Tennessee's Admiral Schofield (John Minchillo/Associated Press)
• In the first overtime game of the NCAA tournament, Tennessee holds off Iowa to advance to the Sweet 16.
• Oregon’s Paul White, who knows all to well the gun violence that plagues Chicago, brings the memory of those he’s lost to the tournament.
• “Can I sleep on my son’s floor?” Houston’s Kelvin Sampson calls on the NCAA to help players’ families get to the tournament.
• Of the first nine teams into the Sweet 16, four are from the SEC and three more from the Big Ten.
Sunday’s games to watch
• No. 1 Duke vs. No. 9 Central Florida, 5:15 p.m., CBS: There’s not just one big attraction in this matchup; there are at least two. Central Florida’s 7-foot-6 center Tacko Fall had 13 points, 18 rebounds and 5 blocks Friday as the Knights recorded their first NCAA tournament win. And Duke’s Zion Williamson had 25 points on Friday as the top-seeded Blue Devils romped. Fall is almost a foot taller than Williamson, outweighs him by 25 pounds, and is five years older. “I won’t allow him to put me on one of his highlight tapes,” he said of Williamson.
• No. 4 Virginia Tech vs. No. 12 Liberty, 7:10 p.m., TBS: The two schools from Southwest Virginia faced each other last fall in an exhibition to raise money for hurricane relief; now they’ll play for a berth in the Sweet 16, staged in San Jose. In a one-and-done era, these teams have taken a different approach; seniors provide 62 percent of Virginia Tech’s scoring, and 70 percent of Liberty’s points, according to the Associated Press. Liberty has never been to the Sweet 16. The Hokies (25-8) would set a school record for wins if they move on. (Read more about the head coaches and their unlikely friendship.)
• No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 13 UC Irvine, approx. 9:30 p.m. TBS: It’s the only second-round matchup featuring two double-digit seeds, and it features two of the hottest teams in the country. The Ducks have won nine straight, seven of those by at least 10 points. The Anteaters have won 17 straight, including Friday’s upset of Kansas State, the first NCAA tournament victory in school history.
Latest updates
The most recent news and highlights from the 2019 men’s NCAA tournament.
Tennessee wins in overtime
Tennessee put together strong performances in the first half and in overtime, the first of the tournament, but had to fight to win a game in which it never trailed, beating Iowa, 83-77. The Volts had led by 25 points in the second half before the Hawkeyes put together a spirited run, outscoring the Vols (who had 11 turnovers) 52-25.
The Hawkeyes were fierce down the stretch, tying the score at 71 on two free throws by Joe Weiskamp with 20.8 seconds left, and Tennessee couldn’t get off a game-winner in regulation. In overtime, Grant Williams led the way for Tennessee (31-5) with six points. The Volunteers also set a program record for victories in a season.
Iowa (23-13), down 21 points at the half, seemed game to get back into this one, opening the second half with a 16-6 run, fueled in part by Tyler Cook, and going on another 12-2 spurt midway through the half. Helped by a phantom call on Lamonte Turner, Jordan Bohannon’s three free throws tied the score at 67 with 2:37 left. (The verdict on the call from CBS’s Gene Steratore: “I think they’ll like to have that one back” when officials see a replay.)
But it took a lot to counter the hot start by Tennessee, who dominated Iowa all across the box score in the first half and once led by 25. The Volunteers, who made their first three three-pointers, were led by Admiral Schofield’s 17 points (nine on three-pointers) and five rebounds.
Charles Barkley perhaps summed this one up best. With a huge lead like Tennessee had, just let the shot clock expire when the other team has the ball. The Volts have to play smarter. (Box score)
Frank Garza is the day’s first big star
CBS had Frank Garza, father of Iowa’s Luka wearing a mic and it was some of the best stuff the tournament has produced all day, including the catchphrase, “You gotta let the peacock fly.” (Read more: Take it from Lefty Dreisell, Luka Garza is a rising star.)
Ja Morant makes a new fan on his way out
Ja Morant, Murray State’s standout guard, could have made a quick exit after the Racers’ loss to Florida State on Saturday in Hartford, Conn., but instead he took a moment to return to the floor. Why on earth would he do that? He gave his shoes to a young Purdue fan named Nash, who was ready for the next game between the Boilermakers and VIilanova. Morant stayed to autograph the sneakers and pose for a photo.
White out (most likely)
Duke backup forward Jack White will probably miss Sunday’s game against Central Florida with a hamstring injury, according to Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski. White also missed Duke’s first-round win over North Dakota State. White was fifth in minutes played for Duke this season.
A very Sweet 16 for Auburn
Auburn’s dominating win over Kansas late Saturday night put the Tigers in the Sweet 16 for the first time in 16 years. It was a thud of an ending for Kansas, which played in the Final Four last year and was the preseason No. 1 team this fall. Catch up on all of Saturday’s action right here.
Perfection halted
Even Saturday’s straightforward results couldn’t stop an annual tradition: ESPN’s announcement that no perfect brackets remain in its massive contest. There were 17.2 million entries this year, and none survived the first three days of action unscathed.
Schedule and results
Game times and TV information. All times Eastern.
- No. 2 Tennessee 83, No. 10 Iowa 77 (OT)
- No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Washington, approx. 2:40 p.m., CBS
- No. 1 Duke vs. No. 9 Central Florida, 5:15 p.m., CBS
- No. 3 Texas Tech vs. No. 6 Buffalo, 6:10 p.m., TNT
- No. 4 Virginia Tech vs. No. 12 Liberty, 7:10 p.m., TBS
- No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 9 Oklahoma, approx. 7:45 p.m., truTV
- No. 3 Houston vs. No. 11 Ohio State, approx. 8:40 p.m., TNT
- No. 12 Oregon vs. No. 13 UC Irvine, approx. 9:30 p.m. TBS
Tournament news and notes
The guy who coached Zion Williamson and Ja Morant is out here selling houses
The luckiest man in basketball is a 50-year-old real estate agent, writes Post columnist Jerry Brewer. Ricky Taylor may be the only person on the planet who coached both leading men of March — Zion Williamson and Ja Morant — before their names meant something, but these houses aren’t going to buy and sell themselves. (Read more)
The Zags are in their fifth straight Sweet 16, a remarkable achievement. (Read more)
Rick Barnes says he’d rather be the underdog, and he still coaches like one at Tennessee
Barnes, who will turn 65 this summer, isn’t at his first rodeo, writes Post columnist John Feinstein. This is Barnes’s 32nd season as a head coach. The only one of the five schools he has coached that didn’t make the NCAA tournament is George Mason, where he went 20-10 in 1987-88, his only season in Fairfax County. Since then he has taken Providence to the tournament three times, Clemson three times, Texas 16 times and Tennessee twice. And this time, his volunteers are a powerhouse. (Read more)
Mamadi Diakite stands out in more ways than one for Virginia
Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter are Virginia’s big three. But reserve Mamadi Diakite, who had 17 points and a career-high nine rebounds in the first round, stands out with his power, plus his hair. (Read more)
Maryland’s Jalen Smith is 6-foot-10, every bit of it. And after the final 30 seconds of Maryland’s season-ending loss to LSU, he was a puddle, writes Post columnist Barry Svrluga. He made a shot. He couldn’t stop a game-winning drive. The former nearly made him a hero. The latter, well, it left him not only bawling on the court, but falling on the sword afterward. (Read more)
The March Madness oddities that could actually happen this year
A North Carolina-Duke tournament matchup? Three No. 1 seeds ousted before the Sweet 16? A team lower than a No. 11 seed in the Final Four? Here are the odds. (Read more)
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