Welcome to the comfortable confluence that is the major Friday of March madness and St. Patrick’s Day.
This promising day of cool and fulfilling options sixteen males’s NCAA event video games inside the spherical of sixty 4 slate. And it produced definitely one of many best upsets in March madness historic previous.
No. sixteen Fairleigh Dickinson upset No. 1 Purdue, altering into simply the second males’s No. sixteen seed to take down a No. 1 as a outcome of the NCAA event discipline expanded to sixty 4 teams in 1985.
Brackets all by way of the place are absolutely in tatters, as FDU strikes on to the second spherical, collectively with these Cinderella double-digit seeds that acquired Thursday: No. 15 Princeton, which shocked No. 2 Arizona; and the thirteen-seeded Paladins of Furman, who upset No. 4 Virginia.
The movement will not cease till round midnight on the East Coast with No. eleven Arizona State and No. 6 TCU tipping off at 10:05 p.m. ET (truTV).
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as effectively as, the women’s first spherical bought underway. Aliyah Boston and No. 1 South Carolina bought their title protection off to a superb start with a win over sixteen-seeded Norfolk State. Fellow No. 1 seed Virginia Tech dispatched No. sixteen Chattanooga, whereas Caitlin Clark had one other double-double to information the No. 2 seed Iowa over SE Louisiaa.
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Trayce Jackson-Davis does all of it in Indiana win
All-America forward Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 24 factors and pulled down eleven rebounds as No. 4 Indiana beat No. thirteen Kent State seventy one-60 inside the ultimate sport of the major spherical of the boys’s event.
The discipline-rating-stuffing senior made his impression throughout the board. Jackson-Davis additionally chipped in 5 assists and 5 blocks as a outcome of the Hoosiers superior to the second spherical for the major time since 2016 and the fifth time since 2008.
Senior forward Race Thompson added 20 factors on eight-of-eleven capturing to crack the 20-level mark for simply the third time in his school profession.
Indiana subsequent takes on No. 5 Miami. With a win in opposition to the Hurricanes, the Hoosiers might land a candy sixteen matchup with No. 1 Houston and former coach Kelvin Sampson, who was fired in 2008 amid allegations of important NCAA rule violations.
— Paul Myerberg
TCU males cap rally with dramatic shot in ultimate seconds
After clawing again from a double-digit deficit, No. 6 TCU defeated No. eleven Arizona State on JaKobe Coles’ runner with simply over a second remaining. TCU’s comeback victory prevented a third double-digit seed from worthwhile Friday (No. eleven Pitt defeated Iowa State and inside the stunner of the day No. sixteen Fairleigh Dickinson defeated No. 1 Purdue).
And sure, the “Hypnotoad” made a reappearance inside the postgame celebration.
males’s ultimate: Kansas State seventy seven, Montana State sixty five
The No. three seed Wildcats took care of enterprise with a methodical win over the Bobcats. 4 okay-State gamers hit double figures as a outcome of the crew shot fifty eight.2% from the sector.
women’s ultimate: Ole Miss seventy one, Gonzaga forty eight
Ole Miss ought to have been mad about being a No. eight seed inside the women’s event.
The Rebels, who earlier this season took No. 1 general seed and heavy title favourite South Carolina to the brink, dismantled ninth-seeded Gonzaga Friday, thumping the Zags seventy one-forty eight.
Ten of eleven Ole Miss gamers scored, led by Snudda Collins’ 15 factors. Madison Scott added eleven factors and 9 rebounds. The Rebels dominated the boards, worthwhile the rebounding battled 50-37 and their bench scored 33 factors to Gonzaga’s 6. Ole Miss will play No. 1 seed Stanford on Sunday.
women’s ultimate: Princeton sixty 4, NC State sixty three
A day after their males pulled off an inconceivable 15-over-2 win in opposition to Arizona, the Princeton women will be a part of them inside the spherical of 32. The Tigers used a 9-zero run over the previous three:09 to tug out a come-from-behind, did-that-simply-happen sixty 4-sixty three victory over seventh-seeded NC State.
Trailing sixty three-sixty one with 12 seconds left, the Tigers compelled a turnover and referred to as a timeout to draw up a sideline out of bounds play. Then Grace Stone buried a three with 4 seconds left on the clock to current Princeton the worthwhile bucket.
Stone and Kristen Chen scored 22 every for the Tigers, who advance to play No. 2 Utah on Sunday. Princeton acquired regardless of capturing simply 33% from the floor, whereas NC State shot forty nine%. The Wolfpack additionally had 20 turnovers, which Princeton was 19 factors.
Florida Atlantic males defeat Memphis in bizarre, thrilling finish
The ending of the FAU-Memphis sport had a little bit of little bit of every little thing: Teammates getting into an altercation inside the Tigers huddle. A ghastly turnover. A mini timeout controversy. And a dramatic worthwhile shot.
Nicholas Boyd’s driving layup inside the ultimate seconds gave Florida Atlantic a sixty six-sixty five victory, the Owls’ first in NCAA event play. They advance to No. sixteen Fairleigh Dickinson, which ousted No. 1 Purdue in a historic upset earlier inside the evening time.
Memphis coach Penny Hardaway was not comfortable by the ultimate flip of occasions, throwing his water bottle.
— Jace Evans
males’s ultimate: Gonzaga eighty two, Grand Canyon 70
Julian Strawther scored 28 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds and third-seeded Gonzaga went on a sixteen-zero run midway by way of the second half to separate from No. 14 seed Grand Canyon, finally worthwhile eighty two-70. Drew Timme, the Zags’ three-time All-American, chipped in 21 factors, six rebounds, three assists and three blocks.
Timme mentioned afterward that the tip of the Purdue-FDU sport was being performed inside the world, and the Zags took be aware of the group going loopy — however he didn’t let it distract his teammates.
“We bought here out of a timeout and we heard of us screaming,” Timme mentioned. “We have been like, ‘Alright, one factor occurred.’ however the most important focus is simply eyes on the court docket. We don’t want one other circus current taking place. We bought one right here.”
Gonzaga advances to the spherical of 32 for the thirteenth consecutive 12 months.
women’s ultimate: Utah 103, Gardner Webb seventy seven
Pac-12 participant of the 12 months Alyssa Pili bought here shut to recording a triple-double and Utah shot a scintillating fifty nine% from the sector on its methodology to a 103-seventy seven win over Gardner-Webb.
The Utes, who run amongst the numerous best offenses in women’s basketball, scored a staggering 60 factors inside the paint.
Pili, a junior forward, accomplished with 33 factors, eight rebounds and eight assists. Three completely different Utes scored in double figures. Utah turned 14 Gardner Webb turnovers into 26 factors and dominated the boards forty 4-30 inside the win.
— Lindsay Schnell
women’s ultimate: South Dakota State sixty two, Southern California fifty seven (OT)
Myah Sellend scored 29 factors on 10-of-18 capturing, and Paige Meyer chipped in sixteen as ninth-seeded South Dakota State survived a late scare from Southern California to win sixty two-fifty seven in further time. Sellend additionally grabbed 9 rebounds.
Trailing fifty eight-fifty five, USC compelled a turnover with 23.three to play, however future Littleton’s three-pointer to tie it missed badly, and SDSU hit two free throws to ice the win. It was SDSU’s twenty second victory in a row.
The Jackrabbits, who went undefeated In Summit League Play and acquired the WNIT final 12 months, shot simply 35% from the sector inside the sport, however held USC to 31%. SDSU additionally scored 25 factors off 20 USC turnovers.
SDSU, a most effectively-preferred sleeper decide, now advances to play No. 1 Virginia Tech on the Hokies’ house flooring.
— Lindsay Schnell
women’s ultimate: Stanford ninety two, Sacred coronary heart forty nine
The No. 1 seeded Cardinal cruised to a forty three-level, first-spherical win over the Pioneers, and it was a crew effort. 5 Stanford women scored in double-digit factors, collectively with a double-double from Fran Belibi (12 factors, 10 rebounds). Haley Jones had a crew-extreme 17-factors.
Stanford managed the boards for the whole lot of the sport, outrebounding No. sixteen seed Sacred coronary heart fifty seven-28, collectively with 22 offensive rebounds. Ny’Ceara Pryor led the Pioneers with 12 factors.
males’s ultimate: Miami sixty three, Drake fifty six
No. 12 seed Drake led the Hurricanes by eight with 5:forty left inside the second half, however No. 5 Miami erased the deficit with a sixteen-1 run to close out the sport. Nijel Pack accomplished with 21 factors and Norchad Omier recorded a double-double (12 factors and 14 rebounds).
Free throws and turnovers have been the distinction inside the sport. Miami had 29 free throw makes an try, in contrast with Drake’s eight. The Bulldogs had 12 turnovers to the Hurricanes’ 9. Darnell Brodie had a crew-extreme 20 factors for the Bulldogs.
males’s ultimate: Kentucky sixty one, windfall fifty three
No. 6 seed Kentucky took a seven-level halftime lead and held it, dispatching No. eleven windfall in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The Wildcats dominated the glass behind senior forward Oscar Tshiebwe, who pulled down 25 rebounds to set a mannequin new Kentucky event file. The Wildcats outrebouned the Friars forty eight-31.
Guard Antonio Reeves led Kentucky with 22 factors, forward Jacob Toppin had 18 factors and 6 rebounds and Tshiebwe chipped in eight factors.
forward Ed Croswell tallied sixteen factors and 6 rebounds and guard Devin Carter added 10 for windfall, which shot simply 5-for-24 from three-level fluctuate.
males’s shocker: Fairleigh Dickinson takes down No. 1 Purdue
5 years after Virginia was knocked out inside the major spherical by Maryland-Baltimore County, No. 1 Purdue misplaced sixty three-fifty eight to Fairleigh Dickinson to fluctuate into the second extreme seed to lose to a No. sixteen seed as a outcome of the bracket expanded to sixty 4 teams in 1985.
the automated bid out of the Northeast convention, FDU was ready to battle the Boilermakers to a draw inside the paint regardless of a mammoth dimension drawback. FDU is the shortest crew in Division I at a median top of 6-foot-three, with 6-foot-6 freshman Jo’el Emanuel the tallest participant inside the Knights’ rotation.
After Purdue went on a 12-zero run to go up forty seven-forty one with beneath 12 minutes left, the Knights started chipping away behind forward Sean Moore, who accomplished with 19 factors, 14 coming inside the second half.
Purdue was led by 7-foot-4 center Zach Edey who tallied 21 factors and 15 rebounds, however the Boilermakers struggled general, capturing simply 35.eight% from the sector and 19.2% from three-level fluctuate.
This marks the third consecutive 12 months the Boilermakers have misplaced to a double-digit seed inside the event. In 2021 as a No. 4 seed, Purdue misplaced to No. thirteen North Texas inside the major spherical. final 12 months, the Boilers made it to the candy sixteen however have been knocked out by No. 15 Saint Peter’s.
— Paul Myerberg
No. 6 Kentucky up by seven over No. eleven windfall at half
Kentucky’s Oscar Tshiebwe (thirteen) has the identical quantity of rebounds as a outcome of the whole windfall crew. Tshiebwe is simply 4 factors away from a double-double as a outcome of the Wildcats head into halftime with a 38-31 lead over windfall. Kentucky collectively had 25 rebounds, collectively with thirteen offensive rebounds.
Jacob Toppin has 12 factors and Antonio Reeves scored 14 factors.
The Friars’ Bryce Hopkins bought shook up with 1:fifty two left inside the half, when Toppin blocked his dunk try. Hopkins suffered a reduce on his left hand, however reentered the sport after a tv timeout with tape on his hand. He has 5 factors.
women’s ultimate: Mississippi State eighty one, Creighton sixty six
Mississippi State took the lead 18 seconds into the sport and by no means gave it up.
The eleventh-seeded Bulldogs turned the major First 4 crew to attain the second spherical of the women’s event, routing sixth-seeded Creighton eighty one-sixty six. Jerkail Jordan led 5 Mississippi State gamers in double figures with 20 factors, whereas Jessika Carter had a double-double with 14 factors and 10 rebounds.
It was the second upset of the day by an SEC crew, following tenth-seeded Georgia’s win over No. 7 Florida State.
— Nancy Armour
No. 1 Purdue trailing in opposition to No. sixteen seed at half
regardless of 12 first-half factors from Zach Edey, No. 1 Purdue found itself trailing 32-31 after 20 minutes in its first-spherical matchup with Fairleigh Dickinson.
the very best-seeded Boilermakers struggled to hit perimeter pictures and relied solely on the 7-foot-4 Edey — who was double-teamed for diversified the half — for offensive manufacturing.
The sixteen-seeded Knights had 5 completely different gamers finish the major half with at the least 5 factors.
it is the twelfth time a No. sixteen seed has led at halftime of a major-spherical sport. simply one No. sixteen seed has upset a No. 1 seed. UMBC took down extreme-seeded Virginia inside the major spherical of the 2018 event.
women’s ultimate: LSU seventy three, Hawai’i 50
Angel Reese posted a profession-extreme 34 factors as No. three LSU dominated its first-spherical matchup with 14-seeded Hawai’i.
Reese’s twenty ninth profession double-double helped the Tigers get out to an early lead and by no means look again. She added 15 rebounds, three blocks, three steals and two assists.
Hawai’i struggled from the floor, capturing simply 30.eight% inside the loss. The Rainbow Warriors might not reap the advantages of LSU making simply one of its 14 makes an try from three-level fluctuate.
women’s ultimate: Virginia Tech fifty eight, Chattanooga 33
The Hokies appeared every little bit of a No. 1 seed of their dominant 25-level win over the Mocs. Virginia Tech by no means trailed in the course of the sport as a outcome of of Georgia Amoore’s 22 factors, whereas Elizabeth Kitley added a double-double (12 factors and 14 rebounds).
each teams have been careless with the ball, every registering 15 turnovers. however No. sixteen seed Chattanooga wasn’t ready to transform. The Mocs shot 28.6% from the sector, 4-for-18 from three and simply one-for-5 from the free throw line. Chattanooga was additionally outrebounded 39-23.
males’s ultimate: Connecticut 87, Iona sixty three
The No. 4 Huskies pulled away inside the second half for a decisive first-spherical victory over the thirteen-seeded Gaels.
The Rick Pitino-coached mid major fell brief after a second-half surge from UConn. Huskies forward Adama Sanogo registered a double-double, main all scorers with 28 factors and including thirteen rebounds to go collectively with a block.
regardless of Iona connecting on 7 of sixteen makes an try from three-level fluctuate (forty three.eight%), the Gaels have been out-rebounded forty five-29 and might not maintain tempo with the Huskies down the stretch.
the sport was additionally briefly delayed late inside the second half after definitely one of many nets ripped off its mooring.
women’s ultimate: Iowa ninety five, SE Louisiana forty three
Caitlin Clark continues to make a case for participant of the 12 months.
The Iowa star needed simply three quarters to file the forty first double-double of her profession, and accomplished three rebounds shy of what would have been her first triple-double inside the NCAA event. With the outcome in opposition to fifteenth-seeded Southeast Louisiana by no means uncertain, Clark didn’t play the final 7:36 of the sport.
She accomplished with 26 factors, 12 assists and seven boards inside the ninety five-forty three rout.
The second-seeded Hawkeyes now play tenth-seeded Georgia, an upset winner over Florida State earlier Friday
— Nancy Armour
males’s ultimate: Pittsburgh fifty nine, Iowa State forty one
For the eleventh time in 12 years, a major 4 crew is dancing into the second spherical. And in line with coach Pittsburgh coach Jeff Capel, they do not appear to be ready for the music to cease anytime quickly.
The No. eleven seed Panthers opened their first-spherical matchup in opposition to Iowa State on a 20-2 run and didn’t let up. The Panthers earned a 18-level victory over the Cyclones, knocking out the No. 6 seed. Jamarius Burton, Nelly Cummings and Greg Elliott mixed for 34 of the crew’s fifty nine factors.
Pittsburgh held Iowa State to 23% (23!) capturing from the sector, blitzing the Cyclones to arrange a second-spherical sport with third-seeded Xavier (which is coached by former Pitt standout Sean Miller, no much less). The Panthers are simply three days faraway from hanging on to beat Mississippi State 60-fifty nine inside the event’s play-in spherical.
It’s safe to say nobody noticed this run coming from Pitt, given how weak the ACC has been all 12 months — nobody besides the Panthers, anyway.
“We’re hungry,” mentioned senior guard Cummings, who led all scorers with thirteen factors, whereas additionally handing out three assists. “We’ve been doubted all 12 months prolonged. after we get to this stage, we’re comfortable to show of us mistaken.”
Iowa State couldn’t get its offense going, capturing simply 2 of 21 from the three-level line. The Cyclones didn’t assist themselves on the free throw line both, going eleven of 19.
The NCAA mentioned Iowa State questioned if the sides have been stage earlier to tip off. “constructing personnel checked it and made a minor adjustment earlier to the sport starting. We supplied them further warmup time however they declined,” NCAA mentioned in a press launch to The Athletic.
— Lindsay Schnell and Cydney Henderson
males’s ultimate: Creighton seventy two, N.C. State sixty three
No. 6 Creighton pulled forward late as a outcome of of a second-half emergence by Baylor Scheierman, who drained a quantity of three-level pictures inside the ultimate minutes.
Ryan Kalkbrenner led the Bluejays with a 31-level efficiency. Ryan Nembhard, Arthur Kaluma and Scheierman chipped in with 10 factors apiece.
regardless of a torrid effort from N.C. State’s Terquavion Smith (32 factors), the No. eleven Wolfpack shot simply 37.5% from the sector and might not reap the advantages of Creighton’s streaky three-level capturing.
women’s ultimate: Notre Dame eighty two, Southern Utah fifty six
The No. three stopping Irish took care of enterprise inside the major spherical.
Maddy Westbeld led all scorers with 20 factors for Notre Dame whereas teammate Lauren Ebo registered a double-double with 14 factors and 10 rebounds.
Megan Jensen was the lone participant for 14-seeded Southern Utah to finish in double figures, scoring eleven factors. The crew shot simply 35.7% from the sector.
women’s ultimate: Michigan seventy one, UNLV fifty nine
The No. 6 seed Wolverines cruised to a 12-level win over the No. eleven seed woman Rebels on Friday. Michigan outperformed UNLV in all areas, capturing forty 4.1% from the sector and forty.zero% from three. The Wolverines outrebounded the lady Rebels forty one-31 and made it to the free throw line 9 extra instances.
Emily Kiser and Maddie Nolan every scored 18 factors, whereas Leigha Brown added 17 factors. Laila Phelia accomplished two factors in want of a double-double (eight factors, eleven rebounds, one steal.)
Essence Booker led UNLV with sixteen factors, whereas Justice Ethridge and Desi-Rae youthful every accomplished with eleven factors.
males’s ultimate: Marquette seventy eight, Vermont sixty one
The 15-seeded Catamounts saved it shut for diversified the sport, however No. 2 Marquette found its rhythm finally and rolled to a major-spherical victory.
Kam Jones was a stress for the Golden Eagles, tallying 19 factors and connecting on three of 4 pictures from past the arc. Marquette went 10-for-20 (50%) from three-level fluctuate.
The Catamounts bought their truthful proportion of three-pointers (eight of 25, 32%), however the Golden Eagles have been an extreme quantity of for the America East champions inside the spherical of sixty 4.
women’s ultimate: Maryland ninety three, Holy Cross sixty one
The No. 2 Terrapins had 5 scorers finish in double digits in a major-spherical blowout of the 15-seeded Crusaders.
Maryland’s Brinae Alexander led all scorers with 18 factors, whereas teammates Abby Meyers chipped in sixteen and Diamond Miller and Shyanne Sellers accomplished with thirteen factors apiece.
The basket appeared like a hula hoop for the Terrapins. They have been 9 of 19 (forty seven.4%) from three-level fluctuate and shot fifty two.2% general from the sector.
women’s ultimate: South Carolina seventy two, Norfolk State forty
It was a dominant efficiency by the defending nationwide champions.
Star forward Aliyah Boston was comparatively quiet — tallying simply seven factors, 9 rebounds and two blocks — however the No. 1 Gamecocks acquired an unimaginable deal of scoring to roll of their first-spherical matchup. Zia Cooke and Laeticia Amihere paced South Carolina with eleven factors apiece.
in the meantime, No. sixteen Norfolk State struggled to make pictures. They have been simply sixteen of sixty one (26.2%) from the sector. South Carolina acquired the rebound battle forty nine-33.
Watch: Tom Izzo snaps whiteboard in half
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo took his frustrations out on a whiteboard inside the Spartans’ seventy two-sixty two first-spherical win over USC on Friday. He simply snapped the whiteboard in two whereas strolling proper into a crew huddle after a heated dialog with a referee.
males’s ultimate: Saint Mary’s sixty three, VCU fifty one
The No. 5 Gaels pulled away after star VCU guard Adrian Baldwin Jr. injured his ankle inside the second half.
Mitchell Saxen and Alex Ducas paced Saint Mary’s with 17 factors apiece. regardless of the damage, Baldwin Jr. led the 12-seeded Rams with thirteen factors.
Saint Mary’s prevailed regardless of struggling to join from three-level fluctuate. The Gaels have been simply three of 17 (17.6%) from past the arc. Conversely, VCU went 35.7% on three-level makes an try inside the loss. The Gaels acquired the rebound battle 37-29.
women’s ultimate: Georgia sixty six, Florida State fifty 4
Diamond Battles had 21 factors to information the Bulldogs to an upset victory over Florida State inside the major spherical of the NCAA event. Georgia, the No. 10 seed inside the Seattle 4 area, took administration with a dominant second quarter and saved the stress on the Seminoles, who compounded their factors with poor capturing and costly turnovers.
Florida State, who performed the sport with out main scorer Ta’Niya Latson who sat out with an undisclosed damage, was led by Erin Howard’s 19 factors and 9 rebounds, with Taylor O’Brien chipping in 15, however every participant shot 6-sixteen from the sector.
The Seminoles shot 27 % for the sport and have been outrebounded by 10. Georgia strikes on and might play the winner of host and No. 2 seed Iowa and No. 15 SE Louisiana.
males’s ultimate: Baylor seventy 4, UC Santa Barbara fifty six
Adam Flagler scored 18 factors for Baylor and LJ Cryer added 15 as a outcome of the Bears blitzed UC Santa Barbara inside the second half to return away with a seventy 4-fifty six victory.
Caleb Lohner had thirteen factors off the bench for Baylor, and the Gauchos have been held to solely 18 factors inside the second half after main 36-35 at halftime. Baylor hit fifty five % of its pictures and compelled 14 turnovers.
UC Santa Barbara was led by Miles Norris, who scored 15 factors.
males’s ultimate: Xavier seventy two, Kennesaw State sixty seven
Colby Jones’ free throw with 18.three left gave Xavier the lead and Jack Nunge had a ultimate-second block to safe the win as a outcome of the Musketeers erased a thirteen-level second-half deficit and held off the upset bid by 14-seed Kennesaw State, which was making its first look inside the NCAA event.
Jerome Hunter scored 24 factors and Nunge had 10 factors and eleven rebounds for Xavier, which went 2-12 from three-level fluctuate. Xavier stormed again with a 15–zero run to take the lead with 4:forty seven left as Kennesaw State went greater than seven minutes with out making a discipline objective, lacking eleven pictures in a row.
Brandon Stroud’s two free throws tied the rating at sixty three and Demond Robinson’s jumper gave the Owls a sixty five-sixty 4 lead with 2:04 left, however Kennesaw State scored solely six factors over the ultimate 10 minutes of the sport.
The Musketeers transfer on to sort out the winner of Iowa State and Pittsburgh.
women’s ultimate: Arizona seventy five, West Virginia sixty two
regardless of coming into the event on a three-sport dropping streak, the Wildcats bought here out refreshed on sizzling from the sector. Arizona constructed an eleven-level lead inside the major quarter and staved off a third-quarter rally earlier than pulling away as quickly as extra.
Senior forward Cate Reese led Arizona with 25 factors, six rebounds and two blocks, whereas senior forward Esmery Martinez — who performed three seasons at West Virginia earlier than transferring to Arizona — chipped in a double-double of thirteen factors and 12 rebounds, with two blocks.
women’s ultimate: USF sixty seven, Marquette sixty five, OT
We bought free basketball for the major time on this 12 months’s March madness when Marquette and South Florida went to further time inside the opening sport of the women’s event.
The Bulls rallied from eleven down late inside the third quarter, taking the lead on Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu’s three-level play with 1:21 left in regulation. A three-pointer by Elena Tsineke gave South Florida a 4-level lead, however Marquette’s Jordan King and Mackenzie Hare every made a pair of free throws to tie the sport at fifty nine and stress OT.
Chloe Marotta, who led Marquette with 25 factors Friday, fouled out with 2:fifty six left in further time. The teams traded 1-level leads till seven seconds left, when Fankam Mendjiadeu made a free throw to place South Florida up sixty seven-sixty five.
Marquette’s three-level try was off course. The Golden Eagles grabbed the rebound however couldn’t get a shot off earlier than the buzzer sounded.
— Nancy Armour
males’s ultimate: Michigan State seventy two, USC sixty two
Joey Hauser scored 17 factors as Michigan State held off the chilly-capturing Trojans seventy two-sixty two to advance inside the East area. The Spartans will subsequent sort out the winner of Marquette and Vermont inside the second spherical.
The rating was tied at 34 after the major 20 minutes, however Michigan State started to take administration with a thirteen-2 run capped off by a Jaden Akins three-pointer with 4:24 left. Akins and Tyson Walker scored 12 every and A.J. Hoggard had eleven factors for the Spartans.
USC shot forty% for the sport and was led by Joshua Morgan, who scored 10 of his 14 factors inside the major half, with Kobe Johnson including thirteen. Boogie Ellis, the crew’s main scorer, accomplished three-12 for six factors, including six rebounds and 5 assists earlier than fouling out inside the ultimate minute.
No. 14 Kennesaw State wanting for upset bid, leads Xavier at half
Terrell Burden leads a balanced scoring effort for Kennesaw State with 10 factors as a outcome of the Owls search for the upset and leads Xavier, the No. three seed, forty three-36 inside the Midwest area’s first spherical. Chris Youngblood and Spencer Rodgers paced Kennesaw with eight factors every.
Jerome Hunter leads Xavier with thirteen factors, as a outcome of the Musketeers hit 1 from 7 from three-level fluctuate and did not have an offensive rebound inside the major half.
Michigan State and USC tied at half
Joey Hauser scored eight factors, and Jaden Akins and Tyson Walker every had six factors as Michigan State and USC are tied at 34 inside the major-spherical matchup inside the East area. The Spartans led for all of the major half, besides for 1:31 when the Trojans used a thirteen-2 run to take a lead late inside the major 20 minutes after trailing by 9.
Joshua Morgan, who averages solely 6.7 factors a sport, scored 10 factors to information the Trojans. The crew’s main scorer, Boogie Ellis went 1-6 for two factors however has 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
women’s first spherical will get underway
the women’s discipline of sixty 4 was polished off Thursday evening time with No. eleven St. John’s and No. sixteen Tennessee Tech becoming a member of No. eleven Mississippi State and No. sixteen Sacred coronary heart as First 4 winners.
Friday’s first spherical kicks off with a Greenville 1 area matchup between No. eight South Florida and No. 9 Marquette. The Bulls are led by Elena Tsineke, who averaged 18 factors per sport and shot 37.three% from three-level, and Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, who averaged sixteen.7 factors and 12.three rebounds. The Golden Eagles rely extra on sound protection to grind out wins. Guard Jordan King leads Marquette with 15.9 factors, 4.2 rebounds and 4.zero steals.
best first-spherical picks in women’s bracket
Deciding on first-spherical picks is an arduous job. you have bought to to take into consideration seed positioning and sport matchups. for event, a crew with a superb first-spherical matchup that has the potential of going by way of a greater seed in definitely one of many subsequent few rounds might even be a superb decide. Why? as a outcome of an unfavorable future matchup would finish in that crew being much less tempting to choose out as quickly as extra.
listed beneath are 5 intriguing picks for first-spherical consideration inside the women’s event, bearing in thoughts matchups and bracket positioning.
- No. three Duke over No. 14 Iona
- No. 6 Colorado over No. eleven center Tennessee
- No. three Ohio State over No. 14 James Madison
- No. eight USC over No. 9 South Dakota State
- No. 5 Oklahoma over No. 12 Portland
— Richard Morin
Winners and losers from Thursday’s movement
that is what we would like on the major day of madness: Brackets breaking all by way of the place inside the nation and double-digit seeds stunning everyone (besides themselves, at the least in case you’re Princeton).
however completely different extreme seeds appeared dominant — which is what they’re alleged to look like, particularly of their first-spherical video games. All of it is coming collectively to current an intriguing second spherical. however first, we’ve bought but one extra whole day of first-spherical video games, which might current methodology extra chaos.
— Lindsay Schnell
rating Friday’s males’s video games
Curiously, the second day of March madness options all 4 of the No. three seeds in movement, and by extension all of the typically compelling No. 6 vs. No. eleven matchups. That’s the world of the bracket the place first- and second-spherical chaos typically occurs.
right here’s the record of Friday’s video games ranked by how watchable we predict they’ll be. however as quickly as extra, maintain that distant useful in case sudden situations develop.
- No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. eleven windfall
- No. eight Memphis vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic
- No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 12 Virginia Commonwealth
- No. 6 TCU vs. No. eleven Arizona State
- No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Southern California
— Eddie Timanus
Houston ruins title hopes by taking half in Marcus Sasser earlier than he was ready
That backfired in spectacular vogue.
simply 5 days after Marcus Sasser strained his groin inside the American Athletic convention event semifinals, he was again inside the Cougars’ starting lineup Thursday evening time. For a major-spherical sport in opposition to a No. sixteen crew.
In a shock to virtually nobody, Sasser did not even make it to halftime. Now extreme-seeded Houston will not make it to the second weekend, not to mention to the ultimate 4 in its hometown.
— Nancy Armour
Alabama’s best opponent might even be exhaustion from unending chaos
The athletics director issued a press launch at halftime. The most scrutinized 20-12 months-outdated in basketball couldn’t make a shot earlier than finally going to the bench to relaxation a sore groin. The stroll-on no particular person had heard of earlier than Wednesday evening time threatened to sue the mannequin the ny instances. And the coach is dropping his thoughts on every dribble for two straight hours of a sport he didn’t come shut to dropping.
In completely different phrases, it was simply one other day in Alabama basketball.
— Dan Wolken
What’s a Paladin?
Princeton might have pulled off the most important upset Thursday, however thirteen-seeded Furman’s downing of No. 4 Virginia was a fulfilling (besides you are a Cavaliers fan, in any case) start to the 2023 males’s NCAA event.
it has been a protracted look forward to Paladins males’s basketball followers. It was greater than forty years since Furman was final inside the event, and over forty five years since its final March madness win.
— Jordan Mendoza
strategies to watch NCAA event first-spherical video games
whether or not it is at house, at a bar or at work, 1000’s and 1000’s of usa residents might even be tuning in to watch teams make or break their bracket.
CBS and Turner sports activities have the broadcasting rights to the males’s NCAA event and broadcast video games on 4 channels. Three of them – CBS, TNT and TBS – possibilities are extreme you’ll possibly know from broadcasting dozens of completely different sporting occasions yearly, however the remaining channel, truTV, is one which always eludes basketball followers yearly.
right here is the place to get your hands on TruTV, relying in your cable supplier or streaming service, and what video games might even be on the community:
What channel is truTV?
TruTV might even be found on a quantity of cable suppliers, and has the identical channel quantity nationwide on amongst the numerous suppliers. listed beneath are the channels:
- AT&T U-Verse: 164/1164
- FIOS: 183/683
- Cox: Varies by location
- DISH: 242
- DirecTV: 246
- Spectrum: Varies by location
- Xfinity: Varies by location
For streaming, truTV may even be out there on: YouTube tv, iOS App retailer, Google Play, Amazon App retailer, Chromecast, Apple tv, Amazon hearth tv, Roku and Android tv.
Which March madness video games might even be on truTV?
4 video games might even be broadcast Friday on truTV in the course of the major rounds of March madness. listed beneath are the video games that will be on truTV, as effectively as to tip-off instances (in ET):
► No. three Xavier vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State (Friday, 12:forty p.m.)
► No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. eleven Pittsburgh (Friday, three:10 p.m.)
► No. three Gonzaga vs. No. 14 Grand Canyon (Friday, 7:35 p.m.)
► No. 6 TCU vs. No. eleven Nevada/No. eleven Arizona State (Friday, 10:05 p.m.)
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