The Arizona vs Duke Sweet 16 referees are under fire for their handling of the March Madness game, particularly for a couple of flagrant fouls.

Cooper Flagg, Mark Sears and college basketball's biggest stars shined on an offense-heavy night in the Sweet 16.

The second weekend of the NCAA Tournament started with a bang on Thursday, as No. 3 seed Texas Tech emerged from the first overtime game of the Big Dance with a thrilling 85-83 win over No. 10 seed Arkansas.

The Arizona Wildcats threw the kitchen sink at the Duke Blue Devils on Thursday night, but they couldn't overcome the officials and a huge game from Cooper Flag

The Arizona Wildcats lost to the Duke Blue Devils in the Sweet 16 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament by a score of 100-93 on March 27, 2025.

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Duke and UNC had a low-scoring affair in the Sweet 16 but fortunately the Blue Devils came out on the better end of it, 47-38, sending their ACC rival home to prep for next season. As Duke coach Kara Lawson said afterwards, it was a gritty game and that’s what she expected.

It will take some time for Alyssa Ustby to disentangle her identity from UNC basketball and accept the ending of this chapter, but when that happens, those around her say Ustby will see the impact she made.