MEMPHIS — It might have been a late-morning start Friday, but third-seeded Baylor was wide-awake and ready to go for its NCAA Tournament West Region first round game. Four players scored in double figures and the Bears canned 16 of
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Even without two starters in its NCAA Tournament opener, No. 1 South Carolina looked like the undefeated, top-ranked team that it is. Led by a career-high-tying 21 points and 13 rebounds from Chloe Kitts, the top-seeded Gamecocks
Angel Reese had 10 points, 19 rebounds and three steals and LSU began the defense of its national championship by shaking off Rice 70-60 in the first round of the Women’s NCAA Tournament on Friday in Baton Rouge, La. Aneesah
MEMPHIS — It didn’t take long for top-seeded Houston to announce its presence with authority Friday night. Once it did, the Cougars were well on their way to an 86-46 blowout of 16th-seeded Longwood in a first-round South Region game
Jaedon LeDee recorded 32 points and eight rebounds to lead San Diego State to a 69-65 victory over UAB in East Region first-round play Friday at Spokane, Wash. Lamont Butler added 15 points and four steals for the fifth-seeded Aztecs
INDIANAPOLIS — Isaac Johnson scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to lead eighth-seeded Utah State to an 88-72 first-round Midwest Region win over ninth-seeded TCU on Friday. Utah State snapped a 10-game NCAA Tournament losing streak.
John Poulakidas made six 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Samson Aletan made a key blocked shot in the final seconds as 13th-seeded Yale notched a 78-76 upset of fourth-seeded Auburn on Friday afternoon in an East Region first-round game
PITTSBURGH — Dana Altman keeps saying it, but only because it’s true, because of where he calls home: Oregon is No. 1 for him, but Creighton is “1A.” The coach of the Ducks hails from Nebraska and spent 16 seasons
NEW YORK — Mark Mitchell and Jared McCain scored 15 points apiece to lead four Duke players in double figures Friday night as the No. 4 Blue Devils pulled away in the second half to beat No. 13 Vermont 64-47