Four games were played on Thursday in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's East Regional.
At Louisville, Kentucky:
In the first of two East Regional games played at Rupp Arena, sixth-seeded Butler (27-8) defeated eleventh-seeded Bucknell (28-6) 68-56. Rotnei Clarke scored 11 of his 17 points in the second half Roosevelt Jones and Andrew Smith (who grabbed 16 rebounds) each scored 14 for the Bulldogs. Joe Willman scored 20 points for the Bison.
In the second contest, Vander Blue (who scored 16 points) connected on a layup with one second remaining as the third-seeded Marquette Golden Eagles(24-8) overcame a late nine-point deficit and upended the #14-seeded Davidson Wildcats (26-8) 59-58 to advance to the Round of 32.
At San Jose, California:
In the first of two West Regional contests at the HP Pavilion, Allen Crabbe scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the twelfth-seeded California Golden Bears (21-11) knocked off the #5-seeded UNLV Runnin' Rebels (25-10) 64-61.
In the nightcap, Brandon Triche scored 20 points as the fourth-seeded Syracuse Orangmen (27-9) made mince meet of the #13-seeded Montana Grizzlies (25-7) 81-34, the most lopsided victory by a team seeded third or worse. No Grizzlies scored more than five points.
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