NCAA Tournament 2018: Eight things to know after Friday's Sweet 16 games

Posted Mar 24, 2018
For as wild as the opening weekend of the NCAA Tournament was, Friday's Sweet 16 mostly fell chalk as two No. 1 seeds, Villanova and Kansas, reserved their spots in the Elite Eight, as did No. 2 seed Duke and No. 3 seed Texas Tech. The code of Syracuse's pesky zone defense that has befuddled foes was cracked by the Blue Devils, who dispatched the Orange, 69-65. (CBS Sports)

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