The 11th-seeded Dayton Flyers are now part of the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

The Flyers have followed Thursday's one-point win over sixth-seeded Ohio State by squeaking past No. 3 Syracuse 55-53. Dayton held on after Jordan Sibert (SY'-burt) hit a 3-pointer with 44 seconds left to put the Flyers ahead 52-46.

Dyshawn Pierre scored 14 points for Dayton, which next faces either Kansas or Stanford in the South Regional semifinals Thursday in Memphis.

A pair of Big 10 teams barely avoided upsets.

Second seed Wisconsin rallied from a 12-point halftime deficit to beat No. 7 Oregon 85-77. Frank Kaminsky finished with 19 points, Traevon Jackson had 16 and Jason Gasser had 13 for the Badgers, who hit five free throws in the closing seconds to clinch the win.

Fourth seed Michigan State blew a 16-point lead and trailed late in the second half before pulling out an 80-73 win over No. 12 Harvard. Branden Dawson scored a career-high 26 points as the Spartans moved into the Sweet 16 for the 12th time in the last 17 seasons.

Top overall seed Florida opened the third round by adding to its school-record winning streak.

Scottie Wilbekin scored 21 points and the Gators picked up their 28th consecutive win by silencing ninth seed Pittsburgh 61-45. Patric Young added seven points and eight rebounds for the Gators, who play again Thursday in Memphis.

In other NCAA tournament action:

— Second seed Villanova is done after Connecticut's Shabazz Napier pumped in 25 points to lead a 77-65 triumph over the Wildcats. Ryan Boatright had 11 points and rebounds for the Huskies, who erupted 52 points after leading just 25-24 at intermission.

— No. 2 Michigan is in the Sweet 16 after Nik Stauskas contributed 17 points and eight assists in a convincing 79-65 win against Texas. Jordan Morgan added 15 points and 10 boards for the Wolverines, who won despite being outrebounded 41-30.

— Louisville was a 66-51 winner against Saint Louis as Luke Hancock delivered 21 points for the defending champs. Montrezl Harrell finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds as the fourth-seeded Cardinals advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year.

— No. 4 San Diego State is in the regional semifinals for the second time in school history after Xavier Thames scored 30 points and had five assists in a 63-44 rout of North Dakota State. Dwayne Polee II was the only other Aztec in double figures with 15 points.

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