March Madness: SI's best photos

March Madness: SI's best photos

Dayton 55, Syracuse 53

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<italics>SI's best shots from Saturday's games of the NCAA Tournament</italics>, on a day when Jalen Robinson and Dayton crashed the Sweet 16 by defeating Syracuse.

Dayton 55, Syracuse 53

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Dyshawn Pierce scored 14 points for Dayton, including three key free throws down the stretch.

Dayton 55, Syracuse 53

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Devon Scott helped Dayton take a 20-18 halftime lead and helped stymie Syracuse after intermission.

Louisville 66, St. Louis 51

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Chris Jones pressures Mike McCall Jr. on an inbounds play during Louisville's 15-point victory.

Louisville 66, St. Louis 51

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Mike McCall Jr. tries to stop Jordair Jett from getting to the basket. The Billikens began the second half with a 13-2 run, holding Louisville without a field goal for nearly seven minutes to take a 29-27 lead, but the Cardinals recovered.

Louisville 66, St. Louis 51

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Saint Louis coach Jim Crews saw his team commit 18 turnovers and shoot 39.6% from the field.

Louisville 66, St. Louis 51

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Jordair Jett (5) scored 15 points for the Billikens, who lost in the third round for the third consecutive year.

Florida 61, Pittsburgh 45

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Will Yeguete and the Gators are headed to the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive year, this time after defeating Pitt in the round of 32.

Florida 61, Pittsburgh 45

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Casey Prather (24) battles for a rebound. He and his teammates will face either fourth-seeded UCLA or 12th-seeded Stephen F. Austin on Thursday in the South Regional in Memphis.

Florida 61, Pittsburgh 45

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Pitt lost the rebound battle, 34-24, and only made four of its 17 three-point attempts.

Michigan 79, Texas 65

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Spike Albrecht and the Wolverines are another step closer to possibly making a repeat appearance in the national title game. Michigan, of course, lost to Louisville in last year's final.

Michigan 79, Texas 65

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Jordan Morgan goes strong to the basket for two of his 15 points. The second-seeded Wolverines will face the winner of Sunday's Mercer-Tennessee game.

Michigan 79, Texas 65

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Cameron Ridley and the Longhorns trailed by 18 points early in the second half, but used defense and rebounding to trim Michigan's lead to 58-52 with eight minutes left.

Michigan 79, Texas 65

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Nik Stauskas, shown here getting congratulations from teammates, sank four of Michigan's 14 3-pointers en route to finishing with 17 points and a career-high eight assists.

San Diego State 63, N. Dakota St. 44

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Steve Fisher's team held North Dakota State to a season-low 44 points while advancing to the second Sweet 16 appearance in school history.

San Diego State 63, N. Dakota St. 44

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Kory Brown falls on top of JJ O'Brien during the Bisons' loss.

San Diego State 63, N. Dakota St. 44

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North Dakota coach Saul Philips got his team past Oklahoma in the second round but couldn't get the glass slipper to fit on Saturday.

San Diego State 63, N. Dakota St. 44

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Skylar Spencer celebrates San Diego State's victory, which pushed them into a Sweet 16 matchup against the winner of Sunday's Arizona-Gonzaga game.

Wisconsin 85, Oregon 77

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Josh Gasser made three of Wisconsin's 11 threes as the Badgers erased a 12-point halftime deficit.

Wisconsin 85, Oregon 77

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Thanks to the free-throw shooting of Traevon Jackson (pictured) down the stretch and a big three-pointer by Ben Burst with 1:07 left, Wisconsin will play Baylor or Creighton in Anaheim, Calif., on Thursday.

Wisconsin 85, Oregon 77

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Orego's Richard Amardi and Wisconsin's Sam Dekker struggle to get the ball.

UConn 77, Villanova 65

Ryan Boatright goes behind a screen set by Amida Brimah during UConn's win over second-seeded Villanova.

UConn 77, Villanova 65

Seventh-seeded Connecticut will play the winner of Sunday's third-round game between third-seeded Iowa State and sixth-seeded North Carolina.

UConn 77, Villanova 65

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Boatright scored 11 points to support the team-high 25 poured in by Shabazz Napier.

Michigan State 80, Harvard 73

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Branden Dawson scored a career-high 26 points for the fourth-seeded Spartans, who move on to the Sweet 16 for the 12th time in the last 17 seasons. They'll play Virginia or Memphis next Friday at Madison Square Garden.

Michigan State 80, Harvard 73

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Despite squandering a 16-point lead and trailing by two with a little over seven minutes left, Michigan State regained it composure and moved on.

Michigan State 80, Harvard 73

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If everything falls right for Michigan State, it can prove President Obama right for picking the Spartans to win the national title on his bracket.