Chalk continued to reign supreme in this year’s NCAA Tournament as Sunday’s action produced just a single victory by a lower-seeded team: sixth-seeded Ole Miss, which upended the undermanned and third-seeded Cyclones of Iowa State. But the games themselves were thrilling — most of them anyway — with a handful decided by single digits and one coming down to a fadeaway jumper at the final buzzer. The stage is now set for a heavyweight Sweet 16 featuring big brands and blue bloods across the bracket.
For that to happen, No. 1 Florida needed a late comeback against eighth-seeded Connecticut, the two-time defending national champions. Fourth-seeded Maryland needed a moment of magic from freshman phenom Derik Queen to stave off No. 12 Colorado State. And…
