CLEVELAND (AP) — Coen Carr came off the bench and had a career-high 18 points and nine rebounds as second-seeded Michigan State rolled to a 87-62 victory over No. 15 seed Bryant on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jase Richardson added 15 points for coach Tom Izzo's ...
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis scored 27 points and Jayson Tatum added 26 to lead the Boston Celtics to a 121-99 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night. Porzingis added 10 rebounds and six assists, and Tatum chipped in six boards, six assists, and three steals as Boston won its ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Penn State is well-positioned to claim its fourth straight national championship after having a perfect opening day Thursday at the Division I Men's Wrestling Championships. It was the first time the Nittany Lions went a perfect 20-0 on the first day of action and sent ...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jeremy Sochan had 23 points, Keldon Johnson added 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs rallied to close on an 11-3 run and beat the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers 128-120 on Friday night. Stephon Castle added 17 points and a season-high 14 assists for San Antonio, which ...
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Oluchi Okananwa scored 15 points as second-seeded Duke's defense powered it to a lopsided 86-25 victory over 15th-seeded Lehigh on Friday night in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament. The number of points scored by the Mountain Hawks are the second-fewest in ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Saint Mary's guard Jordan Ross keyed a second-half rally while star Augustas Marciulionis dealt with foul trouble, and the seventh-seeded Gaels fended off 10th-seeded Vanderbilt 59-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. The Commodores led by 12 points when ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Taylor Thierry had 16 points, and No. 4 seed Ohio State used a balanced attack to beat Montana State 71-51 on Friday in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament. Ohio State shot 50.9% from the field, and each of its starters scored in double figures. Cotie McMahon ...
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 42 points and the Phoenix Suns defeated the suddenly struggling Cleveland Cavaliers 123-112 on Friday night. It was the Suns' third straight win and kept them in a tie with Dallas for the final play-in spot in the West at 34-37. Devin Booker scored 17 ...
SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Bradley, Trey Townsend and Caleb Love hit 3-pointers within the first two minutes, and No. 4 seed Arizona easily dismissed 13th-seeded Akron 93-65 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Bradley finished with 19 points, Townsend had 16 points on 7-of-8 ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Dent scored 21 points and No. 10 seed New Mexico took control late in the second half to defeat seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Richard Pitino joined his father in the second round after New Mexico (27-7) ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Will Riley couldn't connect on any of the first three shots he attempted. He wouldn't miss again until the final minute of a game that was already decided. Riley scored 22 points while shooting 8 of 12 from the floor in Illinois' 86-73 NCAA Tournament triumph over Xavier on ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Coen Carr came off the bench and had a career-high 18 points and nine rebounds as second-seeded Michigan State rolled to a 87-62 victory over No. 15 seed Bryant on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jase Richardson ...
By The Associated Press The first round of the NCAA Tournament is complete and the madness has yet to hit. The top four seeds went a combined 16-0 for the sixth time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams in 1985, and only a handful of higher seeds managed to pull off upsets. It's still ...
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Will Riley couldn't connect on any of the first three shots he attempted. He wouldn't miss again until the final minute of a game that was already decided. Riley scored 22 points while shooting 8 of 12 from the floor in Illinois' ...
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Dent scored 21 points and No. 10 seed New Mexico took control late in the second half to defeat seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Richard Pitino joined his father in the second ...
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The calendar says it's March. Most of the madness has been missing so far. There certainly have been upsets. Just ask the owners of the 99.9956% of brackets with at least one blemish. But with the first round of the NCAA Tournament complete, the bracket ...
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Earlier this week, Florida guard Walter Clayton Jr. was named a first-team All-American. On Friday night, he reminded everyone why. Clayton made four 3-pointers and scored 23 points as the Gators ran out to a huge lead and defeated ...
By JOSH KIRSHENBAUM Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Jaden Bradley, Trey Townsend and Caleb Love hit 3-pointers within the first two minutes, and No. 4 seed Arizona easily dismissed 13th-seeded Akron 93-65 on Friday night in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Bradley finished with ...
By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half, and third-seeded Iowa State routed Lipscomb 82-55 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Curtis Jones had 17 points as Iowa State bounced back nicely after ...
By RICH ROVITO Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 20 points, Andrew Carr had 13 and third-seeded Kentucky beat Troy 76-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Oweh added eight assists and six rebounds, and Amari Williams grabbed 13 boards for ...