The 2024 NCAA Tournament rolls on Friday with four Sweet 16 games — two in the South Regional in Dallas, two more in the Midwest Regional in Detroit. And with the top two seeds in both regions remaining alive, we could be headed for an amazing Friday-Sunday of basketball.
Friday’s Game of the Day?
That’s probably Houston-Duke — a matchup of No. 1 and No.4 seeds scheduled for 9:30 pm ET on CBS. Houston is the No. 1 seed. The Cougars are expected to win, but it should be noted that they haven’t been as sharp lately as they were much of the season. First, they lost 69-41 — by 28 points! — to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament. Then, more recently, they allowed Texas A&M to score way too easily in a 100-95 overtime victory over Buzz Williams’ Aggies in the second round of this NCAA Tournament. So it’ll be interesting to see whether Duke can capitalize on this opportunity even with Houston still listed as a 4.5-point favorite.
Purdue-Gonzaga is another awesome matchup and the latest step for the Boilermakers as they try to return to the Final Four for the first time since 1980 after losing to a No. 16 seed in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. Every day since that disappointing defeat to Fairleigh Dickinson, an incredible amount of pressure has been on Purdue to “pull a Virginia” and bust through the bracket the following season. Anything short of two more victories will be wildly disappointing and leave a scar that won’t heal for a while. So Purdue must eliminate the Zags to avoid this dream season turning into a nightmare.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:39 pm ET on TBS.
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