March Madness NCAA podcast Daniel Dullum: Michigan’s Lendeborg scores 25 in 95-72 win over St Louis; Michigan State advances with 77-69 win over Louisville; plus more

Michigan State forward Coen Carr (55) is phyched after dunking on the Louisville Cardinals in the second round of the NCAA March Madness Tournment to advance to the Sweet 16 on Sat Mar 21, 2026 at the Key Bank Center in Buffalo (AP News photo)

March Madness NCAA podcast Daniel Dullum:

#1 Daniel, Yaxel Lendeborg scored a Michigan Wolverine team high 25 points and had his share of dunking at the Midwest Region to advance to the Sweet 16 getting a 95-72 win against the St Louis Billikens in round two of the NCAA Tournament Saturday.

#2 Santa Clara Broncos Allen Graves hit a go ahead basket. Then the Kentucky Wildcats Ortega Oweh hit a three pointer to tie it up with 2.4 seconds left in regulation. The buzzer sounded while the ball was in mid air but the basket counted. Kentucky also added eight more points to pull away for the 89-84 win. The Wildcats will meet Iowa State for the Midwest Region tournament next.

#3 Michigan State Spartans picked up a huge win over the Louisville Cardinals Saturday in Chicago in a 77-69 victory to advance to the Sweet 16. Coen Carr led with 21 points, ten rebounds, 16 assists, getting a double-double. For Spartans head coach Tom Izzo it was his 17th advancing the Spartans to the Sweet 16.

#4 The Duke Blue Devils lit it up in the second half of action in the NCAA Tournament shooting 61.5% and pulled away from the TCU Horned Frogs by a healthy margin 81-58. Duke’s Cameron Boozer had 19 points it was a physical contest between both teams. Duke is the number one seed.

#5 The Houston Cougars defeated Texas A&M Aggies by a convincing 88-57 final. The Cougars got 18 points from top scorer Emannuel Sharp, Chris Cenac Jr finished with 17 points, and guard Miles Uzan finished in third with 15 points. With the win the Cougars advance to the Sweet 16 on Thu Mar 26th.

#6 The number 11 seeded Texas Longhorns defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 74-68. What was contrasting Gonzaga’s top scorer forward Graham Ike outscored Texas’ two top scorers with 25 points versus Matas Vokietaitis and guard Jordan Pope both who finished with 17 points.

#7 Texas A&M Aggies Rashaun Agee scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Aggies No.10 defeated the St Mary’s Gaels Thursday night during the first round of the NCAA Tournament 63-50. Ruben Dominguez scored 11 points.

Daniel Dullum is covering the NCAA March Madness Tournament for http://www.sportsradioservice.com