Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
.No 7 Iowa 68
.No 2 Villanova 87
Villanova cruised to a second round victory. Iowa was knocked out in the second round for the second consecutive year. Four Villanova players finished with double figures. Guard Josh Hart led the way with a game-high 19 points. The Wildcats shot 59.3 percent from the field and 10-of-19 from 3-point range. Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff netted 16 points in the loss. The Wildcats advanced past the second round for the first time since 2009.
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
.No 14 Stephen F. Austin 75
.No 6 Notre Dame 76
Notre Dame guard Rex Pflueger scored a game-winning tip-in shot with 1.5 seconds left in the game to keep The Fighting Irish in the NCAA Tournament. Pflueger’s basket was his only one of the day. Thomas Walkup netted 21 points and grabbed five rebounds. Notre Dame shot 56.9 percent from the field. The Fighting Irish is back in the sweet 16 for the second consecutive year.
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
.No 10 VCU 81
.No 2 Oklahoma 85
.No 2 seed Oklahoma survived a gritty effort by VCU. VDU failed to move past the second round for the fifth straight season. Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield scored just seven points in the first half but finished the game with 36 points. He netted six 3-pointers on route to his 11th 30-point performance. VCU guard netted 22 points and grabbed four rebounds in the loss. Six of VCU’s last eight losses in the NCAA tournament have been by 5 points or fewer.
Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
.No 15 Middle Tennessee 50
.No 10 Syracuse 75
Syracuse knocked out the lowest remaining seed in the tournament. The Orange has earned a spot in the sweet 16 for the first time since reaching the Final Four in 2013. Syracuse guard Michael Gbinije led the team with 23 points while shooting 10-of-24 from the field. The Orange shot 55.1 percent from the field. Syracuse committed only nine fouls. Only one Middle Tennessee player scored in double figures. Syracuse outscored Middle Tennessee 30-8 over a 12-minute second-half span.
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
.No 13 Hawaii 60
.No 5 Maryland 73
Maryland advanced to the sweet 16 for the first time since 2003 with the win. Hawaii was trying to become the first Big West team to reach the sweet 16 since 1992. Maryland guard Melo Trimble netted 24 points, grabbed eight rebounds and finished 13-for-14 from the free-throw line. Maryland improved to 12-0 all-time in the NCAA tournament against teamed seeded 13th or lower. Hawaii forward Michael Thomas netted 19 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
.No 11 UNI 88
.No 3 Texas A&M 92
It took two overtimes to get the job done, but Texas A&M edged upset-minded UNI. A&M guard Danuel House netted 22 points in the win. Jeremy Morgan led UNI with a Career-high 36 points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds. Northern Iowa had 13 turnovers in the game. House’s bank shot with 55 seconds left in the second overtime was the final field goal for either team.
Scott Trade Center, St. Louis, Missouri
.No 2 Xavier 63
.No 7 Wisconsin 66
Wisconsin stunned.No 2 seed Xavier on a buzzer-beating 3-point shot by Bronson Koenig. The guard finished the game with 20 points and six 3-pointers. Wisconsin improved to 7-3 in the second round since 2005. Of Xavier’s last seven NCAA tournament losses, five have come by five points or fewer. Badgers leading scorer Nigel Hayes finished with just six points and 2-of-10 from the field. Xavier forward Jalen Reynolds netted 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena, Spokane, Washington
.No 8 Saint Joseph’s 64
.No 1 Oregon 69
The Ducks held off a fight from the eight-seed Saint Joe’s. Oregon is the Pac-12’s last standing team in the tournament. The Ducks tied a school record with their 30th win of the season. Ducks Forward Dillon Brooks netted a game-high 25 points while going 7-of-13 from the field. Forward Elgin Cook netted 18 points for the Ducks.
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