For just the second time in 152 tries, a No. 16 wore the slipper perfectly against a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Sean Moore scored 19 and Grant Singleton added eight points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals as No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson shocked No. 1 Purdue 63-58 on Friday night in an East Region first-round game in Columbus, Ohio.
Vermont was led by Robin Duncan, Dylan Penn and Matt Veretto who each scored 11 points. American East Player of the Year Finn Sullivan was limited to just four points after making just 2 of 9 shots from the floor and 0 of 6 from 3-point range.Markquis Nowell recorded 17 points, matched his career high of 14 assists and added six rebounds and three steals to lead the Wildcats past the Bobcats in Greensboro, N.C.
Ed Croswell scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting for Providence . Kentucky transfer Bryce Hopkins scored just seven points on 2-of-9 shooting, though he grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.Joey Hauser recorded 17 points and eight rebounds and Jaden Akins had 12 points and six rebounds as the Spartans defeated the Trojans in first-round action in Columbus, Ohio.
Giancarlo Rosado led the Owls with 15 points on 6-for-6 shooting. Johnell Davis added 12 points. Kendric Davis topped Memphis with 16 points, and DeAndre Williams had 13 points and 13 rebounds.Trailing by 13 midway through the second half, the third-seeded Musketeers reeled off 15 straight points to rally past the 14th-seeded Owls in Midwest Regional first-round play at Greensboro, N.C.
Sincere Carry led Kent State with 15 points. Chris Payton and VonCameron Davis contributed 10 apiece and Malique Jacobs added eight points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Golden Flashes .Nijel Pack scored 21 points and led a clutch comeback late to help the Hurricanes defeat the Bulldogs in Albany, N.Y.
Gabe Kalscheur and Jaren Holmes scored 12 points each and Tre King added 11 to lead the Cyclones , who shot 23.3 percent from the floor and 9.5 percent on 3-pointers.Adam Flagler posted 18 points and five assists and Caleb Lohner scored a season-high 13 points off the bench as the Bears outlasted the Gauchos in Denver.
Kalkbrenner, a junior, made 11 of 14 shots from the field and also pulled in seven rebounds and blocked three shots. Creighton will meet third-seeded Baylor in Sunday's second round. Baylor eliminated UC Santa Barbara 74-56 in the first game at the site on Friday.
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