SOUTH REGION:
No. 1 NORTH CAROLINA 103 No. 16 TEXAS SOUTHERN 64
GREENVILLE, SC– Reigning ACC Player of the Year Justin Jackson scored 21 points, 19 of which came in the first half, and grabbed seven rebounds for North Carolina (28-7). Kevin Scott led Texas Southern (23-12) with 19 points and five rebounds in the blowout loss. The Tar Heels will now take on the eighth-seeded Arkansas, who beat Seton Hall earlier in the day.
No. 2 KENTUCKY 79 No. 15 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 70
INDIANAPOLIS, IN– Bam Adebayo controlled the boards for Kentucky (30-5), grabbing 18 rebounds to compliment his 15 points. Carson Williams led Northern Kentucky (24-11) in the Norse’s first-ever NCAA tournament game, scoring 21 points and pulling nine rebounds. The Wildcats will face Wichita State next.
No. 3 UCLA 97 No. 14 KENT STATE 80
SACRAMENTO, CA– T.J. Leaf (23 points) and Aaron Holliday (15 points, 11 assists) contributed to UCLA’s (30-4) victory. Jimmy Hall helped Kent State (22-14) make a push with 20 points and 15 rebounds. The Bruins now must play Cincinnati, the lone sixth seed left in the tournament.
No. 6 CINCINNATI 75 No. 11 KANSAS STATE 61
SACRAMENTO, CA– Cincinnati (30-5) was led by Troy Caupain and his 23 points and seven rebounds. The Bearcats set a school tournament record by shooting 62.8 percent from the field. Wesley Iwundu collected 19 points and four rebounds for Kansas State (21-14). The Bearcats will play UCLA in the round of 32.
No. 10 WICHITA STATE 64 No. 7 DAYTON 58
INDIANAPOLIS, IN– Landry Shamet topped Wichita State (31-4) with 13 points, three rebounds and three assists. Scoochie Smith contributed 25 points, four assists, four steals and three rebounds to Dayton (24-8). The Shockers have won 16 straight games, the second-longest winning streak in program history, and will face Kentucky in the next round.
No. 8 ARKANSAS 77 No. 9 SETON HALL 71
GREENVILLE, SC– Moses Kingsley netted 23 points and pulled down six rebounds for Arkansas (26-9). Khadeem Carrington (22 points) and Angel Delgado (12 points and 13 rebounds) combined to lead Seton Hall (21-12). The game included a controversial foul with 18.3 seconds left, which was ruled a flagrant 1 foul and allowed the Razorbacks to put the lead out of reach. The Razorbacks will next play the Tar Heels of North Carolina.
EAST REGION:
No. 2 DUKE 87 No. 15 TROY 65
GREENVILLE, SC– Grayson Allen and Jayson Tatum propelled Duke (28-8) with 21 points, five rebounds and four assists (Allen), and 18 points and 12 rebounds (Tatum). Jordon Varnado picked up a 18 point, 10 rebound double-double for Troy (22-15). The Blue Devils move on to play South Carolina.
No. 3 BAYLOR 91 No. 14 NEW MEXICO STATE 73
TULSA, OK– Baylor’s (26-7) trio of Al Freeman (21 points, five rebounds), Terry Maston (19 points, nine rebounds) and Johnathan Motley ( 15 points, 10 rebounds) led the Bears to the win. Ian Baker and Braxton Huggins each scored 19 points for New Mexico State (28-6). The Bears had lost in the first round the past two years and will play USC in the second round.
No. 11 USC 66 No. 6 SMU 65
TULSA, OK– Elijah Stewart propelled USC (26-9) with 22 points and four rebounds. Stewart hit the eventual game-winning three with 36 seconds remaining in the second half. Semi Ojeleye put up 24 points and 10 rebounds for SMU (30-5). The win was the Trojans second consecutive double-digit second half comeback and they will take on Baylor in the round of 32.
No. 7 SOUTH CAROLINA 93 No. 10 MARQUETTE 73
GREENVILLE, SC– Sindarius Thornwell dropped a double-double with 29 points and 11 rebounds for South Carolina (23-10). Jajuan Johnson came off the bench to score 16 points and haul in six rebounds for Marquette (19-13). The win marks the first in 44 years for the Gamecocks and they will now play Duke.
MIDWEST REGION:
No. 1 KANSAS 100 No. 16 UC DAVIS 62
TULSA, OK– Frank Mason III (22 points) and Landen Lucas (13 points and 11 rebounds) were two of the five Kansas (29-4) players, all starters, to score in double digits. Chima Moneke gave UC Davis (23-13) 20 points and nine rebounds. The game was the first game back for the Jayhawks’ Josh Jackson, who was suspended. The Jayhawks are set to face Michigan State in the next round.
No. 2 LOUISVILLE 78 No. 15 JACKSONVILLE STATE 63
INDIANAPOLIS, IN– Louisville’s (25-8) Mangok Mathiang had 18 points and five rebounds. Norbertas Giga controlled the game for Jacksonville State (20-15) and accounted for nearly half of the Gamecocks points with 30 to go with his nine rebounds. The Cardinals have now won five straight first round games and will play Michigan next.
No. 3 OREGON 93 No. 14 IONA 77
SACRAMENTO, CA– Tyler Dorsey scored 24 points, but Josh Bell led Oregon (30-5) with 17 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double. Bell took over the top spot on the Ducks NCAA tournament rebounds list in the first half. Jordan Washington gave Iona (22-13) a 22 point, 12 rebound double-double. The Ducks will face the Atlantic 10 champion Rhode Island Rams in the next round.
No. 11 RHODE ISLAND 84 No. 6 CREIGHTON 72
SACRAMENTO, CA– Jeff Dowtin fueled Rhode Island (25-9) with 23 points, a career-high for the freshman, and five rebounds. Ronnie Harrell Jr. led Creighton (25-10) with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists off the bench. The Rams are the only remaining Atlantic 10 team in the tournament and will have to take on Oregon in the next round.
No. 7 MICHIGAN 92 No. 10 OKLAHOMA STATE 91
INDIANAPOLIS, IN– Derrick Walton Jr. picked up a double-double (26 points and 11 assists) to continue the Michigan (25-11) magic. Walton Jr. hit a pair of free throws to put the Wolverines up four with 10 seconds left in the game. Jawun Evans helped Oklahoma State (20-13) battle with 23 points and 12 assists for a double-double. The Wolverines will play Louisville in the next round.
No. 9 MICHIGAN STATE 78 No. 8 MIAMI 58
TULSA, OK– Miles Bridges paced Michigan State (20-14) with 18 points and nine rebounds. The Spartans took the lead and kept it with help from a 20-2 run in the first half. Jaquan Newton had 16 points and three steals for Miami (21-12). The Spartans move on to play number one seeded Kansas.
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