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March Madness 2025 scores, results: McNeese, Drake deliver upsets, break brackets on Day 1 of NCAA tournament
- The Seahawks kept it close, but Texas Tech survived to wrap up the first day of the NCAA Tournament and make it into the second round. Tech will face No. 11 Drake in the next round.
- Tech leads 81-70 with 1:08 to go. Barring a miracle, the Red Raiders are looking good to avoid a major upset.
- Texas Tech’s lead is up to nine with just 3:32 left. The Red Raiders are trying to fend off UNC Wilmington and set up a Saturday matchup with Drake.
- The Red Raiders are in a battle late in the second half, but an and-one from Christian Anderson gave them a five-point lead with about 8:30 left in the final game of the night. UNC Wilmington is trying to pull off what would be the biggest upset of the day.
- Michigan survives! UCSD had a shot to tie it in the final seconds but it hit back iron and missed. A valiant comeback bid falls just short for a team in its first-ever Division I NCAA tournament.
- St. John’s started slow but blitzed to the end. That officially set up a matchup between St. John’s coach Rick Pitino against Arkansas’ John Calipari in the 2nd round.
- Just minutes into the second half, we’ve got a tie game in Wichita. The winner of this game will get Drake in the second round on Saturday.
- 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.
