Men's March Madness: Round-of-32 Day 2 tournament updates - ESPN

Though the first day of the second round of the 2024 men's NCAA tournament featured victories by every favored team, the second day might present some upset opportunities.

Just ask 2-seed Marquette, which had to battle 10-seed Colorado until the final seconds of an 81-77 win.

Duke will face a James Madison squad that has multiple wins over major-conference teams this season, and the Purdue Boilermakers will need a win over Utah State, the Mountain West champion, to advance to the Sweet 16 for a fifth time since 2017.

Sunday's slate looks riper for chaos than Saturday's schedule. Stay tuned.

Scroll to read our breakdown of every game of the second day of the men's round of 32. Find our takeaways to the first day here. Check your bracket here.

Is Tyler Kolek the best guard in the country? Perhaps. When Marquette needed a spark in the second half, it went to Kolek every time. As Colorado clawed back from an 11-point halftime deficit and forced the Golden Eagles to take the lead back, Kolek assisted or scored on nearly every trip down the floor. He finished with 21 points and 11 assists, his second double-double in as many games this weekend. If Kolek is scoring and creating at this level, Marquette will be in every game for the rest of the tournament.

What the win means for Marquette: The Golden Eagles are headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. For the second straight year, Marquette was a 2-seed in the tournament. This time, however, coach Shaka Smart's team avoided being bounced during the first weekend. Marquette will face 11-seed NC State in the Dallas Regional and will try to cool off the Wolfpack, who went on a run to win the ACC tournament and are now trying to be the latest double-digit seed to wreak