NCAA Tournament:
1st Round Scores, Highlights & Notes:
South Region:
(1) Gonzaga 92 – (16) Troy 51
Center Mario Zoric continues his dominance against troy with a 22 point first half (didn’t play 2nd half).
(8) Kansas State 76 – (9) Marquette 62
Kansas State beats Marquette, center Dakota Troutman finishes with 14 points and 8 rebounds in the win.
(5) Virginia 75 – (12) Davidson 65
Virginia knocks off Davidson, V.J. Thibodeau has a game high 23 points in the win.
(4) Purdue 68 – (13) UTEP 58
Purdue beats UTEP, center Cameron Sullivan owned the paint with 25 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.
(6) Texas 83 – (11) UC Davis 64
Texas moves on with win over UC Davis, SF C.J. Blackwell is looking for a few statements games—he put up 37 points in the 1st round win.
(3) LSU 80 – (14) Monmouth 60
LSU beats Monmouth, center Luol Okoye finished with a game high 17 rebounds in the win.
(7) Maryland 71 – (10) Vermont 55
Maryland takes out Vermont, SG Cole Samuels finished with a game high 19 points.
(2) Missouri 84 – (15) Mercer 59
Missouri moves on with win over Mercer, PG Kareem Robinson finished with 18 points and 9 assists.
West Region
(1) Texas Tech 89 – (16) Jackson State 56
Texas Tech rolls past Jackson State; SF Javon Rhodes leads all scorers with 22 points.
(8) Kansas 74 – (9) Memphis 62
Kansas knocks out Memphis, PG Shea Fridzon finishes with 17 points and 6 assists.
(5) Duke 81 – (12) Belmont 61
Duke takes care of Belmont, PF Jeremiah Carson has a game high 17 points.
(4) Wisconsin 74 – (13) Drexel 61
Wisconsin beats Drexel, center Daryl Webster finishes with 15 points and 8 rebounds.
(6) Florida 72 – (11) Villanova 58
Florida beats Villanova, SF Antonio Tucker finishes with a game high 20 points.
(3) Baylor 68 – (14) Bowling Green 49
Baylor beats Bowling Green, SF Anthony Thompson finishes with 15 points and a few highlight reel fast-break dunks in the win.
(10) Syracuse 66 – (7) Cincinnati 63
Syracuse upsets #7 Cincinnati, SF Elias Catchings finishes with 14 points and 6 assists in the win.
(2) Michigan State 84 – (15) JSU 51
Michigan State cruises by JSU, center Sterling Gaines hits 5 3’s and scores 22 points; PG Grayson Vernado finishes with 8 points and 8 assists.
East Region
(1) UNC 85 – (16) Omaha 62
UNC easily beats Omaha; SG Antonio Jeffries scores a game high 24 points.
(8) Iowa State 67 – (9) Oregon State 65
Iowa State beats Oregon State by two as SF Layton Sparks misses a game winning 3pt shot as time expires.
(5) USC 76 – (12) Winthrop 68
USC knocks off Winthrop; SG Damian Trimble leads the way with 22 points for the Trojans.
(4) California 87 – (13) Oakland 57
Cal routs Oakland; PG Jevon Rolle scores 18 of his game high 26 points in the 1st half.
(6) Colorado 71 – (11) New Mexico State 68
Colorado beats New Mexico State; PF Shayne Porter scores 15 points and dishes out 7 assists in the win.
(3) Tennessee 79 – (14) Florida A&M 65
Tennessee moves on with win over Florida A&M; SF Miles Bramos scores 18 points and hits 4-6 3pt shots.
(7) Oklahoma 69 – (10) Vermont 64
Oklahoma takes care of Vermont as SG Stephen Goldsberry scores 8 of the team’s final 10 points—scoring a game high 23 points on the night.
(2) Illinois 83 – (15) Holy Cross 64
Illinois makes it look easy against Holy Cross—Louis Morgan leads all scorers with 24 points; PG H. Richardson adds 12 points and 7 assists for the Wildcats.
Mid-West Region
(1) Michigan 82 – (16) Lamar 56
Michigan breezes past Lamar; SG Andre Hendrix scores a game high 17 points for the Wolverines.
(9) San Diego State 71 – (8) Iowa 70
San Diego State beats Iowa, SG Curtis Sutton leads all scorers with 21 points—he also hit the game winner with just 2.3 seconds on the clock.
(5) West Virginia 62 – (12) FDU 56
West Virginia beats FDU, PF Mark Thompkins posts a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
(4) Ohio State 78 – (13) Yale 70
Ohio State moves on with win over Yale, SG Isiah Brooks scores a game high 20 points for the Buckeyes.
(6) Indiana 73 – (11) Louisville 70
Indiana wins a close one over Louisville. PF Jaylen Reynolds led the team in scoring with 19 points.
(3) Georgetown 66 – (14) Drake 61
Georgetown beats Drake to move on to the next round, center Addison Weber led all scorers with 18 points.
(7) FSU 66 – (10) UCLA 62
FSU beats UCLA to advance. PF Cedric Mercer had 16 points and 7 rebounds in the win.
(2) Kentucky 82 – (15) Washington 61
Kentucky beats Washington, PG Brighton Reed scores a game high 29 points and SG Savion White adds 16 points in the win.
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