Officially it's Madness. After his first four games on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first full day of the NCAA Tournament took place on Thursday, when his 16 games for the men were played over his 12 hours.
Thursday's schedule is as follows:
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9th Michigan State 69, 8th Mississippi State 51
11th Duquesne 71, 6th BYU 67
No.3 Creighton 77, No.14 Akron 60
2nd place Arizona State 85, 15th place Long Beach State University 65
1st North Carolina 90, 16th Wagner 62
3rd place Illinois 85, 14th place Morehead State University 69
11th Oregon State 87, 6th South Carolina 73
7th Dayton 63, 10th Nevada 60
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7th Texas State 56, 10th Colorado State University 44
14th Oakland 80, 3rd Kentucky 76
5th Gonzaga 86, 12th McNeese 65
2nd place Iowa State 82, 15th place South Dakota State 65
2nd place Tennessee 83, 15th place St. Peters 49
7th place Washington State University 66, 10th place Drake 61
11th North Carolina State University 80, 6th Texas Tech University 67
4th Kansas 93, 13th Samford 89
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Key takeaways from NCAA Tournament Day 1
It was a tough day for the 6 seeds, but a great day for the 11 seeds. And a star was born in Oakland's Jack Gaulke.
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Oakland's Jack Goelke led Oakland to a surprising upset against No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jean J. Pasker)
Final: 4th place Kansas 93, 13th place Sanford 89
The Jayhawks held on after a late scare by the Bulldogs. Kansas finished with five players scoring 13 points or more. Hunter Dickinson led the way with 19 points and 20 rebounds. The controversial foul call at the end will definitely come back to haunt Sanford.
Sanford cut the lead to one point and appeared to block a Kansas shot on the other end.
However, a foul was called on this play. Is your phone safe?
This thing isn't over yet. Sanford cuts Kansas' lead to two points with 38 seconds left!
Kansas fans will be able to catch their breath for a while. Will the Jayhawks be able to persevere?
Finals: NC State 80, Texas Tech 67
The 11th-seeded Wolfpack is on a roll with a come-from-behind victory over 6th-seeded Texas Tech. This leaves Tech joining BYU and Oregon as losers on the seed line, making the 6 seeds 0-3 today.
Samford is back! Kansas was leading 63-41 at one point.
Finals: Washington State 66, Drake 61
Washington State came back and defeated Drake in the first round. Isaac Jones led the Cougars with 20 points. Wazoo will play Iowa State in the second round.
Isiah Watts' clutch 3 puts Washington State ahead!Cougars lead Drake 61-59 with 34.8 seconds left.
And North Carolina State is looking to settle the matter with a matchup against Texas Tech. Bad day to be a No. 6 seed.
This Wazzu-Drake game is coming to a fun end. At the 4-and-under timeout, Drake led 58-57.
People support the underdog Wolfpack and their big guys.
Could six more seeds be lost today? Texas Tech vs. NC State is a tough battle
Kansas University is playing against Sanford
Final: Tennessee 83, St. Peter's 49
Dalton Knecht scored 23 points to lead the Vols to a big win in the first round. Tennessee will play Texas in the second round on Saturday.
Video: Explaining the amazing Oakland-Kentucky upset
Drake went on a 6-0 run to start the second half to take a 35-33 lead over Was.
Kansas is in the lead, but at least Sanford has the poster of the day 🤷♂️
Big man DJ Burns and No. 11 seed North Carolina State led No. 6 seed Texas Tech 37-33 at the half.
