After the first weekend of the 2025 NCAA Tournament delivered little in the way of drama, the second weekend has made up for it in short order with some incredible late-game drama to open the Sweet 16. Friday night's opener between Ole Miss and Michigan State was extremely tight with neither team ever able to get much in the way of separation.

ATLANTA, Georgia. (WLBT) - The Ole Miss men’s basketball team is playing Michigan State at the March Madness Sweet 16 tournament. At halftime, Ole Miss was leading the game 33-31. In the first half of the game, Ole Miss also took the lead in number of fouls with 8. Michigan State had 5.

Jace Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16