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ESPN staff
March Madness 2022 has been an entertaining ride, and it’s just getting started.
Saturday’s slate of NCAA tournament games saw 8-seed North Carolina upset the defending champion Baylor Bears. Michigan took down No. 3 Tennessee, adding to the hoops drama.
That wasn’t all. Creighton played tough against No. 1 Kansas, but the Jayhawks escaped with a 79-72 victory.
Buckle up for more hardwood theatrics as the second round continues Sunday.
Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski will meet Michigan State’s Tom Izzo for the final time. Krzyzewski is retiring after 42 seasons with the Blue Devils. It’s the sixth meeting between Coach K and Izzo in the NCAA tournament, a record for the most common matchups between head coaches, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Auburn guard Jabari Smith takes the court after his exceptional performance against Jacksonville State in the first round. Arizona and Villanova are a couple other top-two squads playing.
NCAA tournament schedule (all times ET)
12:10 p.m.: 5 Houston Cougars vs. 4 Illinois Fighting Illini
2:40 p.m.: 7 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. 2 Villanova Wildcats
5:15 p.m.: 7 Michigan State Spartans vs 2 Duke Blue Devils
6:10 p.m.: 11 Iowa State Cyclones vs. 3 Wisconsin Badgers
7:10 p.m.: 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders
7:45 p.m.: 10 Miami Hurricanes vs. 2 Auburn Tigers
8:40 p.m.: 6 Texas Longhorns vs. 3 Purdue Boilermakers
9:40 p.m.: 9 TCU Horned Frogs vs. 1 Arizona Wildcats
Teddy or Timmy Buckets?
MILWAUKEE — When New Mexico State stunned UConn in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, America was introduced to “Teddy Buckets.”
Aggies guard Teddy Allen scored 37 of his team’s 70 points, the most ever by a New Mexico State player in the tournament. After the game, Allen went viral by staring into a TNT camera and saying, “Bye, bye, blue bloods!”
“The interview after the game, that’s exactly who he is all the time,” said Allen’s younger brother, Timmy, a forward for Texas. “But I don’t know,…
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