The NCAA males’s basketball match’s three-week run hits its center stretch of the 67-game run to the nationwide championship on April 8.
Now not does UTEP maintain the excellence of being the one Texas faculty to win a nationwide championship, that standing went away when Baylor gained in 2021, and this 12 months six Texas groups, 5 from the Large 12, earned spots within the huge dance. Most are gone now; all however Houston misplaced on the primary weekend.
The defending nationwide champion Connecticut is a No. 1 seed, led by Burges alum Tristen Newton, who was named an Related Press first-team All-American on the eve of the match. Former Chapin star KJ Lewis is a distinguished participant for No. 2-seed Arizona.
Listed below are what Houston, Arizona and UConn are as they proceed their runs within the match. X-indicates they’re out of the match.
No. 1 Connecticut and Tristen Newton
Connecticut seemed loads like its All-American star Tristen Newton: cool, in management and up to the mark a lot of the method by means of in an 82-52 victory towards 5 San Diego. This was a replay of final 12 months’s Last 4 recreation, additionally gained by Connecticut.
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Newton scored 17 factors to go together with seven rebounds and 4 assists. He watched the tip of the sport with the remainder of UConn’s starters from the bench because the storied program set a college report with its thirty fourth victory.
Subsequent up for the Huskies is both an elite offensive group from 3 Illinois or an elite defensive group from 2 Iowa State. That East Area closing in Boston will tip Saturday evening on TBS.
No. 1 Houston
The Cougars have No. 4 Duke subsequent on Friday in Dallas. That South Area recreation begins at 7:39 p.m. Mountain/8:39 p.m. Central on CBS.
x-No. 2 Arizona and KJ Lewis
The Wildcats have been all the time in it, hardly ever on high of the sport in a 77-72 upset loss to six Clemson. Former Chapin star KJ Lewis was certainly one of three Arizona reserves who acquired within the recreation and he scored seven factors with two rebounds and an help in 12 minutes. That served to finish his freshman season.
What’s Thursday’s March Insanity schedule?
6 Clemson vs. 2 Arizona, 5:09 p.m. Mountain/6:09 p.m. Central, CBS, Los Angeles West Area
5 San Diego State vs. 1 Connecticut, 5:39 p.m. Mountain/6:39 p.m. Central, TBS/truTV, Boston East Area
4 Alabama vs. 1 North Carolina, 7:39 p.m. Mountain/8:39 p.m. Central, CBS, Los Angeles West Area
3 Illinois vs 2 Iowa State, 8:39 p.m. Mountain/9:09 p.m. Central, TBS/truTV, Boston East Area
What’s Friday’s March Insanity schedule?
11 North Carolina State vs. 2. Marquette, 5:09 p.m. Mountain/6:09 Central, CBS, Dallas South Area
5 Gonzaga vs. 1 Purdue, 5:39 p.m. Mountain/6:39 Central, TBS/truTV, Detroit Midwest Area
4 Duke vs. 1 Houston, 7:39 p.m. Mountain/8:39 Central, CBS, Dallas South Area
3 Creighton vs. 2 Tennessee, 8:09 p.m. Mountain/9:09 Central, TBS/truTV Detroit Midwest Area
Bret Bloomquist might be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on Twitter.