Sweet Sixteen Tidbits - Friday

#2 Michigan State 73 #6 Mississippi 70

• Michigan State is in the Elite Eight for the 1st time since 2019 and 15th time overall.  They are 10-4 in the Elite Eight.
• Michigan State is 15-7 in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Michigan State is 2-0 vs. Mississippi in the tournament.
• Michigan State has won 11 consecutive tournament games against the SEC.
• Michigan State is 4-0 vs. #6 seeds.
• Michigan State has won 7 consecutive tournament games on a Friday.
• Mississippi is 0-2 in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Mississippi is 1-2 vs. the Big Ten in the tournament.

#2 Tennessee 78 #3 Kentucky 65

• Tennessee is in the Elite Eight for the 2nd consecutive year and the 3rd time overall.  They are 0-2 in the Elite Eight.
• Tennessee's win over Kentucky is their first-ever tournament game against an SEC team.  Kentucky is 1-3 vs. SEC teams in the tournament.
• This is the 5th time that SEC teams have faced each other in the tournament.
• Kentucky 68 Alabama 63 - 1986 Sweet Sixteen
• LSU 59 Kentucky 57 - 1986 Elite Eight
• South Carolina 77 Florida 70 - 2017 Elite Eight
• Auburn 77 Kentucky 71 - 2019 Elite Eight
• Tennessee xx Kentucky yy - 2025 Sweet Sixteen
• Tennessee is now 3-8 in the Sweet Sixteen.
• Kentucky ends a 14-game tournament winning streak on a Friday.
• Kentucky has missed the Elite Eight for the last five tournaments.  That is their longest drought since 1987 to 1991.  That is tied for their longest drought in school history.
• Kentucky ends a 4-game winning streak vs. #2 seeds.  It is the first time Kentucky has lost to a #2 seed when seeded lower (5 games).

#1 Auburn 78 #5 Michigan 65

• Auburn is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2019 and the 3rd time overall.  They are 1-1 in the Elite Eight.
• Auburn is 3-3 in the Sweet Sixteen.
• This game and the Tennessee-Kentucky game ended in the same scores.  It is the 3rd time that has happened in the Sweet Sixteen (1952 and 1977).
• Michigan ends a 5-game tournament winning streak against the SEC.
• Michigan loses their 2nd straight Sweet Sixteen game for the first time in school history.
• Michigan is 4-8 vs. #1 seeds.

#1 Houston 62 #4 Purdue 60

• Houston is in the Elite Eight for the first time since 2022 and the 8th time overall.  They are 6-1 in the Elite Eight.
• Houston has won 4 consecutive tournament games against the Big Ten.
• Houston wins a tournament-best 14th game this decade.
• Purdue is 6-6 vs. the Big Twelve in the tournament.
• Purdue is 0-9 vs. #1 seeds.  That is 2nd worst tied with Temple.  Only Gonzaga (0-11) has a worse record vs. #1 seeds.