They will play Friday at 2:15 p.m. CT on truTV. Vanderbilt last made a run to the Sweet 16 in 2007. The program has one Elite Eight appearance, in 1965, but have never made it to the Final Four.

Mercy Academy advances to the Sweet 16 and will play Cooper in the first round. The Jaguars played aggressive man-to-man defense and harassed the Wildcats’ ball handlers en route to a 51-27 ...

The No. 1-ranked Tigers (31-2) will face the Sixth Region champion — Butler or Jeffersontown — at 1:30 p.m. March 26 in the first round of the Sweet 16 at Rupp Arena. Need a break? Play the ...