Iowa 79, Cincinnati 72
Luke Garza scored 20 points and Iowa used an 18-5 run late in the second half to rally for a 79-72 victory over Cincinnati in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.
Oklahoma 95, Mississippi 72
Rashard Odomes and Christian James scored 20 points each as Oklahoma turned up the offense from the start to lead the No. 9-seeded Sooners to a 95-72 win over No. 8 Ole Miss on Friday in the South Regional at Columbia, S.C.
Texas Tech 72, Northern Kentucky 57
Sophomore guard Jarrett Culver recorded 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead Texas Tech to a 72-57 victory over Northern Kentucky on Friday in West Region first-round play of the NCAA Tournament at Tulsa, Okla.
UC Irvine 70, Kansas State 64
Guards Max Hazzard and Evan Leonard each scored 19 points as No. 13 seed UC Irvine upset short-handed Kansas State 70-64 Friday in the first round of the South Region in San Jose, Calif.
Tennessee 77, Colgate 70
Admiral Schofield sank consecutive corner 3-pointers in the final two minutes Friday, enabling second-seeded Tennessee to avoid a major upset at the hands of 15th--seeded Colgate and earn a 77-70 win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
Virginia 71, Gardner-Webb 56
No. 1 seed Virginia used a dominant second half to cruise by 16th-seed Gardner-Webb 71-56 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region at Columbia, S.C.
Buffalo 91, Arizona State 74
Senior guard Jeremy Harris and senior forward Nick Perkins each recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds as Buffalo trounced Arizona State 91-74 on Friday in West Region first-round play of the NCAA Tournament at Tulsa, Okla.
Oregon 72, Wisconsin 54
Oregon point guard Payton Pritchard had 19 points and eight assists, and Kenny Wooten dominated the paint with four blocks as the 12th-seeded Ducks beat Wisconsin 72-54 Friday in a first-round game in the South Region in San Jose, Calif.
Washington 78, Utah St. 61
Ninth-seeded Washington married its usually good defense with an unusually proficient performance on offense Friday night, scoring a 78-61 win over eighth-seeded Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Duke 85, North Dakota State 62
RJ Barrett pumped in 26 points and Zion Williamson scored 25 points in their first NCAA Tournament game, and top-seeded Duke relied on a huge second half to dispatch No. 16 seed North Dakota State 85-62 on Friday night at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
Houston 84, Georgia St. 55
Guard Corey Davis Jr. scored 15 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, and No. 3 Houston suffocated Georgia State's normally lethal perimeter shooting en route to an 84-55 victory in the first round of the Midwest Region on Friday night in Tulsa, Okla.
Liberty 80, Mississippi State 76
Liberty junior Caleb Homesley scored 14 points in the final seven minutes en route to a career-high 30 as the 12th-seeded Flames roared back to upset Mississippi State 80-76 Friday in an East Region game in San Jose, Calif.
Creighton 79, Memphis 67
Creighton used balanced scoring to fend off a Memphis challenge in the second half and pull away for a 79-67 victory in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament on Friday night in Omaha, Neb.
North Carolina 88, Iona 73
Cameron Johnson hit for 21 points, while Nassir Little scored 19 points in his NCAA Tournament debut as top-seeded North Carolina picked it up in the second half in an 88-73 victory against Iona in a Midwest Region game Friday night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Central Florida 73, VCU 58
Tacko Fall delivered a double-double and spearheaded a dominant defensive performance by ninth-seeded UCF on Friday night as it won its first NCAA Tournament game in school history, dumping eighth-seeded VCU 73-58 at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C.
Ohio St. 62, Iowa State 59
Keyshawn Woods scored seven of his 19 points in the final 3:13, including the go-ahead jumper in the lane, to lift No. 11 seed Ohio State to a 62-59 victory over No. 6 Iowa State on Friday night in the first round of the Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament in Tulsa, Okla.
Virginia Tech 66, Saint Louis 52
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 20 points, point guard Justin Robinson made a successful return from injury and No. 4 seed Virginia Tech withstood a second-half charge to beat Saint Louis 66-52 in an East Region first-round game in San Jose, Calif., on Friday night.