SUNDAY’S GAMES

EAST REGION (3) Baylor (26-7) (11) USC (26-9) 7:45 p.m., truTV USC overcame double-digit deficits in both of its NCAA tournament victories. Elijah Stewart hit a late 3-pointer against SMU on Friday and finished with 22 points as the Trojans rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit. They trailed Providence by 17 in their First Four victory. Baylor got 42 points from its bench in an 18-point victory over New Mexico State. (2) Duke (28-8) vs. (7) South Carolina (23-10) 8:45 p.m., TNT South Carolina gets to stay in state to meet the Blue Devils. The Gamecocks poured it on in the second half to run away from Marquette and have a difference-making player in Sindarius Thornwell. But South Carolina will need more than Thornwell to confront Jayson Tatum, Grayson Allen, Luke Kennard and the rest of the Blue Devils. SOUTH REGION (2) Kentucky (30-5) vs. (10) Wichita State (31-4) 2:45 p.m., CBS Shockers fans won’t soon forget the previous meetings with Kentucky. Wichita State was undefeated and top-ranked but fell to the Wildcats in a 2014 second-round game. The seeds are somewhat reversed now. Can the Shockers get revenge? Kentucky missed 14 of 17 3-pointers in its first-round victory over Northern Kentucky. (1) N. Carolina (28-7) vs. (8) Arkansas (26-9) 6:10 p.m., TNT The Razorbacks like to play fast. So does North Carolina, and nobody does it better than the Tar Heels, who walloped Texas Southern 103-64 in the first round. Justin Jackson had five 3-pointers to give him 95 for the season. One more and he sets the school’s single-season record. (3) UCLA (30-4) vs. (6) Cincinnati (30-5) 9:45, TBS Bruins freshman guard Lonzo Ball bruised his right hip in the victory over Kent State but finished the game and is expected to play. UCLA will try to push the pace and the Bearcats are at their best when they control the tempo and use shot clock. The last Cincinnati-UCLA game was a thriller: The top-seeded Bearcats won 105-101 in double overtime in the 2002 tournament. MIDWEST REGION (2) Louisville (25-8) vs. (7) Michigan (25-11) 12:10 p.m., CBS Louisville coach Rick Pitino said his team was playing against the Golden State Warriors after watching Michigan knock down 16 of 29 3-pointers against Oklahoma State. The Wolverines needed all of them in a one-point victory. This is a rematch of the 2013 national championship game won by the Cardinals. (1) Kansas (29-4) vs. (9) Michigan State (20-14) 5:15 p.m., CBS The Spartans’ first-round victory over Miami was a remarkable turn of events as Michigan State trailed by 12 in the first half and won by 20. The Jayhawks cruised past UC Davis. Two of nation’s top freshmen, Kansas’ Josh Jackson and Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, go head to head. (3) Oregon (30-5) vs. (11) Rhode Island (25-9) 7:10 p.m., TBS The Rams were impressive winners over Creighton in the first round and play a swarming defense that could bother the Ducks. Oregon handled Iona and seemed to play well without Chris Boucher, lost for the season with a torn ACL. If the game is close, keep an eye on Ducks guard Dillon Brooks, who hit gamewinning shots against Cal and UCLA.