Category: NCAA Basketball

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (22-10, 10-10 ACC) vs. Richmond Spiders (27-6, 18-2 A-10) Los Angeles; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spiders -1.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Richmond plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Georgia Tech. The Spiders are 18-2 against A-10 opponents and 9-4 in non-conference play.

Fairfield Stags (28-4, 22-1 MAAC) vs. Kansas State Wildcats (26-7, 14-6 Big 12) Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky; Friday, 2:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -16.5; over/under is 135.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Kansas State plays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Fairfield.

Oregon State Beavers (19-15, 15-8 WCC) at North Carolina Tar Heels (27-7, 15-6 ACC) Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tar Heels -19.5; over/under is 120.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. North Carolina takes on Oregon State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Indiana Hoosiers (19-12, 11-9 Big Ten) vs. Utah Utes (22-8, 13-6 Big 12) Columbia, South Carolina; Friday, 1:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hoosiers -1.5; over/under is 138.5 BOTTOM LINE: Utah and Indiana square off in the NCAA Tournament opening round. The Utes are 13-6 against Big 12 opponents and 9-2 in non-conference play.

Norfolk State Spartans (30-4, 17-0 MEAC) at Maryland Terrapins (23-7, 13-6 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Terrapins -16.5; over/under is 145.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Maryland and Norfolk State meet in the NCAA Tournament opening round.

Who's up and who's down after the first round of the men's NCAA Tournament? Here's how we see it.

Kerwin Walton scored a career-high 27 points and No. 3 seed Texas Tech attempted an NCAA Tournament-record 46 3-pointers in an 82-72 victory over No. 14 seed UNC Wilmington on Thursday night. The Red Raiders raced to a 16-point lead, lost most of it by going cold in the final 6 1/2 minutes of the first half and then made enough plays down the stretch to recover after the Seahawks went ahead with about 14 minutes remaining. Texas Tech (26-8) finished 13 for 46 behind the arc, breaking the tournament record of 43 attempts by Saint Joseph's in a 1997 second-round game against Boston College.

Rick Pitino and John Calipari will square off in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday.

Michigan proved a bit too much for UC San Diego, escaping with a 68-65 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Skyy Clark and Eric Dailey Jr. each scored 14 points and No. 7 seed UCLA routed 10th-seeded Utah State 72-47 on Thursday night to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five seasons.

Rick Pitino returned to Providence and picked up a March Madness victory with yet another school.

The men's first round continues while the women's tournament tips off in earnest.

The SEC largely held its own on the first day of the NCAA tournament.

Rick Pitino returned to Providence and picked up a March Madness victory with yet another school, coaching St. John’s past Omaha 83-53 on Thursday night and into a second-round matchup with longtime nemesis John Calipari.

Tre Donaldson scored 12 points as Michigan basketball beat UCSD in 1st round of March Madness bracket. Wolverines-Texas A&M next in NCAA tournament.