Recap Roundups
March 17, 2022
Michigan 75, Colorado St. 63
Hunter Dickinson scored 21 points and Michigan outran Colorado State 75-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Indianapolis on Thursday.
Providence 66, South Dakota State 57
Al Durham and Noah Horchler each scored 13 points as fourth-seeded Providence held off No. 13 South Dakota State 66-57 Thursday in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament Midwest Region in Buffalo.
Memphis 64, Boise St. 53
DeAndre Williams scored 14 points on 7-for-8 shooting to help ninth-seeded Memphis produce a 64-53 victory over eighth-seeded Boise State on Thursday in West Regional play at Portland, Ore.
Baylor 85, Norfolk State 49
Matthew Mayer scored a season-high 22 points as No. 1 seed Baylor shrugged off early foul trouble and dominated 16th-seeded Norfolk State 85-49 on Thursday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament East Regional first-round game in Fort Worth, Texas.
Tennessee 88, Longwood 56
Driven by a perceived Selection Sunday slight, Tennessee had a message for the doubters Thursday: Take this seed and plant it.
Richmond 67, Iowa 63
Jacob Gilyard scored 24 points to help 12th-seeded Richmond to a 67-63 upset victory against fifth-seeded Iowa on Thursday afternoon in an NCAA Tournament Midwest Region first-round game in Buffalo.
Gonzaga 93, Georgia St. 72
Drew Timme recorded 32 points and 13 rebounds and Gonzaga used a 21-0 burst to pull away from pesky Georgia State and notch a 93-72 first-round victory on Thursday in West Regional play at Portland, Ore.
North Carolina 95, Marquette 63
Brady Manek scored a season-high 28 points as eighth-seeded North Carolina blew out ninth-seeded Marquette 95-63 in an NCAA Tournament East Region first-round game Thursday at Fort Worth, Texas.
New Mexico St. 70, Connecticut 63
Teddy Allen scored 37 points, including 15 in the final four minutes, to help lead No. 12 seed New Mexico State to a 70-63 upset victory over No. 5 seed UConn in an NCAA Tournament West Region game at Buffalo.
Saint Peter's 85, Kentucky 79
No. 15 seed Saint Peter's traded blows with second-seeded Kentucky for 40 minutes and then slayed the heavily favored Wildcats in overtime, claiming the program's first NCAA Tournament win, 85-79 in East Region action on Thursday.
Saint Mary's 82, Indiana 53
Logan Johnson recorded 20 points, six rebounds and three steals as Saint Mary's demolished Indiana 82-53 on Thursday night in first-round East Regional play in Portland, Ore.
Creighton 72, San Diego St. 69
Freshman guard Trey Alexander scored seven of his game-high 18 points in overtime as ninth-seeded Creighton rallied past No. 8 San Diego State 72-69 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region on Thursday night in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arkansas 75, Vermont 71
Stanley Umude scored 21 points and JD Notae added all 17 of his points in the second half as Arkansas withstood a late charge from Vermont for a 75-71 NCAA Tournament West Region victory Thursday night in Buffalo.
Murray St. 92, San Francisco 87
a contest that lasted into early Friday morning.
UCLA 57, Akron 53
Tyger Campbell rescued fourth-seeded UCLA with a personal late 8-0 run as the Bruins woke up from an offensive slumber to rally past 13th-seeded Akron 57-53 on Thursday night in an East Region game at Portland, Ore.
Kansas 83, Texas Southern 56
Remy Martin came off the bench to deliver 15 points and four assists as top-seeded Kansas pounded Texas Southern 83-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region in Fort Worth, Texas, on Thursday night.