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The NCAA men's tournament is down to four and that quartet will play in the Final Four. A look at the winners and losers of the regional round.
Two tickets to the 2025 Final Four were punched Saturday. Two more will be punched Sunday. And how do you feel about the lack of so-called Cinderellas now? That was among the storylines after the first two rounds of this NCAA Tournament — how the only double-digit seed that made the Sweet 16 was an Arkansas team coached by John Calipari.
Broome was dominant against the Spartans and returned late in the second half after appearing to sustain a game-ending injury.
Johni Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 and complete a sweep of No. 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.
The four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament escaped the second weekend of the Big Dance and are heading to the Final Four to cap one of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments ever. It's the first time since 2008 and just the second time since the field expanded to 64 teams in 1985 that all four No.
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Lauren Betts scored 17 points despite sitting out the entire second quarter, but it was Gabriela Jaquez's 18 points that made a statement.