NCAA South: Baylor, Hogs, Gators, Illini, Badgers Advance To Round Of 32; ORU, Mean Green Pull Off Shockers

 The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Round of 64 commenced on Friday with 16 games (all played in Indiana), eight of them in the South Region.

At Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis:

Colin Castleton scored 19 points and pull down 14 rebounds as the shorthanded seventh-seeded Florida Gators (15-9) upended the tenth-seeded Virginia Tech Hokies (15-7) 75-70 in overtime.

Nahiem Alleyne topped the Hokies with 28 points

At Mackey Arena, West Lafayette:

Game #1

Kevin Obanor scored 30 points (while grabbing 11 rebounds) while Max Abmas added 29 as the fifteenth-seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (17-10) stunned the second-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (21-10) 75-72 in overtime.

It was the Golden Eagles' first NCAA Tourney victory since 1974.

E.J. Liddell topped the Buckeyes with 23 points while pulling down 14 boards.

Game #2:

Brad Davison scored 29 points while Dmitrik Trice added 21 as the ninth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers (18-12) dominated the ninth-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels (18-11) 85-62.

At Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis:

Game #1:

Macio Teague scored 22 points as the top-seeded Baylor Bears (23-2) overpowered the Hartford Hawks (15-9), making short work of the sixteenth-seeded debutantes 79-55.

Game #2:

Javion Hamlet scored 24 points and pulled in 12 rebounds as the #13-seeded North Texas Mean Green (18-9) knocked off the fourth-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (18-10) 78-69 in overtime.

At Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington:

Mac McClung scored 16 points as the #6-seeded Texas Tech Red Raiders (18-10) used a balanced attack to down the 11th-seeded Utah State Aggies (20-9) 65-53.

Four Red Raiders scored in double figures.

At Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indinapolis:

Justin Smith scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the third-seeded Arkansas Razorbacks (23-6) brushed off the 14th-seeded Colgate Raiders (14-2) 85-68.

At The Indiana Farmers Coliseum, Indianapolis:

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out six assists to carry the fifth-seeded Villanova Wildcats (17-6) past the eleventh-seeded Winthrop Eagles (23-2) 73-63.