Saint Mary’s gives Memphis a scare

Matthew Dellavedova’s three-point shot sailed long as time expired, allowing sixth-seeded Memphis to breathe a sigh of relief as it topped 11th-seeded Saint Mary’s 54-52 in Auburn Hills, Mich., after nearly blowing a five-point lead at the end.

The Tigers led by 15 in the first half but nearly gave the game away. With Memphis up 54-49, Eividas Petrulis banked in a three with 3.1 seconds to play. The Tigers then lost the ball when the Gaels’ Jordan Giusti deflected the inbound pass off Joe Jackson of Memphis and out of bounds. Dellavedova then missed the would-be winner.

Mich. St. 65, Valpo 54

Derrick Nix had 23 points and 15 rebounds and the third-seeded Spartans went on a 26-5 run in the first half to easily control 14th-seeded Valparaiso.

Oregon 68, Okla. St. 55

Dominic Artis had 13 points and four steals and helped slow Marcus Smart while fellow freshman Damyean Dotson scored 17 to help the 12th-seeded Ducks upset the fifth-seeded Cowboys in San Jose, Calif.

Louisville 79, NC A&T 48

Russ Smith scored 23 points and had eight of Louisville’s NCAA tournamentrecord 20 steals and the No. 1 Cardinals had 67 deflections as they crushed North Carolina A&T in Lexington, Ky.

Colorado State 84, Missouri 72

Dorian Green scored 17 of his 26 points in the first half and eighth-seeded Colorado State used good shooting to run away from No. 9 Missouri in Lexington.

Saint Louis 64, New Mexico St. 44

Dwayne Evans had 24 points and six rebounds to lead the fourth-seeded Billikens past the 13thseeded Aggies in San Jose.