The Sweet 16 began Thursday and the first day did not disappoint as top-seeded North Carolina and No. 2 Arizona both fell. The second day didn’t lack for action either.
No. 3 Oregon State and No. 3 NC State provided the upsets on the women’s side while No. 11 NC State kept its magical run going with a domination of No. 2 Marquette on the men’s side. The Wolfpack will meet fellow ACC conference mate Duke after the Blue Devils knocked out top-seeded Houston on Friday night.
Here are the full results after another wild day of college basketball action:
Sweet 16 Friday scores:
No. 3 Oregon State 70, No. 2 Notre Dame 65
No. 1 South Carolina 79, No. 4 Indiana 75
No. 3 NC State 77, No. 2 Stanford 67
No. 1 Texas 69, No. 4 Gonzaga 47
Men’s games:
No. 11 NC State 67, No. 2 Marquette 58
No. 1 Purdue 80, No. 5 Gonzaga 68
No. 4 Duke 54, No. 1 Houston 51
No. 2 Tennessee 85, No. 3 Creighton 72
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The Elite Eight field:
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UConn (1) vs. Illinois (3)
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Alabama (4) vs. Clemson (6)
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Duke (4) vs. NC State (11)
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Purdue (1) vs. Tennessee (2)
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Final: Tennessee 82, Creighton 75
The Volunteers took a huge lead to open the second half then held on just enough to make it to their first Elite Eight since 2010 and first under Rick Barnes. Dalton Knecht had 26 points. They’ll face Purdue for a chance at their first Final Four berth in program history.
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Jamal Shead didn’t play in the second half after his right ankle sprain in the first half. Kyle Filipowski led all scorers with 16. Houston’s LJ Cryer had 15 and Duke’s Jeremy Roach had 14.
After losing in the second round a season ago, Duke is in the Elite Eight for the fourth time in the last seven seasons.
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Emanuel Sharp’s 3-pointer to tie hits the front of the rim. Duke beats Houston 54-51.
Duke is heading to the Elite Eight and will meet ACC foe and in-state rival NC State on Sunday.
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Tobe Awaka with a clutch and-1 to put Tennessee up 71-64. Desperation time for Creighton.
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Tennessee just committed its third turnover of the entire game. Still up 68-64 with 2:45 remaining.
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Houston went for the quick 2 but LJ Cryer’s layup missed. The ball appears to have gone off a Duke player with 8.9 seconds to go.
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Final: Texas 69, Gonzaga 47
The No. 1 Longhorns were in control from start to finish against the No. 4 seed Zags. Texas advances to the Elite Eight where it will face NC State on Sunday.
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Houston has a chance to tie with 15.9 seconds to go.
Kyle Filipowski’s jumper with less than 30 seconds to go bounced off the rim and the Cougars got the rebound. Duke leads 54-51. Will Houston go for a 3-pointer or a quick 2 and foul?
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A couple baskets from Steven Ashworth and Creighton has the lead down to 68-64. Refs just missed Dalton Knecht touching a ball going out of bounds on a breakaway, so it’s set to be Tennesssee ball after the under-4 timeout.
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Jeremy Roach’s drive and shot just inside the free throw line has given Duke a 54-48 lead with 1:14 to go.
Houston has had chances, but has either missed shots at the rim or turned it over on its most recent possessions.
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It’s 52-48 Duke with 2:56 to go. The Blue Devils took their four-point lead on a bucket by Tyrese Proctor and he immediately stole the ball from LJ Cryer on the other end. But a travel by Mark Mitchell negated a dunk that would have given Duke a 6-point lead after Proctor’s steal.
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Creighton’s not conceding. Blue Jays cut it to seven with a Baylor Scheierman and-1 to get within 62-55.
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Duke calls timeout with a 48-46 lead. There’s 5:30 to go.
Houston’s J’Wan Roberts has been phenomenal over the last few minutes, but he’s just 3 of 8 from the free throw line.
Duke’s Kyle Filipowski leads all scorers with 14 points.
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Madison Booker isn’t having a great game and it doesn’t matter with this Texas defense. She has more turnovers (5) than points (4) with five rebounds, two assists and three fouls.
Gonzaga is only 3-of-15 from 3-point range, which is where the Zags do most of their damage. There’s still about eight minutes left, but if the margin holds, it will be the largest of the day on the women’s side. Oregon State won by five, South Carolina by four and NC State by 10.
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Duke leads Houston 45-42 with 7:29 to go. The Cougars keep hanging in without Jamal Shead. It seems highly unlikely that he’ll return to this game.
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The Vols have taken over. An 18-0 run has Tennessee up 55-39, and this one might be over. Creighton’s missed six straight shots and turned the ball over twice in the run. Tennessee’s connecting on the other end from long distance.
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Tennessee’s vaunted defense is making its mark. Dalton Knecht picks off an errant Ryan Kalkbrenner pass to set up a Jahmai Mashack layup. 8-0 Tennessee runs give the Vols a 45-39 lead.
That’s two Creighton turnovers early in the first half after the Bluejays didn’t commit one in the final 15:05 of the first half.
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It’s been a great second half in Dallas so far. Duke leads Houston 39-37 with 10:53 to go.
LJ Cryer has 13 points and has picked up primary ball-handler duties with Jamal Shead out. Duke has four players with at least seven points.
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Creighton-Tennessee remains tight early in the second half. Game’s tied a 39-39 two minutes in.
