Overview
- No. 1 overall seed Duke edged No. 16 Siena 71-65 after trailing by double digits at halftime, led by Cameron Boozer’s 22 points and 13 rebounds.
- Nebraska secured its first NCAA tournament victory in program history, routing Troy 76-47 behind Pryce Sandfort’s seven three-pointers.
- No. 12 High Point toppled No. 5 Wisconsin 83-82 on Chase Johnston’s late layup, the sharpshooter’s first two-point field goal of the season.
- TCU advanced with a 66-64 win over Ohio State, reclaiming the lead on a David Punch feed to Xavier Edmonds with four seconds left after surrendering a 15-point halftime advantage.
- Texas moved on from the First Four on Tramon Mark’s buzzer-beater versus NC State and drew No. 6 BYU, featuring Division I scoring leader AJ Dybantsa, in the round of 64.