NCAA Final Four: It's Wolverines vs. Nova For The Marbles

Both national semifinals in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were contested at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday.

Game #1:

Moritz Wagner scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 15 points as the Michigan Wolverines (#3 West; 32-7) overcame a ten-point second-half deficit and upended Loyola-Chicago (#11 South; 32-5) 69-57, snapping the Ramblers' 14-game winning streak.

The Wolverines stretched their own winning streak to 14 games.


Game #2:

Eric Paschal made 10 of 11 shots on the field en route to a game-high 24-point performance as the Villanova Wildcats (#1 East; 34-4) overpowered the Kansas Jayhawks (#1 Midwest; 31-7) 95-79.

Devonte Graham paced the Jayhawks with 23 points.



Michigan and Villanova will play for the national championship in San Antonio on Monday at 6:20 PM Pacific Time (TBS).

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament: Tigers, 'Cuse Advance; Will Face Musketeers, Horned Frogs, Respectively

At Dayton, Ohio:

The First Four portion of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament concluded on Wednesday as the University of Dayton Arena.

Game #1:

Damontrae Jefferson scored 25 points as the Texas Southern Tigers (16-19), a team that started the season 0-13,  picked up their first-ever NCAA Tourney win, 64-46 over North Carolina Central (19-16).

The Tigers, who became the first team with a losing record to win a tournament game, will be the #16 seed in the West Regional and take on top-seeded Xavier on Friday at Nashville (4:20 PM Pacific Time, TBS).

Game #2:

Oshae Brissett scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Syracuse (21-13) knocked off Arizona State (20-12) 60-56.

The Orangemen will be the #11 seed in the Midwest Regional and will face sixth-seeded TCU on Friday in Detroit (6:40 PM Pacific Time, CBS).

NCAA Tournament Opens with Highlanders and Bonnies Victories

At Dayton, Ohio:


The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament opened with two games contested as the University of Dayton Arena.


In the opener, Travis Fields, Jr. and Ed Polite, Jr. each scored 13 points as the Radford Highlanders (23-12) downed the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds (18-17) 71-61 for their first-ever NCAA Tourney victory.


The Blackbirds are now winless in seven trips to the Big Dance.


The Highlanders will be the #16 seed in the East Region and will face top-seeded Villanova in Pittsburgh on Thursday (3:50 PM Pacific Time, TNT).


In the nightcap, Courtney Stockard scored 26 points as St. Bonaventure (26-7) knocked off UCLA (21-12) 65-58.


Aaron Holiday paced the Bruins with 20 points.


The Bonnies, who picked up their first NCAA Tourney win since 1970, will be the #11 seed in the South Region and will face sixth-seeded Florida in Dallas on Thursday (6:57 PM Pacific Time, truTV).

NCAA Tourney Set

The line-up is set for the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as was announced on Sunday.


All tipoff times are Pacific.


FIRST FOUR:


All games are set to be contested in Dayton, Ohio and are to be telecast via truTV.


Tuesday:


Long Island University-Brooklyn vs. Radford, 3:40 PM


St. Bonaventure vs. UCLA, 6:10 PM


Wednesday:


North Carolina Central vs. Texas Southern, 3:40 PM


Arizona State vs. Syracuse, 6:10 PM






ROUND OF 64:


SOUTH REGIONAL:


Thursday:


At Dallas:


#3 Tennessee vs. #14 Wright State, 9:40 AM (truTV)


#6 Miami (Florida) vs. #11 Loyola-Chicago, 12:10 PM (truTV)


At Boise, Idaho:


#5 Kentucky vs. #12 Davidson, 4:10 PM (CBS)


#4 Arizona vs. #13 Buffalo, 6:40 PM (CBS)






Friday:


At Nashville:


#2 Cincinnati vs. #15 Georgia State, 11:00 AM (TBS)


#7 Nevada (Reno) vs. #10 Texas, 1:30 PM (TBS)


At Charlotte, North Carolina:


#8 Creighton vs. #9 Kansas State, 3:50 PM (TNT)


#1 Virginia (top overall seed) vs. #16 UMBC, 6:20 PM (TNT)






WEST REGIONAL:


Thursday:


At Boise, Idaho:


#4 Gonzaga vs. #13 UNC-Greensboro, 10:30 AM (TNT)


#5 Ohio State vs. #12 South Dakota State, 1:00 PM (TNT)


At Wichita, Kansas:


#6 Houston vs. #11 San Diego State, 4:20 PM (TBS)


#3 Michigan vs. #14 Montana, 6:50 PM (TBS)






Friday:


At Charlotte, North Carolina:


#7 Texas A&M vs. #10 Providence, 9:15 AM (CBS)


#2 North Carolina vs. #15 Lipscomb (the tournament's lone debutantes), 11:45 AM (CBS)


At Nashville:


#1 Xavier vs. #16 NCCU/TX Southern winner, 4:20 PM (TBS)


#8 Missouri vs. #9 Florida State, 9:50 PM (TBS)






EAST REGIONAL:


Thursday:


At Dallas:


#3 Texas Tech vs. #14 Stephen F. Austin, 4:27 PM (truTV)


#6 Florida vs. #11 St. Bonaventure/UCLA winner, 9:57 PM (truTV)


At Pittsburgh:


#1 Villanova vs. #16 LIU-Brooklyn/Radford winner, 3:50 PM (TNT)


#8 Virginia Tech vs. #9 Alabama, 6:20 PM (TNT)






Friday:


At Detroit:


#2 Purdue vs. #15 Cal State Fullerton, 9:40 AM (truTV)


#7 Arkansas vs. #10 Butler, 12:10 PM (truTV)


At San Diego:


#4 Wichita State vs. #13 Marshall, 10:30 AM (TNT)


#5 West Virginia vs. #12 Murray State, 1:00 PM (TNT)






MIDWEST REGIONAL:


Thursday:


At Pittsburgh:


#7 Rhode Island vs. #10 Oklahoma, 9:15 AM (CBS)


#2 Duke vs. #15 Iona, 11:45 AM (CBS)


At Wichita, Kansas:


#1 Kansas vs. #16 Pennsylvania, 11:00 AM (TBS)


#8 Seton Hall vs. #9 North Carolina State, 1:30 PM (TBS)






Friday:


At Detroit:


#3 Michigan State vs. #14 Bucknell, 4:10 PM (CBS)


#6 TCU vs. #11 ASU/Syracuse winner, 6:40 PM (CBS)


At San Diego:


#4 Auburn vs. #13 College of Charleston, 4:27 PM (truTV)


#5 Clemson vs. #12 New Mexico State, 6:57 PM (truTV)