Lauren Betts had 31 points and 10 rebounds as UCLA rolled past Ole Miss 76-62 to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2018.

Auburn alum Charles Barkley decried the ugly first half performance between his alma mater and Michigan on Friday. During halftime of the Sweet 16 matchup in Atlanta, of which Auburn led, 30-29, the CBS analyst said he was “disturbed” and “disgusted” by the Tigers’ 10 first-half turnovers.

There was a moment nearly halfway through the second half of the Sweet 16 matchup between 1-seed Auburn and underdog 5-seed Michigan where it felt like the Wolverines just might prevail. But then all hell broke loose.

Jace Richardson scored 24 points and Michigan State surged past Mississippi in the second half for a 73-70 victory Friday night in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

Purdue rallied from a 10-point deficit to tie Houston with 35 seconds left. The Cougars had the last laugh to end the Boilermakers' season.

The Auburn Tigers take on the Michigan Wolverines in a Sweet 16 matchup in the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 28.

Johni Broome poured in 22 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, including nine on the offensive end, to lead Auburn past Michigan and into the Elite Eight.

Michigan 7-footer Danny Wolf dropped 20 points on Auburn before the Tigers figured out how to slow him down in the second half.