Florida State Rally Tops Xavier for Round of 16 Return
Florida State, seeded 11, rallied from a 12 point deficit to upset top seed Xavier 75 70 in the NCAA West second round. PJ Savoy keyed the rally with a late 3 and free throws. The Seminoles advance to face Gonzaga in Los Angeles.
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East Region thriller as Syracuse tops Michigan State 55 53
Tyus Battie scores 17 and Oshae Brissett 15 for 11th seed Syracuse. They clamp down on MSU with 3s, sending the Orange to face Duke in the Midwest semifinals after Cassius Winston misses a potential late winner.
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Clemson tops Auburn to reach Midwest Region semifinal
Clemson defeats Auburn 84-53 to advance to the Sweet 16 as Gabe DeVoe scores 22 and Elijah Thomas adds 18 points with 11 rebounds. Clemson closes the first half on a 25-4 run and improves to 25-9, while Auburn ends at 23-9. Purdue edges Butler 76-73 to reach the Sweet 16, with Dakota Mathias hitting a late 3 and Isaac Haas sidelined. Purdue (30-6) faces Texas Tech next in Boston.
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Nevada tops Cincinnati in late rally to reach South semifinal
Nevada 75 73 over Cincinnati as Josh Hall converted an offensive rebound for the tiebreaking basket with 9.1 seconds left. Wolf Pack erase 22-point deficit in final 11 minutes to advance to a South Region semifinal against Loyola Chicago. UMBC falls 50 43 to Kansas State.
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Texas A&M Upsets North Carolina In NCAA Tournament Clash
West Region stakes rose as seventh seed Texas A&M routed North Carolina 86-65. T J Starks scored 21 points while Robert Williams hauled 13 rebounds and the Aggies dominated the glass and paint to hand the defending champions a rare Sweet 16 miss. Joel Berry led UNC with 21 in his final game, as the Tar Heels suffered a home state setback to a 26 11 record.
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Haarms Starts For Purdue In Haas Absence In Losses
Purdue freshman Matt Haarms made his first start of the season replacing Isaac Haas who broke his elbow. Haarms contributed seven points five rebounds and two blocks in the first twenty minutes. Loyola Chicago celebrates a Sweet 16 rebound after a stubborn rebuild led by Porter Moser with senior guard Ben Richardson and Donte Ingram and Clayton Custer delivering late, as the Ramblers eye a Thursday game in Atlanta against Cincinnati or Nevada.
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Panthers aim to slow Trojans as Pedersen leads East Lansing
East Lansing seeks to stop Johns who averages 28.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game as Pedersen urges all five on defense. The Panthers look to maintain leadership, knock down shots, and win four quarters after a regional final overtime showdown at Breslin Center.
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Hope Sparks Early Lead as Oaks Rally Beats Opponents
Hope scored on a first period power play with Elliott Digison assisting Draper on a doorstep tally. Oakland answered with two goals before intermission. In the second, Evan Fall set Max Mones up for a one timer and Arent scored his second from Allan Hirsch. Fall added a 5-on-3 rebound finish as Oakland pulled away 7-2 heading into the third.
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