NCAA: Tournament Results, Rounds 1-2
The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament are in the books and as expected, the tournament has already been full of surprises, upsets, blowouts and nail-biters.
On Thursday East No. 3 Marquette snuck by No. 14 Davidson, 59:58; West No. 1 Gonzaga had their hands full with No. 16 Southern, 64:58; Midwest No. 6 Memphis was taken to the wire by No. 11 St. Mary’s, 54:52; East No. 12 California upset No. 5 UNLV, 64:61; West No. 14 Harvard shocked No. 3 New Mexico, 68:62; and East No. 4 Syracuse destroyed No. 13 Montana, 81:34.
Friday’s contests included East No. 12 Ole Miss handed No. 5 Wisconsin a tough 57:46 loss; West No. 13 La Salle upset No. 4 Kansas St., 63:61; in the upset of the tournament so far, South No. 15 Florida Gulf Coast University upset No. 2 Georgetown, 78:68; and South No. 11 Minnesota pounded No. 6 UCLA, 83:63.
| Tue, Mar 19 | |
| Result | Teams |
| 72:73 | Liberty (16) vs No.Carolina A&T (16) |
| 67:54 | St. Mary’s (11) vs Middle Tennessee St. (11) |
| Wed, Mar 20 | |
| Result | Teams |
| 68:55 | James Madison (16) vs LIU Brooklyn (16) |
| 80:71 | La Salle (13) vs Boise St. (13) |
| Thu, Mar 21 | |
| Result | Teams |
| 54:65 | Valparaiso (14) vs Michigan St. (3) |
| 56:68 | Bucknell (11) vs Butler (6) |
| 73:55 | Wichita St. (9) vs Pittsburgh (8) |
| 44:64 | New Mexico St. (13) vs Saint Louis (4) |
| 52:54 | St. Mary’s (11) vs Memphis (6) |
| 58:59 | Davidson (14) vs Marquette (3) |
| 58:64 | Southern (16) vs Gonzaga (1) |
| 68:55 | Oregon (12) vs Oklahoma St. (5) |
| 48:79 | NC A&T (16) vs Louisville (1) |
| 56:71 | South Dakota State (13) vs Michigan (4) |
| 64:81 | Belmont (11) vs Arizona (6) |
| 64:61 | California (12) vs UNLV (5) |
| 72:84 | Missouri (9) vs Colorado St. (8) |
| 42:88 | Akron (12) vs VCU (5) |
| 68:62 | Harvard (14) vs New Mexico (3) |
| 34:81 | Montana (13) vs Syracuse (3) |
| Fri, Mar 22 | |
| Result | Teams |
| 61:73 | Albany (15) vs Duke (2) |
| 46:57 | Mississippi (12) vs Wisconsin (5) |
| 76:72 | Temple (9) vs N.C. State (8) |
| 49:78 | Pacific (15) vs Miami-Florida (2) |
| 63:67 | Cincinnati (10) vs Creighton (7) |
| 63:61 | La Salle (13) vs Kansas St. (4) |
| 62:83 | James Madison (16) vs Indiana (1) |
| 49:57 | Colorado (10) vs Illinois (7) |
| 78:68 | Florida Gulf Coast (15) vs Georgetown (2) |
| 70:95 | Iona (15) vs Ohio St. (2) |
| 71:78 | Villanova (9) vs North Carolina (8) |
| 47:79 | Northwestern St. (14) vs Florida (3) |
| 55:70 | Oklahoma (10) vs San Diego St. (7) |
| 76:58 | Iowa St. (10) vs Notre Dame (7) |
| 57:64 | Western Kentucky (16) vs Kansas (1) |
| 83:63 | Minnesota (11) vs UCLA (6) |