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 SemifinalsTodayAt 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
Memphis 65, Texas A & amp;M 64
Ohio State vs. Tennessee, late
Regional Championship
Saturday
Memphis (33-3) vs. Ohio State-Tennessee winner
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
Today
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 61, Southern Illinois 58
Pittsburgh vs. UCLA
Regional Championship
Saturday
Kansas (33-4) vs. Pittsburgh-UCLA winner
FINAL FOUR
At Atlanta
National Semifinals
March 31
East champion vs. South champion
Midwest champion vs. West champion
National Championship
April 2
Semifinal winners
SUMMARIESMEMPHIS 65, TEXAS A & amp;M 64
TEXAS A & amp;M (27-7) -- Carter 1-4 1-2 4, Jones 7-11 0-1 14, Kavaliauskas 7-13 3-3 17, Law IV 6-17 0-0 13, Kirk 2-4 0-2 4, Johnston 0-0 0-0 0, Sloan 2-6 1-2 5, Lee 1-1 0-0 3, Davis 1-1 0-0 2, Pompey 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-59 5-10 64.
MEMPHIS (33-3) -- Dozier 2-6 0-0 4, Dorsey 4-6 0-0 8, Kemp 3-5 0-0 7, Anderson 1-6 3-6 5, Douglas-Roberts 5-8 5-7 15, Niles 0-3 0-0 0, Hunt 6-12 4-5 19, Allen 1-5 2-3 4, Mack 1-2 0-0 3, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-54 14-21 65.
Halftime--Texas A & amp;M 42-37. 3-Point Goals--Texas A & amp;M 3-10 (Lee 1-1, Law IV 1-3, Carter 1-3, Kirk 0-1, Jones 0-1, Sloan 0-1), Memphis 5-17 (Hunt 3-7, Mack 1-1, Kemp 1-2, Dozier 0-1, Douglas-Roberts 0-2, Anderson 0-2, Allen 0-2). Fouled Out--Dorsey. Rebounds--Texas A & amp;M 36 (Kavaliauskas 8), Memphis 31 (Dozier 5). Assists--Texas A & amp;M 14 (Kirk 7), Memphis 8 (Anderson 3). Total Fouls--Texas A & amp;M 20, Memphis 15. A--26,060.
KANSAS 61, S. ILLINOIS 58
S. ILLINOIS (29-7) -- Falker 4-8 3-6 11, Boyle 1-3 1-1 3, Tatum 7-19 4-4 19, Mullins 0-3 0-0 0, Young 5-16 0-0 14, Green 1-1 0-0 2, Clemmons 0-0 0-0 0, Shaw 3-7 2-3 9. Totals 21-57 10-14 58.
KANSAS (33-4) -- Rush 6-6 0-1 12, Wright 3-7 1-4 7, Kaun 1-1 0-0 2, Robinson 4-10 0-0 9, Chalmers 2-6 5-8 9, Arthur 4-5 1-1 9, Collins 1-3 0-1 2, Stewart 1-1 1-2 3, Jackson 3-3 2-2 8. Totals 25-42 10-19 61.
Halftime--Kansas 27-24. 3-Point Goals--S. Illinois 6-25 (Young 4-11, Shaw 1-5, Tatum 1-8, Mullins 0-1), Kansas 1-6 (Robinson 1-4, Chalmers 0-1, Collins 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--S. Illinois 31 (Falker 9), Kansas 27 (Jackson, Rush 5). Assists--S. Illinois 9 (Shaw 3), Kansas 16 (Rush 5). Total Fouls--S. Illinois 21, Kansas 16. A--NA.
NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT
First Round
Florida State 77, Toledo 61
Michigan 68, Utah State 58
Mississippi State 82, MVSU 63
Bradley 90, Providence 78, OT
West Virginia 74, Delaware State 50
N.C. State 63, Drexel 56
Massachusetts 89, Alabama 87, OT
Marist 67, Oklahoma State 64
Georgia 88, Fresno State 78
Kansas State 59, Vermont 57
DePaul 83, Hofstra 71
Air Force 75, Austin Peay 51
Clemson 64, ETSU 57
Syracuse 79, South Alabama 73
Mississippi 73, Appalachian State 59
San Diego State 74, Missouri State 70
Second Round
Florida State 87, Michigan 66
Mississippi State 101, Bradley 72
West Virginia 90, Massachusetts 77
N.C. State 69, Marist 62
Air Force 83, Georgia 52
DePaul 70, Kansas State 65
Clemson 89, Mississippi 68
Syracuse 80, San Diego State 64
Quarterfinals
Mississippi State 86, Florida State 71
West Virginia 71, N.C. State 66
Clemson 74, Syracuse 70
Air Force 52, DePaul 51
Semifinals
March 27
At Madison Square Garden, New York
Mississippi State (21-13) vs. West Virginia (25-9), 7 p.m.
Clemson (24-10) vs. Air Force (26-8), 9:30 p.m.
Championship
March 29
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
WOMENNCAA TOURNAMENTGREENSBORO REGIONAL
First Round
Louisville 80, BYU 54
Arizona State 57, UC Riverside 50
Vanderbilt 62, Delaware State 47
Bowling Green 70, Oklahoma State 66
Michigan State 69, Delaware 58
Rutgers 77, East Carolina 34
Duke 81, Holy Cross 44
Temple 64, Nebraska 61
Second Round
Arizona State 67, Louisville 58
Rutgers 70, Michigan State 57
Bowling Green 59, Vanderbilt 56
Duke 62, Temple 52
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
At Greensboro, N.C.
Arizona State (30-4) vs. Bowling Green (31-3), Noon
Rutgers (24-8) vs. Duke (32-1), 2:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
March 26
Semifinal winners, TBA
DAYTON REGIONAL
First Round
Oklahoma 74, Southeast Missouri State 60
Marquette 87, Louisiana-Lafayette 58
Middle Tennessee 85, Gonzaga 46
Marist 67, Ohio State 63
Mississippi 88, TCU 74
Maryland 89, Harvard 65
Tennessee 76, Drake 37
Pittsburgh 71, James Madison 61
Second Round
Oklahoma 78, Marquette 47
Marist 73, Middle Tennessee 59
Mississippi 89, Maryland 78
Tennessee 68, Pittsburgh 54
Regional Semifinals
Sunday
At Dayton
Tennessee (30-3) vs. Marist (29-5), Noon
Oklahoma (28-4) vs. Mississippi (23-10), 2:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
March 27
Semifinal winners, TBA
DALLAS REGIONAL
First Round
Iowa State 79, Washington 60
Georgia 53, Belmont 36
Georgia Tech 55, DePaul 54
Purdue 63, Oral Roberts 42
Texas A & amp;M 58, Texas Arlington 50
George Washington 76, Boise State 67
Notre Dame 62, California 59
North Carolina 95, Prairie View 38
Second Round
Georgia 76, Iowa State 56
Purdue 76, Georgia Tech 63
George Washington 59, Texas A & amp;M 47
North Carolina 60, Notre Dame 51
Regional Semifinals
Sunday
At Dallas
Georgia (27-6) vs. Purdue (30-5), 7 p.m.
George Washington (28-3) vs. North Carolina (32-3), 9:30 p.m.
Regional Championship
March 27
Semifinal winners, TBA
FRESNO REGIONAL
First Round
West Virginia 65, Xavier 52
LSU 77, North Carolina-Asheville 39
Florida State 85, Old Dominion 75
Stanford 96, Idaho State 58
Wisconsin-Green Bay 59, New Mexico 52
Connecticut 82, UMBC 33
N.C. State 84, Robert Morris 52
Baylor 68, Chattanooga 55
Second Round
LSU 49, West Virginia 43
Florida State 68, Stanford 61
Connecticut 94, Wisconsin-Green Bay 70
N.C. State 78, Baylor 72, OT
Regional Semifinals
Saturday
At Fresno, Calif.
Connecticut (31-3) vs. N.C. State (25-9), 9 p.m.
LSU (28-7) vs. Florida State (24-9), 11:30 p.m.
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, TBA
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