NCAA men's basketball tournament action guide
A concise rundown of today's NCAA tournament games with matchups, venues, and potential upsets. Key teams and broadcast details highlighted to help fans track the day’s schedule and stakes across the bracket.
NCAA Tournament Day 2 Kickoff Matchups and TV Notes
First round games spread across multiple venues with Cleveland against St. Bonaventure and Syracuse facing Samford at 11:20 a.m. Michigan State meets Valparaiso at 6:40 p.m. and Duke leads the East with Stanford in the South. Televised by KGAN-TV Channel 2.
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Kentucky
St. Bonaventure
Syracuse
Samford
Michigan State
Valparaiso
Utah
Saint Louis
Kgan-Tv
Channel 2
Duke
Stanford
Arizona
College basketball field reveals top with Iowa State Tulsa tied at 29 4
Iowa State and Tulsa share the best record at 29-4 in a loaded field. The selection highlights include power programs like Duke Maryland North Carolina and Arizona with strong tournament credentials across conferences.
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Iowa State
Tulsa
Lamar Tops Southland Tourney With 15-15 Record
The Lamar Cardinals, champions of the Southland Conference tournament, hold the season’s best finish despite a 15 win and 15 loss overall record. Their balanced ledger reflects a middling regular season before postseason success.
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Southland
Men's Journey and Women's Journey Team Rosters Listed
A compiled list shows players and schools across men’s and women’s journeys. Names include Budde Klein Korver Sears Lindeman with UNC Wilmington and Iowa Falls, plus Hinrich Green Collison and Collison on Iowa Falls. Women feature Frese Huelman Robson Blackstone Horner Chaput Richards Nelson with Iowa State and Drake.
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Jevin Budde
Bettendorf
John Klein
Sioux City Heelan
Kyle Korver
Pella
Ryan Sears
Iowa Falls
Michael Lindeman
Creighton
Craig Callahan
Cascade
Unc-Wilmington
Nick Collison
Kirk Hinrich
Sioux City West
Kansas
Nate Green
Des Moines Roosevelt
Indiana State
Brandon Nicol
Graettinger
Brad Davis
Knoxville
Clint Var
GazetteOnline CITYLINE provide tournament score updates
Updates for men’s and women’s games available on GazetteOnline and CITYLINE with live AP coverage links. For completed games score updates contact CITYLINE at 363-7000 or 337-7000 and enter category 3020.
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ISU Faces First Round Test Versus Central Connecticut State
Iowa State, ranked sixth with a 29 4 record, meets Central Connecticut State in the NCAA Midwest first round at the Metrodome. Fizer says CCSU has a strong 25 5 mark and can pull an upset as Cyclones seek advancement.
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Auburn
Creighton
Iowa State
Connecticut State
Maryland
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UCLA
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West
Connecticut
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Central Connecticut State
Midwest
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ISU Foe Great Story Acknowledges Short but Sharp Parallels
In a Minnesota setting, Iowa State and Central Connecticut State share similar accolades with Coach of the Year Player of the Year and tournament MVP honors. Both feature guards from Brooklyn and receive features in Sports Illustrated. Iowa State aims to avoid underestimating its NCAA first round opponent, CCSU, focusing on the task ahead.
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Iowa State
Central Connecticut State
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Marcus Fizer
Sports Illustrated
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New Hampshire
Monmouth
Quinnipiac
Sacred Heart
Kennedy star Payton fuels 57 40 upset of Lincoln
Cedar Rapids Kennedy, ranked sixth, topped top-ranked Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 57-40 in a Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal. Senior Leni Payton scored 20 points on 6-for-8 shooting and 8-for-9 from the line, with seven rebounds and three assists, advancing Kennedy to a semifinal against Johnston.
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Kennedy
Fil Habte
Council Bluffs
Abraham Lincoln
Gil Ridenour
Des Moines
Cougars
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Lincoln
Payton
Tournament Glance Wednesday Quarterfinal Scores
Results from the state basketball tournament show Class 3A Le Mars over Forest City 57 to 44 and Class 4A Johnston 54 over Marshalltown 38. C R Kennedy beat C B Lincoln 57 to 40 while J C West edged Dubuque Wahlert 48 to 47 and S E Polk defeated Davenport Central 47 to 44. Semifinal pairings include Boyden Hull vs Bellevue Marquette and Newell Fonda versus Lynnville Sully in 1A. Pella Christian vs Dike New Hartford and Rock Valley vs Fort Dodge St. Edmond in 2A. Davenport Assumption against Council Bluffs Lewis Central and West Delaware against Le Mars in 3A.
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Dike
New Hartford
Rock Valley
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
Davenport Assumption
Council Bluffs
Lewis Central
Delaware
le Mars
Wrestling title chase as Iowa and Iowa State vie for NCAA crown
ST LOUIS with the Kiel Center hosting the 70th NCAA Championships the debate centers on whether Iowa or Iowa State will claim the team title. Iowa State holds a 10 man lineup and hopes for extra points while Iowa brings nine wrestlers to the event beginning at 11 AM.
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Cyclones
Hawkeyes
Iowa State
Mississippi River
Missouri
Matt Azevedo
Iowa
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