The whirlwind is over, and the intense run of 47 games in four days reached its conclusion on Sunday night. The NCAA Tournament field is pared to 16. TheSportsNotebook looks back on the eight second-round games from Sunday…
The power conferences were letting their muscle be felt on Saturday, as half of the tickets for the Sweet 16 were punched. Of the eight spots filled, three went to the Big Ten, three more to the Big East, another to the Big 12 and one to the SEC. In the meantime, some live darkhorses went by the board. TheSportsNotebook runs through all eight games from yesterday…