Billy Richmond III scored nine of its 16 points during the second half, which allowed 10-seeded Arkansas to resist a comeback from second-seeded St. John’s and earn a victory 75-66 in Saturday afternoon’s West Region Second round in Providence, Ri
Razorbacks (22-13), who is 5-1 in his last six matches, advanced to Sweet 16 for the fourth time in five years even though I shot only 2-AV-19 from 3-point assortment and four players come in foul problems.
In a legendary coaching match with Rick Pitino from St. John’s (31-5) John Calipari got his 59th NCAA tournament all the time among active coaches.
Marter Knox (15 points) and Johnell Davis (13 points) were also double-digit goal scores for Arkansas, who had a 13-point lead that testified to two with 4:11 left in regulation.
Razorbacks will meet No. 3 Texas Tech, who defeated No. 11 Drake on Saturday, in Sweet 16.
No. 3 Texas Tech 77, No. 11 Drake 64
Darrion Williams got a seasonal 28 points and JT Toppin added 25 points and 12 returns to help Red Raiders down Bulldogs in the West Region Second Round on Wichita, can.
Elijah Hawkins had 16 points and seven assists for Texas Tech (27-8), which advanced to Sweet 16 for the fourth time during the last seven NCAA tournaments. Toppin made 11 out of 13 field target attempts and Williams hit 11 out of 18 shots. Texas Tech will meet 10-seeded Arkansas in Sweet 16.
Bennett Stirtz recorded 21 points and eight assists and Daniel Abreu received 15 points in five 3-points for Drake (31-4). Kael Combs added 13 points and Tavion Banks had 11 for Bulldogs, who set a school record for victories.
Southern Region
No. 1 Auburn 82, No. 9 Creighton 70
Tahaad Pettiford scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half while Johni Broome scored eight and took 12 returns to help Tigers keep Bluejays in Lexington, KY.
Auburn (30-5), the overall seed in the tournament, goes on to Sweet 16 and will meet No. 5 Michigan, a winner of 91-79 over Texas A&M, in the regional semi-final next Friday in Atlanta.
Ryan Kalkbrenner had 18 points and seven boards while Steven Ashworth and Jamiya Neal had 13 points per piece for Creighton (25-11). Bluejays’ bench was surpassed 31-10 by Auburn reserves.
No. 5 Michigan 91, No. 4 Texas A & M 79
Reserve Roddy Gayle Jr. Made five of their season high 26 points in a cruise run in the second half, and Wolverines collected from down 10 to beat aggies in Denver.
Vladislav Goldin finished with 23 points and 12 returns, Danny Wolf added 14 points, nine returns and three blocks, and LJ Cason received 11 points for Michigan (27-9)/
Reserve Pharrel Payne had a career high 26 points, Wade Taylor IV contributed 14 before they fouling out and Andersson Garcia did 11 for Texas A&M (23-11).
Midwest region
No. 1 Houston 81, No. 8 Gonzaga 76
Lj Cryer made six 3 points and matched his career high at 30 points when Cougars got his sixth straight Sweet 16-kay with a victory over Bulldogs in Wichita, can.
Houston’s Ja’vier Francis blocked the 3-point shot of Bulldogs’ Khalif fight with under three seconds left and Houston led by three. Milos Uzan then dropped two free throw with 2.1 seconds left to seal the victory for Cougars (32-4), which will meet No. 4 Purdue in Sweet 16.
Graham Ike scored 23 of her 27 points during the second half for Gonzaga (26-9), who came up briefly in his bid for a 10th straight Sweet 16 look.
No. 2 Tennessee 67, No. 7 UCLA 58
Chaz Lanier scored a match-high 20 points and Zakai Zeigler added 15 points and six assists to lead the volunteers past Bruins in Lexington, KY.
Jordan Gainey added 13 points for Tennessee (29-7), which goes on to its third straight Sweet 16-look next Friday in Indianapolis, where the volunteers will meet the winner of Sunday’s Kentucky-Lillinois competition in Milwaukee.
Skyy Clark scored 18 points and Tyler BiloDeau added 15 to lead UCLA (23-11), who failed to reach Sweet 16 for a fourth time in five seasons.
No. 4 Purdue 76, No. 12 McNeese 62
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 22 points and 15 returns to help Boilemakers beat their sixth Sweet 16 ticket in the last eight NCAA tournaments with a victory over Cowboys in Providence, RI
Fletcher Loyer (15 points, five assists), CJ CO(11 points) and Braden Smith (10 points) also made two digits for Purdue (24-11). The 15 returns were a pile of career for Kaufman-Renn, a unanimous all-big ten selection.
The sincere parks had 17 points and Javohn Garcia had 12 on four 3-points for McNeese (28-7), which came in on Saturday on a 12-match victory.
East region
No. 6 ByU 91, No. 3 Wisconsin 89
Richie Saunders got 25 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and three blocked shots and Cougars held Badgers in Denver.
Trevin Knell added 14 points and Egor Demin added 11 points, eight returns and eight assists for Byu (26-9). Cougars move on to Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011 and meets the winner of Sunday’s Alabama-Saint Mary’s Matchup.
John Tonje scored 37 points on 10-AV-18 shooting from the field but missed a shot to send it to overtime with a second left. John Blackwell finished with 21 points, Max Klesmit had 12 and Steven Crowl contributed 10 for Wisconsin (27-10).
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