Wednesday, March 16, 2016

NCAA Tournament: Crusaders Knock Off Jags To Get Crack At Ducks; Wolverines Top Golden Hurricane And Will Battle Irish In Brooklyn

The "First Four" round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament concluded on Wednesday with two games contested at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio.

In the opener, Robert Champion scored 19 points as the Holy Cross Crusaders (15-19), the only team who entered the tourney with a losing record, racked up their first NCAA tournament game victory since 1953 by knocking off the Southern University Jaguars (22-13) 59-55.

The Crusaders will travel up to Spokane, Washington for a West Regional encounter with top-seeded Oregon on Friday.

In the nightcap, the Michigan Wolverines (23-12) outlasted the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (20-12) 67-62. Zak Irvin and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman each scored 16 points for the Wolverines, who will now face sixth-seeded Notre Dame in an East Regional Friday contest in Brooklyn, New York.

Shaquille Harrison paced the Golden Hurricane with 23 points.

No comments: