15th-seeded Princeton is headed to the Sweet 16 and defending champion Kansas is headed home prior to the second weekend of the 2023 Men’s NCAA Tournament. A pair of 1-seeds and 2-seeds also advanced to the Regional Semifinals on second round Saturday.
After shocking Arizona on Thursday, 15th-seeded Princeton pulled away from Missouri in the second half en route to a 78-63 win in Sacramento.
First Sweet 16 in program history? ✅
Fourth 15 seed to make the Sweet 16? ✅Our Ryan Radtke and @dandickau21 were on the call for this historic @PrincetonMBB moment, only on Westwood One Sports.#MarchMadness #MakeShots pic.twitter.com/k5MKGWRL2i
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CINDERELLA KEEPS ON DANCIN!
1⃣5⃣ @PrincetonMBB takes down @MizzouHoops 78-63 to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history!Ryan Radtke & @dandickau21 had the call for Westwood One Sports
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Earlier in the day, defending national champion Kansas was ousted by 8-seed Arkansas in Des Moines.
🚨THE CHAMPS ARE OUT🚨
The Razorbacks of @RazorbackMBB knock out the defending champions with a 72-71 win over @KUHoops
Our @jasonbenetti & @RobbieHummel had the final call as Arkansas advanced to the #Sweet16 ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/vGGoCwiy24
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🚨CLOSE GAME ALERT🚨
Jordan Walsh hits a three to cap an 11-0 @RazorbackMBB run and the hogs are in it with two minutes to go⤵️ pic.twitter.com/trpxqTIZgw
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Propelled by a strong defensive effort, 4th-seeded Tennessee ran away from 5th-seeded Duke late in the second half on Saturday afternoon in Orlando.
@Vol_Hoops ARE INTO THE #Sweet16
Olivier Nkamhoua with the exclamation point on a Volunteer 65-52 victory over @DukeMBB @JohnSadak & @Will_Perdue32 pic.twitter.com/VT8SDS5DQS
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Top-seed Alabama impressed late night in Birmingham, running away from 8th-seeded Maryland and winning by 22 points, 73-51
@AlabamaMBB is headed to the Regional Semifinals after a 73-51 win over Maryland in Birmingham
️: @BrandonGaudin #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/YNXZOEXBFj
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Trailing 41-31 at halftime, the Houston Cougars erupted for a 50-point second half to cruise past 9-seed Auburn, 81-64.
🚨FINAL CALL FROM BIRMINGHAM🚨
Our @BrandonGaudin & @stephenbardo had the call live on WestwoodOne as the @UHCougarMBK advanced to the #Sweet16 with an 8⃣1⃣-6⃣4⃣ win against @AuburnMBB ⤵️ #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/1JR7ZMx8FN
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2nd-seeded Texas made its last six shots from the field in Des Moines, edging Penn State 71-66 to advance to the Sweet 16.
🌟Back to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2008🌟@TexasMBB holds off @PennStateMBB for the 71-66 win!
Dylan Disu dropped 28 pts, 10 rebs and was clutch down the stretch.@JasonBenetti & @robbiehummel had the call for Westwood One Sports.
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2nd-seeded UCLA led for more than 37 minutes against Northwestern and the Bruins advanced to their third straight Sweet 16 after a 68-63 victory.
⏰HALFTIME UPDATE IN SACRAMENTO⏰
It's all @UCLAMBB as they lead @NUMensBball 35-25 at the break, join Ryan & Dan for the second half!
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In the day’s first game of the day, 5th-seeded San Diego State blew out 13th-seeded Furman 75-52, 2 days after Furman stunned Virginia with a last second game-winning shot.
🚨FINAL ALERT🚨
🏀: (5)@Aztec_MBB 75 (13)@FurmanHoops 52
Lamont Butler with a big time flush to cap an Aztec blowout victory over the Paladins!
🗣️: @JohnSadak & @Will_Perdue32 pic.twitter.com/nEiBUn8n6D
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