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Half of the Sweet 16 field has been set. Here are all the scores, highlights and more from a wild Saturday.
Stacy Revere / The Athletic has live coverage of the second round of 2026 Men’s March Madness. The best came last in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 32 action on Saturday. After a series of blowouts and runaways,
Kara Lawson has had a busy March Madness. After guiding Duke to an ACC title and coaching Team USA, a Sweet 16 trip is at stake for her Blue Devils.
No. 1 seeds Duke and Michigan each faced legitimate challenges from No. 9 seeds on Saturday before pulling away and advancing to the Sweet 16. The final score of the Blue Devils' 81-58 win over TCU hides the truth that it was a dogfight for 30 minutes.
For the second consecutive year, the SEC landed the most teams in the field, although this year’s 10 doesn’t quite stack up to the NCAA record 14 programs that went dancing a year ago. Florida, the defending national champion,
UCLA's Skyy Clark lost half a front tooth in the NCAA tournament but returned to hit a key free throw, helping the Bruins defeat UCF 75-71 on Friday.
Every March Madness brings its share of breakout stars — even Stephen Curry put his name on the map during Davidson’s miracle run to the Elite Eight in 2008. This year, the new household name seems to be Saint Louis Billikens star Robbie Avila.
After giving up five 3-pointers in a competitive first half, UCLA had seen enough. The Bruins allowed just one in a dominant second half on the way to a 96-43 rout of Cal Baptist in the opening round of March Madness on Saturday night.