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The Villanova Wildcats defeated the Michigan Wolverines, 63-55, in the Sweet 16 on Thursday, Mar. 24. The game was a rematch of the 2018 National Championship. Led by senior guard Collin Gillespie and Head Coach Jay Wright, Villanova is headed back to the Elite Eight for the first time since …

In a battle between cats, the Houston Cougars and Arizona Wildcats will scratch and claw when they meet Thursday in their Sweet 16 matchup. The Cougars (31-5) come in as the No. 5 seed while the Wildcats (33-3) will look to flex their No. 1 seeding. Tipoff is slated for …

Trailing by three with under four minutes to go, Oregon State guard Gianni Hunt miraculously banked in a contested 3-pointer to the exhilaration of the Beaver bench. Hunt’s basket knotted up Monday’s Elite Eight matchup for the first time since tip-off. Despite the 17-point Oregon State comeback, Houston relentless’ effort …

For the first time in 71 years the Baylor Bears Men’s Basketball is heading to the final four. Baylor beat the Arkansas Razorbacks 81-72 in Monday’s quarterfinal game to advance for the first time since 1950. This is the third time in school history the Bears will advance to the …

Teams do not stumble into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Sure, some teams may have an easier path to the third round of the tournament, but there are no slouches. A quarter of the teams in the Sweet 16 are double digit seeds, but look at the teams …