Category: NCAA Basketball

It was a familiar script — Michigan State basketball trailed at half, then used its depth to rally past New Mexico into the NCAA tournament Sweet 16.

The men's NCAA Tournament is down to the Sweet 16 and there's been some highs and lows since Selection Sunday. A look at the winners and losers.

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Troy leads the Sun Belt with 31.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Zay Dyer averaging 6.5. The Mocs' record in SoCon games is 11-6. Chattanooga scores 60.7 points and has outscored opponents by 5.0 points per game.

Texas Southern Tigers (17-15, 15-5 SWAC) at Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (16-15, 9-11 CUSA) Ruston, Louisiana; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Louisiana Tech and Texas Southern meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Lady Techsters have gone 9-11 against CUSA teams, with a 7-4 record in non-conference play.

Old Dominion Monarchs (18-15, 9-10 Sun Belt) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (25-8, 20-3 Horizon) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Purdue Fort Wayne and Old Dominion meet in the National Invitation Tournament. The Mastodons are 20-3 against Horizon opponents and 5-5 in non-conference play.

Michigan State Spartans (22-9, 11-8 Big Ten) at NC State Wolfpack (27-6, 18-3 ACC) Raleigh, North Carolina; Monday, 12 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolfpack -6.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. NC State faces Michigan State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Iowa Hawkeyes (23-10, 12-9 Big Ten) at Oklahoma Sooners (26-7, 13-6 SEC) Norman, Oklahoma; Monday, 4 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sooners -4.5; over/under is 157.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Oklahoma faces Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Bison's record in MEAC games is 14-3. Howard ranks third in the MEAC with 12.4 assists per game led by Saniyah King averaging 4.5. Charleston (SC) averages 7.3 made 3-pointers per game, 1.3 more made shots than the 6.0 per game Howard allows.

Years of bracket chaos have given way to the year of the power conference. The Sweet 16, a popular destination for bracket-busting mid-majors, will be made up entirely of teams from power conferences, a first since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985. Highest seed to reach the Sweet 16: No. 10 Arkansas.

Jalen Sullinger's 34 points led Kent State over Stanford 77-75 on Sunday night in the second round of the NIT. Kent State plays Loyola Chicago in the quarterfinals. Sullinger added eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Golden Flashes (24-11).

Walter Clayton Jr. and No. 1 seed Florida ended UConn’s pursuit of a third straight national championship, with Clayton burying two key 3-pointers in the final three minutes of a scintillating 77-75 victory for the Gators in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. Clayton, a first-team All-America guard, finished with 23 points as Florida (32-4), one of the favorites for this year’s title, survived a strong challenge from coach Dan Hurley’s Huskies (24-11), who came in with modest expectations as a No. 8 seed but led for most of the second half. Florida advances to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017 and will play Colorado State or Maryland in the West Region semifinals in San Francisco.

Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and former Big 12 player of the year Marcus Morris Sr. react to the Wildcats 87-83 victory over the Ducks in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament

Caleb Love had 29 points and nine rebounds, and fourth-seeded Arizona advanced to the Sweet 16, surviving a ragged finish to beat former Pac-12 rival Oregon 87-83 on Sunday night in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats (24-12) will face top-seeded Duke in the East Region semifinals in Newark, New Jersey. Tobe Awaka added 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Wildcats, who had never faced the Ducks in the tournament.