Michigan, Auburn underway in NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
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If they can get out of it, anything’s possible.
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A berth in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament will go to either the No. 1 Auburn Tigers (30-5) or the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines (27-9) when the teams square off in the Sweet 16.
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Donaldson has started all season and is averaging 11.5 points and a team-high 4.2 assists per game while shooting 38 percent from 3.
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Two No. 1 seeds enter the action Friday, including Houston, which takes on No. 4 Purdue in the last game of the third round, and No. 1 overall Auburn, which plays No. 5 Michigan.
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Oddsmakers think LSU will survive and advance in this one, naming the as 3.5-point favorites. The point total for the matchup is set at 153.5.
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The latest Purdue vs. Houston odds via SportsLine consensus list the Cougars as 8.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points scored is 131.5.
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Zach Edey won consecutive Naismith Trophies for National Player of the Year. His Purdue teammate Braden Smith is among four finalists in 2025.
Madness continues Friday, as the men’s Sweet 16 concludes and the women’s Sweet 16 begins. The day started with the No. 2 seed Duke women topping No. 3 North Carolina, 47-38, and No. 1 South Carolina outlasting No.
Purdue is a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and on Selection Sunday that sounded about right. They are 24-11, finished tied for fourth i
In Friday's Sweet 16 matchup against Houston, Purdue has a chance to beat a No. 1 seed for the first time in the program's NCAA tournament history.
Through it all, Matt Painter has been able to rely on junior point guard Braden Smith. Smith has seen it all during his three years in West Lafayette up to this point. He was undefeated against nonconference competition up until this year and he was critical to the Boilermakers’ run to the national championship game last year.
Auburn Basketball’s Johni Broome is the first consensus first-team All-American in program history. Broome was named a National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) first team All-American Wednesday morning, sweeping all four major selectors.