NCAA tournament games, scores, updates: Follow Thursday's Sweet 16 action live

The Candy 16 has arrived with a loaded slate of matchups. Certain, the primary weekend of the lads’s NCAA match was pretty chalky, with few main upsets, however that is left us with an array of juicy matchups as we get deeper into the match.

The second wave of the tourney begins Thursday with the West and East regionals, which is able to characteristic two 1 seeds, two 2 seeds and loads of basketball model names, like North Carolina, UConn and Arizona.

Strap in for one more enjoyable day of school hoops.

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Candy 16 Thursday schedule

Thursday, Mar. 28 (all instances Japanese)

7:09 p.m. — No. 2 Arizona vs. No. 6 Clemson (CBS)

7:39 p.m. — No. 1 UConn vs. No. 5 San Diego State (TBS/truTV)

9:39 p.m. — No. 1 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Alabama (CBS)

10:09 p.m. — No. 2 Iowa State vs. No. 3 Illinois (TBS/truTV)

Dwell20 updates

Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:59 PM EDT

UConn’s Cam Spencer is heating up with 9 factors within the first 9:30. The switch guard from Rutgers didn’t play on final 12 months’s title crew. He is a key participant and a big-time scorer for a Huskies crew seeking to repeat. UConn leads, 27-18.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:54 PM EDT

UConn’s flexing its muscle with LeDee on the bench. 7-0 run provides the Huskies a 22-14 lead. They’re controlling the paint.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:51 PM EDT

Arizona’s run petered out not lengthy after it began.

Clemson leads the Wildcats 35-24 on the under-4 timeout after Caleb Love inadvertently stepped out of bounds on the sideline.

5 completely different Clemson gamers have a minimum of 5 factors. Arizona’s main scorer to date is Pelle Larsson. He has 5 pi
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:49 PM EDT

It is a scorching begin within the rematch of final 12 months’s title sport. UConn leads San Diego State, 10-9 on the first break. Every crew is taking pictures 50% or higher from the sector. SDSU’s Jaedon LeDee leads the best way with seven early factors. The fifth-year senior ahead leads SDSU with 21.5 factors per sport after taking part in off the bench throughout final 12 months’s run to the title sport.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:46 PM EDT

Indicators of life from Arizona. Clemson calls timeout with 5:42 to go within the first half after Arizona will get a fast-break dunk to chop the result in 29-20.

Wildcats star Caleb Love is simply 1 of seven taking pictures to date.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:42 PM EDT

Within the East area, San Diego State scores first for a 2-0 lead, and UConn trails for the primary time within the match. What a stat for the reigning champs.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:41 PM EDT

Clemson has 11 factors off turnovers as Arizona’s capacity to capitalize on its myriad missed pictures has saved the lead smaller than it might be. The Wildcats have 9 second-chance factors. Clemson leads 29-16 on the under-8 timeout.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:37 PM EDT

Arizona calls a timeout with 7:16 to go as Clemson has prolonged its result in 27-14.

The Tigers are taking pictures 58% from the sector and are 5 of seven from the 3-point line. Chauncey Wiggins has eight factors off the bench and has made all three of his pictures.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:26 PM EDT

Arizona’s taking pictures has not improved … but. The Wildcats are 2 of 13 from the sector and path 16-6 on the under-12 timeout. Clemson’s defensive stress is irritating the Wildcats.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:17 PM EDT

Sluggish begin for Arizona. Clemson leads 6-3 on the first TV timeout. Arizona is 1 of 8 from the sector and 1 of 6 from behind the arc.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:16 PM EDT
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Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:12 PM EDT

Annnnd we’re underway with Clemson-Arizona!
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:03 PM EDT

Which NBA Draft prospects have boosted their inventory heading into the Candy 16?

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Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:02 PM EDT

Re-ranking the lads’s Candy 16 by championship potential

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Thu, March 28, 2024 at 7:01 PM EDT

North Carolina’s Armando Bacot obtained ‘in all probability 100 DMs’ from bettors after Michigan State win

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Thu, March 28, 2024 at 6:59 PM EDT

March Insanity: TV scores inform the story — the match is ideal as is

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Thu, March 28, 2024 at 6:58 PM EDT

The 16 most intriguing potential Remaining 4 combos

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Thu, March 28, 2024 at 6:56 PM EDT

Within the meantime, here is some gentle studying materials to assist get you prepared for right this moment’s motion.
Thu, March 28, 2024 at 6:56 PM EDT

Good night of us and welcome to our Candy 16 dwell tracker! The motion ideas off in about quarter-hour with Clemson and Arizona.