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No. 11 Loyola-Chicago 69, No. 7 Nevada 68
Cinderella keeps dancing! No. 11 Loyola advances to the Elite Eight with a one point victory over No. 7 Nevada. The hero of the night, Marques Townes, led the Ramblers with 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field and five assists. Loyola's Clayton Custer and Aundre Jackson each contributed 15 points apiece. Along with 19 points from Jordan Caroline, Nevada's twins Caleb (21 points) and Cody (16 points) Martin led the way for the Wolf Pack, who rallied late.
The Rambler defense held Nevada to 41.4 percent shooting from the field and 25.9 percent from beyond the arc. Loyola will face the winner of Kentucky and K-State on Saturday.
Second half
0:06 — Loyola's Marques Townes sinks a what could be a dagger of a 3-pointer with to give the Ramblers a 69-65 lead.
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1:32 — Caleb Martin hits a 3-pointer to pull Nevada to within one at 64-63.
6:05 — Nevada's Josh Hall scores on a layup to cut the Ramblers' lead down to four. Loyola signals for a timeout.
17:40 — Cinderella is at it again. Loyola starts the second half on an 8-2 run and lead 36-26, forcing Nevada to call a timeout.
Halftime
After trailing by as much as 12 in the first half, Loyola uses a 20-4 run to head into the half leading 28-24. The Ramblers were led by scoring from Cameron Krutwig (8 points), Clayton Custer (9 points), and Marques Townes (9 points). The Pack were lead by Jordan Caroline (9 points) and Caleb Martin, who scored five points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked three shots before picking up his second foul at the 3:30 mark.
First Half
2:15 — Two Marques Townes free throws give Loyola its first lead of the game. It's 25-24 late in the first.
10:00 — Nevada leads 22-14 midway through the first half as Loyola struggles to find its rhythm early.
15:36 — The Wolf Pack come out the gate firing on all cylinders and lead 12-4.
No. 3 Michigan 99, No. 7 Texas A&M 72
Michigan used hot shooting to get out early on the Aggies and never looked back. The Wolverines shot 61.9 percent from the field and 58.3 percent from 3-point range. Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman led the way for Michigan with 24 points and four others scored in double-figures as well. Moritz Wagner finished with 21 points, Charles Matthews added 18, Duncan Robinson scored 10 points and Zavier Simpson contributed 11 points, six steals, five assists and four rebounds.
The Wolverines await the winner of tonight's game between Florida State and Gonzaga.
Second Half
2:09 — Things just have not gone A&M's way tonight as they trail Michigan 92-68. The Aggies defense failed to slow down Michigan, who is shooting over 60 percent from the field tonight.
Halftime
Michigan looks to be running away with this one. The Wolverines have built a commanding 52-28 lead on the strength of 10-for-16 shooting from 3-point range. Moritz Wagner leads way for the maize and gold with 14 points while Duncan Robinson has 10. Tyler Davis' eight points and five rebounds are tops for the Aggies, who've turned the ball over 10 times.
First Half
8:26 — The Wolverines have hit seven 3-pointers and built a 21-point lead over A&M. It's 33-12 and Billy Kennedy calls for a timeout.
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12:07 — Michigan has built a double-digit lead over the Aggies. It's 19-6 after almost eight minutes of play.
No. 9 Kansas State 61, No. 5 Kentucky 58
Down goes Kentucky! Despite three players fouling out, Kansas State holds on down the stretch for a 61-58 win over the No. 5 Kentucky Wildcats. The K-State Wildcats were led by 22 points and nine rebounds from Xavier Sneed and Barry Brown, who finished with 13 points and three assists. No points were bigger than his driving layup with 18 seconds remaining to put K-State up for good.
Kentucky did not take advantage of K-State's foul trouble. UK missed 14 of its 37 free throw attempts – forward PJ Washington shot 8/20. Despite his woes at the line, Washington finished with 18 points, 15 rebounds and three steals. Kentucky's Shai-Gilgeous Alexander finished with 15 points and Kevin Knox contributed 13 points and eight rebounds, but it was not enough as K-State's stout defense held the Kentucky Wildcats to 38.1 percent shooting from the field and forced 15 turnovers.
No. 9 K-State will face No. 11 Loyola-Chicago Saturday in the Elite Eight. Who could have predicted that?
Second Half
0:00 — Shai-Gilgeous Alexander misses the potential game-tying 3-pointer and K-State holds on 61-58.
0:18 — A Barry Brown Jr. driving layup gives K-State a 60-58 lead.
1:14 — PJ Washington draws a foul on Xavier Sneed, his fifth of the night. Washington splits the pair of free throws and is now 8/20. It's all tied up at 58.
1:32 — PJ Washington puts UK back ahead with a layup and is fouled, but misses his 11th free throw of the night. 57-56 Kentucky.
On the miss, Hamidou Diallo commits a loose ball foul on Barry Brown Jr. who knocks down both free throws. 58-57 K-State. Timeout Kentucky.
8:24 — Xavier Sneed's total is up to 24, but he must sit after picking up his fourth foul. K-State now holds a 52-45 lead. Kentucky needs to take advantage of Sneed's absence to have a chance in this game.
14:05 — A 12-2 run gives K-State a 47-38 lead over Kentucky. Despite being in foul trouble, Xavier Sneed has scored eight points in the half and leads all scorers with 17.
Halftime
After getting off to a fast start, Kansas State leads 33-29 at the half. Much of K-State's rotation is in foul trouble, three players have three first-half fouls and two more picked up two fouls in the first half. Kentucky shot 23 free throws in the first half – its freshman guard Shai-Gilgeous Alexander shot 12 of the team's 23 attempts. Alexander leads all scorers with 13 points despite making only one field goal in the first half. Kentucky freshman forward PJ Washington has contributed seven first-half points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
First Half
0:36 — Kentcky uses an 8-3 run to pull within four of K-State before the half. Kansas State's leading scorer, Xavier Sneed, picked up his third foul with 55 seconds left in the half.
3:17 — K-State has held UK to 22.2 percent shooting from the field and have a 26-19 lead over Kentucky. K-State sophomore forward Xavier Sneed leads all scorers with nine points and has also grabbed six rebounds.
16:33 — Kansas State opens the game by building a 13-1 lead over UK. K-State has only missed one shot and Kentucky freshman Hamidou Diallo has already picked up his second foul. This might not bode well for the Wildcats of Kentucky.
No. 9 Florida State 75, No. 4 Gonzaga 60
Florida State used its length and athleticism to force 13 turnovers and block nine of Gonzaga's shot attempts. The Bulldogs finished the game shooting 33.9 percent from the field and 25 percent from 3-point range.
Offensively, Terrence Mann was FSU's lone scorer in double figures, he led the way with 18 points. Six other Seminoles scored at least six points. Guard Brian Angola filled the stat sheet with nine points, six rebounds and five assists. 6-9 freshman Mfiondu Kabengele had four of the 'Noles nine blocks. FSU will take on Michigan Saturday in the Elite Eight.
Second Half
2:17 — Led by 18 points from Terrence Mann, FSU is up 67-58. Gonzaga is still struggling shooting from the field and beyond the arc.
11:48 — FSU has maintained separation from Gonzaga, holding a 52-44 lead at the second media timeout of the half. Terrence Mann leads the 'Noles with 14 points while Hachimura leads Gonzaga with 14 as well.
Halftime
A Brandon Allen jumper beats the buzzer and gives FSU a 41-32 lead over Gonzaga at the half. Florida State's defense has held Gonzaga to 34.5 percent shooting in the first half, blocking five of the Zags' shot attempts.
Gonzaga is without starting forward Killian Tillie tonight. Rui Hachimura has stepped up to score nine first half points in Tillie's place, but his is still being felt. In order to win, the Bulldogs will need to improve on their shooting and limit FSU's leading scorers Trent Forrest and CJ Walker in the second half.
First Half
3:20 — Gonzaga and the 'Noles continue to go back-and-forth in the first half. FSU holds a one point lead at the final media timeout of the half. Florida State sophomore guard Trent Forrest leads the Seminoles with seven points off the bench.
10:04 — Florida State leads the Zags 23-14 midway through the first half. The Seminoles have shot 57.1 percent from the field while holding Gonzaga to 33.3 percent shooting. FSU has assisted on six of its first eight made field goals.
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NCAA Tournament schedule: Up next
Friday, March 23
| No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 5 Clemson | 7:07 p.m. | CBS/fuboTV |
| No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 5 West Virginia | 7:27 p.m. | TBS |
| No. 11 Syracuse vs. No. 2 Duke | Following Clemson-Kansas | CBS/fuboTV |
| No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 2 Purdue | Following Villanova-West Virginia | TBS |
