NCAA Tournament results: Completing the Sweet 16 field

More Big 12 teams in action as the Sweet 16 gets filled

Iowa State and Ole Miss are playing for a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. / Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

Day four of the NCAA Tournament means the completion of the Sweet 16, as three Big 12 schools including Iowa State hit the court.

Baylor hung tough with Duke in the early going, but the top-seed Blue Devils pulled away for an 89-66 victory. 

The Cyclones never got on track against Ole Miss from the SEC, seeing their season come to an end in Milwaukee, 91-78

In the final game of the weekend, former Pac-12 rivals Arizona and Oregon battled in a thriller, as the Wildcats prevailed.

Texas Tech and Houston punched tickets to the Sweet 16 with wins on Saturday.

Here are headlines and complete results from day four of the NCAA Tournament:

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A new champion will be crowned

Connecticut’s two-year run as kings of the NCAA Tournament came to an end Saturday, as Florida prevailed in an instant classic, 77-75. The Huskies owned the second-longest tourney win streak of all-time behind only UCLA.

Walter Clayton Jr. put the dagger through for the Gators, sinking a 3-pointer. Connecticut had a chance but was unable to convert from the field.

NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS

Second Round

(Sunday, March 23)

• Florida 77, Connecticut 75
• Duke 89, Baylor 66
• Alabama 80, Saint Mary’s 66
• Kentucky 84, Illinois 75
• Maryland 72, Colorado State 71
• Ole Miss 91, Iowa State 78
• Michigan State 71, New Mexico 63
• Arizona 87, Oregon 83

(All start times are approximate and CST)