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Sunday, March 22, 2020

Second Round

(1)Kansas 69 (-12.5) vs (8)Arizona St 53

Arizona State played great for the first 32 minutes playing the #1 team in the nation to a 47-47 deadlock, however a 19-0 run by the Jayhawks moved them on to the sweet 16. Kansas was led by Devon Dotson with 25 points and 4 helpers. The Sun Devils were led by Alonzo Verge Jr and his 15 points.

(12)Yale 61 (-3) vs (13)Bradley 70

Bradley found out before the game that star forward would be out because of an injury making things even more difficult for the Braves. They were able to come through and defeat Yale 70-61 as they pulled away near the end of the game. Nate Kennell led Bradley with 23 points while Darrell Brown chipped in 20. Yale was led by Paul Atkinson with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

(11)Richmond 75 vs (3)Maryland 77 (-6)

An absolutely amazing shot at the buzzer by Aaron Wiggins of Maryland helped the Terrapins come away with a victory despite blowing a 20 point lead. The Richmond Spiders just didnt want to quit today and kept fighting until finally tying the game with under 2 minutes remaining. Jalen Smith had 24 points point for the Terps while Anthony Cowan Jr helped out with 22. Nick Sherod paced the Spiders with 17 points while Tyler Burton had 10 rebounds.

(12)E Tennessee St 66 vs (4)Kentucky 78(-4.5)

The Wildcats trailed by 15 going into the halftime break, however in the 2nd half their defense tightened up and they were able to make their free throws on the way to a 78-66 victory. Kentucky was led by Ashton Hagans with 24 points and 5 assists. The Buccaneers were led in scoring by Daivien Williamson with 15 points.

(5)Penn St 65 vs (4)Oregon 71 (-2.5)

Oregon was able to advance to the sweet 16 with a nice balanced performance against the Nittany Lions. Oregon led the entire way. The Ducks leading scorer was Anthony Mathis with 14 while Payton Pritchard had 13 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. A nice game for Myreon Jones of Penn St with 17 points as he picked up the scoring load when Lamar Stevens left injured.

(1)Baylor 71 (-4.5) vs (9)Arizona 54

A dominating performance from Baylor taking home a 71-54 victory over Arizona. Baylor held Arizona to 35 percent shooting(16 percent from behind the arc) while outrebounding their opponent 40-32. Baylor was led by Freddie Gillespie with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Arizona was led by Zeke Nnaji with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

(11)Rutgers 61 vs (3)Michigan St 57 (-5)

A very close defensive battle surprisingly to a lot of people went in the favor of Rutgers, who shocked the Spartans with a 61-57 victory. Rutgers was led by Ron Harper Jr and his 12 points on 8 rebounds. Cassius Winston had 16 points for the Spartans while Xavier Tillman chipped in a double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

(1)Gonzaga 81 (-6.5) vs (8)Houston 77

Gonzaga was able to advance to the sweet 16 by shooting 51 percent and holding on late while Houston made a charge. Houston just never stopped fighting on the boards gaining 14 offensive rebounds. Gonzaga was led by Corey Kispert with 17 points. Fabian White Jr had 21 points and 9 rebounds in a losing effort for Houston.