Overview
- TCU advanced on a Xavier Edmonds lay-in with 4.3 seconds left to beat Ohio State 66-64, moving into the second round for the third time in five years.
- Duke escaped 71-65 after trailing Siena by 11 at halftime, powered by Cameron Boozer’s 22 points and 13 rebounds to set up a meeting with TCU.
- Nebraska ended its program drought with a 76-47 rout of Troy, hitting 14 threes as Pryce Sandfort drilled seven to headline the Cornhuskers’ first NCAA Tournament win.
- High Point toppled Wisconsin 83-82, with Chase Johnston converting a late layup for the go-ahead basket in one of the tournament’s first major upsets.
- Friday’s slate features two key storylines: Alabama’s Aden Holloway unavailable against Hofstra following his arrest earlier in the week, and Purdue’s Braden Smith needing two assists to surpass Bobby Hurley’s NCAA career record.