March Insanity begins: Full schedule and outcomes of Thursday’s NCAA video games
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March Insanity begins: Full schedule and outcomes of Thursday’s NCAA video games
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The 2026 Males’s NCAA Match’s first spherical kicked off Thursday with 64 groups vying to be one of the best in faculty basketball.
This is a take a look at Thursday’s video games. All occasions Japanese.
(9) TCU 66, (8) Ohio State 64
Xavier Edmonds transformed a layup to beat the shot clock with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 9 seed TCU held off a livid second-half rally by eighth-seeded Ohio State for a 66-64 victory to open the primary spherical of the NCAA Match.
Bruce Thornton’s half-court heave on the buzzer hit all backboard for the Buckeyes. Micah Robinson scored 18 factors for TCU, Edmonds completed with 16 and David Punch had 16 factors and 13 rebounds. John Mobley Jr. scored 15 factors to steer Ohio State.
(4) Nebraska 76, (13) Troy 47
Pryce Sandfort scored 23 factors and Nebraska rolled to its long-awaited first NCAA Match victory, beating Troy 76-47. The Cornhuskers entered March Insanity as the one faculty from an influence convention and not using a event win.
They had been 0-8, with most of the losses coming as the upper seed. Sandfort helped the Huskers finish the drought by making seven 3-pointers.
Braden Frager and Jamarques Lawrence every scored 13 factors and Rienk Mast added 11 factors, seven assists and 6 rebounds for the Huskers.
Victor Valdes scored 14 factors for Troy.
(6) Louisville 83, (11) South Florida 79
Isaac McKneely scored 23 factors, and Louisville held on to beat South Florida 83-79 to win its first NCAA Match sport since Rick Pitino’s final season as coach in 2017.
Ryan Conwell scored 11 of his 18 factors within the second half and backup ahead Sananda Fru had 10 factors and 10 rebounds.
Joseph Pinion scored 27 factors for South Florida (25-9) in a sport by which the Bulls missed 20 of their first 21 3-point makes an attempt.
(12) Excessive Level 83, (5) Wisconsin 82
hase Johnston made his first 2-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No. 12 seed Excessive Level an 83-82 victory over fifth-seeded Wisconsin on Thursday within the first spherical of the NCAA Match.
Johnston completed with 14 factors, together with 4 3-pointers for the Panthers, who had been 10 1/2-point underdogs, in line with BetMGM Sportsbook. He got here in capturing 64 of 136 (47.1%) from 3-point vary however 0 of 4 contained in the arc, and he had performed extra minutes (406) and scored extra factors (196) with out making a 2-point shot than any participant within the nation.
Nick Boyd completed with 27 factors and John Blackwell added 22 factors and 10 rebounds for the Badgers, who’ve misplaced to a lower-seeded crew in every of their final 4 NCAA Match appearances. They fell to No. 11 seed Iowa State in 2022 and No. 12 seed James Madison in 2024 and misplaced within the second spherical final 12 months as a 3 seed to sixth-seeded BYU.
(1) Duke 71, (16) Siena 65
Duke barely prevented a surprising upset to open the NCAA Match earlier than beating Siena 71-65.
The No. 1 general seed needed to rally from 13 down and go forward for good within the remaining 5 minutes to beat the Sixteenth-seeded Saints.
Cameron Boozer had 22 factors and 13 rebounds for the Blue Devils. Gavin Doty scored 21 factors for Siena.
The Saints led by 11 at half and 61-56 with 7:56 left earlier than Duke had an 11-0 run to go forward for good.
(5) Vanderbilt 78, (12) McNesse St. 68
Tyler Tanner had 26 factors, seven rebounds and 5 assists, and Vanderbilt rallied to beat McNeese 78-68 on Thursday for its first victory within the NCAA Match since 2012.
Duke Miles scored 13 factors and Devin McGlockton and Tyler Nickel every added 12 for Vanderbilt, which trailed by 12 factors within the first half after which took management after the break.
Garwey Twin scored 16 factors and Larry Johnson added 15 for No. 12 seed McNeese, which was making an attempt to knock off a No. 5 seed for the second straight 12 months.
(3) Michigan State 92, (14) North Dakota State 67
Carson Cooper matched his profession excessive with 20 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds as Michigan State routed North Dakota State 92-67 to succeed in the second spherical of the NCAA Match for the twenty second time in 28 consecutive appearances beneath coach Tom Izzo.
Coen Carr added 17 factors for the third-seeded Spartans. Cam Ward scored 13 factors and Kaxon Kohler had 12 factors and 9 rebounds.
Main scorer Jeremy Fears Jr. managed solely seven factors however completed with 11 assists, exceeding his season common of 9.2, which ranks first within the nation.
(4) Arkansas 97, (13) Hawaii 78
Darius Acuff Jr. had 24 factors and 7 assists, and No. 4 seed Arkansas continued its robust play after successful the Southeastern Convention Match, beating No. 13 seed Hawaii 97-78 within the first spherical of the NCAA Match.
Arkansas strikes on to face No. 12 Excessive Level within the second spherical of the West Area. Meleek Thomas had 21 factors and eight rebounds for coach John Calipari’s Razorbacks, Trevon Brazile added 19 factors and three blocks, and Malique Ewin had 16 factors and 12 rebounds.
re Bullock scored 21 factors for Hawaii, the Large West Convention champion. Isaac Johnson had 15 factors and 5 rebounds.
(11) VCU 82, (6) North Carolina 78, OT
Terrence Hill Jr. made a stepback 3-pointer with 15 seconds left in time beyond regulation and No. 11 VCU erased a 19-point second-half deficit to stun sixth-seeded North Carolina 82-78 within the first spherical of the NCAA Match. Hill completed 7 for 10 from 3-point vary and scored 23 of 34 factors after halftime as VCU (28-7) gained its first NCAA Match sport since 2016.
Nyk Lewis added 16 factors, together with two clutch free throws, to seal the sport for the Rams.
Henri Veesaar had 26 factors and 10 rebounds for the Tar Heels (25-8), who went 0-3 after star Caleb Wilson was dominated out for the season with an harm.
(1) Michigan 101, (16) Howard 81
Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 factors and 10 rebounds on an ideal capturing evening, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over Sixteenth-seeded Howard within the first spherical of the NCAA Match.
Towering heart Aday Mara had 19 factors, seven rebounds and 6 assists for the Wolverines.
Johnson shot 8 of 8 from the sphere as Michigan gained its thirty second sport, one in need of this system document set in 2017-18.
Cam Gillus and Bryce Harris scored 21 factors every for Howard.
(11) Texas 79, (6) BYU 71
Matas Vokietaitis had 23 factors and 16 rebounds, and No. 11 seed Texas knocked off sixth-seeded BYU 79-71 on Thursday within the opening spherical of the NCAA Match, overcoming 35 factors from Cougars ahead AJ Dybantsa.
Dybantsa performed each minute of the sport, but it surely wasn’t sufficient as BYU (23-12) had its season — and maybe his faculty profession — come to an finish. Dybantsa was two factors shy of tying BYU’s NCAA Match document for factors in a sport, held by Danny Ainge and Jimmer Fredette.
Texas gained its First 4 matchup with N.C. State on Tuesday evening.
(10) Texas A&M 63, (7) Saint Mary’s (CA) 50
Rashaun Agee had 22 factors and 9 rebounds, and No. 10 seed Texas A&M beat seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s 63-50 within the first spherical of the NCAA Match.
Ruben Dominguez added 11 factors for the Aggies.
Joshua Dent scored 18 factors and Liam Campbell added 15 for Saint Mary’s. Paulius Murauskas, who had averaged 18.8 factors per sport, scored simply 4 on 1-for-6 capturing.
It was a season-low level whole for the Gaels. Saint Mary’s was a 3 1/2-point favourite, making this a light upset.
(3) Illinois 105, (14) Penn 70
David Mirkovic had 29 factors and 17 rebounds, and No. 3 seed Illinois dominated No. 14 seed Penn 105-70 on Thursday evening within the first spherical of the NCAA Match. Keaton Wagler added 18 factors, seven assists and 7 rebounds for the Preventing Illini .
Kylan Boswell had 13 factors, whereas Ben Humrichous and Tomislav Ivisic every chipped in with 12 as Illinois shot 50% from the sphere and made 15 3-pointers whereas outrebounding the a lot smaller Quakers 48-25.
Michael Zanoni completed with 20 factors on 9-of-18 capturing for Penn, the Ivy League champion.
(9) Saint Louis 102, (8) Georgia 77
(2) Houston 78, (15) Idaho 47
(2) Houston 78, (15) Idaho 47
