Kansas 93, Samford 89

Samford was a popular upset pick against injury-plagued Kansas.

The 13th-seeded Bulldogs nearly pulled it off, coming within seconds — and an apparently errant foul call — of potentially knocking off the Jayhawks.

Samford trailed 90-89 with about 15 seconds left when A.J. Staton-McCray was called for a foul as Kansas’ Nick Timberlake went up for a dunk. Replays showed Staton-McCray somehow got all ball for what should have been called a block. The play wasn’t reviewable.

Timberlake hit both free throws, the Bulldogs missed a hurried 3 and the Jayhawks moved on to face No. 5 seed Gonzaga in the second round

Perfect Pac-12

The Pac-12 won’t go quietly.

The conference opened its last NCAA Tournament before breaking apart by starting 4-0, capped by Washington State’s 66-61 win over Drake.

The Pac-12 as we know it will be no more with 10 of its 12 teams leaving for new conferences next season.

Colorado kicked off the league’s stellar start before its demise with a 60-53 win over Boise State in the First Four. Arizona followed with an 85-65 rollover of Long Beach State in the first full day of the bracket.

No. 11 seed Oregon was next, joining four other double-digit seeds in advancing with an 87-73 win over No. 6 South Carolina.

Washington State 66, Drake 61

Washington State made the most of its first trip to the NCAA Tournament in 16 years.

Isaac Jones scored 20 points and the seventh-seeded Cougars made the key plays down the stretch to pull out a 66–61 win over No. 10 Drake.

Washington State was one of the surprises in college basketball this season, earning its first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2007 after being picked to finish 10th in the Pac-12.

The Cougars earned an at-large bid into the bracket and survived a back-and-forth game against the Bulldogs to move into the second round against No. 2 seed Iowa State.

N.C. State 80, Texas Tech 67

N.C. State needed to win its conference tournament just to get into the NCAA Tournament.

The Wolfpack are now headed to the second round after becoming the fifth double-digit seed to win in the first full day of the bracket with an 80-67 win over No. 6 Texas Tech.

The 11th-seeded Wolfpack played their way into the bracket by winning the ACC tournament as a No. 10 seed, knocking off North Carolina in the title game.

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