Surprises Continue In NCAA Tournament

Three NCAA tournament wins. Three different Loyola-Chicago players with clutch, game-winning jumpers.

This time it was Marques Townes with the dagger with six seconds left in Loyola-Chicago's 69-68 victory over Nevada to reach the Elite Eight. His three-pointer, assisted by Clayton Custer, gave the Ramblers a 69-65 lead before Caleb Martin drilled a late trey of his own to nearly stage another epic comeback.

Dan Hurley has accepted the head coaching job at UConn. Hurley led the Rhode Island Rams to the second round of this year’s NCAA tournament before being eliminated. Hurley’s contract is for six years and $2.75 million annually

Thursday, March 22 Scoreboard

Michigan 99, Texas A&M 72

West Region -- Sweet 16

Florida State 75, Gonzaga 60

West Region -- Sweet 16

Chicago Loyola 69, Nevada 68

South Region -- Sweet 16

Kansas State 61, Kentucky 58

South Region -- Sweet 16

Friday, March 23 Schedule (All Times Central)

Clemson vs. Kansas, 6:07 p.m.

Midwest  Region -- Sweet 16

West Virginia vs. Villanova, 6:27 p.m.

East Region -- Sweet 16

Syracuse vs. Duke, 8:37 p.m.

Midwest Region -- Sweet 16

Texas Tech vs. Purdue, 8:57 p.m.

East Region -- Sweet 16

Saturday, March 24 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago Loyola vs. Kansas State, 5:09 p.m.

South  Region -- Elite 8

Florida State vs. Michigan, 7:49 p.m.

West  Region -- Elite 8

Sunday, March 25 Schedule (All Times Central)

TBD vs. TBD

Midwest Region -- Elite 8

TBD vs. TBD