Four men’s games Thursday night kicked off a Sweet 16 weekend of March Madness.
Arkansas upended No. 1 overall seed Gonzaga, 74-68, to reach the Elite Eight for the second consecutive season.
Villanova prevailed again over Michigan as the second-seeded Wildcats won it, 63-55.
Duke won a thriller vs. Texas Tech 78-73 to move into the Elite Eight in Mike Krzyzewski’s final season.
And in the nightcap, No. 5 Houston sent No. 1 Arizona home in a game they controlled from the jump. The final: 72-60.
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The Cougars, seeded No. 5 in the South, will face No. 2 seed Villanova, tomorrow (Saturday in hopes of making their second consecutive Final Four.
Arkansas will face Duke in the Elite Eight tomorrow in the West Regional.
** The Sweet 16 concludes tonight with games featuring No. 1 Kansas, No. 8 North Carolina and No. 15 Saint Peter’s, with the Peacocks building a case for being included among the great Cinderella stories in tournament history.
