Overview
- No. 1 overall seed Duke survived Siena 71-65 after trailing by 11 at halftime, with Cameron Boozer posting 22 points and 13 rebounds.
- TCU outlasted Ohio State 66-64 on Xavier Edmonds' lay-in with 4.3 seconds left, setting up a second-round meeting with Duke.
- Nebraska earned its first NCAA tournament win with a 76-47 rout of Troy as Pryce Sandfort hit a program NCAA-game record seven three-pointers.
- No. 12 seed High Point upset No. 5 Wisconsin 83-82 on Chase Johnston’s late layup, securing the Panthers’ first NCAA tournament victory.
- Friday’s schedule features Alabama without guard Aden Holloway following his arrest, while Purdue’s Braden Smith sits two assists shy of the NCAA career record.