The madness continues on Friday with a full slate of events on the men's side as the other 32 teams compete for a place in the second round.
The early window was well chalked up to Colorado-Florida-Yale-Auburn's wild finale in the late afternoon. Colorado knocked off Florida on a last-gasp layup that bounced around the rim, then Yale stunned Auburn in the biggest upset of the tournament so far — and it all happened in a matter of minutes. Who knows what other disruptions lie ahead?
Here's the full schedule for Friday as the NCAA Tournament resumes.
Friday afternoon
No. 9 Northwestern 77, No. 8 Florida Atlantic 65
No. 3 Baylor 92, No. 14 Colgate 67
No. 5 San Diego State 69, No. 12 UAB 65
No. 2 Marquette 87, No. 15 Western Kentucky 69
No. 1 Yukon 91, No. 16 Stetson 52
No. 6 Clemson 77, No. 11 New Mexico 56
No. 13 Yale 78, No. 4 Auburn 76
No. 10 Colorado 102, No. 7 Florida 100
Friday evening
No. 9 Texas A&M 98, No. 8 Nebraska 83
No. 4 Duke 64, No. 13 Vermont 47
7:25 pm — No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 16 Grambling State (TBS)
7:35 pm — No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 13 College of Charleston (truTV)
9:20 pm — No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 Longwood (TNT)
9:40 p.m. – No. 5 Wisconsin vs. No. 12 James Madison (CBS)
9:55 PM – No. 8 Utah State vs. No. 9 TCU (TBS)
10:05 p.m. – No. 5 St. Mary's vs. No. 12 Grand Canyon (truTV)
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Houston-Longwood is underway. The Cougars are 24.5-point favorites at that point. They have reached at least the Sweet 16 in the last four tournaments under Kelvin Sampson.
Both Alabama and Purdue have big leads in this window. Zach Eddy has 26 and 20 as the Boilermakers look to wrap things up in the opener.
Zach Eddy scored the 71st 20-20 game in tournament history. Armando Bacot (2022), Angel Delgado (2018), Tyler Zeller (2012), Tim Duncan (1997), Joe Smith (1995), Hakeem Olajuwon (1983) are the most recent others. The first fifties took place in the 1950s and 1960s.
Alabama is having some fun right now. The Tide takes a comfortable lead at the start of the second half.
Final: Texas A&M 98, Nebraska 83
The Aggies won this one. Wade Taylor led all scorers with 25 points.
Final: Duke 64, Vermont 47
It was a team effort for the Blue Devils, who got more than 13 points from four different players in an easy first-round win.
The Blue Devils are putting the clamps on Vermont late.
What a monster dunk from Nick Pringle! The first half ended with the Tide leading 51-34.
Hello, Vermont? The Catamounts went on a mini-run to cut the Duke lead to 50-44 with 7:13 to play.
And that's before Fletcher Lauer had anything to say about it. The sophomore scored the final five points of the first half to give Purdue a 36-27 halftime lead.
The Tigers closed the gap with Bordeaux to four points.
Will the Blue Devils finally settle down?
Charleston matches Bama early in the game 4-13.
Grambling went on a 6-0 run that cut Purdue's lead to 29-25.
The Catamounts are hanging around early in the second half.
Nebraska has a steep hill to climb to try and rally against Texas A&M. Screenshots like this help:
Meanwhile, Purdue vs. Grambling is currently underway. Zach Eddy had 6 points and 4 rebounds early. Braden Smith had 6 of his own on two 3-pointers.
The Blue Devils ended the rally and entered halftime with a five-point lead. Duke fans can't be too comfortable after that flurry in Vermont.
