Monday, March 22, 2021

NCAA East: Wolverines, Bayou Bengals, Buffs, Noles, Bruins, Terps, Tide Advance; Wildcats Stun Horns

 The opening round of the NCAA's Men's Basketball Tournament's East Regional took place on Saturday with eight games in Indiana.


At Mackey Arena, West Lafayette:


Mike Smith scored 18 points as the top-seeded Michigan Wolverines (21-4) downed 16th-seeded Texas Southern (17-9) 82-66.


Michael Weathers topped the Tigers with 24 points.


Eric Ayala scored 23 points as the tenth-seeded Maryland Terrapins (17-13) defeated the seventh-seeded Connecticut Huskies (15-8) 63-54.




At Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington:


Cameron Thomas scored 27 points to help carry the eighth-seeded LSU Tigers (19-9) to a 76-61 victory over St. Bonaventure (16-5).




At Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis:


Jabari Walker scored 24 points off the bench as the fifth-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (23-8) stampeded the 12th-seeded Georgetown Hoyas (13-13) 96-73.


Qudus Wahab topped the Hoyas with 20 points while grabbing 12 rebounds.


Herbert Jones scored 20 points to help lead the second-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide (25-6) to a 68-55 victory over 15th-seeded Iona.


Isaiah Ross topped the Gaels with 19 points.


Johnny Juzang scored 27 points as the eleventh-seeded UCLA Bruins (19-9) downed sixth-seeded BYU (20-7) 73-62.


Alex Barcello topped the Cougars with 20 points.




At Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis:


RaiQuan Gray scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the fourth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (17-6) defeated the North Carolina-Greensboro Spartans (21-9) 64-54.




At Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis:


Joe Pleasant (who grabbed eight rebounds) and Coryon Mason each scored 11 points as the 14th-seeded Abilene Christian Wildcats (24-4) shocked the third-seeded Texas Longhorns (19-8) 53-52.

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