Round of 32, West and South

SOUTH
1. Baylor vs. 8. LSU- In a tightly fought game, Baylor survived to the Sweet 16 with a 63-61 victory. While the offenses struggled, it was a fairly clean game with both teams exchanging the lead a dozen times.

5. Butler vs. 13. Vermont- After upsetting Louisville, Vermont came crashing back to earth as Butler won comfortably 70-55.

3. Duke vs. 11. Texas Tech- In a tightly fought game, Duke eventually pulled away from Texas Tech, winning 68-61. Tre Jones was brilliant again and Vernon Carey scored 26 for the Blue Devils.

2. Maryland vs. 10. Utah State- Another outstanding game from Sam Merrill wasn’t enough for the Aggies who had a 3 point halftime lead. Merrill scored 32 points but Maryland pulled away late for a 73-64 victory, setting up a tantalizing matchup against former archenemy, Duke.

WEST
1. Gonzaga vs. 8. Arizona- In a role reversal of their classic 2003 Round of 32 game, the 1-seed Zags held off Arizona in overtime, 91-88. Arizona threw the first punch, jumping out to a 10-point halftime lead before the Zags went ahead by 10 at the 8 minute mark of the second half. Foul trouble doomed the Wildcats late and the Zags won the game at the line.

4. Oregon vs. 12. Yale- The Ivy League champs were game, never trailing by more than a few possessions but could never tie or take the lead against the Ducks. Oregon held on in a well-played game, 75-70.

3. Creighton vs. 6. Penn State- The Nittany Lions had no answer for the BlueJays hot shooting. Creighton won comfortably, 90-76, and advanced to their first Sweet 16 since 1974.

2. San Diego State vs. 7. Iowa- The Hawkeyes stunned the Aztecs, 83-82 in what was the best game of the tournament up to this point. Luke Garza was simply too much for the Aztecs. Connor McCaffrey’s 3 with :07 left gave the Hawkeyes the lead and Malachi Flynn’s dash to the rim rolled out as the horn sounded.