No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee State sent the biggest shock yet through the NCAA Tournament on Friday, topping second-seeded Michigan State 90-81 in the first round.
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Hawaii trailed early in its first-round NCAA Tournament game against fourth-seeded Cal on Friday, but from then on it largely controlled play, ousting the short-handed Golden Bears 77-66 to advance to the second round for the first time in program history.
JeQuan Lewis had 21 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as 10th-seeded Virginia Commonwealth won its first NCAA Tournament game since 2013 with a 75-67 first-round victory over No. 7 seed Oregon State on Friday.
Ryan Arcidiacono scored 14 points, including a buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the first half, and Daniel Ochefu had 17 points inside as second-seeded Villanova beat UNC Asheville 86-56 Friday to roll into the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Malachi Richardson scored 21 points, Syracuse stumped seventh-seeded Dayton with its trademark zone and the No. 10 seed Orange rolled to a 70-51 victory in their return to the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
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March Madness continues today with day two of the First Round. Here’s everything you need to know to watch.
A capsule look at what to expect and who to watch during Friday’s first-round games of the NCAA Tournament.
March is a star search. It’s about buzzer-beating shots, comebacks, giant killers and teases. A short time after two No. 5 seeds were chopped down, top-seeded North Carolina was clinging to a one-point halftime lead. And then Arizona was blown out. Welcome to the NCAA Tournament.
Gonzaga pulled away from Seton Hall for a 68-52 victory Thursday night behind a 21-point, 16-rebound effort from Domantas Sabonis and a shutdown defensive effort on Seton Hall’s Isaiah Whitehead.
Rodney Bullock’s layup with 1.5 seconds left helped Providence beat USC 70-69 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
Jamal Murray led five players in double figures with 19 points and the fourth-seeded Wildcats routed Stony Brook 85-57 on Thursday night to set up a showdown with rival Indiana in the second round on Saturday.
Fred VanVleet and Ron Baker combined for 29 points and Wichita State’s swarming defense did the rest as the Shockers beat Arizona 65-55 on Thursday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Larry Krystkowiak had just watched his Utah Utes make one silly mistake after another as feisty Fresno State scored 10 straight points to grab its first lead of the night. Rather than call a timeout and let the Bulldogs whip up the crowd even more, he left it to his players to figure things out on their own.
Brice Johnson scored 18 points and No. 1 seed North Carolina needed an overwhelming second-half start to put away 16th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast 83-67 in Thursday’s first round of the NCAA Tournament.
