The Sweet 16: SI's Best Photos

SI Staff | Mar 29, 2014

The Sweet 16: SI's Best Photos

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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SI's best shots from Friday's Sweet 16 games, starting with the showdown between Kentucky and Louisville. Luke Hancock stopped Aaron Harrison from scoring on this play, but the Wildcats prevailed in the end.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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Kentucky's Julius Randle, pictured here on the opening tipoff, had a team-high 15 points and 12 rebounds, and finished the night off by hitting a pair of clutch free throws.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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Coach John Calipari saw his freshman-laden team get down by 13 points midway through the first half, but then lead by seven with 4:30 to go.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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Alex Poythress (22) goes after loose ball. He had a huge block in the closing minutes and then scored off an offensive rebound on the subsequent possession to help spark the Wildcats.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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Andrew Harrison dribbles past Chris Jones as Kentucky eliminated the defending national champions.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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Louisville coach Rick Pitino suffered his first loss in a Sweet 16 game in his 12th appearance.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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Montrezl Harrell enjoys this dunk but fouled out with 1:26 left and the scored tied at 66.

Kentucky 74, Louisville 69

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Russ Smith missed a game-tying three-point attempt with four seconds remaining. He finished with a game-high 23 points in the losing effort.

Michigan 73, Tennessee 71

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Nik Stauskas throws down two of his 14 points.

Michigan 73, Tennessee 71

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Caris LeVert tries to steal the ball from Antonio Barton.

Michigan 73, Tennessee 71

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Michigan coach John Beilein urges on his team.

Michigan State 61, Virginia 59

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Justin Anderson puts up a last-second desperation shot.

Michigan State 61, Virginia 59

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Branden Dawson pushes the ball upcourt against the Virginia defense.

Michigan State 61, Virginia 59

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Adreian Payne and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo continue to be a winning combination.

UConn 81, Iowa State 76

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Niels Giffey (5), Daniel Edozie (42) and Terrence Samuel scramble for a loose ball.

UConn 81, Iowa State 76

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DeAndre Kane gets off a shot before Niels Giffey can block it.

UConn 81, Iowa State 76

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Ryan Boatright of UConn defends against Monte Morris.

UConn 81, Iowa State 76

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Amida Brimah (35) goes high to try to block a shot.