MEN NCAA TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND

MENNCAA TOURNAMENTOPENING ROUND
Niagara 77, Florida A & amp;M 69
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Boston College 84, Texas Tech 75
Georgetown 80, Belmont 55
Michigan State 61, Marquette 49
North Carolina 86, Eastern Kentucky 65
Washington State 70, Oral Roberts 54
Vanderbilt 77, George Washington 44
Texas 79, New Mexico State 67
Southern California 77, Arkansas 60
Second Round
Georgetown 62, Boston College 55
North Carolina 81, Michigan State 67
Vanderbilt 78, Washington State 74, 2OT
Southern California 87, Texas 68
Regional SemifinalsFridayAt East Rutherford, N.J.
Georgetown (28-6) vs. Vanderbilt (22-11), 7:27 p.m.
North Carolina (30-6) vs. Southern California (25-11), 30 minutes after first game
Regional Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Louisville 78, Stanford 58
Texas A & amp;M 68, Pennsylvania 52
Ohio State 78, Central Connecticut State 57
Xavier 79, Brigham Young 77
Virginia 84, Albany, N.Y. 57
Tennessee 121, Long Beach State 86
Memphis 73, North Texas 58
Nevada 77, Creighton 71, OT
Second Round
Ohio State 78, Xavier 71, OT
Texas A & amp;M 72, Louisville 69
Tennessee 77, Virginia 74
Memphis 78, Nevada 62
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
At San Antonio
Texas A & amp;M (27-6) vs. Memphis (32-3), 7:27 p.m.
Ohio State (32-3) vs. Tennessee (24-10), 30 minutes after first game
Regional Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Maryland 82, Davidson 70
Butler 57, Old Dominion 46
UNLV 67, Georgia Tech 63
Wisconsin 76, Texas A & amp;M-Corpus Christi 63
Winthrop 74, Notre Dame 64
Oregon 58, Miami (Ohio) 56
Purdue 72, Arizona 63
Florida 112, Jackson State 69
Second Round
Butler 62, Maryland 59
UNLV 74, Wisconsin 68
Oregon 75, Winthrop 61
Florida 74, Purdue 67
Regional Semifinals
Friday
At St. Louis
Butler (29-6) vs. Florida (31-5), 7:10 p.m.
UNLV (30-6) vs. Oregon (28-7), 30 minutes after first game
Regional Championship
Sunday
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Virginia Commonwealth 79, Duke 77
Pittsburgh 79, Wright State 58
UCLA 70, Weber State 42
Indiana 70, Gonzaga 57
Kansas 107, Niagara 67
Kentucky 67, Villanova 58
Virginia Tech 54, Illinois 52
Southern Illinois 61, Holy Cross 51
Second Round
Pittsburgh 84, Virginia Commonwealth 79, OT
UCLA 54, Indiana 49
Southern Illinois 63, Virginia Tech 48
Kansas 88, Kentucky 76
Regional Semifinals
Thursday
At San Jose, Calif.
Kansas (32-4) vs. Southern Illinois (29-6), 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (29-7) vs. UCLA (28-5), 30 minutes after first game
Regional Championship
Saturday
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At Atlanta
National Semifinals
March 31
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
April 2
Semifinal winners
WOMENNCAA TOURNAMENTGREENSBORO REGIONAL
First Round
March 17
At Los Angeles
Louisville 80, BYU 54
Arizona State 57, UC Riverside 50
March 18
At East Lansing, Mich.
Vanderbilt 62, Delaware State 47
Bowling Green 70, Oklahoma State 66
Michigan State 69, Delaware 58
Rutgers 77, East Carolina 34
At Raleigh, N.C.
Duke 81, Holy Cross 44
Temple 64, Nebraska 61
Second Round
Monday
At Los Angeles
Louisville (27-7) vs. Arizona State (29-4), late
Today
At East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State (24-8) vs. Rutgers (23-8), 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt (28-5) vs. Bowling Green (30-3), 9:30 p.m.
At Raleigh, N.C.
Duke (31-1) vs. Temple (25-7), 5 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
At Greensboro, N.C.
Michigan State-Rutgers winner vs. Duke-Temple winner, TBA
Louisville-Arizona State winner vs. Vanderbilt-Bowling Green winner, TBA
Regional Championship
March 26
Semifinal winners, TBA
DAYTON REGIONAL
First Round
March 17
At Austin, Texas
Oklahoma 74, Southeast Missouri State 60
Marquette 87, Louisiana-Lafayette 58
At Stanford, Calif.
Middle Tennessee 85, Gonzaga 46
Marist 67, Ohio State 63
March 18
At Hartford, Conn.
Mississippi 88, TCU 74
Maryland 89, Harvard 65
At Pittsburgh
Tennessee 76, Drake 37
Pittsburgh 71, James Madison 61
Second Round
Monday
At Austin, Texas
Oklahoma 78, Marquette 47
At Stanford, Calif.
Marist 73, Middle Tennessee 59
Today
At Hartford, Conn.
Mississippi (22-10) vs. Maryland (28-5), 7 p.m.
At Pittsburgh
Tennessee (29-3) vs. Pittsburgh (24-8), 7 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
Sunday
At Dayton
Tennessee-Pittsburgh winner vs. Marist (29-5), TBA
Oklahoma (28-4) vs. Mississippi-Maryland winner, TBA
Regional Championship
March 27
Semifinal winners, TBA
DALLAS REGIONAL
First Round
March 17
At Minneapolis
Iowa State 79, Washington 60
Georgia 53, Belmont 36
Georgia Tech 55, DePaul 54
Purdue 63, Oral Roberts 42
At Los Angeles
Texas A & amp;M 58, Texas Arlington 50
George Washington 76, Boise State 67
March 18
At Pittsburgh
Notre Dame 62, California 59
North Carolina 95, Prairie View 38
Second Round
Monday
At Minneapolis
Georgia 76, Iowa State 56
Georgia Tech (21-11) vs. Purdue (29-5), late
At Los Angeles
George Washington 59, Texas A & amp;M 47
Today
At Pittsburgh
Notre Dame (20-11) vs. North Carolina (31-3), 9:30 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
Sunday
At Dallas
George Washington (28-3) vs. Notre Dame-North Carolina winner, TBA
Georgia (27-6) vs. Georgia Tech-Purdue winner, TBA
Regional Championship
March 27
Semifinal winners, TBA
FRESNO REGIONAL
First Round
March 17
At Austin, Texas
West Virginia 65, Xavier 52
LSU 77, North Carolina-Asheville 39
At Stanford, Calif.
Florida State 85, Old Dominion 75
Stanford 96, Idaho State 58
March 18
At Hartford, Conn.
Wisconsin-Green Bay 59, New Mexico 52
Connecticut 82, UMBC 33
At Raleigh, N.C.
N.C. State 84, Robert Morris 52
Baylor 68, Chattanooga 55
Second Round
Monday
At Austin, Texas
West Virginia (21-10) vs. LSU (27-7), late
At Stanford, Calif.
Florida State (23-9) vs. Stanford (29-4), late
Today
At Hartford, Conn.
Wisconsin-Green Bay (29-3) vs. Connecticut (30-3), 9:30 p.m.
At Raleigh, N.C.
N.C. State (24-9) vs. Baylor (26-7), 7:30 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
At Fresno, Calif.
Wisconsin-Green Bay-Connecticut winner vs. N.C. State-Baylor winner, TBA
West Virginia-LSU winner vs. Old Dominion-Florida State--Stanford-Idaho State winner, TBA
Regional Championship
March 26
Semifinal winners, TBA
FINAL FOUR
At Cleveland
National Semifinals
April 1
Dallas champion vs. Dayton champion, TBA
Fresno champion vs. Greensboro champion, TBA
National Championship
April 3
Semifinal winners
SUMMARIESOKLAHOMA 78, MARQUETTE 47
MARQUETTE (26-7) -- Kamm 1-4 0-0 2, Quaye 2-12 0-0 5, McCullough 0-6 5-6 5, Ellis 4-12 1-2 12, Osagie-Landry 3-6 4-5 10, Monfre 1-4 1-2 4, Harris 0-3 1-3 1, Lam 2-6 0-0 4, Kovalenko 0-3 0-0 0, Thrower 0-5 4-5 4. Totals 13-61 16-23 47.
OKLAHOMA (28-4) -- Thompson 3-4 0-0 6, Rush 4-9 0-0 10, C.Paris 9-14 6-8 24, Plumley 0-4 2-2 2, Higgins 1-6 0-0 3, Stevenson 3-4 0-0 6, Olajuwon 2-3 0-0 4, A.Paris 3-5 2-2 8, Winchester 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 0-1 2-4 2, Welch 3-8 2-2 9, Hammond 0-2 0-0 0, Sanchez 0-0 2-2 2, Brown 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 28-60 18-22 78.
Halftime--Oklahoma 29-19. 3-Point Goals--Marquette 5-20 (Ellis 3-8, Monfre 1-3, Quaye 1-4, Kamm 0-1, Harris 0-1, Thrower 0-3), Oklahoma 4-16 (Rush 2-4, Welch 1-2, Higgins 1-6, Plumley 0-4). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Marquette 33 (Osagie-Landry 8), Oklahoma 49 (A.Paris, C.Paris 10). Assists--Marquette 7 (Ellis, Harris, Kovalenko 2), Oklahoma 11 (Brown 3). Total Fouls--Marquette 22, Oklahoma 19. A--NA.
GEORGIA 76, IOWA ST. 56
IOWA ST. (26-9) -- Ronhovde 2-6 0-2 5, Ross 3-9 5-6 11, Wieben 6-12 0-0 13, Lacey 3-7 3-3 9, Medders 4-13 0-0 11, Ezell 0-2 2-2 2, Pierson 1-5 0-0 2, Nisleit 1-4 0-0 3, Reinert 0-0 0-0 0, Florzak 0-0 0-0 0, Mosman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-58 10-13 56.
GEORGIA (26-6) -- Darrah 1-5 2-2 4, Humphrey 8-17 4-6 21, Houts 4-9 4-4 14, Hardrick 4-9 0-0 9, Chambers 7-13 0-2 18, Robinson 3-5 0-0 6, Marshall 1-6 0-0 2, Rowsey 1-1 0-0 2, D.Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, M.Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 10-14 76.
Halftime--Georgia 51-27. 3-Point Goals--Iowa St. 6-22 (Medders 3-9, Wieben 1-1, Nisleit 1-3, Ronhovde 1-4, Ross 0-1, Ezell 0-2, Lacey 0-2), Georgia 8-22 (Chambers 4-6, Houts 2-6, Humphrey 1-3, Hardrick 1-4, Marshall 0-1, Darrah 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Iowa St. 39 (Ross 9), Georgia 38 (Humphrey, Robinson 7). Assists--Iowa St. 15 (Medders 9), Georgia 20 (Chambers 6). Total Fouls--Iowa St. 10, Georgia 15. A--NA.
MARIST 73, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 59
MARIST (29-5) -- Fitz 5-10 0-0 10, Dahlman 5-8 3-3 13, Kresge 1-5 0-0 3, Viani 4-8 2-2 13, Flores 8-12 4-4 21, Minter 0-0 0-0 0, Engle 0-1 0-0 0, Hein 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 2-3 2-3 7, Kolesar 0-0 0-0 0, Duff 0-0 0-0 0, Smrdel 1-8 4-5 6. Totals 26-55 15-17 73.
MIDDLE TENNESSEE (30-4) -- Holt 2-10 2-2 6, Horton 4-8 2-2 10, Abney 1-6 0-0 3, Orr 2-6 1-1 5, Givens 7-16 1-2 16, Pickel 3-6 0-0 9, Tate 0-0 0-0 0, Barclay 2-3 0-0 4, Cobb 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 2-5 0-0 6, Boyd 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 6-7 59.
Halftime--Marist 40-29. 3-Point Goals--Marist 6-15 (Viani 3-4, Johnson 1-1, Flores 1-2, Kresge 1-3, Dahlman 0-2, Smrdel 0-3), Middle Tennessee 7-26 (Pickel 3-5, Brown 2-5, Givens 1-4, Abney 1-6, Barclay 0-1, Orr 0-2, Holt 0-3). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Marist 36 (Dahlman 9), Middle Tennessee 30 (Orr 7). Assists--Marist 20 (Kresge 9), Middle Tennessee 10 (Givens 4). Total Fouls--Marist 10, Middle Tennessee 20. A--NA.
GEORGE WASHINGTON 59, TEXAS A & amp;M 47
GEORGE WASHINGTON (28-3) -- Allen 2-4 0-0 4, Cole 3-8 0-1 7, Je.Adair 4-10 2-2 10, Beck 6-12 3-5 18, Lawrence 5-12 2-3 12, Ja.Adair 4-7 0-0 8, Bates 0-0 0-1 0, Steele 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 7-12 59.
TEXAS A & amp;M (25-7) -- Reado 1-5 1-2 3, Gant 3-9 3-4 9, Micheaux 4-5 0-0 8, Starks 6-14 2-2 16, Franklin 3-13 0-3 7, Buchanan 2-2 0-2 4, Atunrase 0-8 0-0 0, Pounds 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 6-13 47.
Halftime--George Washington 23-21. 3-Point Goals--George Washington 4-9 (Beck 3-7, Cole 1-2), Texas A & amp;M 3-17 (Starks 2-7, Franklin 1-6, Atunrase 0-2, Pounds 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--George Washington 32 (Cole 7), Texas A & amp;M 39 (Buchanan, Gant, Micheaux 7). Assists--George Washington 9 (Allen 5), Texas A & amp;M 8 (Atunrase 4). Total Fouls--George Washington 14, Texas A & amp;M 18. A--NA.
LATE SUNDAYRUTGERS 77, EAST CAROLINA 34
EAST CAROLINA (19-14) -- Young 3-16 2-2 8, Manning 1-2 0-1 2, Terry 0-4 4-6 4, C.Mills 5-16 3-3 13, Days 1-4 0-0 2, Cochran 0-2 0-0 0, Franks 0-5 0-0 0, Slack 0-5 0-0 0, Crumlin 0-0 0-0 0, A.Mills 0-1 0-0 0, Husarova 0-6 5-6 5. Totals 10-61 14-18 34.
RUTGERS (23-8) -- Carson 1-8 0-0 2, Prince 2-9 5-6 9, Vaughn 5-8 4-4 14, Zurich 4-6 0-0 9, Ajavon 8-14 3-3 20, Jernigan 2-3 4-4 9, Adams 0-3 0-0 0, McCurdy 1-5 3-4 5, Ray 1-5 0-0 3, Junaid 2-3 2-3 6. Totals 26-64 21-24 77.
Halftime--Rutgers 43-21. 3-Point Goals--East Carolina 0-8 (Husarova 0-1, Young 0-3, Slack 0-4), Rutgers 4-16 (Zurich 1-1, Jernigan 1-2, Ajavon 1-4, Ray 1-5, Adams 0-2, Prince 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--East Carolina 46 (Days 11), Rutgers 47 (McCurdy, Vaughn 7). Assists--East Carolina 6 (Days, Manning, C.Mills, Slack, Terry, Young 1), Rutgers 15 (Ajavon 5). Total Fouls--East Carolina 18, Rutgers 16. A--6,780.
TEMPLE 64, NEBRASKA 61
NEBRASKA (22-10) -- Ford 2-5 0-1 5, Spiric 0-1 0-0 0, Hardy 8-15 4-4 23, Griffin 3-8 5-5 11, Aubry 2-6 0-0 5, LaFleur 1-1 0-0 2, Turner 0-2 2-2 2, Montgomery 2-4 1-2 5, Page 3-10 2-4 8. Totals 21-52 14-18 61.
TEMPLE (25-7) -- Eaddy 1-5 0-0 2, Landry 2-7 5-8 9, Hairston 5-14 2-2 12, Maddox 7-14 4-4 18, Comfort 7-13 1-3 15, Morris 2-4 3-4 7, Stone 0-1 1-2 1, Pittman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 16-23 64.
Halftime--Nebraska 30-29. 3-Point Goals--Nebraska 5-16 (Hardy 3-8, Aubry 1-2, Ford 1-4, Spiric 0-1, Turner 0-1), Temple 0-1 (Hairston 0-1). Fouled Out--Page. Rebounds--Nebraska 32 (Page 8), Temple 42 (Comfort, Hairston, Maddox, Stone 6). Assists--Nebraska 8 (Ford, Spiric, Turner 2), Temple 14 (Maddox 5). Total Fouls--Nebraska 19, Temple 18. A--4,226.
CONNECTICUT 82, UMBC 33
UMBC (16-17) -- Rohde 3-9 1-2 7, Robinson 3-12 1-2 8, Hughes 4-13 0-0 9, Drabyn 2-8 0-0 6, Hatten 0-3 0-0 0, Hunt 0-0 0-0 0, Cassidy 0-3 0-0 0, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, Luttrell 1-3 0-0 3, Book 0-0 0-0 0, Baldwin 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-52 2-4 33.
CONNECTICUT (30-3) -- Houston 7-9 1-2 15, Charles 5-7 0-1 10, Montgomery 7-12 2-2 19, Thomas 1-5 0-0 3, Greene 5-9 2-2 12, Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Swanier 5-7 0-0 12, Fernandes 0-0 0-0 0, Gardler 1-3 0-0 3, McLaren 0-0 2-2 2, Hunter 2-4 0-0 4, Kerns 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 34-57 7-9 82.
Halftime--Connecticut 41-20. 3-Point Goals--UMBC 5-24 (Drabyn 2-8, Luttrell 1-1, Robinson 1-4, Hughes 1-5, Hatten 0-1, Rohde 0-2, Cassidy 0-3), Connecticut 7-17 (Montgomery 3-6, Swanier 2-4, Gardler 1-2, Thomas 1-5). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--UMBC 23 (Hatten, Rohde 4), Connecticut 41 (Charles 7). Assists--UMBC 11 (Robinson, Rohde 3), Connecticut 20 (Montgomery 4). Total Fouls--UMBC 9, Connecticut 5. A--6,824.
PITTSBURGH 71, JAMES MADISON 61
JAMES MADISON (27-6) -- Young 5-17 5-8 16, McCall 5-8 2-3 12, Alexis 4-11 3-4 11, Benvenuto 4-10 1-2 9, Dickinson 2-10 2-2 7, Stokes 1-4 0-0 2, Felix 0-0 0-0 0, Uqdah 0-1 0-0 0, Lawrence 0-3 0-0 0, Brown 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 23-68 13-20 61.
PITTSBURGH (24-8) -- Stewart 4-11 1-1 9, Taylor 4-6 1-1 9, Walker 8-10 4-5 20, Zellous 5-14 6-10 17, Sims 2-5 7-8 11, Lim 1-3 2-2 5, Braxton 0-1 0-0 0, Tafen 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-52 21-27 71.
Halftime--Pittsburgh 31-27. 3-Point Goals--James Madison 2-10 (Dickinson 1-2, Young 1-5, Benvenuto 0-1, Lawrence 0-2), Pittsburgh 2-6 (Lim 1-1, Zellous 1-2, Braxton 0-1, Stewart 0-2). Fouled Out--Zellous. Rebounds--James Madison 39 (Brown 9), Pittsburgh 41 (Walker 15). Assists--James Madison 8 (Benvenuto 6), Pittsburgh 18 (Sims, Stewart, Zellous 5). Total Fouls--James Madison 22, Pittsburgh 19. A--6,601.
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