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Gonzaga lowers boom on McNeese, 86-65
Graham Ike and Anton Watson had double-doubles and hot-shooting No. 5 seed Gonzaga routed No. 12 McNeese 86-65 in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Region on Thursday night in Salt Lake City....
Second-seeded Iowa State cruises past South Dakota State
Milan Momcilovic scored 19 points to help second-seeded Iowa State post an 82-65 victory over South Dakota State in a first-round East Region matchup on Thursday night at Omaha, Neb....
Jack Gohlke sinks 10 treys as Oakland stuns No. 3 Kentucky
PITTSBURGH — Jack Gohlke drilled 10 3-pointers en route to 32 points and DQ Cole buried the final triple of the game to clinch No. 14 seed Oakland's 80-76 upset of No. 3 seed Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday....
Wizards end 5-game skid by beating Kings
Kyle Kuzma scored a game-high 31 points, helping lead the Washington Wizards to a 109-102 win over the visiting Sacramento Kings on Thursday....
Arizona gets past Auburn in women's tourney First Four
Freshman Jada Williams scored 17 points as Arizona beat Auburn 69-59 on Thursday in a Women's NCAA Tournament First Four game at Storrs, Conn....
Paolo Banchero gets triple-double as Magic cool off Pelicans
Paolo Banchero had a triple-double and the surging Orlando Magic cooled off the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 121-106 on Thursday night....
Texas dumps Colorado State amid ugly shooting efforts
CHARLOTTE — Max Abmas and Dylan Disu scored 12 points apiece and Texas overcame its own offensive struggles to control Colorado State 56-44 in the first round of the NCAA Midwest Region on Thursday night....
UConn star Aaliyah Edwards declares for WNBA
UConn forward Aaliyah Edwards declared her intention to enter the 2024 WNBA Draft on Thursday....
Lakers hope to continue offensive surge vs. 76ers
After delivering the kind of offense they showed when they started their revival last month, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in search of similar results when they play host to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday....
Cavs, Timberwolves set sights on bounce-back performances
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves each will try to bounce back from a loss in their previous game when they meet Friday night in Minneapolis....
With both eliminated from playoffs, Spurs take on Grizzlies
The San Antonio Spurs host the swooning and short-handed Memphis Grizzlies on Friday in a game between two Western Conference teams that are playing out the string....
No. 16 Grambling State shooting for historic win against Purdue
Grambling State knows it will make history if it can upset No. 1 seed Purdue in Friday's Midwest Region first-round game in Indianapolis....
Down 17 in second half, Dayton roars back to stun Nevada
DaRon Holmes II scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and No. 7 seed Dayton stormed back for a 63-60 win over No. 10 seed Nevada in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's West Region on Thursday afternoon in Salt Lake City....
Jermaine Couisnard powers 11th seed Oregon past 6th seed South Carolina
PITTSBURGH — Jermaine Couisnard dropped a career-high 40 points against his former team as No. 11 seed Oregon toppled No. 6 South Carolina 87-73 in first-round NCAA Tournament action on Thursday....
Clippers aiming to beat Blazers for ninth straight time
The Los Angeles Clippers will seek to continue their domination of the Portland Trail Blazers when the teams wrap up a two-game set on Friday night in the Pacific Northwest....
Second-half surge sends Illinois past Morehead State
Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 26 points, Dain Dainja had 17 of his 21 points after halftime and Marcus Domask notched a triple-double to lift Illinois past Morehead State 85-69 on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament East Region first-round game in Omaha, Neb....
RJ Davis helps top seed North Carolina roll past Wagner
CHARLOTTE — RJ Davis scored 22 points and Armando Bacot had a double-double in the first half as North Carolina began the NCAA Tournament by whipping Wagner 90-62 in the West Region's first round Thursday afternoon....
Baylor coach Scott Drew not leaving for Louisville
MEMPHIS — Louisville and others might come knocking, but Baylor head coach Scott Drew doesn't expect to change jobs anytime soon....
Duke's Caleb Foster (ankle) out of NCAA Tournament
Duke freshman guard Caleb Foster will miss the NCAA Tournament because of a stress fracture in his right ankle, coach Jon Scheyer said Thursday....
No. 6 seed Louisville would welcome Hailey Van Lith, LSU meeting
Olivia Cochran and Merissah Russell saw the video of a former teammate apparently celebrating the possibility of facing Louisville in a potential second-round Women's NCAA Tournament game in Baton Rouge....