NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 schedule

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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament resumes Friday. By the evening’s end the Sweet 16 will officially be down to the Elite Eight, just one step removed from a trip to the Final Four in San Antonio next weekend.

The action begins in Atlanta, where a miniature SEC-Big Ten challenge is in the offing. Shortly thereafter events will tip off in Indianapolis, where the top four seeds that includes last year’s national runner-up, take the floor.

Once again,, we’re here to take you through the night’s matchups. Happy viewing, and good luck if you still have a dog in the fight. Well, you probably don’t since all the canine mascots have been eliminated* – but we digress.

No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Mississippi

Time/TV: 7:09 p.m. ET, CBS

Seeding as well as historical precedent would seem to favor the Spartans, who are Sweet 16 regulars while the Rebels have reached this round just once before – in 2001. Michigan State should also enjoy a considerable depth advantage, particularly among the guards where Jaden Akins does a little of everything, Jase Richardson and Tre Holloman make plenty of big shots and Jeremy Fears sets up his teammates. The Rebels’ negative rebounding margin of nearly five a game is also a concern, though that is to an extent a function of life in the SEC. All of this is not to say Ole Miss has no chance, especially if Sean Pedulla keeps knocking down treys, but he’s going to need help from his frontcourt teammates.

No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Kentucky

Time/TV: 7:39 p.m. ET, TBS/TRUTV

From Tennessee’s perspective, Kentucky is either the one fellow SEC team it did not want to see in the tournament, or the one that it did in order to achieve a measure of redemption. As for the Wildcats, they’ll look to do what worked against the Volunteers twice before in victories this season – always easier said than done. The common factor in both prior encounters was that Vols’ leading scorer Chaz Lanier was held in check. He’s been on a tear of late so that…

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Publish date : 2025-03-28 10:08:00

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