Men’s NCAA tournament roundup

East Region

• Justin Leon and Devin Robinson each scored 14 points as No. 4 Florida manhandled No. 5 Virginia in Orlando, 65-39. The game was never close as the Cavaliers were again plagued by poor shooting, hitting on only 30 percent from the field for the game.

West Region

• Jevon Carter scored 24 points, and West Virginia is headed to the Sweet 16 for the third time since 2010 following an 83-71 win over Notre Dame in Buffalo. Tarik Phillip added 12 points and Esa Ahmad had nine rebounds for the Mountaineers, the West region’s fourth-seeded team.

Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson hit 10 of 15 shots, scored 27 points and had eight rebounds.

• Trevon Bluiett scored 29 points and Kaiser Gates came off the bench to contribute 14 as the 11 seed Xavier pulled off its second upset with a 91-66 victory over third-seeded Florida State in Orlando, Fla. The Musketeers (23-13) advance to the West Region semifinal marking the second time in two years and the eighth time in program history they have made it to the Sweet 16.

• Lauri Markkanen and Allonzo Trier combined for 30 points and No. 2-seeded Arizona rallied to defeat No. 7 Saint Mary’s, 69-60, in Salt Lake City and advance to the Sweet Sixteen. The Wildcats were on the ropes in the first half, but found life in the second half to pull away for the win. The teams went back and forth in the second 20 minutes until Arizona went on an 11-2 run sparked by Trier, who took over the second half. He scored nine of those 11 points during the stretch with a dribble-drive layup, midrange jumpers

and a 3-pointer. The run gave the Wildcats a 55-48 lead and Saint Mary’s never led again.

South Region

• Kelan Martin scored 19 points, and Butler limited

Middle Tennessee’s athletic scorers with smothering defense in a 74-65 victory in Milwaukee. The Bulldogs are going to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2011, when they wrapped up back-to-back appearances

in the national title game.

Andrew Chrabascz added 15 points for fourth-seeded Butler, including a 3 with 3:25 left that snapped a 7-0 run for Middle Tennessee to get the lead back to 62-56.

WILFREDO LEE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Xavier forward Tyrique Jones goes up to shoot against Florida State center Michael Ojo during the first half.