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 66, Vanderbilt 65
North Carolina 74, Southern California 64
Regional Championship
Sunday
Georgetown 96, North Carolina 84, OT
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 85, Tennessee 84
Regional Championship
Saturday
Ohio State 92, Memphis 76
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
Florida 65, Butler 57
Oregon 76, UNLV 72
Regional Championship
Sunday
Florida 85, Oregon 77
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
UCLA 64, Pittsburgh 55
Regional Championship
Saturday
UCLA 68, Kansas 55
FINAL FOUR
At Atlanta
National Semifinals
Saturday, March 31
Georgetown (30-6) vs. Ohio State (34-3), 6:07 p.m.
Florida (33-5) vs. UCLA (30-5), 8:47 p.m.
National Championship
Monday, April 2
Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
SUMMARIESFLORIDA 85, OREGON 77
OREGON (29-8) -- Hairston 7-13 4-4 18, Taylor 3-6 0-0 7, Leunen 2-4 4-4 9, Brooks 11-19 2-2 27, Porter 2-12 4-4 10, Oguchi 1-3 0-0 3, Zahn 0-0 1-2 1, Schafer 1-1 0-0 2, Catron 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-58 15-16 77.
FLORIDA (33-5) -- Brewer 3-7 8-12 14, Noah 4-9 6-7 14, Horford 1-3 4-8 6, Green 5-12 7-10 21, Humphrey 8-15 0-0 23, Hodge 1-1 2-4 4, Werner 0-0 0-0 0, Richard 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 23-48 28-43 85.
Halftime--Florida 40-38. 3-Point Goals--Oregon 8-22 (Brooks 3-6, Porter 2-10, Leunen 1-1, Taylor 1-2, Oguchi 1-2, Hairston 0-1), Florida 11-24 (Humphrey 7-13, Green 4-8, Brewer 0-3). Fouled Out--Catron, Hairston, Leunen. Rebounds--Oregon 24 (Taylor 8), Florida 39 (Noah 14). Assists--Oregon 13 (Brooks, Porter 4), Florida 10 (Brewer, Green 3). Total Fouls--Oregon 30, Florida 14. A--25,947.
GEORGETOWN 96, NORTH CAROLINA 84, OT
GEORGETOWN (30-6) -- Summers 7-10 4-4 20, Green 10-17 1-3 22, Hibbert 6-10 1-1 13, Wallace 7-11 2-2 19, Sapp 5-9 3-5 15, Macklin 1-3 0-1 2, Rivers 0-1 1-2 1, Ewing Jr. 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 38-66 12-18 96.
NORTH CAROLINA (31-7) -- Wright 4-8 6-6 14, Hansbrough 6-15 14-16 26, Ginyard 0-0 2-2 2, Ellington 2-11 0-0 5, Lawson 2-9 0-0 5, Terry 4-13 0-0 10, Frasor 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-6 3-4 3, Thompson 6-7 2-2 14, Miller 1-1 0-0 3, Stepheson 0-1 2-4 2. Totals 25-71 29-34 84.
Halftime--North Carolina 50-44. End Of Regulation--Tied 81. 3-Point Goals--Georgetown 8-14 (Wallace 3-4, Summers 2-3, Sapp 2-4, Green 1-1, Ewing Jr. 0-2), North Carolina 5-20 (Terry 2-5, Miller 1-1, Lawson 1-4, Ellington 1-6, Green 0-4). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Georgetown 38 (Hibbert 11), North Carolina 43 (Hansbrough 11). Assists--Georgetown 26 (Sapp 8), North Carolina 15 (Lawson 6). Total Fouls--Georgetown 18, North Carolina 19. A--19,557.
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 67, Bowling Green 49
Rutgers 53, Duke 52
Regional Championship
Today
Arizona State (31-4) vs. Rutgers (25-8), 7 p.m.
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 65, Marist 46
Mississippi 90, Oklahoma 82
Regional Championship
Tuesday
Tennessee (31-3) vs. Mississippi (24-10), 7 p.m.
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
Purdue 78, Georgia 65
George Washington vs. North Carolina, late
Regional Championship
Tuesday
Purdue (31-5) vs. George Washington-North Carolina winner, 9 p.m.
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 78, N.C. State 71
LSU 55, Florida State 43
Regional Championship
Today
Connecticut (32-3) vs. LSU (29-7), 9 p.m.
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
SUMMARIESCONNECTICUT 78, N.C. STATE 71
N.C. STATE (25-10) -- Whittington 6-13 1-2 13, Dickens 5-12 2-2 14, Goring 5-9 0-0 10, Key 4-11 1-1 9, Fields 4-9 1-2 13, Brown 3-8 2-2 8, Reaves 2-2 0-0 4, Beal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 7-9 71.
CONNECTICUT (32-3) -- Houston 7-16 4-5 18, Greene 3-6 11-12 17, Charles 8-13 1-2 17, Montgomery 5-12 1-2 12, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Swanier 2-3 2-2 8, McLaren 1-3 0-0 2, Hunter 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 28-57 19-23 78.
Halftime--North Carolina State 37-36. 3-Point Goals--N.C. State 6-15 (Fields 4-7, Dickens 2-2, Brown 0-2, Key 0-4), Connecticut 3-11 (Swanier 2-3, Montgomery 1-6, Thomas 0-2). Fouled Out--Key. Rebounds--N.C. State 34 (Whittington 9), Connecticut 29 (Greene 12). Assists--N.C. State 20 (Fields, Key 6), Connecticut 21 (Montgomery 8). Total Fouls--N.C. State 19, Connecticut 14. A--NA.
MISSISSIPPI 90, OKLAHOMA 82
MISSISSIPPI (24-10) -- Mincy 1-4 0-0 2, Da.Forrest 0-5 0-0 0, Awkward 6-15 12-16 25, Price 11-19 8-11 31, Easley 3-12 5-6 12, Bartee 1-6 0-0 3, Black 2-5 3-6 8, Worsham 0-0 0-0 0, Goff 4-7 1-2 9, Thomas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-74 29-41 90.
OKLAHOMA (28-5) -- Thompson 2-6 0-0 4, Rush 3-5 2-3 9, C.Paris 14-24 3-4 31, Plumley 1-6 0-0 3, Higgins 2-5 0-0 6, A.Paris 2-7 3-3 7, Moore 0-1 0-0 0, Welch 3-6 3-4 11, Brown 5-9 0-0 11. Totals 32-69 11-14 82.
Halftime--Mississippi 41-36. 3-Point Goals--Mississippi 5-19 (Price 1-2, Black 1-3, Bartee 1-4, Awkward 1-5, Easley 1-5), Oklahoma 7-20 (Welch 2-3, Higgins 2-5, Brown 1-2, Rush 1-3, Plumley 1-5, Moore 0-1, C.Paris 0-1). Fouled Out--Plumley, Rush. Rebounds--Mississippi 44 (Price 10), Oklahoma 49 (C.Paris 20). Assists--Mississippi 18 (Price 5), Oklahoma 20 (A.Paris 5). Total Fouls--Mississippi 17, Oklahoma 26. A--9,023.
PURDUE 78, GEORGIA 65
GEORGIA (27-7) -- Darrah 2-5 0-0 6, Humphrey 9-17 1-1 20, Houts 3-8 2-2 11, Hardrick 1-7 1-1 3, Chambers 1-7 5-6 7, M.Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Marshall 1-3 2-2 4, Robinson 7-9 0-1 14, Rowsey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 11-13 65.
PURDUE (31-5) -- Wisdom-Hylton 8-12 8-11 24, Lawless 0-0 0-0 0, Howell 1-2 0-0 2, Gearlds 10-16 6-7 30, Malone 1-6 0-1 2, Mioton 0-1 0-0 0, Campbell 4-7 3-6 11, Freeman 4-5 1-2 9. Totals 28-49 18-27 78.
Halftime--Georgia 36-35. 3-Point Goals--Georgia 6-21 (Houts 3-6, Darrah 2-2, Humphrey 1-3, Hardrick 0-4, Chambers 0-6), Purdue 4-10 (Gearlds 4-8, Mioton 0-1, Malone 0-1). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Georgia 22 (Hardrick, Robinson 4), Purdue 36 (Gearlds, Wisdom-Hylton 9). Assists--Georgia 13 (Hardrick 5), Purdue 13 (Malone, Wisdom-Hylton 3). Total Fouls--Georgia 21, Purdue 15. A--3,875.
LATE SATURDAYCONNECTICUT 78, N.C. STATE 71
N.C. STATE (25-10) -- Whittington 6-13 1-2 13, Dickens 5-12 2-2 14, Goring 5-9 0-0 10, Key 4-11 1-1 9, Fields 4-9 1-2 13, Brown 3-8 2-2 8, Reaves 2-2 0-0 4, Beal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 7-9 71.
CONNECTICUT (32-3) -- Houston 7-16 4-5 18, Greene 3-6 11-12 17, Charles 8-13 1-2 17, Montgomery 5-12 1-2 12, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Swanier 2-3 2-2 8, McLaren 1-3 0-0 2, Hunter 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 28-57 19-23 78.
Halftime--North Carolina State 37-36. 3-Point Goals--N.C. State 6-15 (Fields 4-7, Dickens 2-2, Brown 0-2, Key 0-4), Connecticut 3-11 (Swanier 2-3, Montgomery 1-6, Thomas 0-2). Fouled Out--Key. Rebounds--N.C. State 34 (Whittington 9), Connecticut 29 (Greene 12). Assists--N.C. State 20 (Fields, Key 6), Connecticut 21 (Montgomery 8). Total Fouls--N.C. State 19, Connecticut 14. A--NA.
LSU 55, FLORIDA ST. 43
FLORIDA ST. (24-10) -- Miller 1-8 0-2 2, Harvin 0-3 0-2 0, Freshour 1-3 0-0 3, Davis-Cain 1-8 0-0 2, Gladden 6-14 0-0 12, Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Anthony 1-2 3-4 5, Monroe 6-8 3-3 15. Totals 18-51 6-11 43.
LSU (29-7) -- Thomas 0-3 0-0 0, Fowles 7-13 6-13 20, White 2-7 0-0 4, LeBlanc 0-3 0-0 0, Chaney 9-16 0-0 22, Antony 0-0 0-0 0, Mitchell 2-4 0-0 4, Phillips 0-1 0-0 0, Hightower 2-6 0-0 5, Whitfield 0-1 0-0 0, M.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Morris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 6-13 55.
Halftime--LSU 27-18. 3-Point Goals--Florida St. 1-8 (Freshour 1-2, Gladden 0-1, Harvin 0-1, Davis-Cain 0-4), LSU 5-11 (Chaney 4-6, Hightower 1-1, Mitchell 0-1, White 0-1, LeBlanc 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Florida St. 34 (Gladden 7), LSU 39 (Fowles 9). Assists--Florida St. 11 (Gladden 5), LSU 16 (White 7). Total Fouls--Florida St. 13, LSU 11. A--3,658.