Men’s basketball roundup Saturday’s other games

EAST REGIONAL

No. 1 Syracuse 75, No. 8 Kansas State 59

PITTSBURGH

Scoop Jardine had 16 points and eight assists to lead top-seeded Syracuse in the third round. James Southerland added 15 points for the Orange (33-2), who didn’t wait until the final minutes to seal the win as they did in the second round against 16th-seeded North Carolina-Asheville. Rodney McGruder had 15 points for the Wildcats (22-11), who struggled from the field against Syracuse’s 2-3 zone defense. Neither team had its leading rebounder. Syracuse’s 7-foot Fab Melo, the Big East Defensive Player of the Year, was declared ineligible by the school for the rest of the tournament earlier in the week. About 20 minutes before the start of this game, Kansas State announced that Jamar Samuels would be held out over an eligibility issue.

No. 4 Wisconsin 60, No. 5 Vanderbilt 57

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

Ryan Evans scored 11 points and grabbed a crucial rebound in the closing seconds. John Jenkins took a 3-pointer that would have given the Commodores the lead, but it bounced high off the rim and Evans pulled down the rebound and was fouled with 2.1 seconds left. He made the first free throw to make it a three-point game. After a Vanderbilt timeout, he missed the second and the Commodores called time with 1.3 seconds remaining. Jared Berggren contested the inbounds pass and got his right hand on Lance Goulbourne’s overhand heave and started celebrating.

SOUTH REGIONAL

No. 1 Kentucky 87, No. 8 Iowa State 71

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Freshman Marquis Teague scored a career-high 24 points and top-seeded Kentucky put together another complete performance with a dominating second-half run the third round of the NCAA tournament. Freshman Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds, senior Darius Miller added 19 points and Doron Lamb finished with 16.

No. 4 Indiana, No. 12 VCU

PORTLAND, ORE.

Will Sheehey made a 15-footer from the baseline with 12.7 seconds left after a shot was blocked right to him. Rob Brandenberg got a great look at a potential winning 3-pointer but it rimmed off at the buzzer, ending the Rams’ bid for another surprising March run. Indiana advanced to the round of 16 for the first time in a decade and just four years after Tom Crean inherited a decimated program. The Hoosiers did it by rallying from down 59-53 with 6 minutes remaining, including Victor Oladipo’s driving three-point play with 46.5 seconds left that tied it at 61.

Baylor 80, Colorado 63

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

Brady Heslip made nine 3-pointers and finished with 27 points to lift Baylor. Heslip, a transfer from Boston College who grew up in Canada, helped break open a tight game with a pair of 3-pointers that were part of a 14-0 run and gave the third-seeded Bears (29-7) a 75-60 lead.

WEST REGIONAL

No. 3 Marquette 62, No. 6 Murray State 53

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Jae Crowder scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, and Marquette used a late run to overcome Murray State. Trailing 46-41 with 7:43 to play, Marquette went on a 14-2 run.

Associated Press