Ryker Cisarik has a perfect explanation for why he’s averaging an impressive 25.0 points in the NCAA Division II men’s basketball tournament, six more than his season average. “I just don’t want to go home,” Cisarik said.

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Dramatic, last-second losses by 10-seed Arkansas and 6-seed Ole Miss were the closest we got to having “surprise” entries into the Elite Eight. In fact, 3-seed Texas Tech – which needed a 16-point second-half comeback to get past the Razorbacks – is somehow the only team seeded No. 3 or lower still in the field.

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Michigan State continued its longstanding dominance against the SEC in the NCAA tournament with a 73-70 victory in the first tipoff of the night, while Tennessee avenged two regular-season losses to Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row in the other early game.

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Will Richard scored 15 points, Alijah Martin added 14 points and seven rebounds, and top-seeded Florida played a steady second half to run away from No. 4 seed Maryland and into the NCAA Tournament’s

NCAA Women's Tournament continued Friday with the first day of Sweet 16 action. [Read more: 2025 Women's March Madness Schedule: Dates, locations, channels, how to watch] Duke started the day with a vintage defensive performance,

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