A couple hours later, the Michigan Wolverines also punched their ticket to the Sweet 16 with a 90-79 victory over the Texas A&M Aggies, overcoming a 10-point second-half deficit to do so. But perhaps what's even more impressive is that with Purdue and Michigan's victories,

Much was made about West Virginia being left out of the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament. The Mountaineers (19-13) had six Quad 1 victories and played the 29th-toughest schedule in the country, according to KenPom.

The Boilermakers defeated USC on Thursday night to set up a third game this season against Michigan. Both teams won once during the regular season.

With Purdue ending the magical run of McNeese to start day three of the NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten record for the week improved to 9-0. The league has shown nothing but complete dominance through the first two rounds-plus,

The last at-large team in the NCAA field, UNC couldn’t replicate its wire-to-wire spirited play from its First-Four win. The 11th-seeded Tar Heels fell behind early to No. 6 Ole Miss and never fully recovered.