#2 Tennessee 82 #3 Creighton 75
Tennessee is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2010 and the 2nd time overall.
Rick Barnes becomes Tennessee's all-time leader in tournament wins with 9 passing Bruce Pearl.
Tennessee defeats a #3 seed for the 1st time (in 3 games).
The SEC has multiple teams in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 when Auburn and Kentucky advanced to the Elite Eight.
Creighton is 0-6 vs. Top 2 seeds.
Creighton is 1-5 in the Sweet Sixteen.
#4 Duke 54 #1 Houston 51
Duke is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2022 and the 24th time overall.
Duke is 8-0 in the tournament vs. teams from Texas.
Duke is 10-7 vs. #1 seeds. The 10 wins is the most all-time.
This is the first time that Duke has advanced to the Elite Eight with a seed lower than #3 since 1980.
Duke has won 9 straight tournament games played on a Friday.
Duke's game against North Carolina State will be the first ever game between a #4 and #11 seed in tournament history.
Houston loses as a #1 seed in the Sweet Sixteen for the 2nd straight year.
#1 Purdue 80 #5 Gonzaga 68
Purdue is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 and the 6th time overall.
Purdue is 2-0 vs. Gonzaga in the tournament. They also defeated Gonzaga 75-66 in the 2000 Sweet Sixteen.
Matt Painter becomes Purdue's all-time leader in tournament wins with 20 passing Gene Keady.
Purdue is tied for a tournament-best 4-0 vs. #5 seeds (tied with Richmond).
The Big Ten has multiple teams in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 when Michigan and Purdue advanced to the Elite Eight.
Gonzaga snaps a 3-game tournament winning streak vs. the Big Ten.
Gonzaga has a tournament-worst 0-10 record against #1 seeds. That is the worst record by any team against a single seed.
North Carolina State is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 1986 and the 7th time overall.
North Carolina State is 2-0 vs. Marquette in the tournament. They also defeated Marquette 76-64 in the 1974 National Championship game.
North Carolina State is the first #11 Seed in the Elite Eight since UCLA in 2021, and they are the 10th all-time.
North Carolina State is the 4th #11 Seed to defeat a #2 seed in tournament history
- 1986: #11 Louisiana State 70 #2 Georgia Tech 64
- 2017: #11 Xavier 73 #2 Arizona 71
- 2021: #11 UCLA 88 #2 Michigan 78
- 2024: #11 North Carolina State 67#2 Marquette 58
North Carolina State snaps a 4-game losing streak in the Sweet Sixteen.
North Carolina State snaps a 4-game tournament losing streak on Fridays.
Marquette is tied for a tournament-worst 0-3 in tournament games played in Texas (tied with Louisiana).
Marquette is the third #2 seed to lose in the Sweet Sixteen. It is only the 2nd time in tournament history that three #2 seeds lost in the Sweet Sixteen. The other time was 1982 (Memphis, Minnesota, Missouri)
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