NCAA bracket scores 2018: Sweet 16 results and highlights from Thursday

Florida State 75, Gonzaga 60, FINAL

The Seminoles pulled away late, giving us another No. 9 seed in the Elite Eight along with Kansas State, plus an 11-seed in Loyola-Chicago.

Kansas State 61, Kentucky 58, FINAL

No. 9 seed Kansas State moves on to the Elite Eight with a three-point win in one of the ugliest games you’ll ever see. It’s No. 9 vs. No. 11 for the South Region on Saturday.

Kansas State 58, Kentucky 58, 1:14 2H

Xavier Sneed fouled out with 22 points left in a tie game.

Kansas State 56, Kentucky 55, 1:54 2H

A methodical stretch run has been back and forth with lots of fouls. Kansas State re-took the lead with this contested bucket with three minutes remaining.

Kansas State 52, Kentucky 45, 8:24 2H

K-State has withstood a pair of Kentucky runs to reclaim the lead. In the process John Calipari was called for a Class B technical foul. Just what is that?

Kentucky 36 Kansas State 35, 16:41 2H

UK is on 15-5 run going back to the first half, and the Wildcats get their first lead of the night early in the second half.

Florida State 41, Gonzaga 32 Halftime

The Noles got hot late, and finished the half on an 11-1 run to take a comfortable lead heading into halftime. If the Noles can keep shooting like this, it’ll be along night for the Zags. CJ Walker has nine points for the Noles.

Gonzaga 30, Florida State 28 3:40 1H

The Zags got off the a slow start but have managed to get back in this thing. We’ll see who has the edge heading into halftime.

Kansas State 33, Kentucky 29 Halftime

Nice of UK to pull within four at halftime, but there’s still work to do. Kentucky is shooting just 26% from the floor

Kansas State 30, Kentucky 23 1:42 2H

Kansas State gets back a sizable lead again as this first half winds down — K-State’s Xavier Sneed has nine points so far on the night.

Florida State 16, Gonzaga 8, 13:49 1H

We’re underway between the Zags and the Noles and Florida State is coming out looking strong offensively early.

Kansas State 13, Kentucky 10 11:53 1H

Oh hello, Kentucky, nice to see you’ve finally shown up!

Kansas State 13, Kentucky 1, 16:33 1H

Nope, this score is not a typo!

Final: Michigan 99, Texas A&M 72

This one wasn’t even close. Michigan shot the lights out the entire game and ended with 14 threes.

Final: Loyola-Chicago 69, Nevada 68

Loyola-Chicago 69, Nevada 68 0:02 2H

Caleb Martin puts Nevada within one with a three-pointer with just two seconds left.

Loyola-Chicago 69, Nevada 65 0:06 2H

Marques Townes puts the Ramblers ahead by four with 6.2 seconds left

Loyola-Chicago 64, Nevada 63 1:32 2H

A three pointer by Caleb Martin puts Nevada within one.

Loyola-Chicago 62, Nevada 59 2:35 2H

Loyola Chicago hops ahead with a huge three pointer from Aundre Jackson.

Loyola-Chicago 59, Nevada 59 3:12 2H

A Nevada 12-2 run in the last 3:40 makes it a tie game as we get inside three minutes in the second half. What a game!

Loyola-Chicago 57, Nevada 53, 6:01 2H

A Wolf Pack scoring run puts them right back in this thing. We’ll see if the Ramblers can answer.

Michigan 66, Texas A&M 41 14:42 2H

Running clock, anyone?

Loyola-Chicago 55 Nevada 47, 8:45 2H

The Rambler’s ball movement continues to work well against Nevada, but the Wolf Pack are still staying in this thing.

Loyola-Chicago 44, Nevada 36, 14:52 2H

The Ramblers come out strong in the second half, but the Wolf Pack isn’t letting this lead get too big for now.

Michigan 52, Texas A&M 28 Halftime

Um, yeah this one got out of hand quickly! The Wolverines are shooting 62.5% from three and 57.1% from the floor.

Michigan 42, Texas A&M 18 5:17 2H

Guess what? Another Michigan three! Wolverines are shooting 73% from beyond the arc!

Michigan 33, Texas A&M 12 8:20 1H

Welp, a Charles Matthews three-point jumper makes it a 21-point lead for the Wolverines!

Loyola-Chicago 28, Nevada 24, 10.7 1H:

The Ramblers went on a 20-4 run to end the half. Watch out. Will her own team ruin Sister Jean’s bracket?

Michigan 19, Texas A&M 6, 12:06 1H:

The Wolverines are on a 6-0 run. A&M looks out of sorts.

Nevada 24, Loyola-Chicago 21:

Hold on, the Ramblers are coming back. The Martins are still dominant, but Loyola isn’t going down easy.

Michigan 12, Texas A&M 6: 14:38, 1H:

OK MO WAGNER!

Michigan 0, Texas A&M 0, 1H:

Game 2 is underway!

Nevada 22, Loyola-Chicago 14, 10:14 1H:

The Ramblers are starting to creep back into it, but early on it looked like Sister Jean’s prediction may have been correct.

MARIAH MUSSELMAN SPOTTING:

Nevada 12, Loyola-Chicago 6, 15:34 1H:

Jordan Caroline and the Martin twins are off to a solid start!

Nevada 0, Loyola-Chicago 0, 1H:

LET’S DO THIS!

The Sweet 16 tips off with a game nobody could have seen coming between No. 11 Loyola-Chicago and No. 7 Nevada. The Wolf Pack fought back from a 22-point deficit last week to knock off the last remaining top-four team in the South Region, No. 2 Cincinnati. They only finished off the bracket destruction the Ramblers caused earlier by knocking off No. 3 Tennessee with a game-winning shot before the buzzer.

Can Loyola-Chicago keep it going, or was Sister Jean right to have her team out in the second week of the tournament?

Thirty minutes after the opening 7:07 p.m. ET tip, No. 3 Michigan and No. 7 Texas A&M will play for the right to take on the winner of No. 4 Gonzaga/No. 9 Florida State. The Wolverines beat No. 6 Houston on a buzzer-beating three-point shot from Jordan Poole — no, not Jordan Peele — following two missed free throws by the Cougars. It’s a miracle they escaped that game. As a reward, they face maybe their biggest challenge yet in the Aggies.

Texas A&M beat Providence in the opening round of the tournament by four points, then unexpectedly steamrolled past No. 2 UNC by 21. Four of the five Aggies starters scored in double figures, with the fifth, Robert Williams, scoring eight points with 13 rebounds. Pure domination.

The third game tips at 9:37 p.m. ET between No. 9 Kansas State and No. 5 Kentucky, the new favorite to emerge from the depleted South Region. The Kansas State Wildcats had a competitive opening-round game against Creighton, and pulled out another close one against No. 16-seed UMBC. They haven’t had to play a team with the size, length, or skill of Kentucky yet.

Can John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcats make another surprise run in what was supposed to be a down year?

The final game of the night tips off 20 minutes later, and pits No. 9 Florida State against No. 4 Gonzaga, college basketball’s powerhouse underdog. The Seminoles knocked off Mizzou (with Michael Porter Jr.) in the first round, then upset No. 1 Xavier like nobody expected. They’re in for an even tougher matchup against the Bulldogs though, who are much tougher than their No. 4 seed suggests. KenPom ranks Gonzaga as the No. 7 team in the country, with just four losses — three came within one possession or in overtime. The Bulldog don’t go down easy.

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