INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Kolek returned from a three-week absence and fell just four rebounds shy of a triple-double to help South Region No. 2 seed Marquette pull away in the second half for a 87-69 win over No. 15 Western

MEMPHIS — Baylor gave Colgate the assortment pack Friday. The Bears hit 16 3-pointers, canned 63 percent of their 2-point shots and also controlled the boards en route to an emphatic 92-67 first-round win in the West Region of the

NEW YORK — With defending national champion UConn likely looming as Northwestern’s next opponent, Wildcats head coach Chris Collins knew he wouldn’t have much time to savor Friday’s first-round win over Florida Atlantic. And that was before the Huskies posted

INDIANAPOLIS — Top-seeded Purdue will be looking for more of the same from Zach Edey when it battles eighth-seeded Utah State on Sunday in a second round Midwest Region contest. The winner advances to a Sweet 16 clash with Kansas

Angel Reese had 10 points and 19 rebounds and LSU began the defense of its national championship by shaking off Rice 70-60 in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday in Baton Rouge, La. Aneesah Morrow scored

MEMPHIS — The team that couldn’t shoot straight during the regular season suddenly can’t miss in March. Ninth-seeded Texas A&M converted 13 3-pointers Friday night in a first round South Region game of the NCAA Tournament and enjoyed a comfortable

NEW YORK — Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points Friday night for 12th-seeded James Madison, which never trailed as it upset fifth-seeded Wisconsin 72-61 in a South Region first-round matchup. James Madison (32-3), which extended the nation’s longest active winning

MEMPHIS — When Texas A&M and Houston played Dec. 16 at the Houston Rockets’ Toyota Center, the Aggies didn’t have second-leading scorer Tyrece Radford and played emerging guard Manny Obaseki for only nine minutes in a 70-66 loss. And the

Tyon Grant-Foster recorded 22 points and seven rebounds and Grand Canyon won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time with a 75-66 victory over Saint Mary’s on Friday night in West Region first-round play at Spokane, Wash. Ray Harrison