From Gonzaga to Saint Peter’s, we reshuffle the deck headed into the Sweet 16
Many pegged the Boilermakers as vulnerable to an early exit because of their season-long struggles on the defensive end, but Purdue is one of just two Big Ten teams still standing in the second weekend. Jaden Ivey is one of the most explosive players in the sport and looked more locked in than ever in the Boilers’ win over Texas on Sunday night, drilling a key three late and scoring 18 points on just seven shots in an 81–71 victory.
that it is difficult to play against, even without the star power it had when Marcus Sasser was in the lineup earlier in the year.The Hogs faced a pair of excellent mid-major teams this weekend, and survived major tests from Vermont and New Mexico State. The Razorbacks are now off to a second straight Sweet 16 after previously having not gone since 1996 under Nolan Richardson.
in the process. Hunter Dickinson averaged 24 points in the first weekend and has risen to the occasion on the sport’s biggest stage. This team can beat anyone when it plays its best.The Cyclones essentially going on the road and beating Wisconsin in Milwaukee to get to the Sweet 16 is yet another remarkable accomplishment in an overachieving Year 1 in Ames for T.J. Otzelberger.
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