Evening tips
- #11 East Tennessee State 84, #3 MICHIGAN STATE 73
- #12 Liberty 83, #4 MARYLAND 73
- #4 WISCONSIN 81, #5 Auburn 62
MSU was in foul trouble all game long, blew an 11 point lead and totally collapsed when Izzo took both Winston and Tillman out with 4 fouls with about 7 minutes left and the game, down 2. ETSU went on a 12-2 run in less than 3 minutes with both guys on the bench. East Tennessee State shot 46 free throws.
Maryland was absolute crap defensively early, Liberty was blowing them out 41-19, but Maryland came all the way back, and finally tied it at 68 on a Cowan three. They never got the lead, and the Flames went 7-8 on FTs down the stretch, as Maryland went scoreless on their final four possessions.
Brad Davison had 29 points on 9-17 3 point shooting, which was two more threes than Auburn's entire team.
Night tips
- #1 Dayton 86, #8 LSU 81
- #9 Houston 64, #1 Kansas 63
- #7 Arizona 79, #2 San Diego State 74
Houston hit the game winner with 1.3 seconds left, which was their first lead of the game, and they trailed by double digits from about 10 minutes in, until under 5 minutes to go. Kansas had a 59-48 lead, and got outscored 15-4 over the final 4+ minutes.
Arizona opened up 15-0, and the game was mostly played between a 6 and 10 point lead the rest of the way.
