NCAA Sweet 16 Friday Open Thread

by jc25 on Mar 23, 2026 5:45 PM CDT in Texas Longhorns and Other Basketball

The highlight of the night is Kentucky's "revenge game" against Indiana, but both remaining Big 12 teams also square off tonight. Kansas once again gets a shot at losing to a double-digit seed in NC State, and Baylor takes on a Xavier team that is more talented and more physical than its #10 seed would indicate.

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#10 Xavier Musketeers vs. #3 Baylor Bears - 6:15 CDT on CBS

#13 Ohio Bobcats vs. #1 North Carolina Tar Heels - 6:47 CDT on TBS

#4 Indiana Hoosiers vs. #1 Kentucky Wildcats - approx 8:45 CDT on CBS

#11 N.C. State Wolfpack vs. #2 Kansas Jayhawks - approx. 9:17 CDT on TBS

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Boy

Baylor starting red hot. Heslip hitting again from deep.

Oh, my bad.
My bad?!
Your bad don't work in my world! -Ray Lewis

by TexasGarcia37 on Mar 23, 2026 6:35 PM CDT reply actions

Heslip can shoot his ass off

Great piece to have on a team with talent that commands a lot of defensive attention. He just hangs out and bangs down open 3s.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 23, 2026 6:50 PM CDT reply actions

So Baylor faces a #14, #11 and #10 Seeds

to get to the Elite 8.

That’s a smooth a road as you can have. Of course The Road To The Final Four is a bit tougher should they get there Sunday.

by srr50 on Mar 23, 2026 7:20 PM CDT reply actions

Baylor

Exactly same path the used to get to the Elite 8 in 2010. Then they got mowed down by eventual champion Duke.

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by jc25 on Mar 23, 2026 7:28 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Interesting games?

Both Xavier and Ohio using late first half spurts to stay close. Can they keep it up?

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by jc25 on Mar 23, 2026 7:28 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Baylor loses composure like Christian Bale when a grip wanders into his sight line

by Scipio Tex on Mar 23, 2026 7:33 PM CDT reply actions

DJ Cooper is a good little guard

I can see why Scott Drew recruited him so hard.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 23, 2026 7:37 PM CDT reply actions

Tyshawn Taylor is going to prison rape Stilman White.

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by jc25 on Mar 23, 2026 7:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Why would he do that to Oprah's boyfriend?

by Scipio Tex on Mar 23, 2026 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions

My understanding

Is that White and Heslip were the last two cuts from The Wanted. Or The Pussycat Dolls. Can’t remember which one was right.

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by jc25 on Mar 23, 2026 7:48 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Anthony Jones has had a nice year off the bench

But every time I see him, I feel like he should be better than he is.

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by jc25 on Mar 23, 2026 7:49 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

I think you mean the entire Baylor team

Except for Heslip and Acy.

by Scipio Tex on Mar 23, 2026 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions

As a Kentucky fan...

…an this may come back to bite me, I’d rather play Baylor than Xavier. Frease and Holloway are all kinds of wrong for freshmen Davis and Teague. Course, gotta play IU first. Just saying. Knock on wood, etc

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by jc25 on Mar 23, 2026 7:51 PM CDT via mobile reply actions