{"id":73881,"date":"2023-03-22T17:55:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/?p=73881"},"modified":"2023-03-27T00:26:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T00:26:06","slug":"16-best-sweet-16-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runyourpool.com\/articles\/2023\/03\/22\/16-best-sweet-16-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"The 16 Best Sweet 16 Games from the Last 16 NCAA Men&#8217;s Tournaments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ve reached that stage of the tournament. The NCAA Men\u2019s Sweet 16 will<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/21\/sweet-16-teams-ranked\/\"> tip off this Thursday<\/a>, and the expectations are the same as usual for the tournament\u2019s second weekend \u2013 uncertainty, drama, and a smattering of tear-shedding supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate this occasion, I\u2019m running with the theme of 16; 16 Sweet 16 showdowns from 16 Sweet 16s (try to say that 16 times fast). For these next few days, there is no other number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Considering contests from the Sweet 16s between 2006 and 2022 only, I\u2019ve compiled a collection of the best games from this magical round of March that have emotionally endured well beyond their final whistles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>16 of the Best Sweet 16 Games Since 2006<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2006: 2 UCLA 73, 3 Gonzaga 71<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best remembered for Adam Morrison crying on the court, this game featured one of the greatest comebacks in NCAA Tournament history.<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/08\/can-ucla-win-the-national-championship\/\"> UCLA<\/a> closed the contest on an 11-0 run to transform a 71-62 deficit into a 73-71 victory, pouring the final seven points on in the last minute. A series of critical errors led<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/09\/can-gonzaga-win-the-national-championship\/\"> the Zags<\/a> down this path, and it\u2019s weighed on their minds since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B--qsJx6LcQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2006 2 Texas 74, 6 West Virginia 71<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before these two shared a conference, they met in the Sweet 16 and put together an unforgettable finish. Down three with five seconds to go, West Virginia\u2019s Kevin Pittsnogle drilled a triple from the top of the key.<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/09\/can-texas-win-the-national-championship\/\"> Texas<\/a> inbounded quickly and got the ball to one of its best three-point shooters in program history, Kenton Paulino, who fired from deep to catapult the Longhorns into the Elite Eight as time expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-H7ZhZWjjU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2006 1 UConn 98, 5 Washington 92 (OT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington led, 78-72, with 1:26 remaining in regulation. Some ill-timed fouls and<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/09\/can-uconn-win-the-national-championship\/\"> UConn<\/a> heroics later, the game was knotted at 82-82 and headed for overtime. In OT, Connecticut asserted itself and continued its dance, while Washington left D.C.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/sports\/uw-huskies\/washingtons-overtime-loss-to-uconn-in-2006-still-haunts-ryan-appleby\/\"> wondering what if<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ONNWPmMNiHc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2007 2 Georgetown 66, 6 Vanderbilt 65<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A totally back-and-forth game came right down to the line, culminating in a crazy Jeff Green jumper that put the Hoyas on top with 2.5 seconds to play. Vanderbilt neglected to use either of its two timeouts and rushed to get the ball in, squandering its final opportunity.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anchorofgold.com\/2017\/3\/23\/14937746\/jeff-green-traveled\"> Vandy fans<\/a> still maintain that Green traveled, and<a href=\"https:\/\/hoyatalk2.proboards.com\/thread\/9147\/bilas-jeff-green-travel\"> Georgetown fans say<\/a> it was the greatest technicality ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/02-4n4dJEUM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2007 1 Ohio State 85, 5 Tennessee 84<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the break,<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/09\/can-tennessee-win-the-national-championship\/\"> Tennessee<\/a> had cruised to a 49-32 advantage and appeared poised to pull off the upset. The Buckeyes scored 53 points in the second half and regained the lead with 7:26 to go. The Vols didn\u2019t give up and had a chance to win at the horn, but Greg Oden scaled the Himalayas to reject Ramar Smith\u2019s layup and preserve Ohio State\u2019s Elite Eight spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQwL8-YclyQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2008 10 Davidson 73, 3 Wisconsin 56<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This wasn\u2019t a close game, but for the culture, it must be included. Steph Curry thrust himself into the national spotlight with his 40-point and 30-point performances in the first and second rounds, and he launched through into space with his 33 points against the Badgers in the Sweet 16. The Wildcats waxed Wisconsin and put to rest any discussion of a fluke. This run was the foundation for the legacy of one of the most important basketball players ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQN9hdPNVS4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2010 2 Kansas State 101, 6 Xavier 96 (2OT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is one of the best games of any sport that I have ever seen.<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/12\/can-kansas-state-win-the-national-championship\/\"> Kansas State<\/a> and Xavier provided us with it all: lead changes, logo threes, overtimes, an abundance of emotion, and so much more. If you were too young to experience this live, you deserve to watch it in full. My words can\u2019t do it justice \u2013 just breathe it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sg9YQPT_gyQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2011 11 VCU 72, 10 Florida State 71 (OT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither of these teams were supposed to be here, and yet there they were, needing five extra minutes to decide if the No. 10 or No. 11 seed in the Southwest Regional would play in the Elite Eight. Florida State had the ball at the end of regulation, but VCU didn\u2019t let it get a good look. The Seminoles took a one-point lead with 29.2 seconds on the overtime clock, but Bradford Burgess got open on an inbounds play at the last moment and scored to elevate the Rams with 7.1 ticks to go. Rob Brandenberg blocked a Seminole shot at the buzzer, and VCU was on to the Elite Eight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zsJYBrRNOck\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2011 4 Kentucky 62, 1 Ohio State 60<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Neither team ever had much breathing room in this one. A Jon Diebler three tied the game at 60 with 21.2 seconds to play, but Brandon Knight nailed a contested jumper in the final moments to regain the lead. The Buckeyes had a look from beyond the arc to win it at the buzzer that didn\u2019t go, and the Wildcats knocked out the tournament\u2019s No. 1 overall seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GoMy6F83NVY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2012 1 North Carolina 73, 13 Ohio 65 (OT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bobcats connected on 12 three-pointers and forced 24 turnovers to keep up with Carolina in this one. The No. 13 seed had an opportunity to take the lead in the final 30 seconds of regulation off an and-one from Walter Offutt, but he missed the free throw, and the game went to overtime. The Tar Heels pulled away in the extra period, but Ohio came this close to shocking the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4TbPqRnmlso\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2013 4 Michigan 87, 1 Kansas 85 (OT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the under-four timeout, these teams jogged to their respective benches with Kansas leading, 70-59. The Jayhawks methodically choked that away, and Trey Burke capped off the comeback with one of the most iconic shots ever in the tournament, let alone the Sweet 16. All 23 of Burke\u2019s points came in the second half and overtime as the Wolverines shoved the South Regional\u2019s No. 1 seed out of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QIMeBPpBsOM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2017 4 Florida 84, 8 Wisconsin 83 (OT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wisconsin rallied from a 12-point hole in the last five minutes of the second half, a runner three via Zak Showalter with 2.1 seconds left sending the game to overtime. The roles reversed in OT, with the Gators recovering from a five-point deficit in the final 50 seconds. The closing sequences of this one were unreal, none more notorious than Chris Chiozza\u2019s emphatic ender to smash Badger hearts into a million pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76aduhEE6DA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2017 11 Xavier 73, 2 Arizona 71<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Sweet 16 showdown had a little extra gas \u2013 it pitted Arizona head coach Sean Miller against his former program in a do-or-die situation, plus these teams met in the same round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. The Musketeers exacted revenge via Sean O\u2019Mara\u2019s layup with 44.1 seconds remaining, which finished a 12-0 Xavier run to end the game. Trevon Bluiett scored a game-high 25 points as the No. 11 seed\u2019s Cinderella story continued on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zRJ20B-XJuA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2019 3 Purdue 99, 2 Tennessee 94 (OT)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue was ahead, 65-51, at the 10:53 mark of the second half, but it wasn\u2019t meant to be that easy.<a href=\"https:\/\/articles.runyourpool.com\/2023\/03\/09\/can-tennessee-win-the-national-championship\/\"> Tennessee<\/a> stormed back and took the lead about six minutes later. It was a battle through the end of regulation, with Carsen Edwards capitalizing on two pressure free throws in the waning seconds to tie everything at 82. Edwards and Ryan Cline combined for 56 points and the Boilermakers made 15 threes en route to the overtime victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nWgZd-WAHBI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2019 1 Duke 75, 4 Virginia Tech 73<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hokies beat the Blue Devils in their only regular season meeting, and the lower seed kept the favorites in the balance throughout this one\u2019s entirety. In the final 1:10 of the game, Virginia Tech nearly overcame a six-point shortage. VT had plenty of looks on the last possession of the contest, including an inbounds lob with 0.6 seconds on the clock from point-blank range that Ahmed Hill couldn\u2019t get over the rim \u2013 the No. 1 seed and Zion Williamson moved on in dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kTYdlHbhJB0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2021 3 Arkansas 72, 15 Oral Roberts 70<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oral Roberts had its sights set on becoming the first-ever No. 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight, and Arkansas wanted to return to the round for the first time since 1995. In the end, the only separation between the teams was a Davonte Davis jumper with 2.9 seconds left. ORU\u2019s Max Abmas scored 25 and Arkansas\u2019s Jalen Tate had 22 in a highlight-filled fight to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ypEW0eJF6cI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sweet 16 is here! 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