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March Madness games today: Analyzing Thursday's Sweet 16 men's NCAA Tournament matchups

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The first half of the remaining teams take the court Thursday , with action in Newark , New Jersey , and San Francisco .

The evening ’s lineup also features three of the four surviving Big 12 squads, including two of the conference's recent editions.

No. 2 Alabama faces No. 6 Brigham Young at 7:09 p.m. ET , and No. 4 Maryland takes on No. 1 Duke in Newark .

Arkansas has nine players averaging between 5.8 and 15.6 points.

The Red Raiders aren't at full strength with third -leading scorer Chance McMillian yet to appear in the tournament.

JT Toppin is hard to keep out of the lane, and Elijah Hawkins has been terrific running the point.

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