Spartans fall to Bruins in OT after Izzo outburst

After coach Tom Izzo and forward Gabe Brown carried a shouting match into the halftime locker room, Michigan State proceeded to blow an 11-point lead over the next 20 minutes. UCLA forced overtime with Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s three-point play with 3.3 seconds to go, then pulled away in the extra session for an 86-80 victory on Thursday night in West Lafayette, Ind.

The Bruins’ Cody Riley hit a foul shot with 26 seconds left and, after the Spartans’ Joshua Langford missed at the other end, Jaylen Clark added two more to send UCLA into a first-round game against No. 6 seed BYU on Saturday night.

Drake 53, Wichita State 52

Joseph Yesufu scored 21 points and Drake beat Wichita State for the Bulldogs’ first NCAA Tournament win in a half-century: March 18, 1971, against Notre Dame.

Wichita State’s Dexter Dennis made a 3-pointer with 8 seconds remaining to trim Drake’s lead to a point. The Bulldogs got the ball in to Yesufu, who was fouled. He missed the front end of a one-and-one to give the Shockers a chance, but Wichita State’s Alterique Gilbert settled for a long 3-pointer that hit the front rim as time expired.

Texas So. 60, Mount St. Mary’s 52

In Bloomington, Ind., John Walker III scored a season-high 19 points and Jordan Gilliam had 12 to help Texas Southern, the No. 16 seed in the East Region, erase a 10-point halftime deficit and move on to face top-seeded Michigan on Saturday.

Norfolk St. 54. Appalachian St. 53

In Bloomington, Ind., Devante Carter made two free throws with 8.6 seconds remaining, and Norfolk State held on after blowing an 18-point second-half lead. Jalen Hawkins scored 20 of his 24 points before halftime for the Spartans, who advanced to face top-overall seed Gonzaga on Saturday.