Michigan State Faces Off Against UConn: Can the Underdogs Pull Off a Stunning Sweet 16 Upset?
Whatever happened to the 2-seed/3-seed Sweet 16 matchup?
Over the past 10 NCAA tournaments (2016-25), just 14 of the 40 potential regions have featured a 2-3 matchup. That might have seemed like bad news for East 3-seed Michigan State basketball before March Madness tipped off. But hey! – The Spartans made it, as did 2-seed Connecticut, as they match up on Friday, March 27 (9:45 p.m., CBS).
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The worse news for MSU? Of those 14 2-3 Sweet 16 games, the 3-seed has pulled off the upset just 5 times – and just twice in the past six tourneys: 2023, when Gonzaga dropped UCLA, and 2024, when Illinois flipped Iowa State. (Though, we’ll note: There’s already one 2-3 upset in this year’s tourney, with Illinois taking down Houston in the South region on Thursday.)
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