March Madness bracket update: Baylor bounces USC, heads to Sweet 16

The Baylor Bears bounced the USC Trojans from the NCAA tournament, 82-78, and will head to the school’s fourth Sweet 16 in its history.

The Trojans came agonizingly close to getting a chance at tying this game up late in the proceedings, but USC’s Chimezie Metu was called for a crucial goaltending when the ball hit the backboard and was above the rim.

The Trojans continued a streak of First Four teams advancing past one opponent in the Big Dance, but Baylor proved too strong in the end for Andy Enfield’s team. This is undoubtedly progress for USC, which is looking to put together some postseason consistency.

For Baylor, this gets the monkey off its back that was 2016 and 2015, where it failed to make it out of the first weekend as a No. 5 seed and a No. 3 seed, respectively. BU took care of business, and the Bears are still dancing.