NCAA Tournament 2016: Sunday's 2nd-Round Scores, Updated Bracket and Schedule

After a wild and crazy start to the 2016 NCAA tournament, there was a return to normalcy in the round of 32 on Saturday, with Gonzaga being the only double-digit seed to win. 

Things will likely return to chaos on Sunday, as the final eight teams punch their tickets to the Sweet 16. There are six double-digit seeds in action, with the matchup between No. 10 Syracuse and No. 15 Middle Tennessee State ensuring at least one double-digit seed will join No. 11 Gonzaga on the court later this week. 

Friday's games in the round of 64 set brackets on fire. Sunday has the potential to take the few decent brackets left standing and bash them with a sledgehammer. 

Here is a look at Sunday's scores, the updated tournament bracket and a look ahead to the Sweet 16 schedule. 

Team 1	Score/Start Time (ET)	Team 2
No. 2 Villanova	87-68	No. 7 Iowa
No. 6 Notre Dame	76-75	No. 14 Stephen F. Austin
No. 2 Oklahoma	85-81	No. 10 VCU
No. 10 Syracuse	75-50	No. 15 Middle Tennessee
No. 5 Maryland	73-60	No. 13 Hawaii
No. 3 Texas A&M	92-88 (Double OT)	No. 11 Northern Iowa
No. 2 Xavier	63-66	No. 7 Wisconsin
No. 1 Oregon	69-64	No. 8 Saint Joseph's

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	TV
Thursday, March 24	7:10 p.m.	No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 3 Miami	CBS
Thursday, March 24	7:37 p.m.	No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas A&M	TBS
Thursday, March 24	9:40 p.m.	No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 5 Maryland	CBS
Thursday, March 24	10:07 p.m.	No. 1 Oregon vs. No. 4 Duke	TBS
Friday, March 25	7:10 p.m.	No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 4 Iowa State	CBS
Friday, March 25	7:27 p.m.	No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Wisconsin	TBS
Friday, March 25	9:40 p.m.	No. 10 Syracuse vs. No. 11 Gonzaga	CBS
Friday, March 25	9:57 p.m.	No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 5 Indiana	TBS

Syracuse 75, Middle Tennessee 50

The glass slipper was ripped off of Middle Tennessee's foot by Syracuse's zone defense, as the Orange cruised to a 75-50 victory over the Blue Raiders. 

Riding the high of their stunning defeat of Michigan State on Friday, in which they scored 90 points and shot 55.9 percent, the Blue Raiders were stymied against Syracuse. Their 50 points marked a season low, as they shot 19-of-64 from the field. 

Reggie Upshaw was the star of Middle Tennessee's win on Friday, scoring 21 points. He couldn't find any rhythm on Sunday, scoring just two points on 1-of-10 shooting. 

Sam Blum of the Daily Orange provided the dichotomy that exists for players in March:

Syracuse understands that feeling very well, as it wasn't entirely clear the Orange were going to be a tournament team one week ago. The Orange suddenly find themselves two wins away from the Final Four. 

The win also helped add to Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim's legacy, per ESPN College Basketball:

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Jim Boeheim notches his 18th Sweet 16 appearance, passing Dean Smith & Roy Williams for 2nd-most all time. pic.twitter.com/jxBt46nyeo

— ESPN College BBall (@ESPNCBB) March 21, 2016"

Senior forward Michael Gbinije was terrific, scoring a game-high 23 points, and Tyler Robertson nearly added a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds in the win. 

Syracuse has been inconsistent this season, losing 13 games, but it has found its mojo in wins over Dayton and Middle Tennessee in the tournament. Things figure to get more difficult in the next round with an explosive Gonzaga team. 

The Orange are at their best when games are played at a slow pace and low scoring. That's not how Gonzaga wants to play, so tempo will be critical to determine which program is going to the Elite Eight. 

Oklahoma 85, VCU 81

The Oklahoma Sooners survived a huge second-half rally from the VCU Rams, getting 29 points from Buddy Hield after the intermission, to earn an 85-81 victory and a spot in the Sweet 16. 

Sports Illustrated's college basketball Twitter account provided what may be an actual image of Hield's hand after the game ended:

Things were rosy for Oklahoma early, carrying a 44-31 lead into halftime with Hield only scoring seven points. VCU caught fire in the second half, even holding a 67-66 lead with less than seven minutes remaining. 

Hield's masterful second half was exactly the spark Oklahoma needed, providing the senior leadership that has been so crucial for this team. He also made a believer out of The Vertical's Chris Mannix regarding his NBA prospects:

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Buddy Hield is going to make some team look foolish for passing on him because he's the ripe old age of 22. This guy has got the goods.

— Chris Mannix (@ChrisMannixYS) March 20, 2016"

Before going pro, Hield still has national title aspirations in Oklahoma. He also got help from Isaiah Cousins, who had 15 points and four rebounds.

This was not the ending VCU was counting on after an impressive tournament debut against Oregon State. The Rams did respond well to early adversity, an indication of how much fight they have and head coach Will Wade's ability to rally his team. 

Unfortunately, there just wasn't enough firepower for VCU to keep up with Hield and the Sooners. JeQuan Lewis did everything in his power, scoring 22 points and dishing out nine assists.

Oklahoma has been in this position before, losing in the Sweet 16 to Michigan State last year. The Sooners came through the grueling Big 12 and lived to tell about it, so there will be no denying this team if they are playing up to their full potential. 

Notre Dame 76, Stephen F. Austin 75

The glass slipper worn by Stephen F. Austin fell off with 1.5 seconds left, when Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger was in the right position to score a tip-in following a missed layup by Zach Auguste for a 76-75 victory. 

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Notre Dame's Rex Pflueger tips in the game-winner. Wow. https://t.co/JiZzv9oAlC

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 20, 2016"

While Pflueger will be a hero in South Bend for at least four days, Stephen F. Austin is going to be kicking itself for blowing this game. The Lumberjacks didn't score in the game's final two minutes after taking a 75-70 lead. 

SB Nation's Rodger Sherman highlighted Stephen F. Austin's late-season dominance after this loss:

That particular stat once again brings up the question often talked about in terms of how playing close games can actually be a good indication of success. 

Certainly, no one is going to turn down the opportunity for a blowout when it's in front of them. But Stephen F. Austin's inability to make a shot in crunch time on Sunday may have stemmed from the fact its players hadn't been in this position since a six-point win over Houston Baptist on February 6. 

On the winning side, per ESPN, Notre Dame has now accomplished something it hasn't done in 37 years:

The Fighting Irish limped into the NCAA tournament, losing four of their last seven games, capped off by a 31-point drubbing by North Carolina in the ACC tournament, but they are playing as well as they have all year. 

Time will tell if this momentum is enough to carry Notre Dame deeper in the NCAA tournament, but right now, the luck of the Irish is with head coach Mike Brey's team.

Villanova 87, Iowa 68

An aggressive, balanced attack from the Villanova Wildcats proved to be too much for the Iowa Hawkeyes in the round of 32. 

Everything was working for Villanova and head coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats shot 59.3 percent overall, including 10-of-19 from three-point range. Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart, Ryan Arcidiacono and Jalen Brunson all scored at least 12 points and combined for 62 of Villanova's 87 points. 

With the outcome never in doubt, Campus Insiders' Bonnie Bernstein noted how difficult the task of actually calling this game was:

Chris Fallica of ESPN TV's College Gameday pointed out that Villanova's first two tournament wins put it in some exclusive company since the field expanded to 64 teams:

Of note from that group of four teams, the 2001 Arizona Wildcats were the only squad that made it past the Elite Eight, losing to Duke in the national championship game. 

This was a fitting end to the season for Iowa, which looked like a potential Final Four team through the first week of February with a 19-4 record. Something dramatic changed for the Hawkeyes, though, as they lost six of their last eight games before the NCAA tournament. 

After managing to squeak by Temple in the round of 64, Iowa's struggles down the stretch popped up once again. The Hawkeyes were ice cold from three-point range, going 7-of-24. Freshman Nicholas Baer had a terrific game off the bench with 15 points, four offensive rebounds and two steals. 

It's hard to definitively state what this win means for Villanova because of how poorly Iowa played entering the tournament. The Wildcats don't have to apologize for that, but they will be facing much stiffer competition on Thursday, as Miami is waiting in the Sweet 16. 

Maryland 73, Hawaii 60

It looked like Maryland would fall victim to the Cinderella from the island for some time, but the Terrapins outlasted Hawaii on Sunday, 73-60.

Maryland only had a one-point lead at the half (28-27), and the Rainbow Warriors actually seized a 41-39 advantage in the second half with an opportunity to reach the Sweet 16. However, superstar Melo Trimble and the rest of the Terrapins closed the contest strongly and built the final deficit to double digits.

Trimble finished with 24 points and eight rebounds and carried the offense for large stretches. Former Duke Blue Devil Rasheed Sulaimon chipped in 14 points, five boards and three assists on the wing, but the Terrapins as a whole had difficulty shooting against Hawaii’s perimeter defense. 

Maryland finished an abysmal 1-of-18 from three-point range, which is somewhat of a credit to its versatility that it still won. Ultimately, Hawaii couldn’t avoid the red shell:

As a result, Maryland advanced to its first Sweet 16 since 2003.

Texas A&M 92, Northern Iowa 88 (Double-Overtime)

Northern Iowa was set to become arguably the biggest Cinderella in a tournament filled with them on Sunday, but it blew a double-digit lead in the final seconds and ultimately lost its game to Texas A&M in double-overtime, 92-88.

NCAA March Madness shared the dramatic finish of regulation:

NumberFire put the collapse into a statistical perspective, which makes the entire thing seem even more unbelievable:

Alex Caruso led the way for Texas A&M with 25 points and nine rebounds, while Danuel House added 22 points and eight boards.

ESPN Stats & Info noted House was particularly clutch for the Aggies when they needed someone to carry the team to victory:

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Danuel House (Texas A&M): scored all 22 of his points in final 5:14 of regulation and overtime periods

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 21, 2016"

Jeremy Morgan was impressive for Northern Iowa with 36 points and 12 rebounds, but his team’s inability to protect the ball down the stretch cost it the game and a spot in the Sweet 16 against Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners.

Wisconsin 66, Xavier 63

Xavier also played the role of heartbreaking victim of March on Sunday when it lost to Wisconsin, 66-63. Bronson Koenig drilled the game-winning three-pointer as time expired in a moment that Badgers fans surely won’t forget anytime soon:

Koenig also hit a cold-blooded three in the final minute to tie the game at 63 before he had the chance to be the hero. ESPN’s Michael Wilbon shared the shooter’s inspiration:

Koenig scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the process and helped the Badgers overcome a poor showing from Nigel Hayes. Hayes only had six points, although he did tally an important eight rebounds in the victory. 

Jalen Reynolds was impressive for Xavier on the other side with 13 points and nine rebounds on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. However, the Musketeers probably could have given him more shot attempts, especially since they were only 5-of-16 from three-point range in the loss.

Oregon 69, Saint Joseph’s 64

For a large portion of the second half, it appeared as if a crazy weekend of college basketball was going to end with a No. 1 seed falling. However, Oregon used a spurt at the end to escape a back-and-forth battle with Saint Joseph’s and earn the 69-64 victory.

Dillon Brooks was fantastic for Oregon with 25 points on 7-of-13 shooting. He was also 4-of-7 from three-point range and connected on multiple shots down the stretch to give the Ducks the victory and a spot in the Sweet 16.

The rest of Oregon’s team was a mere 2-of-17 from three-point range, so he saved its efforts from the outside against a strong Saint Joseph’s defensive performance.

DeAndre Bembry carried the Hawks for stretches on Sunday with 16 points and 12 rebounds, but it was ultimately not enough against the No. 1 seed.

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