Recap Roundups
March 21, 2019
Minnesota 86, Louisville 76
Minnesota spent the better part of the last few weeks of the regular season on the NCAA Tournament bubble.
Louisiana State 79, Yale 74
Naz Reid and Kavell Bigby-Williams both had double-doubles as third-seeded LSU used its superior size to hold off 14th seed Yale 79-74 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament East Regional on Thursday afternoon in Jacksonville, Fla.
Auburn 78, New Mexico St. 77
Jared Harper scored a game-high 17 points as No. 5 seed Auburn survived potential game-winning free throws by No. 12 seed New Mexico State to win 78-77 Thursday in a Midwest Region first-round game in Salt Lake City.
Florida State 76, Vermont 69
Sophomore power forward Mfiondu Kabengele recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Florida State to a 76-69 first-round victory over Vermont on Thursday in West Region play of the NCAA Tournament at Hartford, Conn.
Michigan St 76, Bradley 65
Cassius Winston scored 26 points to lead No. 2 Michigan State to a 76-65 victory over No. 15 Bradley in Thursday's first round of the East Region of the NCAA Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa.
Maryland 79, Belmont 77
Jalen Smith and Bruno Fernando had double-doubles as sixth-seeded Maryland edged 11th-seeded Belmont 79-77 on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament East Regional first-round game in Jacksonville, Fla.
Kansas 87, Northeastern 53
Junior forward Dedric Lawson recorded 25 points and 11 rebounds Thursday as No. 4-seeded Kansas trounced No. 13-seeded Northeastern 87-53 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's Midwest Region at Salt Lake City.
Murray St. 83, Marquette 64
Star sophomore point guard Ja Morant had 17 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds for the first triple-double in NCAA Tournament play since 2012 to help Murray State roll to a convincing 83-64 victory over Marquette on Thursday in West Regional play at Hartford, Conn.
Florida 70, Nevada 61
Senior center Kevarrius Hayes scored 16 points to help Florida produce a 70-61 victory over Nevada on Thursday in first-round West Region play of the NCAA Tournament at Des Moines, Iowa.
Kentucky 79, Abilene Christian 44
Freshman guard Keldon Johnson poured in 25 points in his first NCAA Tournament game, and second-seeded Kentucky pounded 15th-seeded Abilene Christian 79-44 in a Midwest Region game Thursday night at Jacksonville, Fla.
Villanova 61, St. Mary's 57
Phil Booth scored 20 points as sixth-seeded Villanova posted a 61-57 victory over 11th-seeded Saint Mary's on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament South Region first-round game at Hartford, Conn.
Gonzaga 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 49
Rui Hachimura scored 21 points, Killian Tillie had a season-high 17 and top-seeded Gonzaga dominated from the start in an 87-49 beatdown of Fairleigh Dickinson in a first-round West Region game Thursday in Salt Lake City.
Michigan 74, Montana 55
Senior guard Charles Matthews recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Michigan to a 74-55 victory over Montana on Thursday in West Region play of the NCAA Tournament at Des Moines, Iowa.
Wofford 84, Seton Hall 68
Fletcher Magee scored 24 points and set a record as Wofford won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time by overcoming Seton Hall 84-68 on Thursday night at Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla.
Purdue 61, Old Dominion 48
Carsen Edwards scored 26 points as third-seeded Purdue recorded a 61-48 victory over 14th-seeded Old Dominion on Thursday in an NCAA Tournament South Region first-round game at Hartford, Conn.
Baylor 78, Syracuse 69
Point guard Makai Mason scored 22 points, and ninth-seeded Baylor hit a season-high 16 3-point shots to beat eighth-seeded Syracuse 78-69 Thursday night in an NCAA Tournament West Region first-round game at Salt Lake City.