In 2023, Alabama earned the program’s first-ever no. 1 seed only to blow a nine-point second-half lead and fall to San Diego State in the Sweet 16. Last season’s team showed troubling signs midseason and lost its final four games, including an upset loss as a no. 6 seed to no. 11 seed Notre Dame in the NCAA tournament.
Keyontae Johnson led Kansas State to a 98-93 overtime win against Michigan State in the Sweet 16. The star forward credited his grandma for keeping him calm from the stands. He scored a team-high 22 points and added six rebounds.
ANNOUNCER Kevin Harlan was on the call for the remarkable Gonzaga Bulldogs' 79-76 Sweet 16 win over the UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Tournament on friday. The broadcasting great, 62, made a call deemed a masterclass in Gonzaga's win in the Sweet 16.
The Owls beat the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans 98-93 on Thursday in new york. The wildcats made 55.9% of their shots and totaled just five turnovers. No. 4 UConn dominated No. 8 Arizona in another Sweet 16 game Thursday.
The first matchup of the Midwest Region will feature the no. 1 Houston Cougars battling the No. 5 Miami Hurricanes. The game will take place at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO, with the tip set for 7:15 p.m. ET on CBS.
Kansas State beat Michigan State 98-93 in a Sweet 16 thriller at Madison Square Garden. Nowell found keyontae Johnson for a reverse alley-oop with 58 seconds left. He then threw an inbound pass to Ismael Massoud, who knocked down a jumper.
Associated PressAs Maddy Siegrist hugged and high-fived every fan down the front row of seats in a wild celebration following the biggest win of her career. She led Villanova into the kind of elite team that can pack a postseason game in their own house and now this milestone, a Sweet 16 berth for the first time in 20 years.
No. 7 seed Michigan State responded with an opening tip that led to a 2-0 lead. The Golden Eagles became the fourth top-two seed to fall short of the Sweet 16. But the loss spells more postseason disappointment for head coach Shaka Smart.
South Carolina women's basketball is headed back to the Sweet 16 for the ninth time in the past 10 NCAA Tournaments. The gamecocks beat 8-seed south Florida 76-45 at Colonial Life Arena on sunday. They face the winner of Monday's second-round game between 4-seed UCLA and 5-seed Oklahoma.
The first Sweet 16 berths are being booked on Saturday as the NCAA men's tournament continues. The biggest surprise of the day has come with no. 8 seed Arkansas knocking off 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas.
The last time Michigan State reached the Sweet 16 was 2019. No players on the roster have reached that level of the tournament. The winner between Michigan State and USC will advance to face either no. 2 Marquette or no. 15 Vermont on Sunday.
A total of 26 No. 11 seeds have reached the Sweet 16 and five have made the Final Four. No. 11 seed is best equipped for a run in 2023, but they face the most-talented opponent in Kentucky.
