The Sweet 16: SI's Best Photos

Dayton 82, Stanford 72

<italics>SI's best photos from Thursday's action in the Sweet 16. </italics> Jordan Siebert scored a team-high 18 points as the underdog Flyers -- an 11 seed in this South Region -- reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 1984.

Dayton 82, Stanford 72

Vee Sanford drives past Stefan Nastic, who fouled out with five minutes still to go.

Dayton 82, Stanford 72

Josh Huestis scores two of his 13 points, but Stanford didn't have enough firepower to keep up with Dayton, which led 42-32 at the half.

Dayton 82, Stanford 72

Devon Scott (40) and Kendall Pollard celebrate as the Flyers moved to within a victory of reaching the Final Four.

Dayton 82, Stanford 72

Josh Huestis battles for a rebound in a game in which both teams grabbed 33. With Stanford only going six men deep, Dayton's bench outscored the Cardinal's 34-2.

Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52

Frank Kaminsky, pictured here stopping a Gary Franklin shot, had six blocks in helping Wisconsin reach the Elite Eight for the third time in school history.

Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52

Rico Gathers tries to keep the ball from going out of bounds on a night when Baylor trailed by 14 in the first half.

Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52

Ben Brust had reason to celebrate after hitting three of five three-point attempts and finishing with 14 points.

Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52

Cory Jefferson led the Bears with 15 points.

Wisconsin 69, Baylor 52

Frank Kaminsky shows off his inside moves, scoring two of his 19 points.

Florida 79, UCLA 68

Scottie Wilbekin made sure Florida would play in a regional final for the fourth consecutive year. The shifty guard scored 13 points and had three assists against the Bruins.

Florida 79, UCLA 68

Michael Frazier II and the Gators ran their school-record winning streak to 29 games. Frazier II hit five 3-pointers and finished with 19 points.

Florida 79, UCLA 68

Kyle Anderson (5) and Dorian Finney-Smith battle to get control of the ball. UCLA couldn't match Florida's physical defense or outshoot the Gators.

Florida 79, UCLA 68

Patric Young and the Gators hit their first six shots of the second half and eight of their first 10. Every time UCLA tried to make a run, Florida answered.

Florida 79, UCLA 68

Florida's Chris Walker blocks a shot by UCLA guard Norman Powell as Florida advanced to face Dayton on Saturday.

Florida 79, UCLA 68

Kyle Anderson (5) had 11 points and five assists with nine rebounds for UCLA. Jordan Adams led the Bruins with 17 points.

Arizona 70, San Diego St. 64

Nick Johnson (13) missed his first 10 shots but made amends in the final 2:45 by scoring all 15 of his points -- 10 from the free throw line.

Arizona 70, San Diego St. 64

The Arizona bench celebrates a play. Next up for the top-seeded Wildcats -- second-seed Wisconsin.

Arizona 70, San Diego St. 64

Matt Shrigley gets all ball on a Rondae Hollis-Jefferson shot. The Aztecs led by eight points early in the second half after leading by that many just before halftime.

Arizona 70, San Diego St. 64

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson works to get up a shot on a night when he fouled out with 4:42 to play.

Arizona 70, San Diego St. 64

Aaron Gordon drives against Matt Shrigley. Gordon and Nick Johnson led the Wildcats with 15 points each.