
Yaxel Lendeborg punctuated his 25-point outing with a massive dunk in transition, and the Midwest Region’s top-seeded Michigan advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 95-72 victory over Saint Louis in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
(3) Michigan State 77, (6) Louisville 69
Coen Carr recorded his first career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jeremy Fears Jr. had 16 assists as Michigan State advanced to the Sweet 16 for the 17th time under coach Tom Izzo, beating Louisville 77-69.
(1) Duke 81, (9) TCU 58
Duke has starting big man Patrick Ngongba II back just in time for the No. 1 overall seed’s run to the Sweet 16 of March Madness. The 6-foot-11, 250-pound Ngongba returned to the lineup for Saturday’s 81-58 second-round win over TCU in the NCAA Tournament’s East Region. He had missed five straight games due to soreness in his right foot.
(2) Houston 88, (10) Texas A&M 57
Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Houston rolled past Texas A&M 88-57 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to reach the Sweet 16 for the seventh consecutive year. Milos Uzan added 15 points for the Cougars, the No. 2 seed in the South Region.
(11) Texas 74, (3) Gonzaga 68
Texas has become the first team in five years to go from the NCAA Tournament’s First Four to the Sweet 16. Jordan Pope and Matas Vokietaitis each scored 17 points, and Camden Heide hit a game-sealing 3-pointer in the Longhorns’ 74-68 win over Gonzaga on Saturday.
(3) Illinois 76, (11) VCU 55
Andrej Stojakovic scored 21 points and No. 3 Illinois beat 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 on Saturday to advance to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons under coach Brad Underwood. Tomislav Ivisic had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Keaton Wagler chipped in with 14 points for the Fighting Illini.
(4) Nebraska 74, (5) Vanderbilt 72
Braden Frager made a driving layup with 2.2 seconds left, and Nebraska advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time, outlasting Vanderbilt 74-72 in a scintillating second-round NCAA Tournament game on Saturday night when Tyler Tanner’s heave from beyond half-court rimmed out at the buzzer.
Frager finished with 15 points and Pryce Sandfort also scored 15 for the fourth-seeded Cornhuskers, who had never won in March Madness until beating Troy two days ago.
(3) Arkansas 94, (12) High Point 88
Darius Acuff Jr. had 36 points and six assists to help No. 4-seeded Arkansas survive a scare from 12th-seeded High Point with a 94-88 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night.
Two of the highest-scoring teams in the nation combined on a back-and-forth affair that featured 15 lead changes and six ties, before Arkansas had just enough late to send coach John Calipari to his 17th Sweet 16.
