William & Mary women notch school’s first NCAA basketball tournament victory with 69-63 win

Bella Nascimento scored 24 points and William & Mary edged High Point 69-63 Thursday night for a victory in the Tribe's first NCAA Tournament appearance in either women's or men's basketball. The victory in the First Four matchup of 16-seeds sends William & Mary (16-18) into a game with No. 1 seed Texas on Saturday. William & Mary was the last original Division I basketball member from 1938-39 to have never made either NCAA Tournament.

No. 12 seed McNeese holds off Clemson to earn first March Madness victory

PURDUE 75, HIGH POINT 63 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Trey Kaufman-Renn had 21 points and eight rebounds, and fourth-seeded Purdue held off High Point for a victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Big Ten player of the year Braden Smith added 20 points and six assists as Purdue (23-11) avoided a first-round exit after reaching the championship game last season. The Boilermakers will meet the winner of Clemson and McNeese State in the second round of the Midwest Region on Saturday.