College men’s basketball: NCAA tournament update, Sunday boxes
Published 6:38 am Monday, March 25, 2019
NCAA
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 21
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
LSU 79, Yale 74
Maryland 79, Belmont 77
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Minnesota 86, Louisville 76
Michigan State 76, Bradley 65
Friday, March 22
At Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, S.C.
Duke 85, North Dakota State 62
UCF 73, VCU 58
At SAP Center
San Jose, Calif.
Liberty 80, Mississippi State 76
Virginia Tech 66, Saint Louis 52
Second Round
Saturday, March 23
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
LSU 69, Maryland 67
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Michigan State 70, Minnesota 50
Sunday, March 24
At Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, S.C.
Duke 77, UCF 76
At SAP Center
San Jose, Calif.
Virginia Tech 67, Liberty 58
At Capital One Arena
Washington
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 29
Michigan State (30-6) vs. LSU (28-6), TBA
Duke (31-5) vs. Virginia Tech (26-8), 9:40 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 31
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 21
At The XL Center
Hartford, Conn.
Villanova 61, Saint Mary’s 57
Purdue 61, Old Dominion 48
Friday, March 22
At Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, S.C.
Oklahoma 95, Mississippi 72
Virginia 71, Gardner-Webb 56
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Iowa 79, Cincinnati 72
Tennessee 77, Colgate 70
At SAP Center
San Jose, Calif.
UC Irvine 70, Kansas State 64
Oregon 72, Wisconsin 54
Second Round
Saturday, March 23
At The XL Center
Hartford, Conn.
Purdue 87, Villanova 61
Sunday, March 24
At Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, S.C.
Virginia 63, Oklahoma 51
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Tennessee 83, Iowa 77
At SAP Center
San Jose, Calif.
Oregon 73, UC Irvine 54
At KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 28
Tennessee (31-5) vs. Purdue (25-9), TBA
Virginia (31-3) vs. Oregon (25-12), 10 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 30
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 21
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Kentucky 79, Abilene Christian 44
Wofford 84, Seton Hall 68
At Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Auburn 78, New Mexico State 77
Kansas 87, Northeastern 53
Friday, March 22
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Washington 78, Utah State 61
North Carolina 88, Iona 73
At BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Houston 84, Georgia State 55
Ohio State 62, Iowa State 59
Second Round
Saturday, March 23
At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, Fla.
Kentucky 62, Wofford 56
At Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Auburn 89, Kansas 75
Sunday, March 24
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
North Carolina 81, Washington 59
At BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Houston 74, Ohio State 59
At The Sprint Center
Kansas City, Mo.
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 29
North Carolina (29-6) vs. Auburn (28-9), 7:30 p.m.
Kentucky (29-6) vs. Houston (33-3), TBA
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 31
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Thursday, March 21
At The XL Center
Hartford, Conn.
Florida State 76, Vermont 69
Murray State 83, Marquette 64
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Florida 70, Nevada 61
Michigan 74, Montana 55
At Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Gonzaga 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 49
Baylor 78, Syracuse 69
Friday, March 22
At BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas Tech 72, Northern Kentucky 57
Buffalo 91, Arizona State 74
Second Round
Saturday, March 23
At The XL Center
Hartford, Conn.
Florida State 90, Murray State 62
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Michigan 64, Florida 49
At Vivint Smart Home Arena
Salt Lake City
Gonzaga 83, Baylor 71
Sunday, March 24
At BOK Center
Tulsa, Okla.
Texas Tech 78, Buffalo 58
At Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 28
Gonzaga (32-3) vs. Florida State (29-7), 7:10 p.m.
Michigan (30-6) vs. Texas Tech (28-6), TBA
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 30
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At U.S. Bank Stadium
Minneapolis
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 6
East champion vs. West champion
South champion vs. Midwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 8
Semifinal winners
NCAA boxes
Duke 77, UCF 76
UCF (24-9)
Smith 2-7 0-1 4, Fall 7-10 1-3 15, Allen 1-4 0-0 3, Dawkins 12-18 3-3 32, Taylor 2-10 9-10 15, Brown 1-1 2-3 4, Griffin 1-3 0-0 3, Bertz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 15-20 76.
DUKE (31-5)
Barrett 6-15 2-3 16, Reddish 5-8 0-0 13, DeLaurier 1-1 0-2 2, Williamson 12-24 5-7 32, Jones 5-15 0-0 11, Bolden 0-1 0-0 0, Goldwire 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 30-67 7-12 77.
Halftime— Duke 44-36. 3-Point Goals— UCF 9-18 (Dawkins 5-7, Taylor 2-6, Allen 1-2, Griffin 1-2, Bertz 0-1), Duke 10-25 (Reddish 3-4, Williamson 3-7, Barrett 2-3, Goldwire 1-3, Jones 1-8). Fouled Out — Fall. Rebounds— UCF 29 (Smith 8), Duke 35 (Williamson 11). Assists — UCF 16 (Allen 7), Duke 15 (Barrett, Jones, Williamson 4). Total Fouls— UCF 16, Duke 18.
UNC 81, Washington 59
WASHINGTON (27-9)
Wright 1-5 0-0 3, Dickerson 4-7 2-5 10, Nowell 6-11 0-0 12, Thybulle 1-8 0-0 2, Crisp 2-9 2-3 8, Green 1-4 0-0 3, Timmins 1-1 0-2 2, Carter 4-11 0-0 10, Crandall 0-0 0-0 0, Barnard 0-0 0-0 0, Bey 2-2 0-0 6, Hardy 1-2 0-0 3, Rice 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-60 4-10 59.
NORTH CAROLINA (29-6)
Maye 8-19 3-3 20, Brooks 2-4 1-2 5, Johnson 5-10 0-0 13, White 6-11 1-2 17, Williams 1-3 0-0 2, Little 8-11 3-3 20, Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Huffman 0-1 0-0 0, Manley 0-0 0-0 0, Woods 0-0 0-0 0, Platek 1-1 0-0 2, Black 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 1-2 0-0 2, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-63 8-10 81.
Halftime— North Carolina 41-33. 3-Point Goals— Washington 9-29 (Bey 2-2, Carter 2-4, Crisp 2-6, Hardy 1-2, Wright 1-4, Green 1-4, Nowell 0-2, Thybulle 0-5), North Carolina 9-21 (White 4-7, Johnson 3-8, Little 1-1, Maye 1-2, Robinson 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — Washington 19 (Dickerson 6), North Carolina 44 (Maye 14). Assists — Washington 8 (Thybulle 4), North Carolina 18 (Johnson 7). Total Fouls — Washington 10, North Carolina 13. A— 19,610 (19,500).
Virginia 63, Oklahoma 51
OKLAHOMA (20-14)
Manek 5-13 0-0 13, Doolittle 4-10 0-0 8, James 4-13 2-2 13, Odomes 1-3 0-0 2, Bieniemy 3-7 0-0 7, Freeman 1-1 0-0 3, Polla 0-0 0-0 0, McNeace 0-1 0-0 0, Calixte 0-3 0-0 0, Reynolds 1-1 3-4 5. Totals 19-52 5-6 51.
VIRGINIA (31-3)
Diakite 7-9 0-1 14, Clark 3-5 2-2 9, Hunter 4-9 0-0 10, Jerome 5-10 0-0 12, Guy 2-15 0-0 4, Huff 2-3 0-0 5, Salt 0-1 0-0 0, Key 4-4 0-2 9. Totals 27-56 2-5 63.
Halftime— Virginia 31-22. 3-Point Goals— Oklahoma 8-22 (James 3-8, Manek 3-9, Freeman 1-1, Bieniemy 1-2, Calixte 0-2), Virginia 7-24 (Jerome 2-3, Hunter 2-5, Key 1-1, Clark 1-2, Huff 1-2, Diakite 0-1, Guy 0-10). Fouled Out— Hunter. Rebounds— Oklahoma 26 (Reynolds 7), Virginia 34 (Diakite, Key 9). Assists— Oklahoma 9 (James 3), Virginia 10 (Jerome, Guy 3). Total Fouls— Oklahoma 10, Virginia 11. A— 16,332 (18,000).
Va. Tech 67, Liberty 58
LIBERTY (29-7)
James 1-3 2-2 4, Pacheco-Ortiz 2-6 4-5 9, Homesley 3-11 1-2 8, Cabbil 4-9 1-1 9, Cuffee 1-2 0-0 3, Gumbs 2-2 0-0 6, Baxter-Bell 0-3 4-4 4, McGhee 5-11 0-0 15, McDowell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-47 12-14 58.
VIRGINIA TECH (26-8)
Blackshear 8-19 3-5 19, Alexander-Walker 2-8 2-2 6, Bede 2-4 0-0 5, Hill 4-8 3-3 14, Outlaw 3-9 2-2 10, Horne 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 5-9 2-4 13, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-57 12-16 67.
Halftime— Liberty 32-29. 3-Point Goals— Liberty 10-31 (McGhee 5-11, Gumbs 2-2, Cuffee 1-2, Pacheco-Ortiz 1-3, Homesley 1-7, Baxter-Bell 0-1, Cabbil 0-5), Virginia Tech 7-16 (Hill 3-5, Outlaw 2-6, Bede 1-1, Robinson 1-2, Alexander-Walker 0-1, Blackshear 0-1). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds — Liberty 32 (Homesley 9), Virginia Tech 33 (Outlaw 11). Assists— Liberty 11 (Pacheco-Ortiz, Baxter-Bell 3), Virginia Tech 11 (Alexander-Walker 6). Total Fouls— Liberty 15, Virginia Tech 14.