March Madness: SI's Best Photos

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Mar 24, 2014

March Madness: SI's Best Photos

Kentucky 78, Wichita St. 76

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<italics>SI's best shots from Sunday's games of the NCAA Tournament</italics>, where Wichita State's season came down to this last-second three-point attempt by Fred VanVleet. Had it gone in, the Shockers would have moved on.

Kentucky 78, Wichita St. 76

Aaron Harrison and Kansas handed Ron Baker and Wichita State their first loss of the season. Harrison scored 19 points while Baker finished with 20.

Kentucky 78, Wichita St. 76

Julius Randle had a game-high 10 rebounds and scored 13 points as Kentucky set up a Friday night rematch with in-state rival Louisville on Friday in Indianapolis.

Kentucky 78, Wichita St. 76

James Young took a spill on this play. Kentucky took the lead for good at 73-71 when he knocked down a 3-pointer with fewer than 2 minutes to go.

Kentucky 78, Wichita St. 76

Alex Poythress and Kentucky were successful early using their superior size. The game was a back-and-forth prizefight in the latter stages, neither team leading by more than five, each answering the other with clutch 3-pointers and pressure-filled free throws.

Stanford 60, Kansas 57

Wayne Selden Jr. and Kansas became the second No. 2 seed to get booted from this year's tournament, joining Villanova, a Saturday loser to Connecticut.

Stanford 60, Kansas 57

Josh Huestis' main job on Sunday was to defend Andrew Wiggins, but the Cardinal forward also scored six points, pulled down eight rebounds and had two blocks.

Stanford 60, Kansas 57

Having reached the round of 16 for the first time since 2008, John Gage and the Cardinal have a date with Dayton next. <bold>SI VIDEO: Who are the Dayton Flyers?</bold>

Stanford 60, Kansas 57

Tarik Black of Kansas had 18 points and six rebounds, but he fouled out with 5:25 to go.

Iowa State 85, North Carolina 83

DeAndre Kane and Iowa State lived up to their three-seed slot, defeating the six-seed Tar Heels. Kane drove for the game-winning layup with 1.6 seconds left.

Iowa State 85, North Carolina 83

Matt Thomas scored three points in the winning effort. Iowa State gets to play UConn next, at Madison Square Garden.

Iowa State 85, North Carolina 83

DeAndre Kane went 9-for-18 from the field to finish with a game-high 24 points. He also had 10 rebounds.

Tennessee 83, Mercer 63

Kevin Canevari (far left) and Jakob Gollon get ready to give chase to a loose ball. The 11th-seeded Vols outrebounded Mercer 41-19 and kept the SEC perfect in the tournament.

Tennessee 83, Mercer 63

Jakob Gollon attempts to get a shot off before Jordan McRae can block it. Mercer, which knocked off Duke on Friday, had no answer for Tennessee's size on Sunday.

UCLA 77, Stephen F. Austin 60

Norman Powell scores two of his 16 points as UCLA punched its way to the Sweet 16 and a matchup against Florida.

UCLA 77, Stephen F. Austin 60

ULCA has won as many NCAA tournament games this year under first-year coach Steve Alford as it had in the previous five seasons combined.

UCLA 77, Stephen F. Austin 60

Stephen F. Austin had its 29-game winning streak snapped. The Lumberjacks hadn't lost in exactly four months.

Baylor 85, Creighton 55

Austin Chatman of Creighton stares down Kenny Chery on a night when Baylor had five players score in double figures and shot 64 percent in one of the dominant performances of the NCAA tournament.

Baylor 85, Creighton 55

Baylor used its size and speed to overwhelm the third-seeded Bluejays. The Bears reached the Sweet 16 for the third time since 2010.

Baylor 85, Creighton 55

Doug McDermott, who averaged 27 points this season, finished with 15 but had just three in the first half as Baylor built a 20-point lead. When McDermott left the game with 2:31 to play, he hugged his father, Creighton coach Greg McDermott, before retreating to the bench and burying his face in a towel.

Virginia 78, Memphis 60

Malcolm Brogdon and top-seeded Virginia shot 56 percent to reach the Sweet 16 for the first time in nearly two decades. The Cavaliers -- not traditional powers Duke and North Carolina or league newcomer Syracuse - is the Atlantic Coast Conference's only team to make the round of 16.

Virginia 78, Memphis 60

Malcolm Anderson helped Virginia lead by 15 at halftime and the Cavs pushed that to 27 points later on.

Arizona 84, Gonzaga 61

Nick Johnson and Arizona closed out the NCAA tournament's first weekend with a display of domination against Gonzaga.

Arizona 84, Gonzaga 61

The Wildcats harassed the eighth-seeded Bulldogs into 21 turnovers -- 15 on steals- - that led to 31 points. Arizona led by 21 in the first half and continued to work over Gonzaga to earn its third trip to the Sweet 16 in four years.

March Madness: SI's Best Photos