NCAA tournament \ Area connections
MEN Friday
No. 13 Cleveland State 84, No. 4 Wake Forest 69
Ursuline High graduate D’Aundray Brown is a sophomore at Cleveland State. He did not play in Friday’s game.
No. 2 Michigan State 77, No. 15 Robert Morris 62
Robert Morris coach Mike Rice is a Boardman High graduate. His father was the men’s basketball coach at YSU.
Saturday
No. 2 Memphis 89, No. 10 Maryland 70
Former YSU men’s basketball coach John Robic is an assistant at Memphis.
WOMEN Saturday
No. 2 Auburn 85, No. 15 Lehigh 49 Freshman Alexa Williams, a Howland High graduate, started and scored one point with one rebound in 11 minutes for Lehigh.
No. 3 Florida State 83, No. 14 North Carolina A&T 71
NCAT senior Amber Bland, a Boardman High graduate, started and had 13 points with team-highs in rebounds (seven) and assists (six). Her teammate, New Castle High graduate Jaleesa Sams, also started and had 13 points, six rebounds and four assists.
No. 4 Pitt 64, No. 13 Montana 35
Pittsburgh’s Kate Popovec (Canfield High) scored two points.
Today
Noon: No. 9 Michigan State (Boardman High graduate Courtney Schiffauer) vs. No. 9 Middle Tennessee State