March Madness: Schedule for Sunday’s NCAA games in men’s tournament
Questions for the players. I want to congratulate Michigan State, um, Really good team. As always, everyone that coaches those teams, tough, physical, discipline. Um, they played *** really good game tonight. Really proud of our guys. You know, these press conferences and these postgame speeches to your team are the ones that you dread the most, um, especially talking to your team for the last time. And when I say for the last time, I told them, that’s the, that’s the last time that that group will be together in one place probably. Uh, forever. And it’s hard because season’s *** lifetime. It’s, it’s there, you go through so much together, you fight together, uh, you go through adversity together, you enjoy triumphs together. Um, the most difficult thing about those, those, those meetings is the guys that are playing their last collegiate basketball game, and one of them is, Sitting next to me right now and Ryan Conwell. And, you know, I said it at the press conference yesterday. He’s just one of those guys that I’ll never coach another one like him. Um, you know, Adrian’s got *** lot of basketball left to play and I’m proud of him. Um, but, you know, those other, those other guys, Ryan, uh, because he’s sitting right next to me, just world-class individual, represents our school and our city and our basketball program, uh, in *** first-class manner. Um, You know, when your best player is your hardest worker, your most disciplined guy, you got something really, really special, but just, Seeing those guys in the locker room disappointed, distraught, knowing, uh, that their careers are over and they’re going on to their professional deals, it’s really tough, but I’m very, very proud of our guys. We’re well aware at the University of Louisville, um, what the standard is in our city for our program, um, and, you know, losing in, at this round in this game is not, uh, the standard, and we understand that. But these guys have *** whole bunch to be proud of. Um, we haven’t advanced in the tournament in this tradition, rich, one of the best brands in college basketball in the last like 8 or 9 years, and this team did that tonight. And that’s something that, or they did this over this weekend, and that’s something that they should be very, very proud of.
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The Madness continues! Day 4 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is underway.Here’s a look at Sunday’s matchups. All times Eastern.(2) Purdue 79, (7) Miami 69Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 seed Purdue beat Miami 79-69 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.In his first game since breaking Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record for assists, Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists but was also harassed by Miami’s athletic guards into eight turnovers, matching his career high.Shelton Henderson led the Hurricanes with 18 points and eight rebounds.(2) Iowa State 82, (7) Kentucky 63amin Lipsey had 26 points and 10 assists as second-seeded Iowa State pulled away in the second half for an 82-63 win over No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Iowa State played without All-America forward Joshua Jefferson, who sprained his ankle in a first-round win over Tennessee State and watched from the end of the bench. Denzel Aberdeen scored points and Otega Oweh had 18 for Kentucky, which was outscored 51-33 in the second half.(5) St. John’s 67, (4) Kansas 65Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John’s blew a 13-point lead in the final minutes before advancing to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas. Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points apiece for the fifth-seeded Red Storm, who have roared back to college basketball prominence in just three seasons under coach Rick Pitino.Darling coolly won it after Kansas erased its 58-45 deficit with 7 1/2 minutes to play, making a furious 20-7 run capped by Darryn Peterson’s two free throws to tie it with 13.1 seconds left.(6) Tennessee 79, (3) Virginia 72Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points, Nate Ament and Bishop Boswell played pivotal roles down the stretch and sixth-seeded Tennessee advanced to its fourth straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in the NCAA Tournament.Gillespie had 50 points in two games in Philly — he scored 29 against Miami (Ohio) in the first round. Against No. 3 seed Virginia, he made the shot of the game on a desperation 3-point heave as the shot clock expired.Thijs De Ridder led Virginia with 22 points.(9) Iowa 73, (1) Florida 72Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out of this year’s March Madness. The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes. (1) Arizona 78, (9) Utah State 66(7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn — 8:45 p.m.(5) Texas Tech vs. (4) Alabama — 9:45 p.m.
The Madness continues! Day 4 of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is underway.
Here’s a look at Sunday’s matchups. All times Eastern.
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(2) Purdue 79, (7) Miami 69
Fletcher Loyer scored 24 points, Trey Kaufman-Renn had 19 points and nine rebounds, and No. 2 seed Purdue beat Miami 79-69 on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.
In his first game since breaking Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record for assists, Braden Smith had 12 points and eight assists but was also harassed by Miami’s athletic guards into eight turnovers, matching his career high.
Shelton Henderson led the Hurricanes with 18 points and eight rebounds.
(2) Iowa State 82, (7) Kentucky 63
amin Lipsey had 26 points and 10 assists as second-seeded Iowa State pulled away in the second half for an 82-63 win over No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Iowa State played without All-America forward Joshua Jefferson, who sprained his ankle in a first-round win over Tennessee State and watched from the end of the bench. Denzel Aberdeen scored points and Otega Oweh had 18 for Kentucky, which was outscored 51-33 in the second half.
(5) St. John’s 67, (4) Kansas 65
Dylan Darling hit a driving layup as time expired for his only bucket of the game, and St. John’s blew a 13-point lead in the final minutes before advancing to its first Sweet 16 since 1999 with a 67-65 victory over Kansas. Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins scored 18 points apiece for the fifth-seeded Red Storm, who have roared back to college basketball prominence in just three seasons under coach Rick Pitino.
Darling coolly won it after Kansas erased its 58-45 deficit with 7 1/2 minutes to play, making a furious 20-7 run capped by Darryn Peterson’s two free throws to tie it with 13.1 seconds left.
(6) Tennessee 79, (3) Virginia 72
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 21 points, Nate Ament and Bishop Boswell played pivotal roles down the stretch and sixth-seeded Tennessee advanced to its fourth straight Sweet 16, beating Virginia 79-72 in the NCAA Tournament.
Gillespie had 50 points in two games in Philly — he scored 29 against Miami (Ohio) in the first round. Against No. 3 seed Virginia, he made the shot of the game on a desperation 3-point heave as the shot clock expired.
Thijs De Ridder led Virginia with 22 points.
(9) Iowa 73, (1) Florida 72
Alvaro Folgueiras nailed a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds remaining and Iowa eliminated defending national champion Florida, sending the top-seeded Gators home with a 73-72 victory in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Under first-year coach Ben McCollum, Iowa reached the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2015, while Florida became the first No. 1 seed to be knocked out of this year’s March Madness.
The ninth-seeded Hawkeyes wasted a 12-point lead in the second half but rallied in the final minutes.
(1) Arizona 78, (9) Utah State 66
(7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn — 8:45 p.m.
(5) Texas Tech vs. (4) Alabama — 9:45 p.m.
