NCAA basketball
By The Associated Press
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NCAA Men’s
Basketball Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
Third Round
Saturday, March 17
At The CONSOL Energy Center
Pittsburgh
Syracuse 75, Kansas State 59
Ohio State 73, Gonzaga 66 At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Wisconsin 60, Vanderbilt 57
Sunday, March 18
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
Cincinnati 62, Florida State 56
Regional Semifinals
At TD Garden
Boston
Thursday, March 22
Syracuse (33-2) vs. Wisconsin (26-9), 7:15 p.m.
Ohio State (29-7) vs. Cincinnati (25-10), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 24
Semifinal winners
SOUTH REGIONAL
Third Round
Saturday, March 17
At The KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Kentucky 87, Iowa State 71
At The Pit
Albuquerque, N.M.
Baylor 80, Colorado 63 At
The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Indiana 63 VCU 61
Sunday, March 18
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
Xavier 70, Lehigh 58
Regional Semifinals
At The Georgia Dome
Atlanta
Friday, March 23
Baylor (29-7) vs. Xavier (23-12), 7:15 p.m.
Kentucky (34-2) vs. Indiana (27-8), 9:45 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
Semifinal winners
MIDWEST REGIONAL
Third Round
Sunday, March 18
At Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, N.C.
North Carolina 87, Creighton 73
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
N.C. State 66, Georgetown 63
At Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, Tenn.
Ohio 62, South Florida 56
At CenturyLink Center
Omaha, Neb.
Kansas 63, Purdue 60
Regional Semifinals
At Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis
Friday, March 23
North Carolina (31-5) vs. Ohio (29-7), 7:47 p.m.
N.C. State (24-12) vs. Kansas (29-6), 10:17 p.m.
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 25
Semifinal winners
WEST REGIONAL
Third Round
Saturday, March 17
At The KFC Yum! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Marquette 62, Murray State 53
At The Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Louisville 59, New Mexico 56
Sunday, March 18
At Nationwide Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Michigan State 65, Saint Louis 61
At CenturyLink Center
Omaha, Neb.
Florida 84, Norfolk State 50
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 22
At US Airways Center
Phoenix
Michigan State (29-7) vs. Louisville (28-9), 7:47 p.m.
Marquette (27-7) vs. Florida (25-10), 10:17 p.m.
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 24
Semifinal winners
FINAL FOUR
At The Superdome
New Orleans
National Semifinals
Saturday, March 31
East champion vs. Midwest champion
South champion vs. West champion National Championship
Monday, April 2
Semifinal winners
NCAA Women’s
Basketball Tournament
DES MOINES REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 17
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
Tennessee 72, UT Martin 49
DePaul 59, BYU 55
Sunday, March 18
At Stroh Center
Bowling Green, Ohio
Florida 70, Ohio State 65
Baylor 81, UC Santa Barbara 40
At Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Georgetown 61, Fresno State 56
Georgia Tech 76, Sacred Heart 50
At Jack Stephens Center
Little Rock, Ark.
Delaware 73, UALR 42
Kansas 57, Nebraska 49
Second Round
Monday, March 19
At Allstate Arena
Rosemont, Ill.
Tennessee 63, DePaul 48
Tuesday, March 20
At Stroh Center
Bowling Green, Ohio
Baylor (35-0) vs. Florida (20-12), 1:05 p.m.
At Carmichael Arena
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Georgetown (23-8) vs. Georgia Tech (25-8), 1:15 p.m.
At Jack Stephens Center
Little Rock, Ark.
Kansas (20-12) vs. Delaware (31-1), 3:40 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At Wells Fargo Arena
Des Moines, Iowa
Saturday, March 24
Baylor-Florida winner vs. Georgetown-Georgia Tech winner, TBA
Kansas-Delaware winner vs. Tennessee (26-8), TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, March 26
Semifinal winners, TBA
FRESNO REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 17
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
West Virginia 68, Texas 55
Stanford 73, Hampton 51
At Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, Ind.
South Carolina 80, Eastern Michigan 48
Purdue 83, South Dakota State 68
Sunday, March 18
At Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
St. John’s 69, Creighton 67
Oklahoma 88, Michigan 67
At Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt 60, Middle Tennessee 46
Duke 82, Samford 47
Second Round
Monday, March 19
At Ted Constant Convocation Center
Norfolk, Va.
Stanford 72, West Virginia 55
At Mackey Arena
West Lafayette, Ind.
South Carolina 72, Purdue 61
Tuesday, March 20
At Lloyd Noble Center
Norman, Okla.
St. John’s (23-9) vs. Oklahoma (21-12), 3:45 p.m.
At Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt (23-9) vs. Duke (25-5), 3:35 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At Save Mart Center
Fresno, Calif.
Saturday, March 24
Stanford (33-1) vs. South Carolina (25-9), TBA
St. John’s-Oklahoma winner vs. Vanderbilt-Duke winner, TBA
Regional Championship
Monday, March 26
Semifinal winners, TBA
RALEIGH REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 17
At Reed Arena
College Station, Texas
Arkansas 72, Dayton 55
Texas A&M 69, Albany (NY) 47
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
Maryland 59, Navy 44
Louisville 67, Michigan State 55
Sunday, March 18
At Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Ind.
California 84, Iowa 74
Notre Dame 74, Liberty 43
At Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, Fla.
Marist 76, Georgia 70
St. Bonaventure 72, Florida Gulf Coast 65, OT
Second Round
Monday, March 19
At Reed Arena
College Station, Texas
Texas A&M 61, Arkansas 59
At Comcast Center
College Park, Md.
Maryland 72, Louisville 68
Tuesday, March 20
At Joyce Center
Notre Dame, Ind.
California (25-9) vs. Notre Dame (31-3), 1:30 p.m.
At Donald L. Tucker Center
Tallahassee, Fla.
Marist (26-7) vs. St. Bonaventure (30-3), 1:10 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At PNC Arena
Raleigh, N.C.
Sunday, March 25
Texas A&M (24-10) vs. Maryland (30-4), TBA
California-Notre Dame winner vs. Marist-St. Bonaventure winner, TBA
Tuesday, March 27
Regional Championship
Semifinal winners, TBA
KINGSTON REGIONAL
First Round
Saturday, March 17
At Webster Bank Arena
Bridgeport, Conn.
Kansas State 67, Princeton 64
UConn 83, Prairie View 47
At McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, Wash.
Gonzaga 86, Rutgers 73
Miami 70, Idaho State 42
At Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Kentucky 68, McNeese State 62
Green Bay 71, Iowa State 57
Sunday, March 18
At Maravich Center
Baton Rouge, La.
Penn State 85, UTEP 77
LSU 64, San Diego State 56
Second Round
Monday, March 19
At Webster Bank Arena
Bridgeport, Conn.
UConn 72, Kansas State 26
At McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, Wash.
Gonzaga 65, Miami 54
At Hilton Coliseum
Ames, Iowa
Kentucky 65, Green Bay 62
Tuesday, March 20
At Maravich Center
Baton Rouge, La.
Penn State (25-6) vs. LSU (23-10), 3:40 p.m.
Regional Semifinals
At The Ryan Center
Kingston, R.I.
Sunday, March 25
UConn (31-4) vs. Penn State-LSU winner, TBA
Gonzaga (28-5) vs. Kentucky (27-6), TBA
Regional Championship
Tuesday, March 27
Semifinal winners, TBA
National Invitation
Tournament
(Men’s tournament)
First Round
Tuesday, March 13
UMass 101, Mississippi State 96, 2OT
Seton Hall 63, Stony Brook 61
Iowa 84, Dayton 75
Tennessee 65, Savannah State 51
Northwestern 76, Akron 74
Middle Tennessee 86, Marshall 78
Oregon 96, LSU 76
Washington 82, Texas-Arlington 72
Stanford 76, Cleveland State 65
Wednesday, March 14
Minnesota 70, La Salle 61
Drexel 81, UCF 56
Northern Iowa 67, Saint Joseph’s 65
Miami 66, Valparaiso 50
Bucknell 65, Arizona 54
Nevada 68, Oral Roberts 59
Illinois State 96, Mississippi 93, OT
Second Round
Friday, March 16
Washington 76, Northwestern 55
Saturday, March 17
UMass 77, Seton Hall 67
Sunday, March 18
Drexel 65, Northern Iowa 63
Nevada 75, Bucknell 67
Oregon 108, Iowa 97
Monday, March 19
Middle Tennessee 71, Tennessee 64
Minnesota 78, Miami 60
Stanford 92, Illinois State 88
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 20
UMass (23-10) at Drexel (29-6), 1 p.m.
Oregon (24-9) at Washington (23-10), 3 p.m.
Wednesday, March 21
Middle Tennessee (27-6) vs. Minnesota (21-14), 1:30 p.m.
Nevada (28-6) vs. Stanford (23-11), 3 p.m.
Semifinals
At Madison Square Garden
Tuesday, March 27
New York
Semifinal, 1 p.m.
Semifinal, 3:30 p.m.
Championship
Thursday, March 29
TBD, 1 p.m.
College Basketball
Invitational
(Men’s tournament)
First Round
Tuesday, March 13
TCU 83, Milwaukee 73
Princeton 95, Evansville 86
Washington State 89, San Francisco 75
Wednesday, March 14
Pittsburgh 81, Wofford 63
Penn 74, Quinnipiac 63
Butler 75, Delaware 58
Wyoming 78, North Dakota State 75
Oregon State 80, Western Illinois 59
Quarterfinals
Monday, March 19
Pittsburgh 82, Princeton 61
Butler 63, Penn 53
Oregon State 101, TCU 81
Washington State 61, Wyoming 41
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 21
Pittsburgh (19-16) at Butler (22-14), 2 p.m.
Washington State (17-16) at Oregon State (21-14), 4 p.m.
Championship Series
(Best-of-3)
Monday, March 26
Game 1, TBA
Wednesday, March 28
Game 2, TBA
Friday, March 30
Game 3, TBA