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Arizona dominates North Dakota 100-82

Freshman Lauri Markkanen scored 20 points as second-seeded Arizona cruised to a 100-82 victory over No. 15 North Dakota on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA’s West Regional.

Bacon leads No.3 Florida State past No. 11 FGCU 86-80

Dwayne Bacon scored 25 points and Jonathan Isaac added 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the third-seeded Florida State Seminoles hold off No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast 86-80 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament late Thursday night.

March Madness is even better when you can watch it

It’s not possible to watch an entire day’s worth of NCAA Tournament games when you spend time in a press room writing on one result while so many others are playing out across the country.

UNR fails to overcome slow shooting start in loss to Iowa State

Monte Morris had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Iowa State outlasted Nevada 84-73 on Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

Lady Rebels fall to Colorado in first round of WNIT

UNLV’s memorable season came to an end Thursday after a 66-52 loss to Colorado in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in Boulder, Colorado.

Wisconsin’s Koenig has record-setting night in win over Virginia Tech

Bronson Koenig made a school-record eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Nigel Hayes added 16 as NCAA Tournament-tested Wisconsin advanced in the East Region with an 84-74 victory over Virginia Tech on Thursday night.

Purdue holds off Vermont for first-round win

Vincent Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, and Purdue held off Vermont 80-70 on Thursday night for its first victory in the NCAA Tournament in five years.

No. 7 Saint Mary’s beats VCU 85-77

Jock Landale had 18 points and 13 rebounds as seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s held on for an 85-77 victory over No. 10 Virginia Commonwealth in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament’s West Region on Thursday night.

No. 11 Xavier upsets No. 6 Maryland, 76-65

Trevon Bluiett scored 21 points and Sean O’Mara had 18 to help No. 11 seed Xavier upset sixth-seeded Maryland 76-65 during the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.