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Michigan State Edges Northern Iowa, 59-52

Durrell Summers scored 19 points and Korie Lucious hit a whirling turnaround jumper with 95 seconds left, helping fifth-seeded Michigan State survive a mid-major scare with a 59-52 win over pesky Northern Iowa in the Midwest Regional semifinals Friday night.

Michigan State (27-8) needed a half to get used to Northern Iowa's grinding style and held the Panthers to 10 free throws over the final 10:22 to send the heroes of the Heartland home empty-handed.

 

NCAA: Duke beats Purdue 70-57

Nolan Smith and Jon Scheyer rescued Duke in the second half, heating up from the field after a miserable first 20 minutes and lifting the top-seeded Blue Devils to a 70-57 victory over fourth-seeded Purdue in the South Regional....

 

Tennessee 76, Ohio State 73: Tennessee Fells Another Favorite

Tennessee 76, Ohio State 73: Tennessee Fells Another Favorite

The sixth-seeded Volunteers defeated the second-seeded Buckeyes in the Edward Jones Dome to advance to the Midwest Region final.

 

Blowout! No. 3 Baylor breezes into Elite Eight

Baylor knocked off 10th-seeded Saint Mary’s 72-49 on Friday night behind 28 points from LaceDarius Dunn and an exemplary all-around effort from Tweety Carter.

 

Midwest: Northern Iowa 69, Kansas 67: Northern Iowa Upsets Overall No. 1 Seed Kansas

Midwest: Northern Iowa 69, Kansas 67: Northern Iowa Upsets Overall No. 1 Seed Kansas

Ali Farokhmanesh’s 20-footer stretched a 1-point lead to 4, and the Panthers held on for a surprise upset.

 

NCAA: Chalk-filled Day 2 ends with Maryland win

NCAA: Chalk-filled Day 2 ends with Maryland win

The first ticket to the round of 16 will be punched when second-seeded Villanova tussles with West Coast Conference champion Saint Mary's at 1:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. They'll be followed by a couple of upset-minded teams trying to keep the magic moving: 13th-seeded Murray State takes on fifth-seeded Butler, and 14th seed Ohio plays No. 6 seed Tennessee.

 

Live Updates From the N.C.A.A. Tournament: Day 2

Looking ahead at the second day of the N.C.A.A. tournament.

 

Wake Forest ousts Texas from Tournament with OT win

Wake Forest ousts Texas from Tournament with OT win

At last the Texas Longhorns can relax. No longer do they have to spend their days on edge, force-feeding themselves the notion that their season remained salvageable. No longer do they have to convince anyone ...

 

The NCAA basketball tournament tips off

The NCAA basketball tournament tips off

Follow the NCAA basketball tournament live as 32 teams take to the court today.

 

Opinion: This year’s NCAA tournament is wide-open

WashPost: Thursday and Friday can't get here fast enough because the NCAA tournament is wide, wide open. If we've learned anything over these first two weeks of March, it's that not all that much separates the best from the rest.

 

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