That defensive approach against Alabama doesn't work when both Chris Youngblood and Aden Holloway make an impact, though, which is exactly what happened in Thursday's historic blowout of BYU. While Sears was unstoppable,

Half of the NCAA men's tournament Elite Eight will be determined Thursday night in East and West Region action. A breakdown of the Sweet 16 matchups.

After a thrilling Round of 32 - punctuated by the first buzzer-beater of the tournament - March Madness resumes with the Sweet 16 on Thursday. In the East Region, Cooper Flagg leads No. 1 seed Duke against Caleb Love and No.

Will Richard scored 15 points, Alijah Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds, and top-seeded Florida played a steady second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament’s West Region final with an 87-71 win.

Alabama broke the 35-year-old March Madness record for 3-pointers with 25 and Mark Sears scored 30 of his 34 points on 3s in an 113-88 victory over BYU in an NCAA Tournament East Region semifinal.

Arkansas had an Elite Eight berth in the palm of its hand. Then an all-time collapse opened the door, and Texas Tech took full advantage.

It will take every ounce of confidence the Terps have to pull off an upset against defending champion South Carolina.

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NC State and LSU meet for the second time this season, this time on Friday, March 28 in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament.