The Elite Eight field is now set.
The Sweet 16 in this year’s NCAA tournament are now in the books after a solid two days on Thursday and Friday. No. 1 Florida flew past Maryland, and No. 2 Alabama dropped 113 points on BYU to make it into the Elite Eight. Then, in the second wave of games, Duke and Cooper Flagg survived a late push from Arizona to advance.
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But it was Texas Tech’s incredible rally that was the highlight of the night. The Red Raiders came back from a 16-point hole in the second half to force overtime before finally beating John Calipari and Arkansas, 85-83. They’ll now take on Florida on Saturday night, while Alabama and Duke will match up in New Jersey.
Tennessee rolled past Kentucky to get into the Elite Eight on Friday, and Michigan State rallied back to beat Ole Miss and earn its first trip out of the Sweet 16 in six years. Auburn pulled away late with a massive run to beat Michigan on Friday night, and then Houston won a thriller against Purdue on a perfectly-run final play.
Here’s everything you need to know to keep up with the Elite Eight this weekend.
NCAA tournament Elite Eight tip times
All times ET | *Approx. tip time
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Saturday, March 29
No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Florida
When: 6:09 p.m.
Where: San Francisco
TV: TBS/TruTV
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 1 Duke
When: 8:49 p.m.*
Where: Newark, New Jersey
TV: TBS/TruTV
Sunday, March 30
No. 1 Houston vs. No. 2 Tennessee
When: 2:20 p.m.
Where: Indianapolis
TV: CBS
No. 1 Auburn vs. No. 2 Michigan State
When: 5:05 p.m.*
Where: Atlanta
TV: CBS