March Madness live updates, scores, bracket, highlights: Michigan vs. UCSD, Texas Tech vs. UNC Wilmington in NCAA tournament

  • This game got more interesting than expected. UNC-Wilmington finished the first half on a 15-3 run and is within striking distance of the Red Raiders. Texas Tech’s Kerwin Walton leads all scorers with 15 points.
  • And it’s over. Utah State’s offense had nothing against UCLA and the result was a double-digit deficit for the entire second half. Seven different UCLA players scored between seven and 14 points, and they had assists on 22 of their 26 field goals. A great day on both sides of the ball for the Bruins.
  • They’ll face No. 2 Tennessee in the second round.
  • The Wolverines are in control of this one early. They opened the game on a 10-0 run and have led the entire way while the Tritons shot just 2-of-15 from deep.
  • The Red Storm weathered the Omaha … storm early in the game to take a mild lead into the locker room. Neither team is shooting particularly well. Can St. John’s pull away?
  • There might not be much more to say about this game. Utah State’s offense is still sputtering (3-of-24 on 3-pointers) and UCLA has its biggest lead of the night, with 14 points from Skyy Clark. The Bruins have assists on 19 of their 22 field goals tonight.
  • Utah State missed 18 straight 3-pointers before Isaac Johnson finally sank one with 15:25 left in the second half. UCLA still leads them 53-36.
  • If there was one underdog that the betting public seemed to be gravitating toward at sportsbooks this week, it was No. 11 Drake. The Bulldogs (+5.5) were the most-bet team on the moneyline at BetMGM among all of Thursday’s games, and had upwards of 75% of wagers and 80% of handle at multiple sportsbooks to cover.
  • The Bulldogs not only ended up covering for all 40 minutes of the game, but held on to win outright, 67-57.
  • One Vegas bookmaker’s succinct text to Yahoo Sports on the result: “Not good.”
  • Utah State’s offense, ranked 17th in the country by KenPom, is shooting 10-of-32 (2-of-17 from deep) with six turnovers. The Aggies’ Mason Falslev leads all scorers with 13 points, but UCLA’s offense is doing what it wants so far in Lexington.
  • Missouri’s turnaround season ends in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Drake is now 31-3 after beating the Tigers and will play the winner of Texas Tech vs. UNC Wilmington on Saturday.
  • The Bulldogs lead 63-55 with 52.7 to go. The upset is getting closer and closer.
  • The Tigers got a steal and Marques Warrick had a wide-open 3-pointer to cut the lead to 1 but it didn’t fall. A foul on the other end resulted in one free throw for Drake and a 60-55 lead with 1:26 to go/
  • Missouri went on a 10-0 run, almost all of which came from the free throw line, to cut the game to just a single point. Drake finally responded with a jumper from Stirtz and a Cam Manyawu layup to end the run and keep their lead.
  • The Bulldogs lead 56-51 with 2:47 left in Wichita.
  • Drake is 3-of-10 from the free throw line today, and Missouri is suddenly right back in this. Drake’s lead is down to just four points with about six minutes left

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