X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Weekly Rankings
Compare Any Players
Stats & Leaders
Starts and Sit
Daily Fantasy
Who To Pickup
24x7 News and Alerts

March Madness Recap: NCAA Tournament Notes from Saturday's (Day 3) Games

Half of the Sweet Sixteen is now set after Saturday’s impressive NCAA Tournament games, which included the first No. 1 seed to go down and an exciting overtime game to end the day (you could even say begin Sunday).

Here are a few notes from Saturday’s games.

  • Villanova became the first No. 1 seed to fall out of this year’s NCAA Tournament, as the Wildcats fell to North Carolina State 71-68 in a thriller. This is the second consecutive year that Villanova, which ends its season 33-3, has fallen in the round of 32, and continued a disappointing day for the Big East, which went 4-0 Thursday but 1-3 Saturday.
  • Kentucky moved to 36-0 after defeating Cincinnati early in the day, 64-51. Kentucky will get the winner of Maryland and West Virginia.
  • Arizona easily beat Ohio State 73-58, as the only No. 2 seed to play Saturday. The victory was also one of the largest of the day at 15 points.
  • For the second straight game, Notre Dame edged its opponent, only this time in an overtime affair that didn’t end until early Sunday. The No. 3 Fighting Irish won 67-64 over intrastate rival No. 6 Butler after hitting a pair of three-point field goals in extra time. Neither team scored in the final 2:50 of regulation, due in large part to outstanding defense. Both teams played only seven players, and the starters for both teams combined for all but seven points (one Irish reserve scored three points, one Bulldog reserve scored four). Butler was the third Big East team to fall. The game was the only game Saturday to go into overtime and only the third since the field was reduced to 64 teams. Notre Dame is the only remaining Indiana school remaining, and Indiana schools have lost four games by a combined 12 points.
  • No. 4 Georgetown was the second Big East team to bow out after losing to No. 5 Utah, one of only two games that saw the lower-seeded team win. The score was 75-64.
  • The only Big East team to advance out of Saturday was No. 6 Xavier, which defeated a resilient No. 14 Georgia State team 75-67. Half of the team’s points came from the bench, with 21 coming from forward Jalen Reynolds and 17 from guard Myles Davis.
  • The other No. 14 seed still in the NCAA Tournament, UAB, also dropped out of competition, losing to No. 11 UCLA 92-75. The 17-point victory by the UCLA Bruins was the largest of any game Saturday, and UCLA is one of only two double-digit seeded teams remaining in the tournament (Dayton plays Sunday). All five starters on UCLA scored in double digits, and the starters scored 88 of the team’s 92 points.
  • In addition to UCLA, one of the other traditional Division I powerhouses won. No. 4 North Carolina beat No. 5 Arkansas 87-78.
  • The games between Notre Dame and Butler and Villanova and North Carolina State were the closest contests of the day, both separated by three points. Thirteen games in the NCAA Tournament have been separated by three points or less.
  • The Pac-12 has not lost a game this NCAA Tournament, and is 7-0 heading into Sunday. Oregon could join Arizona, Utah and UCLA with a win Sunday.
  • Ohio has only two teams remaining in the tourney, with the exits of Cincinnati and Ohio State (the only teams Saturday not to score at least 60 points). Xavier and Dayton remain.
  • The average margin of victory in Saturday’s games was 9.88 points. (Friday’s games was 12.19 points (Thursday’s average was 9.13 points). That means that the average during the 44 games so far is 9.98 points.
  • Villanova’s 41-point victory over Lafayette on Thursday remains the largest margin of victory in this year’s tournament.
  • Tony Parker of UCLA scored 28 points Saturday, the most of any player on the day. BYU’s Tyler Haws leads all players in single-game scoring, with 33 points in the First Four game loss to Old Miss on Wednesday.

 

POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Weekly Rankings
Compare Any Players
Stats & Leaders
Starts and Sit
Daily Fantasy
Who To Pickup
24x7 News and Alerts

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Lauri Markkanen15 mins ago

Ruled Out On Sunday
George Kittle27 mins ago

Suiting Up For Season Finale
Jaylen Brown34 mins ago

Available Versus OKC
Travis Kelce43 mins ago

Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce Officially Inactive Sunday
Tua Tagovailoa49 mins ago

Won’t Play Against Jets
Tyreek Hill54 mins ago

Jaylen Waddle Officially Active Against Jets
Christian Watson1 hour ago

Will Not Return Against Bears
Christian Watson2 hours ago

Suffers Knee Injury, Questionable To Return
Jordan Love2 hours ago

Questionable To Return With Elbow Injury
C.J. Stroud2 hours ago

Pulled From Sunday's Meeting With The Titans
Josh Allen2 hours ago

Logs One Play In Week 18
Josh Jacobs3 hours ago

Doesn't Anticipate Massive Workload Sunday
New York Giants4 hours ago

Giants Still Evaluating Brian Daboll, Joe Schoen
Drake Maye4 hours ago

Officially Active Against Bills
Xavier Legette4 hours ago

Suiting Up For Season Finale
Hunter Henry4 hours ago

Out In Week 18
Romeo Doubs4 hours ago

Won't Suit Up Against Chicago
Christian Watson4 hours ago

Active For Week 18
Cade Otton4 hours ago

Won’t Play In Week 18
Austin Ekeler4 hours ago

Officially Active Against Cowboys
Alvin Kamara4 hours ago

Inactive For Season Finale Sunday
Darnell Mooney4 hours ago

Won’t Play In Week 18
Tony Pollard4 hours ago

Officially Active Against Texans
Bogdan Bogdanovic18 hours ago

Ruled Out For Saturday
Jalen Johnson19 hours ago

Unavailable On Saturday
Trae Young19 hours ago

To Play On Saturday
Kawhi Leonard19 hours ago

To Make Season Debut On Saturday
Gabe Vincent19 hours ago

Tagged As Doubtful For Sunday
Alex Caruso19 hours ago

Remains Sidelined On Sunday
Jeremy Sochan20 hours ago

Will Suit Up Saturday
Jalen Brunson20 hours ago

Will Play Saturday
Anthony Davis20 hours ago

Listed As Probable For Sunday
LeBron James20 hours ago

Probable For Sunday
Khris Middleton21 hours ago

Will Face The Blazers
Giannis Antetokounmpo21 hours ago

Cleared For Action On Saturday
Bradley Beal21 hours ago

Will Play Saturday
Cade Cunningham21 hours ago

Available For Saturday
Dejounte Murray21 hours ago

Questionable For Sunday
Clayton Kershaw22 hours ago

Intends To Pitch In 2025, Expected To Return To Los Angeles
Noah Clowney22 hours ago

Upgraded To Available On Saturday
Joel Embiid22 hours ago

Active For Saturday Night Matchup Against Nets
Brandon Miller22 hours ago

Questionable Heading Into Sunday Against Cavaliers
LaMelo Ball22 hours ago

Questionable For Sunday's Game Against Cleveland
Thatcher Demko1 day ago

Joining Team For Five-Game Road Trip
Pyotr Kochetkov1 day ago

Starts Against Wild On Saturday
Joseph Woll1 day ago

In Maple Leafs Net On Saturday
Scott Wedgewood1 day ago

Unavailable On Saturday
Jack Drury1 day ago

Back For Hurricanes Saturday
Auston Matthews1 day ago

Returns To Action On Saturday
Jordan Binnington1 day ago

Shuts Out Senators
Brandon Saad1 day ago

Ends Goal Drought With A Hat Trick
Mike Matheson1 day ago

Records Two Assists Friday
Nick Foligno1 day ago

Pots Two Goals In Friday's Win
Juuse Saros1 day ago

Logs Fourth Shutout Of The Season
Leon Draisaitl1 day ago

Nets Game-Winner On Friday
Charlie Morton2 days ago

Signs One-Year Deal With Baltimore
Jared Spurgeon2 days ago

To Miss 2-3 Weeks
Oskar Sundqvist2 days ago

Unavailable Friday
Justin Faulk2 days ago

Iffy For Friday's Action
Colton Dach2 days ago

Set For NHL Debut On Friday
Connor Murphy2 days ago

Misses First Game Of The Season
David Savard2 days ago

A Game-Time Call Friday
Jack Eichel2 days ago

Tallies Two Helpers On Thursday
Alex DeBrincat2 days ago

Tallies Three Points On Thursday
Jonathan Quick2 days ago

Leads The Way On Thursday
Pete Alonso3 days ago

Angels "Looking At" Pete Alonso
Xander Schauffele4 days ago

Hoping To Find Success Again At Majors In 2025
Chris Kirk4 days ago

Starts 2025 Defending The Sentry Title
Max Homa4 days ago

Hopes To Rebound After Disappointing 2024 Season
Nick Dunlap4 days ago

Looks To Build On Impressive Rookie Season
Collin Morikawa4 days ago

Heads To The Sentry After Excellent 2024 Season
PGA4 days ago

Sungjae Im Hoping To Start 2025 Season Strongly At The Sentry
Russell Henley4 days ago

Closes Out 2024 Season Strong
Jason Day4 days ago

Looks Ahead To 2025 Season At The Sentry
Akshay Bhatia4 days ago

To Repeat Last Year’s Sentry Performance?
Ludvig Aberg4 days ago

Returns To The Sentry
Jesús Luzardo4 days ago

Jesus Luzardo Feeling 100 Percent
Maverick McNealy4 days ago

Making First Career Start At Kapalua
Corey Conners4 days ago

Making Third Consecutive Start At Kapalua
Viktor Hovland4 days ago

A Gametime Decision For Year's First Event
Tony Finau4 days ago

Making Sixth Start At Kapalua After Rumor-Filled Offseason
Justin Thomas4 days ago

Looks To Get Off To Fast Start In 2025 At Kapalua
Patrick Cantlay5 days ago

Looks For Hot Start In 2025
Sam Burns5 days ago

In Top Form Ahead of Kapalua
Cameron Young5 days ago

Needs To Avoid Bad Rounds In Hawaii
Sahith Theegala5 days ago

Looking For Big 2025 Start In Hawaii
Hideki Matsuyama5 days ago

Always A Threat In Hawaii
Billy Horschel5 days ago

Seeks To Build Off Great 2024 Campaign
Jack Flaherty6 days ago

Orioles Interested In Reunion With Jack Flaherty

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP