Seven of eight higher seeds advanced to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament in Sunday’s Second Round action.
Trailing by 13 points with less than four minutes to play, Texas A&M staged an improbable comeback to force overtime courtesy of a buzzer beating three pointer. However, 1-seed Houston emerged victorious in overtime, 100-95
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Houston led Texas A&M by 13 with 3:43 left, but @aggiembk fought back to have a shot at the buzzer.
And Andersson Garcia delivered with just his 9th made three of the SEASON. Awesome #MarchMadness moment for #GigEm
️: @JohnSadak pic.twitter.com/LZlYFmqa4O
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6th seeded Clemson was the only lower seed to advance to the Sweet 16 on Sunday.
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Chase Hunter drained this three as the first half clock expired in Memphis to put #ClemsonGRIT up 35-25 at halftime.@JohnSadak had the #MarchMadness call : pic.twitter.com/Iwj4nE5D1l
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San Diego State is headed back to the Sweet 16 after dominating Yale in the final tip-off of the second round.
All-American @jae_ledee and @Aztec_Mbb are back to the Sweet Sixteen! They handle Yale 85-57, as called on Westwood One Sports by Ryan Radtke and @dandickau21.#GoAztecs #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/OXzpKmQaUd
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The Dukes of James Madison were no match for the Duke Blue Devils on Sunday, as Duke reached the Sweet 16 for the 29th time in program history.
Our @ChrisCarrino & @JonCrispinESPN had the call from Brooklyn as @DukeMBB became the third ACC team to advance to the #Sweet16 this year with a 93-55 win over James Madison⤵️ pic.twitter.com/3INn8uMxno
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In the first game of the day, second-seeded Marquette withstood a late charge from tenth-seeded Colorado to advance with an 81-77 win. Tyler Kolek led all scorers with 21 points for the Golden Eagles, who shot over 60% from the field.
🏀At the break it’s 45-34 @MarquetteMBB over @CUBuffsMBB thanks to sharp shooting like this three from Kam Jones. 🏀
Westwood One’s @tedemrich & @AustinCroshere on the 🎙️with the call⤵️ pic.twitter.com/ru4IQbcazQ
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In the second game from Indianapolis, Purdue sent Utah State home with a 106-67 win. Purdue center Zach Edey had 23 points in the victory as the Boilermakers advance to the Sweet 16.
The Boilermakers of Purdue advanced to the #Sweet16 with a 106-67 win against Utah State, the third time this season @BoilerBall hit the century mark.
Our @tedemrich & @AustinCroshere had the call from Indianapolis live on Westwood One⤵️ pic.twitter.com/4WnBfmRDR6
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Defending champion UConn dominated from the opening tip against No. 9 seed Northwestern, as the Huskies were paced by Donovan Clingan’s 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocks.
Donovan Clingan was a FORCE for @UConnMBB as the defending champs take down @NUMensBball 75-58 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.@ChrisCarrino & @JonCrispinESPN were on the call for Westwood One Sports.#MadeForMarch #MixForSix #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/W65ZKGqPnf
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Fourth-seeded Alabama, known for its offense, used a stirring defensive effort in the final stretch of its matchup against No. 12 seed Grand Canyon, taking the lead for good with 5:21 to play in a 72-61 victory.
Clutch play late from @MoDioubate and his teammates helps @AlabamaMBB survive @GCU_MBB and advance to the Sweet Sixteen with a 72-61 win!
Ryan Radtke & @dandickau21 had the call from Spokane for Westwood One Sports.#RollTide #BlueCollarBasketball #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/2ySFrUxw4y
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