Second-round action in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament continued on Friday with four games from the East Regional.
At Dayton, Ohio:
In the first of two games at the University of Dayton's arena, Khalif Wyatt scored 31 points (making six free throws in the final 32 seconds) as the #9-seeded Temple Owls (24-9) knocked off the #8-seeded North Carolina State Wolfpack (24-11) 76-72.
In the second contest, Yogi Ferrell scored 14 of his 16 pints in the first six minutes as the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers (28-6) had no trouble as they defeated #16-seeded James Madison (21-15) 83-62 in a game that wasn't as close as the final score indicated despite 24 points from the Dukes' Andre Madison.
At Austin, Texas:
In the first of two East Regional contests played at the Frank Erwin Center, Durand Scott scored 21 points as the second-seeded Miami Hurricanes (28-6) blew away the fifteenth-seeded Pacific Tigers (22-13) 78-49.
In the second match, Brandon Paul scored 17 points as the seventh-seeded Illinois Fighting Ilini (23-12) fought off the tenth-seeded Colorado Buffaloes (21-12) 57-49.
THIRD-ROUND MATCH-UPS:
Saturday's games:
At Lexington, Kentucky:
#3 Marquette vs. #6 Butler (4:45 PM, CBS)
At San Jose, California:
#4 Syracuse vs. #12 California (6:40 PM, TBS)
Sunday's games:
At Dayton, Ohio:
#1 Indiana vs. #9 Temple
At Austin, Texas:
#2 Miami (Florida) vs. #7 Illinois
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