College men’s basketball: NCAA tournament updated, UNC advances, plays Michigan State Saturday
Published 11:05 pm Thursday, March 21, 2024
First round: March 21-22
Second round: March 23-24
Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite Eight: March 30-31
Final Four: Saturday, April 6
Championship game: Monday, April 8
NCAA tournament
First round: March 21-22
Second round: March 23-24
Sweet 16: March 28-29
Elite Eight: March 30-31
Final Four: Saturday, April 6
Championship game: Monday, April 8
FIRST FOUR
Tuesday, March 19
Dayton, Ohio
Wagner 71, Howard 68
Colorado St. 67, Virginia 42
Wednesday, March 20
Dayton, Ohio
Grambling St. 88, Montana St. 81, OT
Colorado 60, Boise St. 53
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 22
Brooklyn, N.Y.
UConn (31-3) vs. Stetson (22-12), 2:45 p.m.
FAU (25-8) vs. Northwestern (21-11), 12:15 p.m.
Spokane, Wash.
San Diego St. (24-10) vs. UAB (23-11), 1:45 p.m.
Auburn (27-7) vs. Yale (22-9), 4:15 p.m.
Thursday, March 21
Omaha, Neb.
Duquesne 71, BYU 67
Illinois 85, Morehead St. 69
Iowa St. 82, S. Dakota St. 65
Washington St. (24-9) vs. Drake (28-6)
Second Round
Sunday, March 24
Brooklyn, N.Y.
UConn-Stetson winner vs. FAU-Northwestern winner, TBA
Spokane, Wash.
Auburn-Yale winner vs. San Diego St.-UAB winner, TBA
Saturday, March 23
Omaha, Neb.
Illinois vs. Duquesne, TBA
Iowa St. vs. Washington St.-Drake winner, TBA
At TD Garden
Boston
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 28
UConn-Stetson_FAU-Northwestern winner vs. Auburn-Yale_San Diego St.-UAB winner, TBA
Iowa St._Washington St.-Drake winner vs. Illinois-Duquesne winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 30
Semifinal winners, TBA
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 22
Memphis, Tenn.
Houston (30-4) vs. Longwood (21-13), 9:20 p.m.
Nebraska (23-10) vs. Texas A&M (20-14), 6:50 p.m.
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Wisconsin (22-13) vs. James Madison (31-3), 9:40 p.m.
Duke (24-8) vs. Vermont (28-6), 7:10 p.m.
Indianapolis
Florida (24-11) vs. Colorado, 4:30 p.m.
Marquette (25-9) vs. W. Kentucky (22-11), 2 p.m.
Thursday, March 21
Pittsburgh
Oakland 80, Kentucky 76
Texas Tech (23-10) vs. NC State (22-14)
Second Round
Sunday, March 24
Memphis, Tenn.
Houston-Longwood winner vs. Nebraska-Texas A&M winner, TBA
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Duke-Vermont winner vs. Wisconsin-James Madison winner, TBA
Indianapolis
Marquette-W. Kentucky winner vs. Florida-Colorado winner, TBA
Saturday, March 23
Pittsburgh
Texas Tech-NC State winner vs. Oakland, TBA
Dallas
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 29
Houston-Longwood_Nebraska-Texas A&M winner vs. Duke-Vermont_Wisconsin-James Madison winner, TBA
Marquette-W. Kentucky_Florida-Colorado winner vs. Texas Tech-NC State_Oakland winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 31
Semifinal winners, TBA
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Friday, March 22
Indianapolis
Purdue (29-4) vs. Grambling St., 7:25 p.m.
Utah St. (27-6) vs. TCU (21-12), 9:55 p.m.
Thursday, March 21
Salt Lake City
Gonzaga 86, McNeese St. 65
Kansas (22-10) vs. Samford (29-5), 10:20 p.m.
Pittsburgh
Oregon 87, South Carolina 73
Creighton 77, Akron 60
Charlotte, N.C.
Texas 56, Colorado St. 44
Tennessee (24-8) vs. St. Peter’s (19-13), 9:25 p.m.
Second Round
Sunday, March 24
Indianapolis
Purdue-Grambling St. winner vs. Utah St.-TCU winner, TBA
Saturday, March 23
Salt Lake City
Kansas-Samford winner vs. Gonzaga, TBA
Pittsburgh
Creighton vs. Oregon, TBA
Charlotte, N.C.
Tennessee-St. Peter’s winner vs. Texas, TBA
Detroit
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 29
Purdue-Grambling St._Utah St.-TCU winner vs. Kansas-Samford_Gonzaga winner, TBA
Tennessee-St. Peter’s_Texas winner vs. Creighton-Oregon winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 31
Purdue-Grambling St._Utah St.-TCU_Kansas-Samford_Gonzaga winner vs. Tennessee-St. Peter’s_Texas_Creighton-Oregon winner, TBA
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 21
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina 90, Wagner 62
Michigan St. 69, Mississippi St. 51
Salt Lake City
Dayton 63, Nevada 60
Arizona 85, Long Beach St. 65
Friday, March 22
Spokane, Wash.
Saint Mary’s (Cal.) (26-7) vs. Grand Canyon (29-4), 10:05 p.m.
Alabama (21-11) vs. Coll. of Charleston (27-7), 7:35 p.m.
Memphis, Tenn.
Clemson (21-11) vs. New Mexico (26-9), 3:10 p.m.
Baylor (23-10) vs. Colgate (25-9), 12:40 p.m.
Second Round
Saturday, March 23
Charlotte, N.C.
North Carolina vs. Michigan St., TBA
Salt Lake City
Arizona vs. Dayton, TBA
Sunday, March 24
Spokane, Wash.
Alabama-Coll. of Charleston winner vs. Saint Mary’s (Cal.)-Grand Canyon winner, TBA
Memphis, Tenn.
Baylor-Colgate winner vs. Clemson-New Mexico winner, TBA
At Crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 28
North Carolina-Michigan St. winner vs. Alabama-Coll. of Charleston_Saint Mary’s (Cal.)-Grand Canyon winner, TBA
Arizona-Dayton winner vs. Baylor-Colgate_Clemson-New Mexico winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 30
North Carolina-Michigan St._Alabama-Coll. of Charleston_Saint Mary’s (Cal.)-Grand Canyon winner vs. Arizona-Dayton_Baylor-Colgate_Clemson-New Mexico winner, TBA
FINAL FOUR
At State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 6
TBD vs. TBD, TBA
TBD vs. TBD, TBA
National Championship
Monday, April 8
Semifinal winners, 9:20 p.m.
NCAA boxes
Texas 56, Colorado St. 44
COLORADO ST. (25-11)
Cartier 2-10 0-0 4, Scott 3-5 4-6 10, Clifford 3-8 0-0 7, Stevens 4-16 0-0 10, Strong 3-7 0-0 7, Lake 1-9 0-0 3, Palmer 1-3 0-0 3, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0, Kya.Evans 0-0 0-0 0, Mbemba 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-58 4-6 44.
TEXAS (21-12)
Disu 5-18 2-3 12, Mitchell 2-4 0-1 4, Abmas 5-15 1-3 12, Horton 0-2 0-0 0, Hunter 2-5 4-5 8, Weaver 5-7 1-1 11, Cunningham 1-1 2-2 4, Shedrick 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 22-55 11-17 56.
Halftime_Texas 27-11. 3-Point Goals_Colorado St. 6-24 (Stevens 2-7, Clifford 1-3, Palmer 1-3, Lake 1-4, Strong 1-4, Cartier 0-3), Texas 1-14 (Abmas 1-6, Hunter 0-2, Disu 0-6). Fouled Out_Scott. Rebounds_Colorado St. 42 (Clifford 10), Texas 36 (Horton 7). Assists_Colorado St. 8 (Stevens 4), Texas 3 (Hunter 2). Total Fouls_Colorado St. 18, Texas 12.
Iowa St. 82, S. Dakota St. 65
S. DAKOTA ST. (22-13)
Appel 3-8 2-2 9, Kyle 6-10 2-4 14, Easley 4-11 0-0 11, Mayo 5-11 5-5 19, Mims 2-7 0-0 6, Barnhart 0-1 0-0 0, Garry 1-3 0-0 2, Mors 1-1 0-0 2, Alvarez 0-0 0-0 0, Hastreiter 1-1 0-0 2, Te Slaa 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 9-11 65.
IOWA ST. (28-7)
R.Jones 1-2 0-0 2, King 2-3 1-1 5, Momcilovic 8-15 0-0 19, Gilbert 6-9 2-4 15, Lipsey 6-9 2-2 17, C.Jones 4-11 0-0 11, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Ward 5-5 0-1 10, Biliew 0-0 0-0 0, Kelderman 0-0 0-0 0, Paveletzke 1-2 0-0 3, Hawley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-57 5-8 82.
Halftime_Iowa St. 40-33. 3-Point Goals_S. Dakota St. 10-24 (Mayo 4-6, Easley 3-7, Mims 2-6, Appel 1-4, Barnhart 0-1), Iowa St. 11-23 (Lipsey 3-5, C.Jones 3-7, Momcilovic 3-9, Gilbert 1-1, Paveletzke 1-1). Rebounds_S. Dakota St. 24 (Appel, Kyle 7), Iowa St. 27 (King 7). Assists_S. Dakota St. 15 (Kyle, Mayo 4), Iowa St. 23 (Lipsey 7). Total Fouls_S. Dakota St. 13, Iowa St. 15.
Gonzaga 86, McNeese St. 65
MCNEESE ST. (30-4)
Shumate 8-10 3-7 19, Collum 1-8 0-0 2, Cooper 0-1 0-0 0, Garcia 1-7 3-3 5, Wells 6-25 4-4 17, Richards 3-9 1-2 10, Felder 1-3 0-0 2, Saunders 3-5 1-1 8, Berze 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-0 2-2 2, Fields 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-69 14-19 65.
GONZAGA (26-7)
Gregg 4-8 2-3 12, Ike 6-6 4-4 16, Watson 6-10 1-1 13, Hickman 4-8 0-0 11, Nembhard 2-7 2-2 8, Stromer 3-5 2-4 10, Huff 3-7 1-1 7, Krajnovic 2-4 2-3 7, Seok Yeo 1-2 0-0 2, Few 0-2 0-0 0, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Stosic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-60 14-18 86.
Halftime_Gonzaga 48-25. 3-Point Goals_McNeese St. 5-22 (Richards 3-7, Saunders 1-1, Wells 1-8, Shumate 0-1, Garcia 0-2, Collum 0-3), Gonzaga 10-21 (Hickman 3-6, Stromer 2-3, Gregg 2-4, Nembhard 2-5, Krajnovic 1-2, Seok Yeo 0-1). Fouled Out_Collum. Rebounds_McNeese St. 31 (Shumate 11), Gonzaga 38 (Watson 13). Assists_McNeese St. 10 (Richards 3), Gonzaga 22 (Watson, Nembhard 9). Total Fouls_McNeese St. 16, Gonzaga 16.
Duquesne 71, BYU 67
DUQUESNE (25-11)
Dixon 3-5 1-1 7, F.Drame 3-3 2-3 8, Clark 4-12 3-4 11, DiMichele 3-6 0-0 8, Grant 6-15 4-4 19, Necas 4-7 2-2 12, Rozier 1-3 0-0 2, Mahorcic 1-3 0-2 2, Hronsky 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 26-56 12-16 71.
BYU (23-11)
Waterman 1-3 0-0 3, Khalifa 0-6 0-0 0, Hall 3-6 4-5 11, Johnson 4-7 2-2 11, Knell 1-3 0-0 2, Robinson 8-15 4-4 25, Saunders 1-5 2-2 4, Traore 4-12 3-4 11. Totals 22-57 15-17 67.
Halftime_Duquesne 38-30. 3-Point Goals_Duquesne 7-18 (Grant 3-8, DiMichele 2-3, Necas 2-3, Rozier 0-1, Clark 0-3), BYU 8-24 (Robinson 5-11, Waterman 1-1, Johnson 1-2, Hall 1-3, Saunders 0-1, Knell 0-2, Khalifa 0-4). Rebounds_Duquesne 27 (F.Drame 8), BYU 32 (Johnson 16). Assists_Duquesne 13 (Clark 4), BYU 16 (Hall 6). Total Fouls_Duquesne 17, BYU 18.
Oakland 80, Kentucky 76
OAKLAND (23-11)
Conway 3-6 2-2 8, Townsend 6-15 4-9 17, Cole 3-8 3-4 12, Lampman 1-6 0-1 3, Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Gohlke 10-20 2-3 32, Watts 3-7 2-2 8, Naivalurua 0-1 0-2 0, Hunter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-63 13-23 80.
KENTUCKY (23-9)
Mitchell 4-8 6-7 14, Onyenso 1-2 2-3 4, Edwards 4-9 1-1 10, Reeves 11-18 0-1 27, Wagner 0-5 0-0 0, Dillingham 2-9 4-4 10, Sheppard 1-5 0-0 3, Ivisic 1-1 1-2 3, Thiero 1-3 0-0 2, Bradshaw 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 26-61 15-20 76.
Halftime_Oakland 38-35. 3-Point Goals_Oakland 15-31 (Gohlke 10-20, Cole 3-3, Townsend 1-3, Lampman 1-5), Kentucky 9-27 (Reeves 5-9, Dillingham 2-6, Sheppard 1-3, Edwards 1-4, Mitchell 0-2, Wagner 0-3). Fouled Out_Mitchell. Rebounds_Oakland 39 (Townsend 12), Kentucky 38 (Mitchell 13). Assists_Oakland 16 (Townsend, Cole, Watts 4), Kentucky 17 (Sheppard 4). Total Fouls_Oakland 18, Kentucky 18.
Illinois 85, Morehead St. 69
MOREHEAD ST. (26-9)
Miles 1-1 0-0 2, Lathon 10-22 0-0 23, Minix 9-21 4-4 27, Thelwell 3-8 1-2 8, Thomas 2-9 0-0 6, Ricks 1-3 1-2 3, Iyeyemi 0-0 0-0 0, Morton 0-0 0-0 0, Dingess 0-1 0-0 0, Marshall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 6-8 69.
ILLINOIS (27-8)
Hawkins 4-7 0-0 10, Shannon 9-16 5-6 26, Domask 5-14 0-0 12, Guerrier 0-2 0-0 0, Rodgers 0-2 0-0 0, Dainja 9-9 3-4 21, Goode 3-4 0-0 9, Gibbs-Lawhorn 2-2 0-0 6, Harmon 0-2 0-0 0, Hansberry 0-1 0-0 0, Moretti 0-0 1-2 1, Redd 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-59 9-12 85.
Halftime_Illinois 39-38. 3-Point Goals_Morehead St. 11-30 (Minix 5-10, Lathon 3-6, Thomas 2-8, Thelwell 1-3, Dingess 0-1, Ricks 0-2), Illinois 12-26 (Goode 3-4, Shannon 3-9, Gibbs-Lawhorn 2-2, Hawkins 2-3, Domask 2-4, Guerrier 0-1, Hansberry 0-1, Harmon 0-2). Rebounds_Morehead St. 25 (Lathon 7), Illinois 36 (Domask 11). Assists_Morehead St. 14 (Lathon, Thelwell, Thomas 4), Illinois 24 (Domask 10). Total Fouls_Morehead St. 13, Illinois 9. A_17,239 (18,320).
North Carolina 90, Wagner 62
WAGNER (17-16)
Lewis 6-8 1-2 13, Allen 1-4 0-0 2, Brown 6-10 2-2 18, Council 6-20 5-8 18, Ezquerra 2-7 0-2 5, Kelton 1-5 0-0 3, Zongo 1-4 1-1 3. Totals 23-58 9-15 62.
NORTH CAROLINA (28-7)
Ingram 4-7 0-0 9, Bacot 7-13 6-7 20, Cadeau 0-2 0-0 0, Davis 8-13 2-2 22, Ryan 5-11 1-1 13, Withers 5-7 6-9 16, Trimble 2-3 0-0 5, Washington 0-0 0-0 0, Wojcik 1-2 0-0 3, High 0-1 0-0 0, Lebo 0-0 0-0 0, Farris 0-0 0-0 0, Landry 1-1 0-0 2, Okonkwo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-60 15-19 90.
Halftime_North Carolina 40-28. 3-Point Goals_Wagner 7-18 (Brown 4-8, Kelton 1-2, Council 1-3, Ezquerra 1-3, Allen 0-1, Zongo 0-1), North Carolina 9-18 (Davis 4-7, Ryan 2-6, Trimble 1-1, Ingram 1-2, Wojcik 1-2). Rebounds_Wagner 20 (Allen 5), North Carolina 41 (Bacot 15). Assists_Wagner 8 (Brown 4), North Carolina 14 (Cadeau, Withers 3). Total Fouls_Wagner 13, North Carolina 13. A_18,223 (19,077).
Michigan St. 69, Miss. St. 51
MICHIGAN ST. (20-14)
Hall 4-8 2-2 10, Cooper 0-0 0-0 0, Akins 6-14 0-0 15, Hoggard 3-6 1-2 8, Walker 7-12 2-2 19, Holloman 2-3 0-0 5, Sissoko 1-1 0-0 2, Booker 2-6 0-0 5, Kohler 1-2 0-0 2, Carr 0-0 0-0 0, Izzo 0-0 0-0 0, D.Smith 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 27-54 5-6 69.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (21-14)
Jeffries 3-5 0-0 8, Matthews 3-5 2-4 8, T.Smith 3-5 3-5 9, Davis 2-6 0-0 4, Hubbard 6-18 0-0 15, Moore 2-7 0-1 5, Murphy 0-5 0-0 0, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Bell 1-2 0-0 2, Chol 0-0 0-0 0, Fort 0-0 0-0 0, Myers 0-0 0-0 0, Stansbury 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 5-10 51.
Halftime_Michigan St. 31-24. 3-Point Goals_Michigan St. 10-23 (Walker 3-6, Akins 3-8, Holloman 1-1, D.Smith 1-1, Hoggard 1-2, Booker 1-4, Hall 0-1), Mississippi St. 6-27 (Hubbard 3-11, Jeffries 2-4, Moore 1-4, Jones 0-1, Murphy 0-3, Davis 0-4). Rebounds_Michigan St. 34 (Sissoko 9), Mississippi St. 24 (Matthews, Jones 5). Assists_Michigan St. 14 (Hoggard 8), Mississippi St. 13 (Davis 3). Total Fouls_Michigan St. 15, Mississippi St. 11.
Dayton 63, Nevada 60
NEVADA (26-8)
T.Coleman 3-6 0-0 8, Davidson 6-13 1-2 15, K.Hymes 0-0 1-2 1, Blackshear 7-14 1-2 15, Lucas 7-17 0-0 17, Foster 1-3 0-0 2, Pope 1-4 0-0 2, Rolison 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 3-6 60.
DAYTON (25-7)
Holmes 5-8 8-9 18, Santos 1-6 1-2 4, Brea 5-9 0-0 15, Cheeks 4-8 4-4 12, Elvis 1-5 0-0 3, Bennett 2-5 0-0 5, Padegimas 0-1 0-0 0, Jack 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 21-46 13-15 63.
Halftime_Nevada 34-25. 3-Point Goals_Nevada 7-22 (Lucas 3-9, T.Coleman 2-3, Davidson 2-5, Pope 0-1, Blackshear 0-2, Foster 0-2), Dayton 8-19 (Brea 5-8, Bennett 1-3, Elvis 1-3, Santos 1-3, Cheeks 0-1, Holmes 0-1). Rebounds_Nevada 27 (Davidson 7), Dayton 28 (Holmes 9). Assists_Nevada 13 (Blackshear 8), Dayton 16 (Elvis 5). Total Fouls_Nevada 14, Dayton 14.
Arizona 85, Long Beach St. 65
LONG BEACH ST. (21-15)
L.Traore 1-8 2-2 4, A.Traore 6-16 2-2 14, Jones 3-10 2-2 10, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Tsohonis 3-13 4-5 10, George 5-9 2-7 12, Stroud 6-9 1-2 14, Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Silva 0-1 0-0 0, V.Lewis 0-2 0-0 0, Monson 0-0 0-0 0, Polynice 0-1 0-0 0, Yan 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 24-72 14-22 65.
ARIZONA (26-8)
Johnson 5-9 1-1 13, Ballo 4-4 3-4 11, Boswell 8-19 0-0 20, Larsson 5-11 2-3 15, Love 6-17 3-5 18, Bradley 2-5 3-4 8, K.Lewis 0-4 0-0 0, Krivas 0-1 0-0 0, Murauskas 0-0 0-0 0, Borovicanin 0-0 0-0 0, Martinez 0-1 0-0 0, Weitman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-72 12-17 85.
Halftime_Arizona 41-35. 3-Point Goals_Long Beach St. 3-17 (Jones 2-6, Stroud 1-2, George 0-1, V.Lewis 0-1, Thompson 0-1, A.Traore 0-1, Tsohonis 0-5), Arizona 13-35 (Boswell 4-9, Larsson 3-5, Love 3-12, Johnson 2-3, Bradley 1-3, Martinez 0-1, K.Lewis 0-2). Fouled Out_L.Traore. Rebounds_Long Beach St. 44 (A.Traore 15), Arizona 44 (Ballo 13). Assists_Long Beach St. 11 (A.Traore 4), Arizona 19 (Boswell 8). Total Fouls_Long Beach St. 14, Arizona 17.