The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's Round of 64 commenced on Thursday with 16 games, four of them in the Midwest Region.
At Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah:
Game #1:
Jared Harper scored 17 points as the fifth-seeded Auburn Tigers (27-9) registered a hard-fought 78-77 victory over the 12th-seeded New Mexico State Aggies (30-5).
Game #2:
Dedric Lawson scored 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the fourth-seeded Kansas Jayhawks (26-9) mauled the #13-seeded Northeastern Huskies (23-11) 87-53.
At VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Florida:
Game #1:
Keldon Johnson scored 25 points as the second-seeded Kentucky Wildcats (28-6) manhandled #15-seeded Abilene Christian (27-7) 79-44, spoiling those other Wildcats' NCAA tourney debut.
Game #2:
Fletcher Magee scored 24 points as the seventh-seeded Wofford Terriers (30-4) garnered their first-ever NCAA tournament victory by defeating the tenth-seeded Seton Hall Pirates (20-14) 84-68.
Myles Powell topped the Pirates with 27 points.
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