Recap Roundups
March 22, 2025
Purdue 76, McNeese St. 62
Trey Kaufman-Renn recorded 22 points and 15 rebounds to help Purdue punch its sixth Sweet 16 ticket in the last eight NCAA Tournaments with a 76-62 win over McNeese in second-round Midwest Region action on Saturday.
Arkansas 75, St. John's 66
Billy Richmond III scored nine of his 16 points in the second half, allowing 10th-seeded Arkansas to withstand a comeback from second-seeded St. John's and earn a 75-66 victory in Saturday afternoon's West Region second-round action.
Michigan 91, Texas A&M 79
Reserve Roddy Gayle Jr. scored five of his season-high 26 points in a momentum-turning run in the second half, and fifth-seeded Michigan rallied from down 10 to beat No. 4 seed Texas A&M 91-79 in the second round of the South Region on Saturday.
Texas Tech 77, Drake 64
Darrion Williams scored a season-high 28 points and JT Toppin added 25 points and 12 rebounds to help third-seeded Texas Tech post a 77-64 victory over 11th-seeded Drake on Saturday in West Region second-round play at Wichita, Kan.
Auburn 82, Creighton 70
Tahaad Pettiford scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half while Johni Broome scored eight and grabbed 12 rebounds to help No. 1 Auburn hold off No. 9 Creighton for an 82-70 second-round win in the South Region on Saturday night at Rupp Arena.
Brigham Young 91, Wisconsin 89
Richie Saunders scored 25 points, Keba Keita had 10 points and three blocked shots and No. 6 seed BYU held off No. 3 seed Wisconsin 91-89 in the second round of the East Region on Saturday night.
Houston 81, Gonzaga 76
L.J. Cryer made six 3-pointers and matched his career high of 30 points as top-seeded Houston earned its sixth straight Sweet 16 berth with an 81-76 victory over No. 8 Gonzaga on Saturday night in Midwest Region second-round play in Wichita, Kan.
Tennessee 67, UCLA 58
Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 20 points and Zakai Zeigler added 15 points and six assists to lead second-seeded Tennessee past seventh-seeded UCLA 67-58 in a second-round Midwest Region game on Saturday night.