Yet it was the absence of Gillespie that was most felt late in the second half when 'Nova needed a boost. Coach Jay Wright inspired this team - playing without Big East player of the year Collin Gillespie - to silence doubters as a Cinderella slayer (beating Winthrop and North Texas to get to the Sweet 16). But Baylor's guards proved to be just too good. They kept that momentum going early in the second half. 5 seeded Wildcats (18-7) came out swinging and built a seven-point lead at halftime. Miami earned the final spot in the Elite Eight of the 2022 NCAA tournament by knocking off the Iowa State Cyclones 70-56. But no bench points and a shaky defense in the paint ultimately cost the Golden Eagles. Abmas (25 points) and Kevin Obanor (58 points the first two games) were the best 1-2 punch in this tournament, and against the Razorbacks their co-stars – Carlos Jurgens (13 points) and Francis Lacis (11 points) – stepped up. 15 seed going to the Elite Eight and the Razorbacks advancing for the first time since the Nolan Richardson era. Arkansas just rimmed out and that was the difference between the first No. At some point in our litany of Sweet 16 preview content, I noted that Villanova has gone 157-10 since the beginning of the 2013-14 season when shooting at least 35.0 percent from three-point range. Abmas' potential game-winning 3-pointer vs.
SWEET 16: What you missed in women's, men's tournaments Saturday Who are some notable Cinderellas who’ve made it to the. This year, the dates are March 24-25, 2022. But they underperformed against the Beavers to bow out earlier than expected. The Sweet 16 takes place on the Thursday and Friday of the second week of the NCAA tournament. This team led the nation in defense and had a legitimate shot to get back to the Final Four after its surprise run in 2018. The live NCAA bracket for March Madness, which includes links to watch every game live, tournament scoring, Bracket Challenge game. By the time Loyola Chicago caught up in the second half and players not named Cameron Krutwig started making shots, it was too late. But a zone defense, which this team had only seen in 5% of games previously, completely took a normally potent offense out of its element – contributing to a season-worst 16 first-half points.
12 seed Oregon State, coming off the second-round upset of No. The Ramblers (26-5) were the favorites against No.
Baylor survived despite first-team All-American Jared Butler's struggles (1-for-9 from beyond the arc). Davion Mitchell (14 points) carved through the 'Nova defense to drive the Bears, who advanced to their first Elite Eight since 2012 and third under Drew's tenure. But coach Scott Drew's group came out a different team in the second half and took control of the game midway through on its way to a 62-51 win. The Bears (25-2) played about as bad as they could have in the first half, missing most of their threes and getting out-muscled by a physical Villanova squad driven to pull off an upset.