It wouldn’t be March and not using a little insanity.
The NCAA basketball match bought underway Thursday, and like yearly, the upsets adopted.
Perennial powerhouse Kentucky went all the way down to Oakland in Pittsburgh, 80-76. The Wildcats went in with a 3 seed however couldn’t get previous No. 14 Oakland College, which hails from Oakland County, Michigan.
Oakland’s Jack Gohlke was on fireplace from the arc. He sank 10 3-pointers, falling only one wanting a match report.
Duquesne 71, BYU 67: Earlier within the day, Duquesne busted some brackets when it outscored Brigham Younger. The Eleventh-seeded Dukes from Pittsburgh and their retiring coach, Keith Dambrot, despatched BYU again to Utah with a 71-67 win within the East Area.
Oregon 87, South Carolina 73: In one other 6-11 matchup, the underdog once more got here out victorious, with Oregon’s Jermaine Couisnard placing up a profession excessive of 40 factors towards his former staff, South Carolina. The Geese are cruising to the second spherical after they beat the Gamecocks 87-73 in Pittsburgh.
Michigan State 69, Mississippi State 51: A matchup between 8 and 9 seeds may have gone both means, however technically Mississippi State, with its larger seeding, had a slight benefit over Michigan State. However the Spartans did not let that cease them from doing what they went to do in Charlotte, North Carolina: get to the second spherical. They reside to see one other sport with a 69-51 win over Mississippi State.
N.C. State 80, Texas Tech 67: The Eleventh-seeded Wolfpack’s victory over No. 6 Texas Tech was the fifth win for a double-digit seed on the match’s first full day. N.C. State received 80-67.
Transferring on to Spherical 2: No surprises right here — these groups got here in as the favourite and shall be enjoying once more this weekend: Creighton, Arizona, North Carolina, Illinois, Dayton, Texas, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Tennessee, Washington State and — with a nail-biter of a end — Kansas.
Rebecca Cohen is a breaking information reporter for NBC Information.
Jamie Knodel is a breaking information editor for NBC Information Digital primarily based within the Midwest.
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