Texas: Saturday vs. (4) LSU
Indiana State: Get home in time for next Pacers game.
(4) LSU 64,
(13) SE Missouri St. 61 Recap
Box Score
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LSU SF Brian Beshera: 9 pts., 2-2 3-pt. FGs
Second of the treys was the game-winner with 17 seconds left.
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With Stromile Swift barely present, LSU fell behind by much of the second half, but never by more than four.
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LSU: Saturday vs. (5) Texas
SEMO: SEMO of the Utah scenery.
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(6) Purdue 62,
(11) Dayton 61 Recap
Box score
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Purdue F Brian Cardinal: 18 pts., 7-11 FGs, 8 reb.
Veteran came up big when game was on the line late.
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In a sloppy game, Dayton shot only 2-of-17 from 3-point range yet had a chance to win at the buzzer.
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Purdue: Saturday vs. (3) Oklahoma
Dayton: Flyers home.
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(10) Gonzaga 77,
(7) Louisville 66 Recap Box Score
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Gonzaga SG Richie Frahm: 31 pts., 9-14 FGs, 4-7 3 pt. FGs
The guy who most needed to come up big did so in major fashion.
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The 'Zags began their second straight upset run by shooting 54 percent, while Louisville hit only 3 of 22 3-point attempts.
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Gonzaga: Saturday vs. St. John's
Louisville: Postgame meal at Denny's.
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(1) Arizona 71,
(16) Jackson St. 47 Recap
Box Score
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Arizona PF Michael Wright: 19 pts., 13 rebs.
With Loren Woods out, Wright's rebounding ability becomes essential.
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The Wildcats shot only 30 percent in the first half but the outmatched Tigers couldn't take advantage.
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Arizona: Saturday vs. Wisconsin
Jackson St.: Tigers eye the long flight back.
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(8) Wisconsin 66,
(9) Fresno St. 56 Recap
Box score
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Wisconsin G Jon Bryant: 21 pts., 7-11 3-pt. range
Bryant's shooting torched Fresno State's zone and triggered a 23-2 run.
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Fresno St. shot nearly 61 percent in the first half, but the Bulldogs were killed by the Badgers' outside shooting.
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Wisconsin: Saturday vs. (1) Arizona
Fresno St.: Hopefully, not another nine years before Tark returns to NCAA tournament.
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(2) St. John's 61,
(15) Northern Arizona 56 RecapBox score
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St. John's G Bootsy Thornton: 10-16 FG, 20 pts, 7 reb.
Thornton came up with clutch baskets that kept Northern Arizona from making huge second-half runs.
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The Red Storm avoided becoming just the fourth No. 2 seed to fall in the first round since 1985 as Thornton and Lavor Postell came up with big plays.
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St. John's: Saturday vs. (10) Gonzaga
Northern Arizona: Stay in Tucson and check out some spring baseball.
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