March Madness: Four key takeaways from Thursday's Sweet 16 NCAA tournament games usatoday.com

Virginia silences doubters. The Cavaliers' redemption tour continues. The No. 1-seeded Cavaliers, using last March's historic upset to No. 16 seed Maryland-Baltimore County as motivation for this year's tournament, fended off No. 12 Oregon's upset bid 53-49 and advanced to the Elite Eight. Virginia guard Ty Jerome (13 points, six assists), who hit the decisive three-pointer with 3:33 remaining, called the "ugly" defensive battle a "dogfight."