After an exciting day 1 in the NCAA tournament, 32 other teams are in action on Friday.
We have a full 12 (or more!) Hours of tires in the shop, including the debut of the NCAA tournament by Duke Superstar Cooper Flagg, who returns from an ankle injury that held him out of two games in the ACC tournament. And can North Carolina maintain the momentum from his big first four victory with a surprise by Ole Miss?
Regardless of whether you look at all 16 games in the first round or refreshing points, you should take this into account at all important highlights and results as well as reactions and on site reports from ESPN authors across the country.
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No. 16 Norfolk State against No. 1 Florida, 6:50 p.m. (TNT)
No. 14 Troy against No. 3 Kentucky, 7:10 p.m. (CBS)
No. 10 New Mexico against No. 7 Marquette, 7:25 p.m. (TBS)
No. 13 Akron against No. 4 Arizona, 7:35 p.m. (Trutv)
No. 9 Oklahoma against No. 8 Uconn, 9:25 p.m. (TNT)
No. 11 Xavier against No. 6 Illinois, 9:45 p.m. (CBS)
No. 15 Bryant against No. 2 Michigan State, 10 p.m. (TBS)
No. 12 Liberty against No. 5 Oregon, 10:10 p.m. (Trutv)
Day 1 results
The last games were first listed.
Final: Colorado State Beat Memphis 78-70
How Colorado State won: Another 5-seed dust in the first round when Kyan Evans Colorado State helps to reach him against Penny Hardawes Memphis. The tigers controlled the first half on the way to a 36-31 lead, with Dain Dainja the way, while PJ Haggerty-The third-party scorer of the country-standing to find the ground of the network. But Evans started in the second half in the melody of 23 points and two 3-digiters, which extend the RAMs to 10 points in the last few minutes. Hagggerty ended with 18 points on 7-von-23 shootings, but six of these points came in the last minute. At that time, the CSU almost beat the ticket for the second round. – Brady Henderson
Final: Iowa State defeated Lipscomb 82-55
How iowa State won: Milwaukee is still a popular place for the state of Iowa and coach TJ Otzelberger, who grew up in the city and led the cyclone to the Sweet 16 here in 2022. ISU showed its standard-embroidering defense and kept the lip engines lower for up to one season and only 28.6% from 3-point shooting, where the bison are typically typical. The cyclones kept the ball away from the top bison goal scorers Jacob Ognacevic until the game was unreachable, and they led 13:32 for the final for the final. The difference between Friday and three years was an ISU offensive that showed its effectiveness, mainly behind Milan Mompilovic, the native motorhome from Milwaukee, who had his first 20-point game since November. Isu also achieved the Point Guard Tamin Lipsey, who had 10 points and four templates when he returned. – Adam Rittenberg
Final: Alabama defeated Robert Morris 90-81
How Alabama won: The striker of Robert Morris and the native Amarion Dickerson in Cleveland delivered a memorable performance in his hometown, but the colonial stands had the steam on the track. Dickerson scored 25 points and briefly gave the colonials with a basket and 1 with 7:44 in the lead and prompted the amount of the packed Rocket Arena, with “Amarion” and “Robert Morris” Schantien. Alabama ultimately held the game by pulling fouls and reaching the line. The Crimson Tide also received a late thrust from striker Grant Nelson, who exit over the past week in the first 31 minutes and 13 seconds after the injured of his left knee. Nelson, Alabama's leading rebounder (7.6 per game), scored five points and scored three rebounds in his limited minutes. When he returned to the bench, the Crimson Tide had the game in hand 82-71. – Jake Trotter
Final: Baylor defeated Mississippi State 75-72
As Baylor won: What converted a comfortable 11-point lead for Baylor with a little more than eight minutes on the clock in the last minute, but VJ Edgecombe triggered two critical free throws, while Claudell Harris Jr. von Mississippi State in the state of Mississippi broadcast a depth 3 outside of the clock. It is Scott Drew's fifth year in a row that the NCAA tournament opened with a win in the first round, although the bears have not reached for the second weekend since the winning in 2021
