John Poulakidas made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Samson Aletan made a key blocked shot in the final seconds as 13th-seeded Yale notched a 78-76 upset of fourth-seeded Auburn on Friday afternoon in a West Region first-round game at Spokane, Wash.
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.
The agony of final defeat is one of the worst feelings in sports, and for FAU that feeling came today as they fell 77-65 to Northwestern in overtime
INDIANAPOLIS — KJ Simpson capped a wild second half with a baseline jumper that hit the rim five times before rattling in with one second left to lead No. 10 Colorado to a dramatic 102-100 win over No. 7 Florida
MEMPHIS — It might have been a late-morning start Friday, but third-seeded Baylor was wide-awake and ready to go for its NCAA Tournament West Region first round game.
NEW YORK — Ryan Langborg scored 12 points in overtime Friday afternoon for No. 9 Northwestern, which squandered a nine-point second-half lead before recovering to beat No. 8 Florida Atlantic 77-65 in an East Regional first-round game at Barclays Center.
Dalton Knecht poured in 23 points and Tennessee blew out Saint Peter’s 83-49 in the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region first-round game Thursday night, preventing the development of another Cinderella postseason for the Peacocks.
Graham Ike and Anton Watson had double-doubles and hot-shooting No. 5 seed Gonzaga routed No. 12 McNeese 86-65 in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Region on Thursday night in Salt Lake City.
CHARLOTTE — Max Abmas and Dylan Disu scored 12 points apiece and Texas overcame its own offensive struggles to control Colorado State 56-44 in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Region on Thursday night.