Last night

1-3, painful

1. Oregon 69, Michigan 68

Ducks just defended and  rebounded better than the Wolverines. Sank enough shots and won. Michigan didn’t even come close to resembling the team that won in the first 2 rounds of the tournament. Not sure why not. I guess the Ducks defense confused them. They just didn’t play aggressively enough on offense and take open 3’s when they had them. 

2. Gonzaga 61, West Virginia 58

Hard fought game that Gonzaga showed a lot of toughness and resilience in to prevail over a high level opponent.

3. Kansas 98, Purdue 66

Kansas looked spectacular and unstoppable.

4. Xavier 73, Zona 71

Sean Miller fails to get it done again at Arizona.

Tonight

South Regional

No.4 Butler (25-8) vs. No.1 North Carolina (29-7)

FedExForum, Memphis (18,119)

6:09 PM CT/7:09 PM ET

CBS

Like the height of UNC to get the job done here. Justin Jackson is an absolute stud for the Tar Heels. Expect him to have a huge game.

UNC 82, Butler 74

East Regional

No.7 South Carolina (24-10) vs. No.3 Baylor (27-7)

Madison Square Gaarden, New York (20,789)

6:29 PM CT/7:29 PM ET

TBS

I really like what Frank Martin has done in Columbia. He’s built a super team this season and the SEC has 3 teams in the Sweet 16, all playing tonight, and that’s a huge statement for the conference. The Gamecocks 88-81 upset victory over Duke was tremendous. But I like Baylor a little more here. Have a little more depth athletically and have been here pretty often. Expecting a very close game though.

Baylor 67, South Carolina 65

South Regional

No. 3 UCLA (31-4) vs. No.2 Kentucky (31-5)

FedExForum

8:39 PM CT/9:39 PM ET

CBS

This could be the best match-up of the Sweet 16. It’s a battle of stellar point guards in UCLA’s Lonzo Ball and Kentucky’s De’Aaron Fox. A lot of really good players around them too. Kentucky has a few more and Fox is superb. Like Ball too, but Fox will help get KY over the hump in a tight one.

Kentucky 86, UCLA 84

East Regional

No. 8 Wisconsin (27-9) vs. No.4 Florida (26-8)

The Gaarden

8:59 PM CT/9:59 PM ET

TBS

Love what the Gators did in the first two rounds as they blasted East Tennessee State in round one, 80-65, then dismantled fifth seeded Virginia, 65-39, in the second round. Like Florida to keep playing on Sunday.

Florida 64, Wisconsin 61