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Midwest Region
No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
Brandon Murray came off the bench to score 21 points as McNeese upset Clemson. Quadir Copeland added 16 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Christian Shumate contributed 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Cowboys, who built a 24-point second-half lead.
Jaeden Zackery scored 24 points and Chase Hunter had 21 for Clemson. Ian Schieffelin, averaging nearly 13 points per game, was held to just one.
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No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
Milos Uzan scored 16 points and L.J. Cryer added 15 as Houston dominated SIUE. The Cougars led by 28 at halftime and cruised to their 14th straight win.
Ray’Sean Taylor and Brian Taylor scored 10 points apiece for SIUE, making its first NCAA Tournament appearance.
No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
Chaz Lanier scored 29 points and Zakai Zeigler had a double-double (12 points, 12 assists) to lead the Volunteers past Wofford. Jahmai Mashack chipped in nine points and seven rebounds.
Jackson Sivills led Wofford with 15 points.
No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
Trey Kaufman-Renn poured in 21 points and Braden Smith added 20 to lift Purdue past High Point. Camden Heide contributed a double-double (11 points, 10 rebounds).
D’Maurian Williams led High Point with 12 points.
No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
Skyy Clark and Eric Dailey Jr. scored 14 points each to lead UCLA. The Bruins held Utah State to 32.7% shooting.
Mason Falslev had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Aggies.
No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
Gonzaga stormed out to a 27-3 lead and never looked back. Khalif Battle scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Braden Huff and Nolan Hickman each added 18.
Asa Newell led Georgia with 20 points and eight rebounds.
West Region
No. 2 St. John’s 85, No. 15 Omaha 53
RJ Luis Jr. scored 22 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead St. John’s to its first NCAA Tournament win since 2000. Simeon Wilcher had 13 points.
JJ White led Omaha with 15 points in the program’s tournament debut.
No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
Bennett Stirtz had 21 points and Tavion Banks added 15 as Drake pulled off an upset. The Bulldogs closed the game with key baskets by Cam Manyawu and Banks.
Caleb Grill scored 14 points for Missouri.
No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
Jonas Aidoo scored 22 points to lead Arkansas past Kansas. Johnell Davis added 18 points, and D.J. Wagner had 14 with six assists.
Zeke Mayo led Kansas with 18 points.
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No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72
Kerwin Walton scored a career-high 27 points with eight 3-pointers as Texas Tech advanced. Elijah Hawkins added 14 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds.
Nolan Hodge led UNC Wilmington with 18 points.
South Region
No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
Miles Kelly scored 23 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, as Auburn rolled to a win. Johni Broome had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Amarr Knox scored 18 points for Alabama State.
No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
Pharrel Payne had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Wade Taylor IV added 16 to lead Texas A&M past Yale.
John Poulakidas led Yale with 23 points.
No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
Tre Donaldson hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with just over two minutes left to lift Michigan. Donaldson finished with 12 points, while Vladislav Goldin added 14.
Tyler McGhie had 25 points for UC San Diego.
No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
Jamiya Neal scored a career-high 29 points to lead Creighton past Louisville. Steven Ashworth added 22 points.
Chucky Hepburn paced Louisville with 22 points.
East Region
No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
John Blackwell scored 19 points and Steven Crowl had 18 as Wisconsin pulled away from Montana. The Badgers shot 55.4% and dominated the boards.
Kai Johnson and Te’Jon Sawyer led Montana with 15 points each.
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No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
Richie Saunders had 16 points and Egor Demin added 15 as BYU advanced past VCU. Fousseyni Traore scored 13.
Zeb Jackson led VCU with a season-high 23 points.
