And then there were 16. An NCAA tournament short on intrigue and upsets got a small dose of the unexpected on Sunday, as seventh-seeded UNLV, led by Arizona State transfer Kevin Kruger, sent second-seeded Wisconsin home with a 74-68 win in the second round of the Midwest Region.
Wisconsin is the only No. 1-or No. 2-seeded team to lose so far in the tournament and UNLV is the lowest seeded team to make it to the Sweet 16, which will be without a double-digit seeded team for just the second time in the past 22 tournaments.
Winthrop was the last double-digit seed left, but its shot at becoming this year’s Cinderella was halted by Oregon, which joins USC and UCLA as Pac-10 teams still alive.
SUNDAY’S MEN’S RESULTS
MIDWEST REGION
1 Florida 74
9 Purdue 67
7 UNLV 74
2 Wisconsin 68
3 Oregon 75
11 Winthrop 61
WEST REGION
1 Kansas 88
8 Kentucky 76
4 Southern Illinois 63
5 Virginia Tech 48
EAST REGION
5 Southern California 87
4 Texas 68
SOUTH REGION
5 Tennessee 77
4 Virginia 74
2 Memphis 78
7 Nevada 62
