Recap Roundups
March 17, 2017
Michigan 92, Oklahoma St. 91
As Michigan senior Zak Irvin analyzed the seventh-seeded Wolverines' Midwest Regional victory on Friday, he had no trouble pointing to the difference-maker -- senior point guard Derrick Walton, Jr.
Baylor 91, New Mexico St. 73
The Baylor Bears made it clear in the second half that they weren't going home early this time.
Arkansas 77, Seton Hall 71
Good thing Arkansas became accustomed to close games during parts of the season.
Oregon 93, Iona 77
Oregon fans jumped out of their seats as Dillon Brooks drove to the basket for an emphatic dunk to punctuate a 93-77 victory over Iona in a first-round Midwest Regional game Friday at the Golden 1 Center.
Louisville 78, Jacksonville St. 63
When Louisville is doing Louisville things -- rebounding, forcing turnovers, scoring second-chance points and getting balanced scoring -- No. 2 seed in the Midwest Regional is very difficult to beat.
Southern California 66, Southern Methodist 65
USC wouldn't go away and finally pulled off the upset of SMU.
North Carolina 103, Texas Southern 64
North Carolina found the ideal way to go through a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament.
Rhode Island 84, Creighton 72
Hassan Martin powered his way inside for a basket, turned toward the crowd and flexed for the Rhode Island band.
Kansas 100, UC Davis 62
Kansas skipped the opening-round drama as it pulled away from 16th-seeded UC Davis in the first half and cruised to a 100-62 victory in the NCAA Midwest Regional on Friday evening at the BOK Center.
Wichita St. 64, Dayton 58
No. 10 seed Wichita State entered Friday night's South Regional opening-round game averaging 82.1 points and with an average winning margin of 19.6 points.
Duke 87, Troy 65
Duke brought its sharp-shooting stroke into the NCAA Tournament.
Cincinnati 75, Kansas St. 61
Troy Caupain drove inside against his defender, absorbed the contact and finished at the rim as the referee whistled for a foul that sent Cincinnati's senior guard to the free-throw line for a three-point play.
Michigan St 78, Miami-Florida 58
A year after being ousted in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Michigan State made that a distant memory by routing Miami.
Kentucky 79, Northern Kentucky 70
INDIANAPOLIS --- No. 15 seed Northern Kentucky wouldn't give in, but No. 2 seed Kentucky simply had too much talent.
South Carolina 93, Marquette 73
South Carolina put on a second-half show for the home-state fans Friday night.
UCLA 97, Kent St. 80
At one point, the score was almost as scary as the sight of Lonzo Ball crashing to the floor, but UCLA overcame both to beat Kent State 97-80 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night at the Golden 1 Center.
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