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March Madness takeaways, scores, bracket: Maryland wins at buzzer; No. 1 seeds Duke, Florida advance to Sweet 16
- No. 4 Arizona escapes with a victory over No. 5 Oregon in a battle of old Pac-12 rivals. Caleb Love leads the Wildcats with 29 points.
- Next up for Arizona: No. 1 Duke in the Sweet 16.
- Arizona leads 85-82 after making 4 straight free throws.
- Arizona made 1 of 2 free throws, then Oregon responded with a quick layup to cut the lead to 81-80.
- Not over yet.
- TJ Bamba misses near the rim and the Wildcats secure it. Now headed to the free throw line with 21 seconds to play.
- Nate Bittle’s hook shot cuts Arizona’s lead to 80-78 with 49 seconds left. Whoa.
- This wild sequence helped Oregon cut the lead to 4 with 1:34 to go, then Arizona missed two free throws on the other end.
- This is getting interesting, as Oregon has cut the lead to 68-64 with under 8 minutes.
- Ducks headed to the free throw line with a chance to further close the gap.
- The Ducks went on a small run and closed the gap to some degree, but the Wildcats are still firmly control, leading 63-55 with under 12 to play.
- Michigan State is Sweet 16-bound.
- After starting the season unranked, the Spartans won the Big Ten regular season and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. No. 10 seed New Mexico gave them a scare and led for the entire first half in Sunday’s second-round game. But Michigan State was the stronger team down the stretch and pulled away late for a 71-63 win.
- Jaden Akins led the way with 16 points, while Tre Holloman tallied 14 points, four assists, three steals and a block off the bench. Frankie Fidler added 10 points off the bench including a stretch of six straight Michigan State points as the Spartans pulled away in the second half.
- Michigan State advances to face No. 6 seed Ole Miss, which dominated No. 3 seed Iowa State on Sunday to secure its own Sweet 16 berth.
- After trailing the entire first half, Michigan State has been the clearly better team late in the second. The Spartans lead 63-54 at the final TV timeout with a chance to take this one home and into the Sweet 16.
- It’s a back-and-forth battle between Michigan State and New Mexico. But the Spartans have landed the last few blows.
- Frankie Fidler just followed up a 3-pointer from teammate Jaden Akins with an and-one layup to turn a tie game into a 56-51 lead for the Spartans with 6:38 remaining. Fidler will have a free throw after a timeout for a chance to extend the lead to six points.
- After weathering an early storm from the Ducks, Wildcats have largely controlled the game from there. Roller coaster first half in Seattle.
- Oh, and this shot didn’t count because it came after the buzzer, but it’s cool to watch:
- No. 6 Ole Miss has been an underdog in both of its games — and come out with two outright victories to move on to the Sweet 16. The Rebels (+5.5) dominated No. 3 Iowa State, 91-78, covering for the spread for over 58 minutes of gametime.
- The Rebels were up 11 at halftime and kept extending the lead, as Ole Miss had at least a 15-point lead for most of the half. The game went over the total of 144.5.
- The Rebels advance to their first Sweet 16 since 2001, and they become the SEVENTH SEC team to advance to the Round of 16. That’s the most ever by a single conference in the same NCAA tournament.
- The Spartans have seized control. After trailing for much of the game, Michigan State’s reeled off a 7-0 run to take a 44-39 lead over New Mexico.
