Maryland center Derik Queen, right, drives against Colorado State guard Ethan Morton during the first half Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle. Associated Press

SEATTLE — Derik Queen banked in a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, and Maryland advanced to the Sweet 16 in a thriller, beating Colorado State 72-71 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Jalen Lake drilled a rainbow 3-pointer with 6 seconds left for No. 12-seed Colorado State, which was seeking to become the lowest-seeded team to advance to a regional semifinal in this edition of March Madness, which had been light on upsets or buzzer-beaters.

Queen took care of that.

Maryland coach Kevin Willard called timeout with 3.6 seconds left and got the ball to Queen, the 6-foot-10 freshman center from Baltimore, who drove to his left, elevated over two defenders and kissed it off the glass as the horn sounded.

One of those defenders was Butler grad Ethan Morton, in what became his final collegiate appearance after five years, the first four with Purdue. Morton scored his first points of the tournament, finishing with four on 2-of-2 shooting off the bench, after being held scoreless in the first round. He grabbed five rebounds and had an assist in 22 minutes.

The Terrapins advanced to face the West Region's No. 1 seed, Florida, in San Francisco.

Queen led fourth-seeded Maryland (27-8) with 17 points, Rodney Rice scored 16 and Julian Reese had 15 points and 11 rebounds as each of Maryland's starters known as the “Crab Five” scored in double figures. Maryland's bench totaled two points.

Nique Clifford scored 21 points for Colorado State (26-10) and Lake had 13.

A roundup of other action Sunday:

Florida 77, UConn 75 — Florida first-team All-America guard Walter Clayton Jr. scored 13 of his 23 points in the final eight minutes, including two crucial 3-pointers down the stretch, and Florida rallied to a scintillating victory over the Huskies, ending UConn’s pursuit of a third straight title.

Florida (32-4) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017.

Kentucky 84, Illinois 75 — Koby Brea matched a career high with 23 points and Kentucky advanced beyond the opening weekend for the first time since they reached the Elite Eight in 2019.

Kentucky (24-11), the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, faces No. 2 seed and Southeastern Conference rival Tennessee on Friday in Indianapolis.

TCU 85, Louisville 70 — Agnes Emma-Nnopu scored 23 points with four 3-pointers, Hailey Van Lith had a double-double against her former team and second-seeded TCU advanced to its first NCAA Sweet 16 with Sunday’s win over seventh-seeded Louisville.

Van Lith had 16 points and 10 assists after going to a Final Four and two other Elite Eight games with Louisville from 2021-23. Up next is third-seed Notre Dame.

Notre Dame 76, Michican 55 — Hannah Hidalgo scored 21 points and No. 3 seed Notre Dame routed No. 6 seed Michigan. Notre Dame advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive season.

South Carolina 64, Indiana 53 — Bree Hall had 11 points, and Chloe Kitts scored all her 10 points in the second half as top-seed South Carolina pulled away after trailing at halftime to beat ninth-seeded Indiana and reach the Sweet 16 for the 11th straight time.

The Gamecocks (32-3) will take on either fourth-seeded Maryland or fifth-seeded Alabama in the Birmingham 2 Regional next week. Those teams play Monday night.

Kansas State 80, Kentucky 79 — Kansas State forward Temira Poindexter missed her first six shots against Kentucky in the second round. She finished by hitting eight 3-pointers, and the last one sent the visiting Wildcats to the Sweet 16.

Poindexter made a corner 3 with 56 seconds left in overtime, and Kansas State's defense did the rest to send the fifth seed into a regional semifinal against JuJu Watkins and top-seeded Southern California or No. 9 seed Mississippi State.

Duke 59, Oregon 53 — Ashlon Jackson scored 14 of her 20 points in the third quarter to power No. 2-seed Duke past 10th-seeded Orego. Duke (28-7) played without leading scorer Toby Fournier, the Atlantic Coast Conference rookie of the year who averages 13.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

Duke will play the winner of Monday night's game between No. 3 seed North Carolina and No. 6 seed West Virginia.

Maryland forward Julian Reese, left, and Colorado State guard Nique Clifford vie for a rebound during the first half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

Maryland guard Selton Miguel (9) reacts after his team was called for a foul as Colorado State forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson (8) and guard Kyan Evans (0) react during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Maryland guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie reacts after a basket against Colorado State during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Colorado State guard Kyan Evans (0) shoots against Maryland during the second half in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)