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NCAA men's roundup: 16th-seeded UMBC makes history against Virginia

[March 17, 2018] For the first time in NCAA Tournament history, a No. 16 seed shocked a No. 1, as the University of Maryland Baltimore County trounced Virginia 74-54 in Friday's round of 64 action.

The Cavaliers entered the tournament as one of the favorites to win it all but were stifled early and often by the America East Conference champions.

Senior guard Jairus Lyles scored a game-high 28 points on 9-of-11 shooting as the Retrievers shot 54 percent from the field against the nation's top-ranked scoring defense.

"We just believed in each other, man," Lyles said after the game on TNT. "That's what we came with, the mindset of believing in each other and competing, and that's what we did. We got the ‘W.'"

In other South Region first-round action:

No. 9 Kansas State 69, No. 8 Creighton 59

The Wildcats relied on a seldom-used backup Mike McGuirl who had scored 13 points all season to advance past Creighton.

McGuirl, a freshman guard, scored a career-high 17 points as Kansas State advanced to the second round with a win at Charlotte, N.C. The Wildcats will face the Retrievers on Sunday.

Creighton senior guard Marcus Foster, who came in averaging 20.3 points per game, was limited to just five points on 2-for-11 shooting.

No. 2 Cincinnati 68, No. 15 Georgia State 53

Jarron Cumberland finished with a game-high 27 points and 11 rebounds to help the Bearcats (31-4) pull away late in Nashville, Tenn.

Kyle Washington added 13 points and Cincinnati leading scorer Gary Clark added 11 points with 13 rebounds to advance the Bearcats to the second round vs. Nevada.

Panthers (24-11) leading scorer D'Marcus Simonds scored 24 points and Isaiah Williams had 10 points off the bench -- the team's only other double-digit scorer.

No. 7 Nevada 87, No. 10 Texas 83 (OT)

Junior forward Caleb Martin hit three 3-pointers and assisted twin brother Cody on another hoop as the Wolf Pack exploded offensively in overtime to outlast the Longhorns in Nashville, Tenn.

A seventh loss in their last 11 games ended the season for Texas (19-15), which led by as many as four in the extra session.

Caleb Martin's biggest hoop came at the 2:29 mark of overtime, giving Nevada its first lead since 5-2 in the early going. The 3-pointer put Nevada up 78-77. Martin then buried another 3-pointer on the Wolf Pack's following possession.

Martin had 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Nevada (28-7), which had been eliminated by Iowa State in its NCAA Tournament opener last season.

In East Region first-round action:

No. 13 Marshall 81, No. 4 Wichita State 75

Guard Jon Elmore had 27 points and Ajdin Penava had 16 points and eight rebounds to help the Thundering Herd get the first NCAA Tournament win in program history over the Shockers at Viejas Arena in San Diego.

Marshall (25-10) snapped a 31-year tournament drought by winning the Conference USA postseason tournament to advance to their sixth NCAA Tournament. Elmore had 13 points and Wichita State guard Conner Frankamp scored 11 in the final 12 minutes, which featured six ties and 11 lead changes, to advance Marshall to the second round against West Virginia.

Shaquille Morris had 12 points and eight rebounds and Landry Shamet had 11 points for the Shockers (25-8), who lost for the first time in six NCAA Tournament openers while making their seventh straight tourney appearance.

No. 5 West Virginia 85, No. 12 Murray State 68

Mountaineers (26-10) guard Jevon Carter had 21 points and eight assists and Teddy Allen had 16 points to defeat the Racers in San Diego.

Carter had six of the Mountaineers' nine steals. His steal and assist on a Logan Routt fast-break dunk capped a 7-0 run for a 58-45 lead with 11:58 remaining, and Murray State never pulled closer than 11 points.

Terrell Miller Jr. had a season-high 27 points with five 3-pointers and added 17 rebounds for the Racers (26-7), who got only one field goal from leading scorer Jonathan Stark.

No. 2 Purdue 74, No. 15 Cal State Fullerton 48

Senior forward Vincent Edwards recorded 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Boilermakers roll into the second round in Detroit.

Sophomore guard Carsen Edwards added 15 points, as well, for Purdue (29-6), which has won six of its last seven games. Senior guard P.J. Thompson tallied 11 points as Purdue posted its 14th victory by 20 or more points this season.

The Boilermakers face Butler in Sunday's second round but will do so without 7-foot-2 center Isaac Haas, who suffered a fractured right elbow Friday.

Junior guard Kyle Allman Jr. scored 21 points for the Titans (20-12).

No. 10 Butler 79, No. 7 Arkansas 62

Kelan Martin and Kamar Baldwin combined for 51 points to power the Bulldogs (21-13) past the Razorbacks in Detroit.

Martin, a senior forward, scored 27 points on 9 of 16 shooting. Baldwin, a sophomore guard, contributed 24 points, hitting 9 of 17 shots. Martin, Baldwin and Tyler Wideman all had nine rebounds for Butler.

Senior guard Jaylen Barford led Arkansas (23-12) with 15 points but made just 4 of 11 shots.

In West Region first-round action:

No. 1 Xavier 102, No. 16 Texas Southern 83

A trio of seniors, guards J.P. Macura and Trevon Bluiett plus forward Kerem Kanter, combined for 79 points to power the top-seeded Musketeers to an easy win at Nashville, Tenn.

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Macura finished with 29 points with six rebounds and five steals, Bluiett had 26 and Kanter tied a career-high with 24 points. Xavier will face Florida State, who beat Missouri late Friday night, on Sunday.

Sophomore guard Demontrae Jefferson finished with 20 points, seven assists and four steals while junior guard Derrick Bruce added 18 points for Texas Southern.

No. 9 Florida State 67, No. 8 Missouri 54

The Seminoles built a 22-point halftime lead and then answered the Tigers' big run to start the second half with one of their own to wear Missouri down and win at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Ten players scored for ninth-seeded Florida State (21-11), led by Mfiondu Kabengele's 14 points and 12 rebounds. PJ Savoy added 12 points, canning 3-of-6 from 3-point land, and Phil Cofer chipped in 11.

Kassius Robertson scored a game-high 19 points for the eighth-seeded Tigers (20-13), while freshman Michael Porter Jr. contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds in just his third game of the year. Porter missed 29 games after suffering a back injury in the season opener against Iowa State, but is considered a likely lottery pick in June's NBA Draft.

No. 2 North Carolina 84, No. 15 Lipscomb 66

Kenny Williams scored 18 points to lead five players in double figures as the Tar Heels opened defense of their national title with a victory in Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina (26-10) improved to 33-1 in NCAA Tournament games in its home state, including 12-0 in Charlotte.

Theo Pinson and Joel Berry II, a pair of senior guards trying to help North Carolina reach the Final Four for the third year in a row, scored 15 and 14 points, respectively. Cameron Johnson added 12 points and Luke Maye had 10 points.

Kenny Cooper's 14 points and Rob Marberry's 13 paced Lipscomb (23-10), which was in the NCAA Tournament for the first time after winning the Atlantic Sun. North Carolina faces Texas A&M in Sunday's second round.

No. 7 Texas A&M 73, No. 10 Providence 69

The seventh-seeded Aggies (21-12) dominated the boards and got double-digit scoring from four players to advance in Charlotte, N.C.

Admon Gilder led the way with 18 points, while Tyler Davis added 14 points and 15 rebounds. Robert Williams contributed 13 points and 14 boards for A&M, which shot 50 percent from the field and owned a 40-21 rebounding advantage.

Rodney Bullock scored a game-high 22 points for the Friars (21-14), while Alpha Diallo hit for 21.

In Midwest region first-round action:

No. 3 Michigan State 82, No. 14 Bucknell 78

Miles Bridges piled up 29 points, nine rebounds and four assists as the Spartans avoided a first round upset at Detroit.

Joshua Langford scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half for the Spartans (30-4), the Big Ten regular-season champions. Cassius Winston had a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists. Michigan State will play Sunday against Syracuse, who beat TCU on Friday after topping Arizona State in the First Four on Wednesday.

Zach Thomas led Bucknell with 27 points, including 20 in the first half, before fouling out. Stephen Brown had 20 points and Kimbal Mackenzie added 10 with six assists for the Bison.

No. 11 Syracuse 57, No. 6 TCU 52

Marek Dolezaj had 17 points and Oshae Brissett added 13 points and nine rebounds to lead the Orangemen over the Horned Frogs in Detroit.

Kenrich Williams had 14 points and eight rebounds and Vladimir Brodziansky added 13 points to lead TCU, which was upset in the first round of its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 20 years.

Both teams struggled offensively throughout the game. Syracuse, which advanced to the matchup after winning its play-in game on Wednesday against Arizona State, shot just 37 percent from the field and 21 percent from 3-point range and TCU (21-12) shot 38 percent from the field and 18 percent from 3-point range.

No. 4 Auburn 62, No. 13 College of Charleston 58

Auburn sophomore guard Mustapha Heron scored 16 points and Jared Harper scored five of his six points in the final minute to help the Tigers hold off the Cougars.

Harper's 3-pointer with 59 seconds remaining, his only basket of the game, put Auburn ahead 59-56, and he made the first of two free throws with 46 seconds remaining for a 60-56 lead. His free throw with three seconds left was the final point. Auburn will face Clemson on Sunday in a battle of Tigers.

Junior forward Jerrell Brantley had 24 points and seven rebounds and sophomore guard Grant Riller had 16 points for the Cougars.

No. 5 Clemson 79, No. 12 New Mexico State 68

Junior guard Shelton Mitchell contributed 23 points and five assists to help the Tigers slide past the Aggies at Viejas Arena in San Diego.

Senior guard Gabe DeVoe scored 22 points as Clemson (24-9) won for just the fourth time in its past nine games. Junior guard Marcquise Reed added 15 points and three steals while junior forward Elijah Thomas collected 10 rebounds for the Tigers.

Senior guard Zach Lofton scored 29 points for New Mexico State (28-6). Senior forward Jemerrio Jones recorded 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Aggies, who had a six-game winning streak halted.

--Field Level Media

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