NCAA Scores 2017: Tournament Results Tracker for Sunday's 2nd-Round Bracket

After two days without any significant upsets, the 2017 NCAA tournament rolls on Sunday with eight more teams punching their ticket to the Sweet 16. 

USC and Rhode Island are the lowest-seeded teams, No. 11, in action on Sunday. Powerhouse programs like North Carolina, Kansas, Duke and Kentucky will be looking to avoid the upset bug that bit Villanova and Florida State on Saturday. 

Here is a look at how things played out during Sunday's games, with the field being narrowed down leading into the start of the Sweet 16 on Thursday.

Region	Matchup	Result
Midwest	No. 2 Louisville vs. No. 7 Michigan	73-69, Michigan
South	No. 2 Kentucky vs. No. 10 Wichita State	65-62, Kentucky
Midwest	No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 9 Michigan State	90-70, Kansas
South	No.1 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Arkansas	72-65, North Carolina
Midwest	No. 3 Oregon vs. No. 11 Rhode Island	75-72, Oregon
East	No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 11 USC	82-78, Baylor
East	No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 South Carolina	88-81, South Carolina
South	No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 6 Cincinnati	79-67, UCLA

Sunday Scores

Michigan 73, Louisville 69

The Michigan Wolverines' late-season magic continued with a come-from-behind 73-69 victory over the Louisville Cardinals. 

This turned into a tale of two halves, as Louisville took a 36-28 lead at the intermission thanks to an 8-0 run over the final 69 seconds and looked to take control of things.

The Cardinals would extend their lead to nine points before Michigan went on a 15-4 run midway through the second half to take a 53-51 advantage. 

The Wolverines offense was unstoppable against Louisville's defense in the second half, via NCAA March Madness:

Moritz Wagner picked an opportune time to set a career high with 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting. Even though his focus remains on the Wolverines right now, ESPN's Chad Ford also noted NBA teams were probably liking what they say from the German sophomore:

Donovan Mitchell led Louisville's offensive attack with 19 points and seven rebounds. His effort wasn't enough because of Michigan's hot shooting and the Cardinals going just 5-of-20 from three-point range. 

Michigan will play in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. 

Kentucky 65, Wichita State 62

In another thrilling NCAA tournament game between the Kentucky Wildcats and Wichita State Shockers, the Wildcats prevailed 65-62 to reach the Sweet 16. 

It's no secret this tournament has taken some time to heat up, but Kentucky and Wichita State provided a shot of adrenaline to make the last three days seem even better as a result.  

ESPN's Chris Herring summed this game up perfectly:

Neither team ever led by more than seven points. Wichita State carved away at a 58-51 deficit with four minutes remaining, eventually getting within one at 63-62 with less than one minute to play on Landry Shamet's three, via NCAA March Madness:

After Malik Monk missed a jumper on Kentucky's next possession, Wichita State had a chance to take the lead but Markis McDuffie's three-point attempt didn't go in. Monk hit two free throws to extend Kentucky's lead to three. 

Shamet tried to even things up at the end on a contested three, but Edrice Adebayo was in his face to play hero for the Wildcats, via NCAA March Madness:

Kentucky has won both tournament meetings with Wichita State since 2014 by a combined five points. The Wildcats went to the national title game before losing to Connecticut following their last matchup three years ago.

Kansas 90, Michigan State 70

The Kansas Jayhawks rode a huge second half to a 90-70 victory over the Michigan State Spartans.

This game had all the makings of a back-and-forth battle midway through the second half. Kansas would keep going up by eight, but Michigan State would fight back to cut the deficit to one point. 

The 12-minute mark of the second half proved to be the turning point, as the Jayhawks closed the game on a 36-17 run to reach the Sweet 16. 

Landen Lucas, who finished with a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds, had one of the highlights during that second-half run with this alley-oop dunk, via NCAA March Madness:

Josh Jackson and Frank Mason III combined for 43 points, while Mason had five of Kansas' 12 assists. 

If Miles Bridges opts to leave Michigan State for the NBA, he went out on a high note. The freshman sensation had a team-high 22 points and eight rebounds in defeat. 

North Carolina 72, Arkansas 65

Closing the game on a 12-0 run over the final 3:31, the North Carolina Tar Heels survived the Arkansas Razorbacks 72-65 and earn a berth in the Sweet 16. 

This is part of an unfortunate pattern that's developed for Arkansas in the NCAA tournament, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Arkansas erased a 17-point first-half deficit and grabbed a 58-55 lead on this three-pointer from Daryl Macon, via NCAA March Madness:

The Razorbacks would go ice cold from the field in crunch time, missing their final five field-goal attempts to give North Carolina the opening it needed. 

The Tar Heels got the win despite shooting 38.1 percent from the field. The free-throw line worked in their favor, as they made 19 of their 25 attempts. By comparison, Arkansas only attempted eight free throws. 

North Carolina's size in the paint also proved to be a huge difference. Kennedy Meeks had 11 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass, to go along with 16 points. 

With the win, North Carolina has earned a date with Butler for the right to play in the Elite Eight. 

Oregon 75, Rhode Island 72

Despite a tough challenge from Rhode Island, Oregon used a come-from-behind effort to earn a spot in the Sweet 16.

The Ducks closed out the game on a 7-0 run, including this game-winning shot from Tyler Dorsey with 38.4 seconds remaining:

Sam Vecenie of Sporting News summed up the guard's play:

Dorsey finished with 27 points on 9-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-5 from three-point range. It was his fifth game in a row with at least 20 points scored. Dillon Brooks scored 19 points as the only other Oregon player in double figures.

Rhode Island held an eight-point halftime lead that quickly grew to 11 points, but the Ducks battled back and pulled in front with about four minutes remaining.

Stanford Robinson had arguably the best game of his career to lead the Rams. Coming in averaging just 6.0 points per game, the Indiana transfer totaled 21 points off the bench on 10-of-12 shooting.

As this play showed, not all the looks were easy either, per Bleacher Report:

Unfortunately, the team finished 6-of-22 from beyond the arc and couldn't get any points down the stretch. An E.C. Matthews attempt in the final seconds went wide and the upset chance was over.

Oregon continues to show it can play without injured forward Chris Boucher and will take on No. 7 Michigan in the Sweet 16.

Baylor 82, USC 78

USC had overcome big deficits to win its first two NCAA tournament games, but couldn't complete the comeback a third time as Baylor held on for a four-point victory.

The Trojans did earn a late lead despite trailing by double-digits early. This time, however, the opponent was able to fight back in the final minutes to secure the win.

Manu Lecomte made the difference down the stretch, helping Baylor pull ahead with this four-point play:

This was the start of a personal 8-0 run for the guard, who finished with 12 points and five assists. All of this came with Johnathan Motley watching along from the bench due to foul trouble. The star finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks, but he fouled out early and had to rely on his teammates.

Fortunately, they also came through with some big defense when it mattered:

Chimezie Metu did everything he could for USC, finishing with 28 points and five rebounds. The team made 54.5 percent of its shots from the field, including 9-of-22 from three-point range.

However, this still wasn't enough to keep up with the Bears as they reached their fourth Sweet 16 in a span of eight years.

Baylor will take on South Carolina in the next round.

South Carolina 88, Duke 81

Another title contender was eliminated Saturday with No. 7 South Carolina pulling off the upset over No. 2 Duke.

Sindarius Thornwell was the star for South Carolina, finishing with 24 points, six rebounds and five assists in the win.

However, the defense was really the key to the victory despite the high score, as Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports noted:

Duke turned the ball over 18 times while leading scorer Luke Kennard was limited to just 11 points on 1-of-6 shooting.

It also helped that South Carolina couldn't miss in the second half. After shooting just 20 percent before halftime, the squad knocked down 71.4 percent of its looks in the final 20 minutes. Plays like this against an aggressive Duke defense also helped keep that number high:

When the team that usually struggles from the free-throw line then shoots 27-of-32 from the stripe, the upset was inevitable. 

The Gamecocks were helped by what became a home crowd in Greenville, South Carolina. Adding in North Carolina fans still around from the earlier game rooting against Duke, it became a hostile atmosphere for the Blue Devils.

This was all enough to send South Carolina to Madison Square Garden for a date with Baylor.

UCLA 79, Cincinnati 67

Despite trailing at halftime, UCLA got it together and eventually pulled away for a relatively easy second-round victory.

Lonzo Ball had zero assists in the first half but finished with nine total to go with 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals.

Mike Schmitz of DraftExpress explained the point guard's strategy:

His ability to find players all over the court was key against the tough Bearcats defense that held UCLA to just 30 points in the first half. They key was a faster pace, finding guys quickly running down the court like on this play:

The Bruins eventually made 50 percent of their shots while going 11-of-28 from three-point range, helping five different players finish in double figures.

Jarron Cumberland was big off the bench for Cincinnati to remain competitive, leading the team with 15 points. Gary Clark also filled up the stat sheet with 11 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

However, the defensive-minded squad only forced three UCLA turnovers, which wasn't going to be enough to pull off the upset.

The Bruins will now take on Kentucky in a highly anticipated Sweet 16 battle.