NCAA Men's Final Four: It's Red Raiders vs. Cavaliers For All The Marbles

At US Bank Stadium, Minneapolis:

Both semifinal games in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament were contested on Saturday.

Semifinal #1:

Kyle Guy (who scored 15 points) sank three free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining as the Virginia Cavaliers (34-3; #1, South) battled back to overcome the Auburn Tigers (30-10; #5, Midwest) 63-62 to advance to their first-ever national championship game.

Ty Jerome led the Cavaliers with 21 points.

Samir Doughty came off the bench to pace the Tigers with 13 points.

Semifinal #2:

Matt Mooney scored 22 points to pace the Texas Tech Red Raiders (31-6; #3, West) to a 61-51 victory over the Michigan State Spartans ( 32-7; #2, East) to advance to their maiden national championship game.

Cassius Winston topped the Spartans with 16 points.

NCAA Tourney: Bison, Sun Devils Advance

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's "First Four" is set to conclude with two games played at University of Dayton Arena, with both games televised by truTV and both starting times Pacific.

Game #1:

Tyson Ward scored 23 points as the North Dakota State Bison (19-15) defeated the North Carolina Central Eagles (18-16) 78-74.

Raaseen Davis (who grabbed 16 rebounds) and Larry McKnight, Jr. each scored 20 points to pace the Eagles.

The Bison, as the East Region's #16 seed, will face top overall seed Duke on Friday in Columbia, South Carolina on Friday.


Game #2:

Luguentz Dort scored 20 points as the Arizona State Sun Devils (23-10) downed the St. John's Red Storm (21-13) 74-65.

Shamorie Ponds topped the Red Storm with 25 points.

Next up for the Sun Devils, the West Region's #11 seed, a Friday contest with sixth-seeded Buffalo in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

NCAA Tourney: FDU, Belmont Advance To Round of 64

At Dayton, Ohio:

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament commenced on Tuesday with two games played at University of Dayton Arena.

Game #1:

Darnell Edge scored 33 points while Jahlil Jenkins added 22 as the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (21-13) picked up their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, 82-76 over the Prairie View A&M Panthers (22-13).

The Panthers were paced by Gary Blackston's 26 points.

The Knights, as the West Region's #16 seed, will face top-seeded Gonzaga on Thursday in Salt Lake City.

Game #2:

Kevin McClain scored 29 points as the Belmont Bruins (27-5) overtook the Temple Owls (23-10) 82-10.

Shizz Alston, Jr. topped the Owls with 21 points.

The Bruins, as the East Region's #11 seed, will battled #6-seeded Maryland in Jacksonville, Florida on Thursday.

NCAA Tournament: Field of 68 Set (Ducks Get Crack At Badgers In San Jose On Friday)

The field for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was set on Sunday.

All First Four and Round of 64 games' tip-off times are Pacific.

FIRST FOUR (all games at Dayton, Ohio and telecast on truTV):

Tuesday:

# 16 North Carolina Central vs. #16 North Dakota State, 3:40 PM 

#11 Belmont vs. #11 Temple, 9:10 PM 



Wednesday:

#16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. #16 Prairie View A&M, 3:40 PM

# 11 St. John's vs. #11 Arizona State, 6:10 PM



ROUND OF 64:

EAST REGIONAL:

Thursday:

At Des Moines, Iowa:

#7 Louisville vs. #10 Minnesota, 9:15 PM (CBS)

#2 Michigan State vs. #15 Bradley, 11:45 AM (CBS)



At Jacksonville, Florida:

#3 LSU vs. #14 Yale, 9:40 AM (truTV)

#6 Maryland #11 Temple/Belmont winner, 12:10 PM (truTV)



Friday:

At Columbia, South Carolina:

#1 Duke (top overall seed) vs. #16 NC Central/ND State winner, 4:10 PM (CBS)

# 8 Virginia Commonwealth vs. #9 Central Florida, 6:40 PM (CBS)



At San Jose, California:

#5 Mississippi State vs. #12 Liberty, 4:27 PM (truTV)

#4 Virginia Tech vs. #13 Saint Louis, 6:57 PM (truTV)



SOUTH REGIONAL:

Thursday:

At Hartford, Connecticut:

#6 Villanova vs. #11 Saint Mary's, 4:20 PM (TBS)

#3 Purdue vs. #14 Old Dominion, 6:50 PM (TBS)



Friday:

At Columbus, Ohio:

#7 Cincinnati vs. #10 Iowa, 9:15 AM (CBS)

#2 Tennessee vs. #15 Colgate, 11:45 AM (CBS)



At Columbia, South Carolina:

#8 Mississippi vs. #9 Oklahoma, 9:40 AM (truTV)

#1 Virginia vs. #16 Gardner-Webb, 12:10 PM (truTV)



At San Jose, California:

#4 Kansas State vs. #13 UC Irvine, 11:00 AM (TBS)

#5 Wisconsin vs. #12 Oregon, 1:30 PM (TBS)



MIDWEST REGIONAL:

Thursday:

At Salt Lake City, Utah:

#5 Auburn vs. #12 New Mexico State, 10:30 AM (TNT)

#4 Kansas vs. #13 Northeastern, 1:00 PM (TNT)



At Jacksonville, Florida:

#2 Kentucky vs. #15 Abilene Christian, 4:10 PM (CBS)

#7 Wofford vs. #10 Seton Hall, 6:40 PM (CBS)



Friday:

At Columbus, Ohio:

#8 Utah State vs. #9 Washington, 3:50 PM (TNT)

#1 North Carolina vs. #16 Iona, 6:20 PM (TNT)



At Tulsa, Oklahoma:

#3 Houston vs. #14 Georgia State, 4:20 PM (TBS)

#6 Iowa State vs. #11 Ohio State, 6:50 PM (TBS)



WEST REGIONAL:

Thursday:

At Hartford, Connecticut:

#4 Florida State vs. #13 Vermont, 11:00 AM (TBS)

#5 Marquette vs. #12 Murray State, 1:30 PM (TBS)



At Des Moines, Iowa:

#7 Nevada vs. #10 Florida, 3:50 PM (TNT)

#2 Michigan vs. #15 Montana, 6:20 PM (TNT)



At Salt Lake City, Utah:

#1 Gonzaga vs. #16 FDU/Prairie View A&M winner, 4:27 PM (truTV)

#8 Syracuse vs. #9 Baylor, 6:57 PM (truTV)



Friday:

At Tulsa, Oklahoma:

#3 Texas Tech vs. #14 Northeastern, 10:30 AM (TNT)

#6 Buffalo vs. #11 Arizona State/St. John's winner, 1:00 PM (TNT)