2026 NCAA Tournament Live Updates: Second Round, Day 2 Follow along with the highlights, news, notes and observations of the NCAA Tournament with NBA.com's live blog. NBA.com Staff | Updated on March 23, 2026 12:27 AM
Welcome to the NCAA Tournament Second Round. An action-packed Sunday is underway with eight games across St. Louis, San Diego, Philadelphia and Tampa. Refresh to get updates as the games progress.
What we know about the second round of the NCAA Tournament
Today’s schedule
Yesterday’s results
MARCH 22 / 8:24 PM
Man of the moment
St. John’s point guard Dylan Darling picked a perfect time to score his first basket of the game, converting a driving layup as time expired to lift his team to a 67-65 victory over Kansas on Sunday.
MARCH 22 / 8:11 PM
Upset alert
The No. 9 seed Iowa Hawkeyes have a 33-31 lead on the top-seeded Florida Gators at the half.
The Hawkeyes take a 2-point lead over Florida into the half 👀#MarchMadness @IowaHoops pic.twitter.com/OB30vu3UPm — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 23, 2026
MARCH 22 / 7:39 PM
Oh, Darling!
Dylan Darling sends St. John’s to the Sweet 16 with a buzzer-beating layup. St. John’s beats Kansas 67-65.
DYLAN DARLING GAME WINNER OMG 🚨 ST. JOHN'S ADVANCES TO THE SWEET 16 🤯
pic.twitter.com/cgtCSgKHe5 — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2026
MARCH 22 / 7:00 PM
Tennessee leads tight Midwest region battle
The 6-seeded Volunteers got a combined 16 points and nine assists from their starting guards Bishop Boswell and Ja’Kobi Gillespie in the first half as they opened up a 36-31 lead over the 3-seeded Cavaliers.
Bishop Boswell from distance 🎯#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/IGHe7bbwH8 — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2026
MARCH 22 / 6:22 PM
Late run puts St. John’s ahead of Kansas
The Red Storm took a 34-26 lead into halftime behind seven made threes and a 9-2 run to close the half.
St. John's catching fire from deep 👀🔥#MarchMadness @StJohnsBBall pic.twitter.com/Ji8ZalvZIY — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2026
MARCH 22 / 5:30 PM
Cyclones defense stifles Wildcats in second half
While without its second-leading scorer and top rebounder Joshua Jefferson, Iowa State brought the intensity and forced 20 Kentucky turnovers en route to an 82-63 win, sending the Cyclones to their third Sweet 16 under head coach T.J. Otzelberger.
MARCH 22 / 4:56 PM
Iowa State pulls away for comfortable win
While the Cyclones led by just a point at halftime, they came out of the locker room full-throttle and pulled away from 7-seeded Kentucky in the final half for a 19-point win.
(2) IOWA STATE ROLLS ON 😮💨
The Cyclones take care of (7) Kentucky with an 82-63 win to move on to the Sweet 16 🌪️ #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/3orYMwOzOz — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2026
MARCH 22 / 3:42 PM
Cyclones claim halftime lead
No. 2 seed Iowa State hadn’t led 7-seeded Kentucky since it was 2-0, but thanks to a last-second corner three and an 8-0 run, the Cyclones nabbed a 31-30 halftime lead over the Wildcats.
Cyclones take the lead into the half 😮💨#MarchMadness @CycloneMBB pic.twitter.com/lYF9DtkaaI — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2026
MARCH 22 / 2:55 PM
Three straight Sweet 16s for Purdue
Fletcher Loyer led the way for the Boilermakers with 24 points as they advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight time and seventh in the last nine years.
MARCH 22 / 2:18 PM
Boilermakers roll on
Despite a late-game surge from Miami and a 2-point halftime deficit, No. 2 seed Purdue tightened up down the stretch and took down the Hurricanes to advance to the Sweet 16.
BOILER UP 🚂
(2) Purdue gets past (7) Miami with a 79-69 win to punch a spot in the Sweet 16! #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/61CcK4fWP9 — NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 22, 2026
MARCH 22 / 1:00 PM
Canes grab halftime lead
No. 2 seed Purdue drained a three with less than 15 seconds left in the first half, but the 7-seeded Miami Hurricanes responded with a bucket of their own to take a 40-38 lead heading into the locker rooms.
LET’S GO CANES 🙌 pic.twitter.com/PhdAFtXEpP — Canes Men’s Basketball (@CanesHoops) March 22, 2026
MARCH 22 / 11:45 AM
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MARCH 22 / 11:30 AM
Today’s schedule
All games are listed in Eastern Standard Time.
(7) Miami vs. (2) Purdue | 12:10 p.m. | CBS
(7) Kentucky vs. (2) Iowa State | 2:45 p.m. | CBS
(5) St. John’s vs. (4) Kansas | 5:15 p.m. | CBS
(6) Tennessee vs. (3) Virginia | 6:10 p.m. | TNT
(9) Iowa vs. (1) Florida | 7:10 p.m. | TBS
(9) Utah State vs. (1) Arizona | 7:50 p.m. | truTV
(7) UCLA vs. (2) UConn | 8:45 p.m. | TNT
(5) Texas Tech vs. (4) Alabama | 9:45 p.m. | TBS
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