The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)

NCAA Tournament roundup

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South Region

• Donte Ingram picked the perfect spot for this gamewinnin­g shot.

Ingram hit a 3-pointer from the March Madness logo just before the buzzer, lifting 11th-seeded Loyola-Chicago over Miami, 64-62, in a Thursday thriller in Dallas. The long shot from well beyond the key came with just a split-second left, and was set up by a pass from Marques Townes. It happened after Lonnie Walker IV missed a free throw with a chance to give Miami a

three-point lead with 9 seconds remaining.

• Admiral Schofield had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Tennessee opened their first NCAA under Rick Barnes with a 73-47 win over Wright State in Dallas. The Volunteers (26-8) never had much trouble with the Horizon League tournament champ making its first NCAA appearance since 2007, even after missing their first six shots in the game.

• Keenan Evans scored 19 of his 23 points after halftime and third-seeded Texas Tech surged late to top Stephen F. Austin, 70-60, in Dallas. The Big 12 runner-up Red Raiders (25-9) closed the game on a 13-2 run.

Midwest region

• Jalen Brunson scored 16 points and No. 1 seed Villanova hit 14 3-pointers in an 87-61 romp over Radford in Pittsburgh. The Highlander­s (23-13) posed no threat at becoming the first 16 seed to ever knock off a No. 1 in the tournament.

• Marvin Bagley III dominated in his NCAA Tournament debut, pouring in 22 points to go with seven rebounds as Duke rolled by Iona, 8967, in Pittsburgh. • Fatts Russell hit three 3s and showed that for this game, at least he was the best freshman guard around as he pressured Oklahoma’s dynamic scorer Trae Young right out of the NCAA Tournament. E.C. Matthews hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in overtime and one more that sealed it to help Rhode Island hold off Young and beat Oklahoma, 83-78, in Pittsburgh.

• Devonte Graham ignited sluggish Kansas midway through the first half and finishing with 29 points, lifting the top-seeded Jayhawks to a tough, grind-itout

76-60 victory over the Quakers in Wichita, Kan.

• Khadeen Carrington scored 26 points, Desi Rodriguez added 20 and eighth-seeded Seton Hall beat North Carolina State, 94-83, in Wichita, Kan., in a foul-filled matchup.

• Rob Gray drove for a wind-milling layup that just trickled over the rim with 1.1 seconds left, and Trey Kell’s off-balance 3-pointer at the buzzer was no good, giving No. 6 seed Houston a 67-65 victory over 11th-seeded San Diego State in Wichita, Kan.

West region

• Zach Norvell Jr. hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 20.8 seconds left to help the fourth-seeded Gonzaga escape a major scare with a 68-64 victory over UNC Greensboro in Boise, Idaho.

• Kentucky topped Davidson, 78-73, in Boise, Idaho, despite failing to make a single 3-pointer, snapping a nation-best streak of 1,047 games with a 3 that began in 1988.

The fifth-seeded Wildcats went 0 for 6 from behind the line and didn’t even try one over the final 8:46.

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