NCAA Basketball: Ranking all 67 NCAA Tournament games from 2019

By Joey Loose | Jul 9, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - APRIL 08: Jarrett Culver #23 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Kyle Guy #5 of the Virginia Cavaliers battle for the ball i2g during the 2019 NCAA men's Final Four National Championship game at U.S. Bank Stadium on April 08, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – MARCH 29: Chuma Okeke #5 of the Auburn Tigers dribbles against Luke Maye #32 of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the 2019 NCAA Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional at Sprint Center on March 29, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

39. #3 Texas Tech 63, #2 Michigan 44 (Sweet Sixteen)

The Red Raiders were known for their defense and it was on full display against the Wolverines. They allowed just 16 first half points and limited Michigan to a paltry 1-19 from long-range. Jarrett Culver (22 points) helped ignite the Red Raiders on both ends of the ball as this defense enveloped a stout Wolverines offense. Texas Tech started slow on offense, but definitely found their groove after the halftime break. The game was never close in the second half, as Texas Tech found a way to hit their shots while also suffocating the Wolverines, sending them to the Elite Eight.

38. #2 Michigan State 80, #3 LSU 63 (Sweet Sixteen)

The Spartans scored the game’s first 8 points and never relinquished their lead, securing the Elite Eight appearance. They outshot and outrebounding the Tigersks, having an answer even when LSU cut the lead down to 4 in the second half. Another late Spartans run secured the victory while Michigan State’s freshmen played a starring role. Tremont Waters put up 23 points for an overmatched Tigers team. Aaron Henry (20 points, 8 rebounds) and Cassius Winston (17 points, 8 assists) led the way for the Spartans, though they did lose big man Nick Ward to a hand injury. The Tigers just couldn’t pose enough a run to get back in this game, faltering after an impressive season.

37. #5 Auburn 97, #1 North Carolina 80 (Sweet Sixteen)

Led by some impressive shooting, the Tigers took care of business, upending the Tar Heels in an exciting, fast-paced game. Auburn secured a 2-point lead after a back and forth first half before pulling away, notching 56 second half points. The victory was soured by a terrible injury to Auburn forward Chuma Okeke, who led the Tigers with 20 points and 11 rebounds in the win. The Tigers made 54.5% of their shots and hit 17 3-pointers. The Tar Heels simply didn’t have an answer late as Auburn made shot after shot while Coby White couldn’t get a long-range shot to fall. Cameron Johnson and Nassir Little both suffered from flu-like symptoms and this team just couldn’t keep up with the hot-shooting Tigers.

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