Mar 23, 2025, 05:27 PM ET
The first day of the second round is over — now it’s time to find out the remaining eight men’s teams that will play in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Will Duke join Florida, Houston and Auburn as the fourth No. 1 seed to move on?
There’s plenty to watch on Day 2 of the round of 32, and we’re covering it all here.
With updates from writers on site and analysis of every game, this is your one-stop shop for coverage of the conclusion of the men’s tournament opening weekend.
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(7) Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. (2) Alabama Crimson Tide, 6:10 p.m., TNT
(12) Colorado State Rams vs. (4) Maryland Terrapins, 7:10 p.m., TBS
(6) Ole Miss Rebels vs. (3) Iowa State Cyclones, 7:45 p.m., truTV
(10) New Mexico Lobos vs. (2) Michigan State Spartans, 8:40 p.m., TNT
(5) Oregon Ducks vs. (4) Arizona Wildcats, 9:40 p.m., TBS
Sunday results, analysis
(9) Baylor vs.
(1) Duke
Final: Duke defeated Baylor 89-66
How Duke won: There were plenty of highlights for Duke in a dominant win over Baylor to advance to the Sweet 16, but perhaps none more eye-popping than the 3-point shooting of veteran Tyrese Proctor. Proctor finished with 25 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including seven 3-pointers, giving him 13 for the tournament thus far. That, according to ESPN Stats and Information, is a new Duke record for the first two games of an NCAA tournament, topping Bobby Hurley’s mark of 12 in 1993. What’s more impressive is that, until the ACC tournament final, Proctor was hardly a force from beyond the arc. In the regular season, he shot 40% from deep, then in the first two games of the ACC tourney, he missed all 10 of his tries. But Proctor has been lights out since, connecting on 19 3s in his last three games — making 63% of his 3-point shots. — David Hale
(8) UConn vs.
(1) Florida
Final: Florida defeats UConn 77-75
How Florida won: Dan Hurley said after Friday’s opening-round win that “someone’s going to have to put us down” for the UConn Huskies to exit the tournament without winning a third straight national title. On Sunday, Walter Clayton Jr. proved to be that someone. Clayton scored 10 points in a three-minute span, turning a 59-58 Florida deficit into a 77-75 win to secure a spot in the Sweet 16 and snap UConn’s 13-game tournament winning streak. Clayton didn’t make his first bucket until 15 minutes had elapsed, but once he got hot, he was unstoppable. He finished with 23 points — leading all scorers — including 15 in the second half, draining all three of his second-half 3-point attempts in the process. Clayton’s 3 with 2:54 remaining was the dagger, erasing a two-point UConn lead. Florida never looked back. — David Hale
