NCAA Basketball Tournament Highlights: UConn Holds On, Beats Michigan State

The Sweet 16 of the 2026 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament commenced Friday, while it came to a close for the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

On the women's side, No. 2 Notre Dame escaped No. 2 seed Vanderbilt in a down-to-the-wire thriller, No. 1 seed and undefeated UConn cruised past No. 4 seed North Carolina and No. 1 seed UCLA crushed No. 4 seed Minnesota. In the nightcap, No. 3 seed Duke downed LSU.

On the men's side, No. 1 seed Duke narrowly escaped No. 5 seed St. John's, while No. 1 seed Michigan took down No. 4 seed Alabama. Later on, No. 2 seed UConn held on to beat No. 3 seed Michigan State. No. 6 seed Tennessee closed things out with a victory over No. 2 seed Iowa State.

Here are the highlights from Friday's Sweet 16 games!