Since many favorites came out in the lead, the day was light on the upheaval. The Colorado State has become the second seeded No. 12 to qualify for the second round, but the Rams were favored to beat the n ° 5 Memphis due to bad sowing and injuries to key players.
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Final: Uconn 67, Oklahoma 59
Reigning champions live to play another day! It was not easy against a hard and physical physical team, but the Huskies went to Florida n ° 1 in the second round.
Uconn taking control
The Huskies are up 64-59 with 1:19 to play as they try to close it.
Uconn Up 4 with less than 4 minutes
Alex Karaban overturned a big 3 to extend the advance of the Huskies to 60-56.
3:32 to play.
Michigan State takes control
Spartans are starting to flex a little at the start of the second half.
Uconn-or attached
It’s 54-54 with 5:43 to play. Fun finish incoming in Raleigh.
Illinois begins to withdraw
Four Illini players are two-digit marking because they lead Xavier 62-48 halfway to the 2nd half.
Half-time: Oregon 44, Liberty 20
The flames found their offense a little after a brutal departure, but Oregon heads for the locker room with a 24 -point lead. Jackson Shelstad opens the way with 15 points after shooting 6 out of 8 on the field.
Oklahoma fill the gap
Uconn’s advance fell at 46-45 with just under 10 minutes to play.
Are reigning champions in danger?
Illinois released hard in the 2nd half
The Illini expanded their advance at 50-41 on Xavier in the first minutes of the 2nd half.
Half-time: Msu 33, Bryant 28
The Spartans pushed before the half-time break in their confrontation of the southern region with the bulldogs. But it was not comfortable for 20 minutes. Coen Carr transports MSU with 15 points and 5 rebounds so far.
The winner of this match will play New Mexico n ° 10 on Sunday.
Chaussade de Spartey
The Michigan State is now on a momentum, taking place on a 10-0 race while the game is heading for half-time. The 3 -point pointer from Jase Richardson with a little over 2 minutes to play gives them a 7 -point lead.
Oklahoma keeping the guard with Uconn
We are back for the 2nd half and the Sooners are going to Uconn so far.
It is an advance of 37-32 Huskies at the dead of the under 16s.
MSU’s reproaches lead to the end of the first half
Coen Carr of Michigan State is now on a momentum. He has 12 of the 26 points of the Spartans as they seek to enter the break with his head.
At halftime: Illinois 40, Xavier 35
The 3 -point pointer from Kylan Boswell has a solid first half for Illini.
Bryant does not back down
The Bulldogs are still in the lead while the game is due to the 7-minute brand in the first half.
Oregon on a 20-4 race to start the game
Liberty has made a lay-up since it was displayed, but it is a brutal start for the flames.
Illinois keeps lead on Xaiver
Tomislav Ivisic has 13 points, including 3 triple, to direct the Illini.
Oregon works early
Ducks do not waste time with Liberty. They opened the match, the last of the first round, on a 13-2 race.
Half-time: Uconn 32, Oklahoma 26
It was not pretty, but Uconn is a bit while Oklahoma draws 29.2% of the ground.
UCONN GROWING A BEAR
This game has slowed down to a ramp because the two teams find it difficult to score against physical defense.