WICHITA, Kan. — LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet 16 for the sixth straight NCAA Tournament.

LJ Cryer matched a career high with 30 points, including two free throws with 14.2 seconds left, and No. 1 seed Houston held on to beat eighth-seeded Gonzaga 81-76 on Saturday night to reach the Sweet

The big tournament is not just about basketball in Wichita this year —it’s also about Jell-O shots. Inspired by the famous College World Series Jell-O Shot Challenge in Omaha, a pair of local restaurant owners have turned the NCAA Tournament into a spirited battle for bragging rights.

Chaz Lanier made four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points as No. 2 seed Tennessee advanced to a program-record third straight Sweet 16, beating seventh-seeded UCLA 67-58 in the NCAA Tournament.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Arkansas men’s basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 with its 75-66 win over St. John’s on Saturday at Amica Mutual Pavilion. The Razorbacks will face 3rd-seeded Texas Tech, which defeated 11th-seeded Drake 77-64 on Saturday in Wichita, Kan., to advance to the next round.

Eight more teams will punch their tickets to the Sweet 16 today. How will Cooper Flagg perform when his Duke Blue Devils battle the Baylor Bears? Will Augustas Marciulionis shoot his Saint Mary’s Gaels past the Alabama Crimson Tide?