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• Fifth-seeded St. John's defeated Kansas 67-65 in San Diego on Sunday with Dylan Darling's driving layup as time expired, marking their first Sweet 16 since 1999. • Zuby Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins each scored 18 points for the Red Storm (30-6), who blew a 13-point lead but rallied under coach Rick Pitino. • The victory highlights St. John's rapid resurgence to college basketball prominence in three seasons.

• Women's NCAA tournament second round play continues Monday, March 23, with eight games scheduled across ESPN and ESPN2, featuring matchups including Alabama at Louisville (noon ET) and Virginia at Iowa (2 p.m. ET). • Additional second round games include Notre Dame at Ohio State, Kentucky at West Virginia, Syracuse at UConn, Illinois at Vanderbilt, Southern Cal at South Carolina, and Oklahoma State at UCLA. • The women's tournament second round concludes Monday's schedule, with the most successful teams advancing to regional play in subsequent rounds.

• Houston Cougars, the No. 2 seed in the South Region, defeated Texas A&M 88-57 on March 22 in Oklahoma City to reach the Sweet 16 for the seventh straight year. • Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points, Chris Cenac Jr. added 17 points and nine rebounds, while Milos Uzan contributed 15 points in the decisive victory. • The win highlights Houston's continued dominance in March Madness, setting up a matchup in the Houston regional on March 26.

• The No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines (32-3) play the No. 9 seed St. Louis Billikens (29-5) in a second-round Midwest Regional matchup at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, with tip-off at 12:10 p.m. ET on Saturday. • Michigan defeated Howard 101-81 in the first round, while St. Louis dominated Georgia 102-77 Thursday night, with DraftKings projecting Michigan as a 12.5-point favorite. • Key performers include Michigan's Morez Johnson Jr., who posted 21 points and 10 rebounds in the first round, and St. Louis's Dion Brown, who led the Billikens with 18 points against Georgia.