INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Kolek recorded 21 points, 11 assists and five rebounds to lead second-seeded Marquette to an 81-77 victory over 10th-seeded Colorado on Sunday in a South Region second-round game. David Joplin secured the win by making two free throws with 7.4 seconds remaining to send the Golden Eagles (27-9) to the Sweet 16. Marquette will face No. 11 North Carolina State on Friday in Dallas. “I’m just so grateful for our guys, the

PITTSBURGH — Steven Ashworth scored 21 points and ignited the game-winning, 15-point run to propel No. 3 seed Creighton to an 86-73 win over No. 11 seed Oregon in double overtime in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Region on Saturday night. Trey Alexander tallied 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists while Ryan Kalkbrenner had 19 points, 14 boards and five blocks for the Bluejays (25-9), who escaped a tough second half

Anton Watson scored 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting and Gonzaga delivered a massive second-half knockout punch in routing Kansas 89-68 on Saturday in Midwest Region second-round action at Salt Lake City. Nolan Hickman had 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting as the fifth-seeded Bulldogs (27-7) reached their ninth consecutive Sweet 16. Gonzaga blew the game open with a 32-4 burst over a 12-plus minute stretch of the second half. Ben Gregg hit all six shots while

Jizzle James scored a career-high 25 points to help lead Cincinnati to a 74-57 win over visiting Bradley in the second round of the NIT Saturday. Dan Skillings Jr. added 20 for the No. 2 seeded Bearcats (22-14), followed by Simas Lukosius’ 17 points. Cincinnati, which has won five of its last six games, made 10 3-pointers in the game. Maleby Leons led No.3 Bradley (23-12) with 16 points, while Connor Hickman chipped in 14

Caleb Love scored 19 points and Arizona earned a Sweet 16 spot with a 78-68 victory over Dayton on Saturday in West Region play at Salt Lake City. Pelle Larsson had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Keshad Johnson recorded 13 points and seven rebounds in the second-round game for second-seeded Arizona (27-8). Jaden Bradley added 12 points, three steals and three blocked shots for the Wildcats. Daron Holmes II had 23 points,

Tyon Grant-Foster recorded 22 points and seven rebounds and Grand Canyon won an NCAA Tournament game for the first time with a 75-66 victory over Saint Mary’s on Friday night in West Region first-round play at Spokane, Wash. Ray Harrison added 17 points and six assists for the 12th-seeded Antelopes (30-4), who are making their third appearance in March Madness. Gabe McGlothan contributed 12 points, 11 rebounds, three steals and three blocked shots and Collin

INDIANAPOLIS — Isaac Johnson scored 14 of his 19 points in the second half to lead eighth-seeded Utah State to an 88-72 first-round Midwest Region win over ninth-seeded TCU on Friday. Utah State snapped a 10-game NCAA Tournament losing streak. The Aggies last tasted March Madness victory in 2001 with a 77-68 overtime win against Ohio State in the first round of the East Region. Ian Martinez added a game-high 21 while Darius Brown II

NEW YORK — Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 14 points Friday night for 12th-seeded James Madison, which never trailed as it upset fifth-seeded Wisconsin 72-61 in a South Region first-round matchup. James Madison (32-3), which extended the nation’s longest active winning streak to 14 games, will play Duke in a second-round game Sunday. The fourth-seeded Blue Devils beat No. 13 Vermont 64-47 earlier Friday. T.J. Bickerstaff and Julien Wooden scored 12 points apiece, while Michael Green

MEMPHIS — It didn’t take long for top-seeded Houston to announce its presence with authority Friday night. Once it did, the Cougars were well on their way to an 86-46 blowout of 16th-seeded Longwood in a first-round South Region game of the NCAA Tournament. “The most important thing for us after the Big 12 Tournament was getting rest,” said Houston coach Kelvin Sampson. “And we got to practice. You have slippage when you go game-game-game.