The first night of Sweet Sixteen play in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament had it all.
Upsets, though ever slight, for Big Ten schools Iowa and Illinois, combined with Purdue’s late-game heroics and Arizona’s dominance, made for an incredible start to the Sweet Sixteen.
Catch all the top highlights from Westwood One’s crews in San Jose and Houston below.
(2) Purdue 79 – (11) Texas 77
𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙄𝙇𝙇𝙀𝙍 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙖𝙣 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙚! 😱
Trey Kaufman-Renn's last second tip-in seals the deal for Purdue 🤯
@BoilerBall to the #EliteEight 🔥
🗣️: Ryan Radtke & PJ Carlesimo pic.twitter.com/mA1bJ1eFaw— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 27, 2026
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(9) Iowa 77 – (4) Nebraska 41
🚨Ben McCollum's Hawkeyes erase a 10-point deficit and upset Nebraska 77-71 to advance to the #Elite8!🚨
🗣️: Spero Dedes & @franfraschilla
@IowaHoops #MarchMadness #Sweet16 pic.twitter.com/KicKu6DqdY— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 27, 2026
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(3) Illinois 65 – (2) Houston 55
"𝙆𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙛" 🤯
@IlliniMBB knock off Houston IN Houston 😤
Up next: a Saturday night showdown with Iowa 🔶🔷
🗣️: Spero Dedes & @franfraschilla pic.twitter.com/Ld6iAFo2IW— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 27, 2026
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(1) Arizona 109 – (4) Arkansas 88
"𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭" 🔥
First time since 2015, matchup with Purdue on Saturday 👀
109 points in a #SweetSixteen game 🤯
🗣️: Ryan Radtke & PJ Carlesimo pic.twitter.com/h9z6G6Et9M— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 27, 2026
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