USC, Oregon Pull Off Upsets In NCAA Tourney

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Published on March 23 2021 6:01 am
Last Updated on March 26 2021 6:05 am

USC and Oregon both pulled off upsets to advance to the Sweet Sixteen in the remaining eight second-round games of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Monday.

Number 6 USC routed third-seed Kansas 85-51, more than doubling the worst margin of defeat for Kansas in 49 trips to the NCAA Tournament, and Number 7 Oregon downed second-seed Iowa 95-80.

Meanwhile, Gonzaga, the tournament's overall top seed, beat Number 8 Oklahoma 87-71, as it continues to try to become the first undefeated champion since Indiana 45 years ago.

 

Wright State Wins In Women's NCAA Tourney

Number 13 Wright State upset fourth-seed Arkansas 66-62 in their first-round game of the women’s NCAA basketball tournament Monday, the first time the team has ever won an NCAA tournament game.

It’s also the first time the school’s women’s or men’s team has made the NCAA tournament’s second round. Two other teams won upsets in their first-round games, Number 11 BYU topping sixth-seed Rutgers 69-66, and Number 12 Belmont beating fifth-seed Gonzaga 64-59.

 

NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT (Second Round):

Oregon 95, Iowa 80

Gonzaga 87, Oklahoma 71

UCLA 67, Abilene Christian 47

Creighton 72, Ohio 58

Michigan 86, LSU 78

Florida State 71, Colorado 53

Alabama 96, Maryland 77

USC 85, Kansas 51

 

Saturday, March 27 Schedule (All Times Central)

#12 Oregon  State v. #8 Loyola Chicago, 1:40 p.m. (CBS)

#5 Villanova vs. #1 Baylor, 4:15 p.m. (CBS)

#15 Oral Roberts vs. #3 Arkansas, 6:25 p.m. (TBS)

#11 Syracuse vs. #2 Houston, 8:55 p.m. (TBS)

 

Sunday, March 28 Schedule (All Times Central)

#5 Creighton vs. #1 Gonzaga, 1:10 p.m. (CBS)

#4 Florida State vs. #1 Michigan, 4 p.m. (CBS)

#11 UCLA vs. #2 Alabama, 6:15 p.m. (TBS)

#7 Oregon vs. #6 USC, 8:45 p.m. (TBS)

 

NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT (First Round):

Georgia 67, Drexel 53

BYU 69, Rutgers 66

Alabama 80, North Carolina 71

Indiana 63, VCU 32

Arizona 79, Stony Brook 44

Wright State 66, Arkansas 62

Belmont University 64, Gonzaga 59

Maryland 98, Mount St. Mary’s 45

Northwestern 62, UCF 51

Iowa State 79, Michigan State 75

Texas A&M 84, Troy 80

Missouri St 70, UC Davis 51

Texas 81, Bradley 62

Louisville 74, Marist 43

UCLA 69, Wyoming 48

Oregon 67, South Dakota 47