March Madness 2016: Top Social Media Highlights for Saturday's Round of 32

The NCAA tournament is built around drama and history. Every moment in every game has the potential to live on in highlight packages long after the final buzzer has sounded. 

One benefit of living in the world of 2016 is those moments get lovingly captured on social media for everyone to enjoy right away. 

Saturday's second round certainly had a high bar to clear after the insanity of Friday, but there are no shortage of outcomes and moments that led to a wave of reactions on the Internet. 

Here's a look at the day's scores and the reactions they produced from the interwebs:

Matchup	Result/Approx. Start Time (ET)
No. 3 Miami vs. No. 11 Wichita State	Miami, 65-57
No. 4 Duke vs. No. 12 Yale	Duke, 71-64
No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 5 Indiana	Indiana, 73-67
No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock	Iowa State, 78-61
No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 9 Butler	Virginia, 77-69
No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 9 Connecticut	Kansas, 73-61
No. 3 Utah vs. No. 11 Gonzaga	Gonzaga, 82-59
No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 9 Providence	North Carolina, 85-66

Iowa State 78, Arkansas-Little Rock 61

There was no drama this time for Arkansas-Little Rock, as Iowa State used its size and talent advantage to secure a 78-61 win and a spot in the Sweet 16. 

Providing a memorable moment behind the scenes, Iowa State guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long provided a brief video of the locker-room party after the win:

Cyclones head coach Steve Prohm, who took over this season after Fred Hoiberg was hired by the Chicago Bulls, has made an excellent replacement despite some hiccups during the regular season. 

It also helps that Prohm gets to coach Georges Niang, who dazzled with 28 points and six rebounds. He also made a lot of things look easy, as this layup late in the second half shows, via NCAA March Madness:

Hoiberg built the Cyclones into a national power, though they only made it to the Sweet 16 once in his five seasons (2013). Prohm has picked up the pieces nicely and has the program one win away from its first Elite Eight since 2000. 

Indiana 73, Kentucky 67

All the talk about firing Tom Crean will cease in Bloomington after the Indiana Hoosiers pulled off a 73-67 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats to reach the Sweet 16. 

ESPN Stats & Info also highlighted several things working in Indiana's favor coming out of Saturday's victory:

Providing the support for Crean between the lines was Thomas Bryant, Yogi Ferrell and Troy Williams. That trio did lot of heavy lifting, combining for 50 points and 14 rebounds. 

Bryant also had one of the key moments in Indiana's win, throwing down a huge dunk to halt any hope Kentucky had at making a comeback:

Ferrell, despite scoring 18 points and grabbing five rebounds, took a backseat once again to the apparel being donned by his sisters, per USA Today's Nancy Armour:

It was not a particularly rosy day for the Wildcats, whose season ended before the Final Four for the first time since 2013 when they missed the tournament completely. 

Some might say that fans in Kentucky are experiencing a heavy dose of sadness right now, via SB Nation:

As we learned from Inside Out, aside from Bing Bong being able to make grown men cry, joy and sadness go hand in hand. Kentucky will not stay down long because head coach John Calipari does not struggle to find and develop talent.  

There's a lot of joy in Indiana right now, as the Hoosiers are making noise in March for the first time in three years. The ride isn't over yet, as Saturday's win showed this team can fight adversity even when not playing at its best. 

Duke 71, Yale 64

Just as Miami did in Saturday's opening game, the Duke Blue Devils jumped out to a huge lead in the first half before holding on at the end to knock off Yale, 71-64, and secure a spot in the Sweet 16 next Thursday. 

The Blue Devils were up by as many as 27 points and held a 48-25 edge at halftime, prompting B/R to provide a GIF of what it felt like to be a Bulldog at the moment:

As so often happens in the NCAA tournament, though, leads evaporate quickly. Yale got the deficit down to seven points less than nine minutes into the second half and climbed to within three points with 41 seconds remaining. 

Makai Mason, who was a breakout star with 31 points against Baylor on Thursday, helped spark the comeback with clutch passes inside, via B/R:

Unfortunately, Mason wasn't a huge factor in the scoring department. Duke's switch to a 1-3-1 zone defense frustrated the sophomore, who finished with eight points on 2-of-12 shooting. He did have seven assists, as well as four turnovers.

Yale did get a tremendous effort from Brandon Sherrod, who had his best scoring game since February 5 with 22 points. 

The breakout game for Sherrod was mitigated by Duke's two stars, Brandon Ingram and Grayson Allen. The dynamic duo had nearly all of Duke's points in the second half, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Allen did appear to have another one of his signature defensive plays early in the game, via B/R:

It was not made an issue during the game, so perhaps it will just be considered incidental contact and another reprimand from the ACC may not be required. 

Games like this make it difficult to know what exactly to take away from it. Duke can't play as poorly as it did in the second half, though it's unlikely to play as well as it did in the first half in the Sweet 16. Sometimes, it's best to take the win and keep moving forward.

Miami 65, Wichita State 57

The Miami Hurricanes advanced to the Sweet 16 with a 65-57 win over Wichita State, despite blowing a 21-point lead. 

Things couldn't have started any better for Miami, which jumped out to a 27-6 lead in less than 12 minutes. Wichita State couldn't buy a basket, hitting one of its first 14 shots, and looked like a team that was playing a must-win game for the third time in five days. 

Angel Rodriguez had a career-day for the Hurricanes, scoring 28 points and prompting this response from ESPN's Jay Bilas:

It was apparent in the early going that things were in Miami's favor, as this alley-oop conversion from Sheldon McClellan proves, via B/R:

Yet even with those good vibes early, Miami got into a fight in the second half thanks to some terrific moves by Ron Baker in his final game at Wichita State after what seems like 12 years in college, via B/R:

Despite the loss for Wichita State, ESPN's Seth Greenberg praised the program for its development of unheralded talents like Baker and Fred VanVleet:

There was a time, not long ago, when no one outside of Wichita knew about the Shockers. Now, after five straight tournament appearances, two trips to the Sweet 16 (2006, 2015) and a Final Four appearance (2013), they are a known basketball entity. 

But this day was about Miami's ability to dominate, though it will have to clean up some of the sloppy play that allowed Wichita State to briefly take a lead in the second half after falling into an early hole. 

Hurricanes head coach Jim Larranaga showed great poise in regrouping his players after Wichita State's run. That trait will serve him well heading into the Sweet 16 next Thursday. 

Virginia def. Butler, 77-69

The Wahoos erupted for 54 points after trailing 25-23 at halftime to defeat Butler and advance to the Sweet 16.

Malcolm Brogdon had a team-high 22 points and stuffed the stat sheet elsewhere with five rebounds and five dimes.

The ACC Player of the Year also lived up to his billing as an elite defender. Butler's Andrew Chrabascz was going off and wound up with a game-high 25 points, but he could hardly do anything when Brogdon took on the task of guarding him.

Andrew Ramspacher of the Daily Progress highlighted how stout Brogdon played while matched up with Chrabascz:

Anthony Gill added 19 points and led all players with eight rebounds to help the Cavaliers' victorious cause.

The Iowa State Cyclones await Virginia in the regional semifinals. Cyclones star Georges Niang leads a dynamic Iowa State offense, which will have its work cut out to solve a Cavaliers defense that ranks first among remaining NCAA tournament teams in KenPom.com's adjusted defensive efficiency.

Kansas def. Connecticut, 73-61

Wayne Selden Jr. and Perry Ellis scored 22 points and 21 points, respectively, to help Kansas to a rather stress-free path to the Sweet 16.

Selden's incredible dunk inside the last two minutes sealed the deal and brought on some wonderful reactions, as captured by The Cauldron:

The junior guard also proved adept at handling modern social media protocols while he held court with the press afterward:

The Jayhawks had lost in the round of 32 in the previous two NCAA tournaments. Although UConn cut into a 44-24 halftime deficit in the second half and pulled within nine multiple times, Kansas wasn't going to let this contest slip away.

Next up for Kansas the winner of Sunday's showdown between fifth-seeded Maryland and No. 13 Hawaii. It's likely the Terrapins will advance, and they may present a challenge for the Jayhawks with players like Melo Trimble and Diamond Stone in the fold.

Gonzaga def. Utah, 82-59

The 11th-seeded Bulldogs certainly aren't playing like the bubble team they were perceived to be by the selection committee.

Coach Mark Few's squad has benefited from improved guard play and saw senior guard Eric McClellan step up in a big way on Saturday. McClellan scored 22 points to complement big men Kyle Wiltjer and Domantas Sabonis, who had 17 and 19 points, respectively, to help the cause.

NCAA March Madness showed the victorious locker room's collective jubilation:

Adam Zagoria of SNY.tv called back to Sesame Street to express how embarrassing the outcome was for the Utes:

For the 17th consecutive year, Few has at least given the Zags a chance at the Big Dance. Matt Norlander of CBSSports.com believed that was worth some serious recognition:

With seasoned leaders in Wiltjer and McLellan to lead the way and plenty of confidence, there's no telling what the Bulldogs will do for the rest of the tourney.

What does help is a rather easy path to the Elite Eight, courtesy of No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee pulling off a shocking upset over Michigan State. Middle Tennessee and No. 10 seed Syracuse will square off for the right to face Gonzaga in the Sweet 16.

No matter which opponent the Bulldogs go up against, they figure to have a great shot at advancing to the regional final.

North Carolina def. Providence, 85-66

A balanced scoring effort from the Tar Heels, who had five players in double figures led by Brice Johnson, offset the high level of play from Friars stars Kris Dunn and Ben Bentil.

Johnson posted a double-double with 21 points and 10 boards to spearhead UNC's victory. His most memorable points came on a momentous dunk, which Tar Heels big man Joel James had a wonderful reaction to on the bench:

Dunn poured in 29 points to lead everyone in scoring and put Providence up 36-34 in the second half with a steal and dunk that had the Friars on the pine in a frenzy, per CBS Sports CBB:

But UNC was too much in the end, exploding for 51 points in the closing half to come out on top.

The Tar Heels move on to the Sweet 16 and face the Indiana Hoosiers. Both teams are rich in tradition, but it's hard to deny North Carolina should be the prohibitive favorite in that contest.

Other than Kansas, arguably no team is playing better basketball than the East region's No. 1 seed. At this point it'd be rather stunning to see UNC miss out on a Final Four berth.

Check out Bleacher Report's live-updating bracket to track your picks along the road to the Final Four.