No. 2 seed Iowa State pulled away for an 82-63 win over No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Tennessee Vols took care of business on Sunday evening, defeating the Virginia Cavaliers 79-72 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The 6 seed Vols will now turn their sights to Chicago, where they’ll head to face the 2 seed Iowa State Cyclones on Friday night.

On Sunday, there was one stat that couldn't be easily dismissed -- the margin of defeat. The Wildcats' 19-point loss in an 82-63 defeat against Iowa State was Kentucky's largest defeat in an NCAA tournament game since 1972.

There were a lot of takeaways from the Iowa State Cyclones defeating the Kentucky Wildcats in the Round of 32 in the 2026 NCAA Tournament.

Tennessee is headed to the Sweet 16 where they'll take on No. 2 Iowa State in San Jose. Get your Sweet 16 tickets now.

Game summary of the Iowa State Cyclones vs. Kentucky Wildcats NCAAM game, final score 82-63, from March 22, 2026 on ESPN.

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Audi Crooks was asked about whether she'll stay at Iowa State for her final NCAA season and had an interesting answer.