Monday, March 19, 2018

NCAA East: Boilermakers, Mountaineers Obtain Berths In Sweet Sixteen

The quarterfinal round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's East Regional concluded on Sunday with two games.

At Detroit (Little Caesar's Arena):

Vincent Edwards scored 20 points as the second-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (30-6) held off the tenth-seeded Butler Bulldogs 76-73 (21-14) .

Kelan Martin topped the Bulldogs with 29 points.



At San Diego (Viejas Arena):

In a battle of West Virginia's two Division I men's basketball programs, Jevon Carter scored 28 points to guide the fifth-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers (26-10) to a 94-71 domination of the Marshall Thundering Herd (25-11).

Lamont West added 23 points and 18 rebounds off the bench to the Mountaineers' coffers.

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