NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Games (First Round) (3/20/2025) (3 Upsets/ 2 Major Ones)

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South Regional from Lexington, KY.

#9 Creighton Bluejays 89 (25-10); #8 Louisville Cardinals 75 (27-8) Upset!! Top Players: Cre- Jamiya Neal (29points-12rebounds-6assists), Chucky Hepburn (22-6-5); Lv- Chucky Hepburn (22-2-6), Terrence Edwards Jr. (21-4-3).

#16 Alabama State Hornets 63 (20-15); #1 Auburn Tigers 83 (28-5). Top Players: AS- Amarr Knox (18-4-0), T.J. Madlock (11-3-0); Aub- Miles Kelly (23-4-0), Tahaad Pettiford (16-5-5).

#15 Wofford Terriers 62 (19-16); #2 Tennessee Volunteers 89 (28-8). Top Players: Wof- Jackson Sivills (15-5-1), Corey Tripp (14-5-3); Ten- Chaz Lanier (29-5-1), Zakai Zeigler (12-0-12).

#10 Utah State Aggies 47 (26-8); #7 UCLA Bruins 72 (23-11). Top Players: US- Mason Falslev (17-10-3), Deyton Albury (12-7-1); UCLA- Eric Dailey Jr. (14-4-1), Skyy Clark (14-2-2).

East Regional from Providence, RI.

#13 High Point Panthers 63 (29-5); #4 Purdue Boilermakers 75 (23-11). Top Players: HP- D’Maurian Williams (12-0-3), Trae Benham (11-3-0); Pur- Trey Kaufman-Renn (21-8-0), Braden Smith (20-3-6).

#12 McNeese State Cowboys 69 (28-6); #5 Clemson Tigers 67 (27-8). Top Players: MS- Brandon Murray (21-4-3), Quadir Copeland (16-7-5); Cle- Jaedon Zackery (24-5-1), Chase Hunter (21-4-2).

#10 Arkansas Razorbacks 79 (21-13); #7 Kansas Jayhawks 72 (21-13). Top Players: Ark- Jonas Aidoo (22-5-1), Johnell Davis (18-3-1); Kan- Zeke Mayo (18-6-2), A.J. Storr (15-3-1).

#15 Omaha Mavericks 53 (23-13); #2 St. John’s Red Storm 83 (31-4). Top Players: Oma- J.J. White (15-3-5), Marquel Sutton (11-4-1); SJ- R.J. Luis Jr. (22-8-2), Simon Wilcher (13-0-2).

West Regional from Denver, Co.

#14 Montana Grizzlies 66 (25-10); #3 Wisconsin Badgers 85 (27-9). Top Players: Mon- Te’Jon Sawyer (15-8-3), Kai Johnson (15-2-2); Wis- John Blackwell (19-5-3), Steven Crowl (18-4-2).

#11 Virginia Commonwealth Rams 71 (28-7); #6 Brigham Young Cougars 85 (25-9). Top Players: VCU- Zeb Jackson (23-0-4), Jack Clark (12-10-5); BYU- Richie Saunders (16-4-2), Egor Demin (15-4-2).

#13 Yale Bulldogs 71 (23-8); #4 Texas A&M Aggies 80 (23-10). Top Players: Yal- John Poulakidas (23-3-1), Nick Townsend (15-4-4); TAM- Pharrell Payne (25-10-1), Wade Taylor (16-1-5).

#12 San Diego Tritons 65 (30-5); #5 Michigan Wolverines 68 (27-9). Top Players: SD- Tyler McGhee (25-9-1), Nordim Kapir (15-8-3); Mic- Vladislav Goldin (14-7-0), Tre Donaldson (12-7-3).

Midwest Regional from Wichita, Kan.

#16 SIU Edwardsville Cougars 40 (22-12); #1 Houston Cougars 78 (31-4). Top Players: SIUE- Ray’Sean Taylor (10-5-2), Brian Taylor II (10-4-1); Hou- Miles Uzan (16-3-3), L.J. Cryer (15-1-4).

#9 Georgia Bulldogs 68 (20-13); Gonzaga Bulldogs 89 (26-8). Top Players: Ga- Asa Newell (20-8-1), Silas Demary Jr. (15-2-4); Gz- Khalif Battle (24-8-2), Braden Huff (18-8-3).

#11 Drake Bulldogs 67 (32-3); #6 Missouri Tigers 57 (21-11). Upset!!!!! Top Players: Dra- Bennett Stirtz (21-1-4), Tavion Banks (15-0-9); Mo- Caleb Grill (14-4-0), Tamar Bates (10-1-0).

#14 North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks 72 (27-8); #3 Texas Tech Red Raiders 82 (26-9). Top Players: NCW- Nolan Hodge (18-7-3), Bo Montgomery (10-5-3); TT- Kerwin Walton (27-3-2), Elijah Hawkins (14-9-10).

Player of the Day: Creighton’s Jamiya Neal (29points-12rebounds-6assists)