NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (Second Round) (3/22/2025) (2 Upsets/ 1 Major Upset)

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From Providence, R.I.

#12 McNeese State Cowboys 62 (28-17); #4 Purdue Boilermakers 76 (24-11). Top Players: MS- Sincere Parker (17points-1rebound-0assist), Javohn Garcia (12-2-3); Pur- Trey Kaufman-Renn (22-15-3), Fletcher Lopez (12-2-3).

#10 Arkansas Razorbacks 75 (22-13); #2 St. John’s Red Storm 66 (31-5). Upset!!! Top Players: Ark- Billy Richmond III (16-9-0), Karter Knox (15-6-1); SJ- Zuby Ejiofor (23-12-0), Deivon Smith (13-6-1).

From Denver, Col.

#5 Michigan Wolverines 91 (27-9); #4 Texas A&M Aggies 79 (23-11). Top Players: Mic- Roddy Gayle Jr. (26-4-1), Vladislav Goldin (23-12-1); TAM- Pharrel Payne (26-5-0), Wade Taylor IV (14-0-4).

#6 Brigham Young Cougars 91 (26-9); #3 Wisconsin Badgers 89 (27-10). Top Players: BYU- Richie Saunders (25-7-1), Trevin Knell (14-1-2); Wis- John Tonje (37-4-4), John Blackwell (21-5-3).

From Wichita, Kan.

#11 Drake Bulldogs 64 (31-4); #3 Texas Tech Red Raiders 77. Top Players: Dra- Bennett Stirtz (21-3-8), David Abreu (15-3-0); TT- Darrion Williams (28-6-5), J.T. Toppin (25-12-0).

#8 Gonzaga Bulldogs 76 (26-9); #1 Houston Cougars 81 (32-4). Top Players: Gon- Graham Ike (27-5-1), Khalif Battle (17-6-1); Hou- L.J. Cryer (30-2-3), J’wan Roberts (18-8-5).

From Lexington, Ken.

#9 Creighton Bluejays 70 (25-11); #1 Auburn Tigers 82 (30-5). Top Players: Cre- Ryan Kalkbrenner (18-7-1), Steven Ashworth (13-2-8); Aub- Tahaad Pettiford (23-6-3), Chad Baker-Mazara (17-2-1).

#7 UCLA Bruins 58 (23-11); #2 Tennessee Volunteers 67 (29-7). Top Players: UCLA- Skyy Clark (18-1-0), Tyler Bilodeau (15-5-1); Ten- Chaz Lanier (20-4-2), Zakai Zeigler (15-3-6).

Player of the Day: Wisconsin’s John Tonje (37points-4rebounds-4assists)