Auburn beat Creighton 82-70 in the second round despite receiving just eight points from national player of the year candidate Johni Broome. Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner won the big-man battle. The Tigers prevailing is a compliment to Tahaad Pettiford scoring 23 points off the bench.

Madness is down to the Sweet 16. And so far, the 2025 NCAA tournament has been all about the power conferences. Half of the record 14 Southeastern Conference schools in the tournament remain, with at least two teams from the conference in three of the four regions.