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SPORTS Friday, March 17, 2017 East Oregonian Page 3B NCAA Tournament First Round Northwestern wins in first-ever tournament appearance By The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — North- western got its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory, 68-66 over Vanderbilt, after Commodores guard Matthew Fisher-Davis inexplicably grabbed Wildcats guard Bryant McIntosh on purpose, sending McIntosh to the free throw line for the go-ahead points with 15 seconds left. Riley LaChance made a layup with 18 seconds remaining to put the ninth-seeded Commodores up by one after trailing by as many as 15. But seconds after the in-bounds pass, Fisher-Davis reached out and grabbed McIntosh while he was in the backcourt. That put eighth- seeded Northwestern in the double bonus, and McIntosh went to the line and calmly swished the free throws with 15 seconds left. LaChance missed a 3 on the next possession and eighth-seeded Northwestern (24-11) got another free throw. FLORIDA STATE 86, FLORIDA GULF COAST 80 ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwayne Bacon scored 25 points and Jona- than Isaac added 17 points and 10 rebounds to help the third-seeded Florida State Seminoles hold off No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast 86-80 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles (26-8), making their first appearance since 2012 in the NCAAs, advanced on in the West Region. The Eagles (26-8) saw their tour- nament hopes end in the first round for the second straight year. But FGCU made it interesting in the waning moments as the Seminoles let a sizeable lead slip away because of missed free throws and untimely fouls. ARIZONA 100, NORTH DAKOTA 82 SALT LAKE CITY — Freshman Lauri Markkanen scored 20 points as No. 1-seeded Arizona cruised to victory over No. 15 North Dakota 100-82 in the first round of the NCAA’s West Regional. Arizona used a 13-1 run early in the first half to take 24-13 lead and never looked back. The Wildcats (31-4) led 53-37 at halftime thanks to a dominant 16-point half from Markkanen and a 61.1 shooting percentage in the first 20 minutes. Allonzo Trier continued his late- season success and had a highlight tomahawk dunk to push the lead to 44-27. He finished with 18. XAVIER 76, MARYLAND 65 ORLANDO, Fla. — Trevon Bluiett scored 21 points and Sean O’Mara had 18 to help No. 11 seed Xavier upset sixth-seeded Mary- land 76-65 during the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After a slow start, Bluiett came through with 18 second-half points to help the Musketeers rally from an early 6-point deficit. Bluiett converted seven field goals, including five 3-pointers to energize Xavier. Freshman Kevin Huerter led the Terps with 19 points while star Northwestern guard Isiah Brown, right, drives around Vanderbilt guard Nolan Cressler, left, during the first half of a first-round men’s college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Salt Lake City. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer guard Melo Trimble had 13 points, but made only one-third of his shots. NOTRE DAME 60, PRINC- ETON 58 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bonzie Colson scored 18 points and Notre Dame survived a first-round NCAA Tournament scare by pulling out a 60-58 win over Princeton. The West Region’s 12th-seeded Tigers had a chance to pull ahead on their final possession, but Devin Cannady missed an open 3-pointer just before the final horn. Notre Dame’s Steve Vasturia pulled down the rebound and was fouled. The Fighting Irish (26-9) nearly squandered an 11-point second half lead. Guard Matt Farrell scored 16 points, but missed the front end of a one-and-one with Notre Dame up 59-58. Spencer Weisz led the Tigers with 15 points. The Ivy League champion Tigers (23-7) had a 19-game winning streak going into the NCAA Tournament. GONZAGA 66, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 46 SALT LAKE CITY — Jordan Mathews scored 16 points to help Gonzaga slowly pull away from South Dakota State for a 66-46 victory and avoid the first 1 vs. 16 upset in the history of the NCAA Tournament. It looked possible for a while. The Jackrabbits (18-17), cham- pions of the Summit League, led for the first 17 minutes of Thursday’s game in the West region and stayed in range for most of the game. But Przemek Karnowski, who finished with 10 points, scored three straight buckets for the Bulldogs (33-1) to help them expand the lead to 20 with 5 minutes left, and it was over. WEST VIRGINIA 86, BUCK- NELL 80 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Nathan Adrian had 12 points and 10 rebounds, leading West Virginia to an 86-80 win over Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA Tourna- ment. Tarik Phillip scored 16 points for the West Region’s fourth-seeded Mountaineers, who struggled at times with the outside-shooting Bison. West Virginia (27-9) avoided a repeat of last year’s first-round meltdown when the third-seeded Mountaineers lost to Stephen F. Austin. Kimbal Mackenzie made 5 of 7 3-point attempts and led the Patriot League-champion Bison with 23 points. Bucknell (26-9) entered the tournament having won six straight and 14 of 16. SAINT MARY’S 85, VCU 77 SALT LAKE CITY — Jock Landale had 18 points and 13 rebounds as seventh-seeded Saint Mary’s held on for an 85-77 victory over No. 10 Virginia Common- wealth in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament’s West Region. The Gaels led most of the way, but had to fight to hold on after the VCU defensive pressure started to become too much in the second half. Joe Rahon and Calvin Hermanson finished with 16 points apiece for Saint Mary’s. JeQuan Lewis paced VCU with 30 points. ——— SOUTH REGION BUTLER 76, WINTHROP 64 MILWAUKEE — Avery Woodson scored 18 points and tied a career high with six 3-pointers in his NCAA Tournament debut to lead Butler to a 76-64 win over Winthrop. Woodson, a graduate transfer from Memphis, hit five 3s in the first half to help the fourth-seeded Bulldogs build a 14-point halftime lead. A 12-2 run in the middle of the second half gave Butler a 60-43 lead with less than 8 minutes left and put the game out of reach for the 13th-seeded Eagles. Xavier Cooks had 23 points to lead Big South champion Winthrop (26-7). MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 81, MINNESOTA 72 MILWAUKEE — Reggie Upshaw scored 19 points, Giddy Potts added 15 and Middle Tennessee State took down another Big Ten team in the NCAA Tourna- ment, beating Minnesota 81-72. The Blue Raiders (31-4) played like seasoned NCAA veterans with the way they held off the Gophers’ comeback attempt from a 17-point deficit in front of a loud and large contingent of Minnesota fans. A season of redemption came to an end for fifth-seeded Minnesota (24-10), which bounced back from an eight-win season in 2015-16 to return to the NCAAs. ——— EAST REGION VILLANOVA 76, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 56 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Donte DiVincenzo scored 21 points and NCAA Tournament top seed Villanova shook off a slow start and stumbled forward in the East region with a 76-56 victory over No. 16 seed Mount St. Mary’s. The Wildcats (32-3) weren’t themselves for much of the first half before they opened the second half with a 21-6 run to take the first step toward defending their cham- pionship. Villanova is trying to be the first back-to-back titlist since Florida in 2007. The Mountaineers (20-16), who edged New Orleans in a First Four matchup on Tuesday, gave the defending champions all they could handle for 20 minutes. VIRGINIA 76, UNC WILM- INGTON 71 ORLANDO, Fla. — London Perrantes scored 24 points, Marial Shayok added a career-high 23 off the bench and No. 5 seed Virginia rallied from 15 points down to beat 13th-seeded UNC Wilmington 76-71 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Perrantes scored 19 points in the second half as the Cavaliers (23-10) got their slow-paced offense going. His biggest bucket was a driving bank shot with 1:37 remaining, which put the Cavs up 71-66. UNCW (29-6) wouldn’t go away, though. Chris Flemmings drained a 3-pointer from the elbow and then Devontae Cacok hit a layup to make it 73-71 with less than a minute to play. But Shayok answered on the other end, banking in a runner that gave the Cavs some breathing room in the closing seconds. Virginia advanced past the first round for the fourth consecutive year and won as a No. 5 seed for the first time in four tries. The Cavs can thank Perrantes and Shayok for making it happen. FLORIDA 80, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 65 ORLANDO, Fla. — Devin Robinson tied his career-high with 24 points, Kasey Hill added 14 and No. 4 seed Florida used a second- half surge to beat 13th-seeded East Tennessee State 80-65 in the opening round of the NCAA Tour- nament on Thursday. Robinson, an NBA prospect who had been relatively quiet late in the season, scored his most points in nearly two months. He made 10 of 17 shots and chipped in seven rebounds. The speedy Hill reached double figures for the fourth consecutive game. He also added six rebounds and five assists for his most complete game in a month. WISCONSIN 84, VIRGINIA TECH 74 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bronson Koenig made a school record eight 3-pointers and scored 28 points and Nigel Hayes added 16 as NCAA Tournament-tested Wisconsin advanced in the East Region with n 84-74 victory over Virginia Tech. The eighth-seeded Badgers (26-9) made all the big plays in the closing minutes to set up a meeting with top-seeded Villanova on Saturday. The Wildcats shook off a sluggish and strange first half and downed Mount St. Mary’s 76-56. Zach Leday scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half to pace the Hokies (22-11), making their first NCAA visit since 2007. ——— MIDWEST REGION PURDUE 80, VERMONT 70 MILWAUKEE — Vincent Edwards scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half, and Purdue held off Vermont 80-70 on Thursday night for its first victory in the NCAA Tournament in five years. Caleb Swanigan added 16 points, 14 rebounds and four assists for the fourth-seeded Boilermakers (26-7), who were upset by Arkan- sas-Little Rock in double overtime in the first round of last year’s tournament. Dakota Mathias made three of Purdue’s nine 3-pointers and finished with 13 points. It was Vermont’s (29-6) first loss this calendar year. IOWA STATE 84, NEVADA 73 MILWAUKEE — Monte Morris had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Iowa State outlasted Nevada 84-73 to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Deonte Burton added 14 points and eight rebounds as the fifth- seeded Cyclones won for the 10th time in their last 11 games, building off their impressive run through the Big 12 Tournament. Cameron Oliver scored 22 points for Nevada (28-7) and Jordan Caro- line had 20 points. 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