We are through the first round of the NCAA tournament and eight teams will book a spot in the Sweet 16 on Saturday.
After 32 games across Thursday and Friday, there were a handful of upsets, plenty of blowouts and several big-time performances. Four double-digit seeds scored wins on Thursday. At least one will make the Sweet 16, right?
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No. 12 High Point, the highest seed that advanced to the second round, is back in action against No. 4 Arkansas after its last-gasp win in the Round of 64. So is No. 11 VCU, which will try to make its own Cinderella run to the second weekend in a showdown with No. 3 Illinois.
Top-seeded Duke is also back after its nervous win over No. 16 Siena in the first round on Thursday. Was that just a wakeup call, or is this Blue Devils team in trouble on Saturday against No. 9 TCU?
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Dates: March 17 – April 6, 2026
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Here’s the complete schedule for Saturday’s men’s second round. All times are Eastern.
March Madness schedule, results, channel guideLive82 updatesSat, March 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM PDT
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Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM PDT
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We’ve already had 8 ties and 8 lead changes in this one. It looks like it’s going to come down to a fun finish in Portland.
Gonzaga 51, Texas 51 | 9:05 to play
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:36 PM PDT
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The Illini just took a 12-point lead with 11 minutes left on a trey ball. It’s all Illinois in the first few minutes.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM PDT
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The Cougars look like real title contenders again this year. They essentially have home-court advantage next week at the Toyota Center in Houston.
Houston got 18 from Emanuel Sharp, 17 from Chris Cenac, 15 from Milos Uzan and 12 from Mercy Miller off the bench. This team is complete.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM PDT
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Texas is continuing to get to the basket and stay a step ahead of the Zags.
Longhorns lead 43-40 at the first break of the 2nd half.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM PDT
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The Longhorns are playing their best basketball of the season at the right time. Texas is above 50% even with Tramon Mark being 1-of-6 from the field so far.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM PDT
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We are underway in the NCAA South regional matchup between No. 3 Illinois and No. 11 VCU.
The Illini are 12.5-point favorites in this one and the total is set at 151.5.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM PDT
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Texas has the No. 3 Zags on upset alert. Can the Longhorns pull this one out and reach the Sweet 16?
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:58 PM PDT
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So this graphic is pretty stunning, but the thing this year is that Kelvin Sampson has an offense too. His Cougars are up 26 points with 10 minutes left.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM PDT
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Jordan Pope (9 points) hits a 3 in the closing seconds to put the Longhorns in front at the break. Texas closed the half on a 7-0 run.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM PDT
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The Longhorns have found some offense late in the first half, hitting 6 straight shots to tie the score at 33-33.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:40 PM PDT
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Cameron Boozer led Duke’s second-half blitz as he scores 17 of his 19 points after the break and adds 11 rebounds, 4 assists.
Duke advances to the Sweet 16 in the East region.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM PDT
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The Cougars and Aggies are back for the second half and it’s all Houston in this one. They’re up 56-33 with 16 minutes to go.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM PDT
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Both teams are doing almost all their scoring in the paint as the 3 balls aren’t falling.
Zags maintaining a 23-19 lead over the Longhorns late in the 1st half.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM PDT
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The Blue Devils have run away with this one. Cameron Boozer’s 17 points (15 in the 2nd half) are a big reason why.
Duke 74, TCU 52 | 2:54 to play
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM PDT
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Graham Ike is doing his usual thing scoring inside. He’s got 6 points and the Zags lead Texas 18-15 midway through the 1st half.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:21 PM PDT
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It’s an extended 20-6 run by the Blue Devils, who now lead 64-50 with 8:25 to play. Danger zone for TCU.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:17 PM PDT
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Xavier Edmonds, Tanner Toolson and Liutauras Lelevicius all have 4 fouls for the Frogs. And to make matters worse, TCU coach Jamie Dixon was hit with a technical for arguing the calls.
Duke leads 61-50 with under 9 minutes to play.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM PDT
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The first game out of the Portland pod is underway. Can Texas become the first double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16?
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM PDT
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Cameron Boozer is coming alive (9 points) and the Blue Devils are on a 9-0 run to retake momentum. Duke leads 53-44 with 11:48 to play.
Sat, March 21, 2026 at 4:08 PM PDT
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Houston went on a 18-2 run over 6 minutes late in the half and Texas A&M missed 12 consecutive shots at one point. Emanuel Sharp has 14 and Chris Cenac has 10 for the Cougars.
The Cougars look sharp, and if they can close this thing out, they’re basically playing home games next weekend at the Toyota Center in Houston.