After First Four games on Tuesday and Wednesday, the NCAA tournament began on Thursday with 16 men's games over 12 hours.
The schedule for Thursday: Thursday afternoon: No. 9 Michigan State 69, No. 8 Mississippi State 51.
#11 Duquesne 71, #6 BYU 67 #3 Creighton 77, #14 Akron 60 Arizona 85, 15 Long Beach State 65
#1 North Carolina 90, #16 Wagner 62 #3 Illinois 85, #14 Morehead State 69 11 Oregon 87, 6 South Carolina 73
7 Dayton 63, 10 Nevada 60 Thursday night: No. 7 Texas 56, No. 10 Colorado State 44. 14 Oakland 80, 3 Kentucky 76
5 Gonzaga 86, 12 McNeese 65 2 Iowa State 82, 15 South Dakota State 65 2 Tennessee 83, 15 Saint Peter's 49
7 Washington State 66, 10 Drake 61 #11 NC State 80, #6 Texas Tech 67 4 Kansas 93, 13 Samford 89