NCAA Tournament 2018: Sunday's 2nd-Round Scores, Updated Bracket and Schedule

The final eight spots in the Sweet 16 were up for grabs as the second round of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament wrapped up on Sunday. 

Below, we'll provide an overview of the updated bracket as results roll in as well as a recap of all the thrilling March Madness action. 

Sunday's Schedule and Scores

No. 2 Purdue def. No. 10 Butler, 76-73 (East Regional)

No. 11 Syracuse def. No. 3 Michigan State, 55-53 (Midwest Regional)

No. 7 Texas A&M def. No. 2 North Carolina, 86-65 (West Regional)

No. 7 Nevada def. No. 2 Cincinnati, 75-73 (South Regional)

No. 5 Clemson def.  No. 4 Auburn, 84-53 (Midwest Regional)

No. 9 Kansas State def. No. 16 UMBC, 50-43 (South Regional)

No. 9 Florida State def. No. 1 Xavier, 75-70 (West Regional)

No. 5 West Virginia def. No. 13 Marshall, 94-71 (East Regional) 

Updated Bracket

Recap

No. 5 West Virginia def. No. 13 Marshall, 94-71

Jevon Carter scored 28 points and Lamont West added 18 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, leading West Virginia to a 94-71 win over Marshall.

Esa Ahmad added 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. James Bolden scored 11 points off the bench.

The Mountaineers shot 50 percent from the floor and forced 18 turnovers on the other end of the floor. 

Marshall struggled throughout on the defensive end but was led by an 18-point outing by Ajdin Penava. Jon Elmore added 15 points but turned the ball over eight times.

West Virginia will move on to play Villanova. 

No. 9 Florida State def. No. 1 Xavier, 75-70

For the second time in a quarter century, Florida State is heading to the Sweet 16.

Braian Angola scored 15 points to lead five Florida State players in double figures, as the Seminoles earned a 75-70 win over top-seeded Xavier.

Xavier led by nine points with 5:37 remaining but scored only four points the rest of the way. PJ Savoy knocked down a go-ahead three 1:12 remaining and knocked down a pair of threes to extend the lead to 73-70. Kerem Kanter airballed a three with 11 seconds remaining that would have tied it.

Trent Forrest (14 points), Savoy (11 points) and Terance Mann (10 points) were also in double figures. 

Xavier was led by a 17-point performance by J.P Macura and a 15-point outing from Kanter.

Florida State will move on to play Gonzaga. 

No. 9 Kansas State def. No. 16 UMBC, 50-43

The first 16 seed to ever defeat a No. 1 has been eliminated.

UMBC ran out of gas down the stretch, as Kansas State held the Retrievers to just two made field goals in the final six minutes on its way to an ugly 50-43 win. 

Both sides spent the evening struggling mightily on offense, with Kansas State winning despite committing 18 turnovers and making just one three. Barry Brown (18 points) and Makol Mawien (11 points) were the only Wildcats in double figures.

UMBC shot 29.8 percent from the floor and consistently failed to take advantage of Kansas State mistakes. First-round hero Jairus Lyles scored 12 points but shot 4-of-15 from the floor. K.J. Maura scored 10 points but turned the ball over six times.

Kansas State moves on to play fifth-seeded Kentucky. 

No. 5 Clemson def. No. 4 Auburn, 84-53

This was just a top-to-bottom destruction.

Four Clemson players scored in double figures, led by Gabe DeVoe with 22, as Clemson ran away with an 84-53 win over Auburn.

The Tigers led 43-19 at the break and played excellent two-way ball throughout. DeVoe knocked down six triples while adding five rebounds and five assists in one of his best performances of the season.

Elijah Thomas added 18 points and 11 boards, and Marcquise Reed (16 points, seven rebounds) and Shelton Mitchell (10 points, six rebounds, six assists) were also in double figures. Reed and Mitchell were the only two players on the roster to play 30 minutes.

Auburn, meanwhile, put together one of its worst performances of the season. The Tigers shot 25.8 percent from the floor and were completely noncompetitive throughout. 

No. 7 Nevada def. No. 2 Cincinnati, 75-73

With 11:34 remaining, Nevada looked to be headed home. The Wolf Pack were down 22 points and had never led, with Cincinnati putting on a two-way show.

Eleven minutes and 24 seconds later, Josh Hall was hitting a shot to put Nevada ahead when it counts. Hall's jumper with 10 seconds remaining gave Nevada its first lead of the game and proved to be the game winner in a 75-73 shocker.

The Wolf Pack's 22-point comeback tied the second-largest in NCAA tournament history.

Cody Martin led the charge overall, finishing with a team-high 25 points, seven assists and six rebounds. Five different Nevada players scored in double figures. 

Hall came off the bench to score 14 points and six rebounds. Jordan Caroline (13 points, seven rebounds, five assists), Kendall Stephens (13 points) and Caleb Martin (10 points) were also in double figures.

Jacob Evans led the charge for Cincinnati with 19 points and seven boards. Jarron Cumberland added 17 points, while Gary Clark (11 points, 10 rebounds) and Kyle Washington (10 points, 11 rebounds) had double-doubles.

Nevada moves on to play another underdog in No. 11 Loyola Chicago. 

No. 7 Texas A&M def. No. 2 North Carolina, 86-65

One team looked like a 2 seed. Another looked like a 7. It just didn't happen the way the committee planned it.

TJ Starks scored 21 points and Tyler Davis nearly had a double-double, as Texas A&M earned an 86-65 dismantling of North Carolina to reach the Sweet 16. 

The Aggies took a lead with 8:58 remaining in the first half and never trailed again, throttling the defending champions on both ends of the floor. Davis had 18 points, nine rebounds and three blocks, while DJ Hogg (14 points) and Admon Gilder (12 points) were both in double figures.

Texas A&M knocked down 51.7 percent of its shots and hit on 10 of its 24 shots from three.

North Carolina's shot was nowhere to be found, as the Tar Heels bowed by making just a third of his shots. Joel Berry III scored a team-high 21 points in his final collegiate game. Luke Maye added 13 points and 11 rebounds, but no other North Carolina player was in double figures.

Texas A&M moves on to play third-seeded Michigan.

No. 2 Purdue def. No. 10 Butler, 76-73

Watch Boilermakers Squeak Out Win vs. Butler

No Isaac Haas, no problem for the Purdue Boilermakers. 

Although the Big Ten regular-season champions were without the towering 7'2'' center, they were able to hold off the 10th-seeded Butler Bulldogs behind 20 points from Vincent Edwards and 14 from P.J. Thompson. 

Dakota Mathias added 11 points, and his third three of the game with 14.2 seconds left put the Boilermakers up five and effectively sealed the deal. 

Purdue also received a major boost from center Matt Haarms. Starting in place of Haas, the Dutch big man pitched in seven points, six rebounds and two blocks. 

Kelan Martin was the man of the hour for Butler and dropped a game-high 29 points, but the Bulldogs were ultimately hindered by a 6-of-20 showing from beyond the arc. 

The Boilermakers, safely through to their second straight Sweet 16, will now prepare for a regional semifinal showdown against No. 3 Texas Tech. 

No. 11 Syracuse def. No. 3 Michigan State, 55-53

Michigan State Spartans vs. Syracuse Orange: Game Highlights

Against all odds, the Syracuse Orange are headed to the Sweet 16. 

One of the last four teams into the field, the Orange used their patented 2-3 zone to fluster Michigan State and scrape past the Spartans in a defensive slugfest. 

While Syracuse shot 35.7 percent from the field and 1-of-8 from three, Michigan State managed to convert 25.8 percent of its looks from the floor and went 9-of-29 on all shots inside the arc. 

Tyus Battle (17 points) and Oshae Brissett (15 points) did the heavy lifting for the Orange. 

Meanwhile, MSU swingman Miles Bridges scored 11 points on 18 shots as the Spartans sputtered to a second-round exit.

Michigan State has now failed to advance to the Sweet 16 in three straight seasons. 

The Orange, however, are headed for an all-ACC clash against Duke in their Midwest Regional semifinal. The Blue Devils won the only regular-season meeting by 16 points back on Feb. 24.