NCAA Tournament roundup: No. 8 Arkansas ousts No. 1 Kansas
Ricky Council IV and Davonte Davis combined for 46 points and No. 8 seed Arkansas advanced to its third consecutive Sweet 16 with a 72-71 upset of No. 1 seed Kansas on Saturday.
Davis had 21 second-half points and a game high 25, while Council made 10 of 11 free throws and scored 21 with six rebounds and four assists.
Arkansas (22-13) made 21 of 26 free throws and outscored Kansas 15-2 on second-chance points.
Council sealed Arkansas' upset at the foul line, including the deciding pair with seven seconds left to oust the West Region No. 1 seed.
Jalen Wilson led the Jayhawks (28-8) with 20 points and made 9 of 11 free-throws attempts.
West
No. 2 UCLA 68, No. 7 Northwestern 63
Jaime Jaquez Jr. registered 24 points and eight rebounds to help the Bruins post a victory over the Wildcats in West Region play at Sacramento, Calif.
Amari Bailey added 14 points and six assists as the second-seeded Bruins (31-5) advance to a third straight Sweet 16 for the first time since the program reached three consecutive Final Fours from 2006-08. Tyger Campbell had seven assists and was 12 of 12 from the free-throw line for all of his points.
Boo Buie scored 18 points for seventh-seeded Northwestern (22-12), which is 2-2 all-time in NCAA Tournament play.
South
No. 15 Princeton 78, No. 7 Missouri 63
Princeton emphatically took another step as Ryan Langborg scored 22 points to help his team advance to its first Sweet 16 by smothering Missouri in Sacramento, Calif.
Princeton (23-8) becomes the third 15th seed - and second in the past two years - to reach the Sweet 16. The others are Florida Gulf Coast (2013) and Saint Peter's (2022). Saint Peter's is the only No. 15 seed to make it all the way to a regional final. Princeton will play the winner of Sunday's