AUTOMATIC BIDS
■ Bucknell, Patriot League ■ East Tennessee State, Southern Conference
■ Florida Gulf Coast, Atlantic Sun Conference ■ Gonzaga, West Coast Conference ■ Iona, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
■ Jacksonville State, Ohio Valley Conference ■ Mount St. Mary’s, Northeast Conference ■ Northern Kentucky, Horizon League ■ South Dakota State, Summit League ■ UNC Wilmington, Colonial Athletic Association
■ Wichita State, Missouri Valley Conference
■ Winthrop, Big South Conference free throws and two 3-pointers in the final minute. North Dakota next will face Weber State (19-12), which posted an 80-72 upset over Eastern Washington (22-11). BIG TEN
Michigan 74, No. 13 Purdue 70, OT — At Washington, D.J. Wilson scored 26 points for the Wolverines (22-11) in a game featuring 14 ties and 17 lead changes in regulation. Caleb Swanigan had 13 points and 13 rebounds before fouling out in OT for the Boilermakers (25-7).
No. 24 Wisconsin 70, Indiana 60 — At Washington, Ethan Happ had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Badgers (24-8), who had five players score in double figures in their win over the Hoosiers (18-15).
Northwestern 72, No. 25 Maryland 64 — At Washington, Scottie Lindsey and Vic Law scored 17 points each for the Wildcats (23-10), who took control with a 20-2 second-half run to upset the Terrapins (24-8).
Minnesota 63, Michigan State 58 — At Washington, Reggie Lynch returned from taking a forearm to the face to scored 16 points for the Golden Gophers (24-8), who committed only nine turnovers in beating the Spartans (19-14). BIG 12
No. 11 West Virginia 51, Kansas State 50 — At Kansas City, Mo., Esa Amad scored 15 points, including a decisive free throw with 20.2 seconds left, for the Mountaineers (26-7), who held on when Kamau Stokes missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Wildcats (2013).
No. 23 Iowa State 84, Texas Christian 63 — At Kansas City, Mo., Deonte Burton scored 22 points for the Cyclones (22-10), who led the Horned Frogs (19-15) by as many as 26 points. BIG WEST
UC Irvine 62, Long Beach State 57 — At Anaheim, Calif., Jaron Martin scored 18 points for the Anteaters (21-13), who shot 46 percent and held the 49ers (15-19) to 32 percent. CONFERENCE USA
Marshall 93, Louisiana Tech 77 — At Birmingham, Ala., Jon Elmore scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers for the Thundering Herd (20-14), who hit a tournament-record 19 3s in upending the Bulldogs (23-10).
Middle Tennessee State 82, Texas-El Paso 56 — At Birmingham, Ala., Reggie Upshaw scored 18 points for the Blue Raiders (29-4), who scored 25 points off 18 turnovers by the Miners (15-17). MID-AMERICAN
Akron 74, Ball State 70 — At Cleveland, Isaiah Johnson and Antino Jackson scored 19 points each for the Zips (26-7), who made four free throws in the final 31 seconds to topple the Cardinals (21-12).
Kent State 68, Ohio 66 — At Cleveland, Jimmy Hall scored 14 of his 22 points in the second half for the Golden Flashes (21-13), who edged the Bobcats (20-11) on Jaylin Walker’s off-balance runner with 4.1 seconds left. MID-EASTERN ATHLETIC
North Carolina Central 79, Maryland-Eastern Shore 49 — At Norfolk, Va., Patrick Cole scored 21 points for the Eagles (24-8), who held the Hawks (14-20) to 30-percent shooting.
Norfolk State 68, Howard 53 — At Norfolk, Va., Jonathan Wade scored 17 points for the Spartans (17-15), who held the Bison (10-24) to 30-percent shooting and had a 52-35 edge in rebounds. SOUTHEASTERN
No. 8 Kentucky 71, Georgia 60 — At Nashville, Tenn., Isaiah Briscoe and De’Aaron Fox scored 20 points each for the Wildcats (27-5), who offset their 38-percent shooting by holding the Bulldogs (19-14) to 33 percent.
Vanderbilt 72, No. 17 Florida 62, OT — At Nashville, Tenn., Riley LaChance scored five of his 18 points in overtime for the Commodores (1914), who beat the Gators (24-8) for the third time this season and second time in seven days.
Alabama 64, South Carolina 53 — At Nashville, Tenn., Braxton Key scored 18 points for the Crimson Tide (1913), who made 10 of 12 free throws down the stretch to down the Gamecocks (22-10).
Arkansas 73, Mississippi 72 — At Nashville, Tenn., Manuale Watkins scored the decisive layup with 1:28 left for the Razorbacks (24-8), who held on when the Rebels (20-13) missed a flurry of shots in the final seconds. SOUTHLAND
New Orleans 75, Sam Houston State 63 — At Katy, Texas, Erik Thomas made all 10 of his free throws and totaled 18 points for the Privateers (1911), who avenged a Jan. 12 loss to the Bearkats (21-13).
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 77, Stephen F. Austin 69 — At Katy, Texas, Rashawn Thomas scored 27 points to lead the Islanders (20-10) past the three-time defending tournament champion Lumberjacks (18-14). SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC
Texas Southern 72, Grambling State 67 — At Houston, Jalan McCloud scored 17 points for Texas Southern (22-11), which edged Grambling State (16-17) for its eighth straight victory.
Alcorn State 81, Southern 59 — At Houston, Reginal Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Braves (18-13), who held a 47-38 rebounding edge over the Jaguars (15-18). SUN BELT
Georgia State 86, Louisiana-Lafayette 76 — At New Orleans, Jeremy Hollowell had 16 points and 14 rebounds for the Panthers (20-11), who halted a seven-game win streak by the Ragin’ Cajuns (21-12).
Texas State 63, Louisiana-Monroe 51 — At New Orleans, Nijal Pearson scored 16 points for the Bobcats (1912), who held the Warhawks (9-24) to a 5-for-26 effort on 3-pointers.
Texas-Arlington 74, Coastal Carolina 51 — At New Orleans, Kevin Hervey had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks (25-7), who didn’t trail the Chanticleers (16-17) in the second half.
Troy 90, Georgia Southern 70 — At New Orleans, Wesley Person and Jordon Varnado scored 26 points apiece for the Trojans (20-14), who shot 60 percent while hitting 14 of 22 3-pointers in routing the Eagles (18-14).