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DALLAS, TX - MARCH 17:  Clayton Custer #13 of the Loyola Ramblers attempts a shot in the second half against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center on March 17, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.  (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - MARCH 17: Clayton Custer #13 of the Loyola Ramblers attempts a shot in the second half against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament at the American Airlines Center on March 17, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

NCAA Tournament 2018: Updated Results for Saturday's March Madness Second Round

Moe MotonMar 17, 2018

Saturday's second-round action of the 2018 men's NCAA tournament featured two miraculous finishes.

No. 11 Loyola-Chicago punched its ticket to the Sweet 16 by making a go-ahead two-pointer—a shot that seemed to hit every part of the rim before going in—in the final seconds to beat third-seeded Tennessee 63-62. But Michigan was not to be outdone. 

The third-seeded Wolverines stunned the sixth-seeded Houston Cougars with a deep three at the buzzer and a 64-63 win.  

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Elsewhere, No. 1 seed Kansas held off Seton Hall, which got a monster performance from Angel Delgado, winning 83-79. Fellow No. 1 Villanova smashed Alabama, 81-58. And No. 2 Duke continued to go unchallenged in the tournament, knocking off No. 7 Rhode Island 87-62.

March has truly been mad this season. Check out all the highlights, big performances and drama below to see just how crazy it's been.

More Drama and Brackets Busted

Thanks to Clayton Custer's pull-up two with 3.6 seconds left, the Loyola-Chicago Ramblers became the first double-digit seed to punch a ticket to the 2018 Sweet 16, beating the Volunteers, 63-62.

Custer finished with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and credited God in a postgame interview with Ros Gold-Onwude on TNT for the kind roll he got on his last make.

Ramblers reserve forward Aundre Jackson led the way with 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Five other Loyola-Chicago players scored between six and eight points. That balance after Jackson and Custer was a key factor of the upset.

Loyola-Chicago controlled the whole game, but Tennessee made a late push. The Volunteers eliminated a double-digit deficit and even jumped in front with just under 20 seconds to play. Custer's heroics erased all that.

Then, in the final game of the night, Houston missed three of its last four attempts from the charity stripe, setting up a wild finish for Michigan.

The Wolverines went three-quarters of the floor in 3.6 seconds to win in ridiculous fashion. With time running out, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman found Jordan Poole for a contested game-winning three to send Houston home, 64-63. 

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Duke smelled blood in the water and aggressively attacked the Rhode Island defense. Trevon Duval's touch pass reached Marvin Bagley III in the post, and his dunk rocked the rim and backboard.

In a follow-up act, Gary Trent Jr. ripped the ball away, hit the floor to maintain possession and then found Grayson Allen, who saw Bagley headed full-steam to the hoop. Welcome to Duke's high-flying dunk show. It's worth the price of admission, as the standout freshman flashed his wingspan on a one-handed throwdown.

Later, Kentucky's Hamidou Diallo gave us one of the putback dunks of the tournament, as he caught the miss with two hands and put it down with one. And oh, he did it with two defenders in the way.

Stars of the Day

Villanova's Mikal Bridges and Donte DiVincenzo combined to go 10-of-19 from downtown. Bridges scored a team-high 23 points, and DiVincenzo finished with 18. Villanova broke its school record for three-pointers in an NCAA tournament game (that it previously set Thursday) with 17, per ESPN.com's Andrea Adelson.

NBA prospect and Duke freshman Marvin Bagley led the charge for Duke en route to an 87-62 triumph over Rhode Island. Bagley shot 8-of-10 from the floor, leading five Blue Devils in double figures with 22.

In the evening slate, Kentucky freshman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lit up the Buffalo Bulls in a 95-75 win for the Wildcats. He dropped 27 points on a scorching 10-of-12 shooting. He also had six rebounds, six assists and two steals to round out a stellar all-around performance.

Following the Kentucky game, Angel Delgado had one of the biggest individual performances of the tournament, albeit in a loss. His Seton Hall Pirates fell to Kansas, but he went off for 24 points, 23 rebounds (nine offensive) and five assists.

Another big double-double came from Gonzaga's Zach Norvell Jr. in the Bulldogs' 90-84 win over Ohio State. Norvell went for 28 points on 8-of-18 shooting (6-of-11 from three), 12 rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Finally, in the showdown between Michigan and Houston, the Cougars' Rob Gray dropped 23 in the loss. Houston may be done for the tournament, but Gray had a weekend to remember. After dropping 39 on Thursday, he heads home with a two-game average of 31.

What to Watch Sunday

Jairus Lyles and the University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers are in action again Sunday, as they take on No. 9 Kansas State at 7:45 p.m. ET on TruTV. Despite knocking off 2018's overall No. 1 seed, UMBC is listed as a 10-point underdog by OddsShark.

Earlier in the day, we'll get an intrastate showdown between No. 10 Butler and No. 2 Purdue at 12:10 p.m. ET on CBS. Traditional powers Syracuse (No. 11) and Michigan State (No. 3) will tip off at 2:40 p.m. ET on CBS. And defending champion and No. 2 seed North Carolina will take on No. 7 Texas A&M at 5:15 p.m. ET on CBS.

One other double-digit seed, No. 13 Marshall, will be looking for a Sweet 16 bid to close out the night. The Thundering Herd will take on No. 5 West Virginia at 9:40 p.m. ET on TBS.

Saturday's Scores

No. 1 Villanova 81, No. 9 Alabama 58

No. 2 Duke 87, No. 7 Rhode Island 62

No. 5 Kentucky 95, No. 13 Buffalo 75

No. 11 Loyola-Chicago 63, No. 3 Tennessee 62

No. 1 Kansas 83, No. 8 Seton Hall 79

No. 4 Gonzaga 90, No. 5 Ohio State 84

No. 3 Texas Tech 69, No. 6 Florida 66

No. 3 Michigan 64, No. 6 Houston 63

Andy Bailey contributed to this article.

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