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March Madness 2022 - Best action, moments, upsets and more from Saturday's NCAA tournament action
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March Madness 2022 – Best action, moments, upsets and more from Saturday’s NCAA tournament action

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March Madness calmed down a bit Friday with higher seeds mostly taking care of business. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Miami Hurricanes and Iowa State Cyclones were the only double-digit-seeded teams to advance in the 2022 NCAA tournament on the second day of the tournament. The Auburn Tigers, Villanova Wildcats and Purdue Boilermakers, meanwhile, had big, statement wins.

Heading to the Round of 32 on Saturday, our two biggest Cinderellas will look to keep their tournament dreams alive. Saint Peter’s, which upset No. 2 seed Kentucky in the first round, faces Murray State. The winners of two 12-5 upsets, Richmond and New Mexico State, faced Providence and Arkansas, respectively.

NCAA tournament schedule (all times ET)

2:40 p.m.: 9 Creighton Bluejays vs. 1Kansas Jayhawks

5:15 p.m.: 11 Michigan Wolverines vs. 3 Tennessee Volunteers

6:10 p.m.: 12 Richmond Spiders vs. 4 Providence Friars

7:10 p.m.: 5 Saint Mary’s Gaels vs. 4 UCLA Bruins

7:45 p.m.: 15 Saint Peter’s Peacocks vs. 7 Murray State Racers

8:40 p.m.: 12 New Mexico State Aggies vs. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks

9:40 p.m.: 9 Memphis Tigers vs. 1 Gonzaga Bulldogs

Don’t call it a comeback?

Baylor’s not done just yet. They’re on a 20-4 run in Texas, during which the Tar Heels turned the ball over seven times, and have cut UNC’s lead to single digits. This one feels like it’ll go down to the wire.

Things are getting out of hand in Texas

Armando Bacot is swatting shots. RJ Davis has 24 points. Baylor is down by over 20 in the Round of 32 and is running out of time to turn things around.

Upset alert?

RJ Davis continues to dominate — he’s got 17 at the half — and Baylor is in real trouble in their Round of 32 matchup against UNC. The Tar Heels are up 42-29 at halftime. That’s the most points Baylor has allowed in the first half in the last three seasons. The last time Baylor overcame a double-digit halftime deficit to win was all the way back in 2019, against Texas.

Davis on fire out of the gate

Tar Heels guard RJ Davis missed his first shot of No. 8 UNC’s matchup against No. 1 Baylor, but then nailed two 3-pointers and a long 2 in quick succession. He has North Carolina’s first eight points as they try to pull off the upset — and that’s after scoring a combined nine points in UNC’s first two NCAA tournament games.

Peacocks have a fan club

Saint Peter’s wrecked a lot of brackets with its upset of Kentucky. It has gained a following and a fan in UMBC which, in 2018, became the only No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the tournament.

And, when you pull off a massive upset, you get verified on Twitter.

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