Big Ten Men's Basketball Capsules: NCAA Tournament Second Round

After going undefeated in the first round, the Big Ten Conference has eight basketball teams remaining in the men's NCAA Tournament. Follow along for all the results from the second round.

Kaleb Henry | Mar 24, 2025

Mar 22, 2025; Providence, RI, USA; Purdue Boilermakers forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) shoots a layup against McNeese State Cowboys guard Sincere Parker (21) during the second half at Amica Mutual Pavilion. / Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

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After going undefeated in the first round, the Big Ten Conference has eight basketball teams remaining in the men's NCAA Tournament.

Follow along below for all of the results from the second round.

Saturday

Mar 22, 2025; Providence, RI, USA; Purdue Boilermakers head coach Matt Painter during the second half of a second round men’s NCAA Tournament game against the McNeese State Cowboys at Amica Mutual Pavilion. / Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

(4) Purdue 76, (12) McNeese 62

Trey Kaufman-Renn posted a double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead Purdue over 12-seed McNeese. The Boilermakers had an 18-point lead at halftime before finishing with the 14-point win.

Four Boilermakers scored in double figures, while just two Cowboys did so. Sincere Parker led McNeese with 17 points off the bench.

Purdue advances to the Sweet 16 for the 15th time in program history. The Boilermakers will face (1) Houston on Friday.

(5) Michigan 91, (4) Texas A&M 79

In the first year of the Dusty May era, Michigan is headed to the Sweet 16. The Wolverines got a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds from Vladislav Goldin to eliminate Texas A&M. Roddy Gayle Jr. scored 26 points off the bench.

Also coming off the bench on the other side, Pharrel Payne scored 26 points for the Aggies. Texas A&M made 18-of-26 free throws while the Wolverines went 29-of-36 at the line.

Michigan advances to the Sweet 16 for the 19th time in program history. The Wolverines will face (1) Auburn on Friday.

(6) BYU 91, (3) Wisconsin 89

First-team All-Big Ten guard John Tonje forced a shot in the closing seconds, but couldn't find the mark as Wisconsin is eliminated the round of 32 by BYU. Tonje finished with a game-high 37 points.

Richie Saunders scored a team-high 25 points for the Cougars, who made 12-of-26 3s to upend their Big Ten opponent.

Wisconsin finishes the 2024-25 campaign with a 27-10 record.

(1) Tennessee 67, (7) UCLA 58

Rebounding, shooting, and assists all went to the higher seed Saturday night, as Tennessee eliminated UCLA in second round action. The Bruins got 33 points from the tandem of Tyler Bilodeau and Skyy Clark, but no other UCLA player scored more than seven points.

Chaz Lainer scored a game-high 20 points for the Volunteers. Tennessee outrebounded UCLA 36-26 and shot 50% from 3 in the victory.

UCLA finishes the 2024-25 campaign with a 23-11 record.

Sunday

Mar 23, 2025; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Koby Brea (4) reacts after defeating the Illinois Fighting Illini in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Fiserv Forum. / Benny Sieu-Imagn Images

(3) Kentucky 84, (6) Illinois 75

Illinois committed 14 turnovers that turned into 26 points for Kentucky as the Wildcats won the second-round contest between the Big Ten and SEC. Kylan Boswell scored a game-high 23 points for the Illini in the loss.

The Wildcats got 23 points from Koby Brea, who made a team-high three 3s. Kentucky got outrebounded 44-36 but shot better from the field (47% to 43%) and from deep (38% to 28%).

Illinois finishes the 2024-25 campaign with a 22-13 record.

(4) Maryland 72, (12) Colorado State 71

Big Ten Freshman of the Year Derik Queen was 6-of-11 for 15 points before getting the ball with 3.7 seconds to go and down by one. Queen drove and banked in a game-winner at the buzzer to keep the Terrapins dancing.

Nique Clifford scored a game-high 21 points for Colorado State. The Rams outrebounded the Terrapins 39-29 but made half as many 3s in the loss.

Maryland advances to the Sweet 16 for the 15th time in program history. The Terrapins will face (1) Florida on Thursday.

(2) Michigan State 71, (10) New Mexico 63

Michigan State got 36 points from bench players to get Tom Izzo back into the Sweet 16. Starter Jaden Akins scored 16 points in the win.

Nelly Junior Joseph scored 16 points to lead New Mexico.

Michigan State advances to the Sweet 16 for the 22nd time in program history. The Spartans will face (6) Ole Miss on Friday.

More on this game from Michigan State On SI.

Mar 23, 2025; Seattle, WA, USA; Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love (1) reacts during a stop in play against the Oregon Ducks in the second half at Climate Pledge Arena. / Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

(4) Arizona 87, (5) Oregon 83

Oregon trailed by seven with 2:37 to play, but turned up the pressure to within one point with 10 seconds to play. Unfortunately for the Ducks, the Wildcats made their free throws and Oregon is sent home in the final game of the opening weekend.

OU's Jackson Shelstad finished with 25 points while Nate Bittle dropped a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. For Arizona, it was 29 points and nine rebounds for Caleb Love and a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds for Tobe Awaka.

Oregon finishes the 2024-25 campaign with a 25-10 record.

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Published Mar 22, 2025|Modified Mar 24, 2025

KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.