Undefeated and No. 1-ranked Kentucky’s chase for perfection continues. The Wildcats (36-0) got 13 points from guard Aaron Harrison and limited No. 8-seeded Cincinnati to 32 percent field goal shooting in a 64-51 Midwest Region third-round victory on Saturday in the KFC Yum! Center.
Center Tony Parker scored a career-best 28 points and added 12 rebounds on Saturday, leading No. 11-seeded UCLA to a 92-75 South Region third-round victory over No. 14 Alabama-Birmingham in the KFC Yum! Center.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill, Kelly Stewart and Matt Youmans compete with handicappers Bruce Marshall and Ken Thomson in a contest covering NCAA Tournament games.
Dyshawn Pierre scored 20 points, and senior guard Jordan Sibert added 15, lifting the No. 11 seeded Dayton Flyers to a 66-53 victory over the No. 6 Providence Friars in an NCAA Tournament second-round game on Friday at Nationwide Arena.
Kyle Wiltjer scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the second-seeded Bulldogs downed the Bison 86-76 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle.
JJ O’Brien made 8-of-12 from the field en route to 18 points as San Diego State defeated St. John’s 76-64 in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 in Charlotte, N.C.
Center Frank Kaminsky scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and No. 1 seed Wisconsin avoided trouble in its NCAA Tournament opener, defeating No. 16 seed Coastal Carolina 86-72 in Friday’s second round of the Midwest Regional at Century Link Center Omaha.
The Oklahoma Sooners had a physical edge on Albany in Friday night’s second-round NCAA East Regional game. They made the most of it.
Senior Aaron White went 11-of-14 from the field en route to a game-high 26 points as the Hawkeyes rolled over the Wildcats for an 83-52 win in the NCAA Tournament round of 64 at Seattle.
Quinn Cook scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half as the top-seeded Blue Devils downed the Colonials 85-56 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Charlotte, N.C.
Guard Joseph Young scored 27 points, and No. 8 seed Oregon outshot No. 9 seed Oklahoma State for a 79-73 victory in Friday’s second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional at Century Link Center Omaha.
Guards Dez Wells, Melo Trimble and Jared Nickens each scored 14 points, helping No. 4 seed Maryland hold off No. 13 seed Valparaiso 65-62 in an NCAA Midwest Regional second-round game on Friday at Nationwide Arena.
Louisville freshman guard Quentin Snider hit a pair of free throws with 8.9 seconds remaining, then teammate Terry Rozier broke up a pass near midcourt in the final seconds as the fourth-seeded Cardinals avoided the upset with a 57-55 win over No. 13 UC Irvine in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Forward Anthony Gill’s five key points down the stretch helped Virginia stay out of danger and fend off Belmont 79-67 in an NCAA East Regional second-round game Friday afternoon at Time Warner Cable Arena.
Guard Fred VanVleet tied his career high with 27 points and No. 7 seed Wichita State set up a long-awaited game with an instate rival by holding off No. 10 seed Indiana 81-76 on Friday in the second round of the NCAA Midwest Regional at Century Link Center Omaha.
