Notre Dame survives late scare in West regional
In Buffalo, Notre Dame, the West region fifth seed, escapes Princeton 60-58 as Benzie Colson scores 18 and Matt Farrell misses a front end. Notre Dame advances while Princeton’s final possession falls short. Jordan Mathews leads Gonzaga past South Dakota State 74-60 and Xavier tops Maryland 76-65 behind Trevon Bluiett. West Virginia and Saint Marys also win, while Florida State, Arizona and Saint Marys set up a second round matchup.
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Purdue tops Vermont in NCAA Tournament first round
Purdue holds off Vermont 80-70 as Vincent Edwards scores 15 of his 21 in the second half. Caleb Swanigan adds 16 points and 14 rebounds for the fourth-seeded Boilermakers (26-7) who avenge last year’s exit. Monte Morris posts 19 points and eight assists. Vermont, the America East champions, drops to 29-6 and ends its 21-game win streak.
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Middle Tennessee St tops Minnesota in NCAA tourney upset
Reggie Upshaw scored 19 points and Giddy Potts 15 as No. 12 seed Middle Tennessee State defeated Minnesota 81-72 to extend its NCAA run after last year’s big upset of Michigan State. Upshaw sparked a late run while Avery Woodson poured in 18 points for Butler in a separate game, as Winthrop and Butler pulled within striking distance of Sweet 16.
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Tournament glance EAST REGIONAL from Thursday games
East Regional results and Thursday night matchups at KeyBank Center Amway Center and other venues list several upsets and close scores including Villanova over Mount St Marys Wisconsin over Virginia Tech Virginia over UNC Wilmington Florida over ETSU Duke vs Troy South Carolina versus Marquette Baylor against New Mexico State SMU against Southern Cal Butler over Winthrop Middle Tennessee over Minnesota Arkansas versus Seton Hall North Carolina against Texas Southern Dayton against Wichita State Kentucky versus Northern Kentucky Cincinnati versus Kansas State UCLA versus 3 Vermont Purdue over Vermont Iowa State over Nevada Michigan over Oklahoma Kansas versus UC Davis Miami against Michigan State Oregon versus Iowa Creighton against Rhode Island Notre Dame over Princeton West Virginia over Bucknell Florida State over Florida Gulf Coast Gonzaga over South Dakota State Northwestern over Vanderbilt Saint Marys over VCU Arizona over North Dakota The Associated Press
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Fisher-Davis misses late, Wildcats advance to March Madness
Fisher-Davis missed a desperation buzzer try as Vanderbilt holds off a late rally. The junior guard scored 25 and hit key 3s helping Northwestern to a win that extends its NCAA tournament run, while Collins praises the crowd and team unity remains strong. Northwestern advances to face top seed Gonzaga.
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Villanova rolls past Mount St Marys in NCAA tourney opener
Dante DiVincenzo led Villanova with 21 points as the top seed recovered from a slow start to beat Mount St. Marys 76 56 in the East region. The Wildcats improved to 32 3 and chase a back to back title, despite a first half hiccup and a 21 6 second half run.
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First Round NCAA Acion Packs South Region Action
Across Indianapolis and Sacramento the first round features Wichita State and Kansas State as high scorers chase upsets. UCLA led by Lonzo Ball faces Kent State while Cincinnati and Baylor battle in a defense heavy matchup.
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