At the opening of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday 20-2025, top-seeded Houston and No. 6 BYU represented the Big 12 Conference in strong fashion with victories.
The Cougars handled business vs SIU Edwardsville, rolling to a 78-40 victory. They allowed just 16 points in the second half after scoring 52 in the first 20 minutes themselves. Houston now takes on Creighton, who upset Louisville, in the second round on Saturday.
It was a tough contest for Arkansas vs Kansas and Mc Neese vs Clemson, where both picked up victories 79–72 and 69–67.
The game between Purdue and Highpoint ended 75–63.
The other Cougars, BYU, picked up an 80-71 victory over VCU in a tough contest. Up next for the Cougars will be Wisconsin, a winner over Montana by 85-66. Auburn, Gonzaga, Creighton, Tennessee, Texas A&M St. John’s, Michigan and UCLA did wonder well to emerge winners of their games. Here are the NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS
First Round for Thursday, March 20 games
Wisconsin 85, Montana 66
Purdue 75, High Point 63
BYU 80, VCU 71
Creighton 89, Louisville 75
Gonzaga 89, Georgia 68
Houston 78, SIU Edwardsville 40
Auburn 83, Alabama State 63
McNeese 69, Clemson 67
Tennessee 77, Wofford 62
Arkansas 79, Kansas 72
Texas A&M 80, Yale 71
Drake 67, Missouri 57
UCLA 72 vs. Utah State 47
St. John’s 83 vs. Omaha 53
Michigan 68 vs. UC San Diego65
Texas Tech 82 vs. UNC Wilmington 72
Friday, March 21 (First Round/Round of 64)
(8) Mississippi State vs. (9) Baylor, 12:15 p.m. | CBS
(2) Alabama vs. (15) Robert Morris, 12:40 p.m. | truTV
(3) Iowa State vs. (14) Lipscomb, 1:30 p.m. | TNT
(5) Memphis vs. (12) Colorado State, 2 p.m. | TBS
(1) Duke vs. (16) Mount St. Mary’s, 2:50 p.m. | CBS
(7) Saint Mary’s vs. (10) Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. | truTV
(6) Ole Miss vs. (11) North Carolina, 4:05 p.m. | TNT
(4) Maryland vs. (13) Grand Canyon, 4:35 p.m. | TBS
(1) Florida vs. (16) Norfolk State, 6:50 p.m. | TNT
(3) Kentucky vs. (14) Troy, 7:10 p.m. | CBS
(7) Marquette vs. (10) New Mexico, 7:25 p.m. | TBS
(4) Arizona vs. (13) Akron, 7:35 p.m. | truTV
(8) UConn vs. (9) Oklahoma, 9:25 p.m. | TNT
(6) Illinois vs. (11) Xavier, 9:45 p.m. | CBS
(2) Michigan State vs. (15) Bryant, 10 p.m. | TBS
(5) Oregon vs. (12) Liberty, 10:10 p.m. | truTV
On Saturday, March 22 (Second Round/Round of 32) begins
(4) Purdue vs. (12) McNeese, 12:10 p.m. | CBS
(2) St. John’s vs. (10) Arkansas, 2:40 p.m. | CBS
(4) Texas A&M vs. (5) Michigan, 5:15 p.m. | CBS
(3) Texas Tech vs. (11) Drake, 6:10 p.m. | TNT
(1) Auburn vs. (9) Creighton, 7:10 p.m. | TBS
(3) Wisconsin vs. (6) BYU, 7:45 p.m. | CBS
(1) Houston vs. (8) Gonzaga, 8:40 p.m. | TNT
(2) Tennessee vs. (7) UCLA, 9:40 p.m. | TB