- The night ends with a drama-free victory for No. 2 Tennessee, which advances to the Sweet 16, where it’ll face the winner of tomorrow’s Kentucky-Illinois matchup.
- UCLA is just the second Big Ten team to lose so far in this tournament as the conference drops to a collective 10-2 record in tourney play.
- It looks like the Big Ten is going to suffer its second loss of the tournament as the Vols still lead 61-48 with a little more than 3 minutes to go.
- Tennessee is starting to run away with this one. Jordan Gainey and Chaz Lanier just hit back-to-back 3-pointers to lift the Vols to their first double digit lead of the night early in the second half. That’s a 9-0 run, and Tennessee is now up by 15.
- Outside of BYU, which earned its first trip to the Sweet 16 in more than a decade earlier on Saturday, Tennessee is the only team left standing on this list. The Vols are searching for their first Final Four run in now 27 tries.
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- The Zags trailed all game long and finally had a shot to tie it up at the end, but ended up bungling the final possession. What a heartbreaking way for Gonzaga’s Sweet 16 streak to end.
- LJ Cryer was the man for the Cougars, finishing with 30 points on 8-for-15 shooting. Graham Ike led the Bulldogs with 27 points.
- Houston advances to the Sweet 16 to play Purdue next Friday.
- This is coming down to the wire! Get to TNT.
- Gonzaga is still in it, down 4 with just over a minute left in the game after a late surge. Can they pull off the comeback?
- An off-balance shot at the baseline by John Tonje misses for Wisconsin and BYU hangs on for the upset win! Despite a furious rally in the closing minutes, the Cougars hang on and advance to their first Sweet 16 since 2011.
- The Badgers got the stop. 13 seconds left and Wisconsin trailing by 2.
- UCLA went more than three minutes without scoring to close the half, which led to an 8-0 run from the Vols, but the Bruins are right with Tennessee at the break in this low-scoring battle to wrap the night.
- It’s been the same story in the second half for the Cougars and Zags. LJ Cryer has been torching Gonzaga all night and now has 28 points as the clock ticks away on the Bulldogs’ season.
- Every time the Zags try to get back into it, the Cougars respond.
- The Badgers need one last push to keep Big Ten perfection alive. BYU leads Wisconsin, 86-76, with 3:11 remaining in a game that it’s largely controlled. Wisconsin needs to get hot or it will be the first Big Ten team eliminated from the NCAA tournament.
- We’re at the midway point in the second half and Houston is still keeping Gonzaga at arm’s length. It’s a 9-point game.
