March Madness is live
March Madness tipped off March 19 with first‑round play running through March 22 — the men’s bracket is now in motion and brackets are resolving fast. Smaller programs are making noise too: Denison University is advancing in DIII and Nebraska’s Braden Frager celebrated a childhood‑dream win in the tournament. ( )
Denison’s women reached the NCAA Division III Sweet 16 for the first time in program history with a 63-54 second-round win over No. 24 Trine on March 7. (denisonbigred.com)) Abby Cooch led Denison with 24 points and a tournament‑game‑high seven 3‑pointers in the win, while Ada Taute finished with nine rebounds and Violet Mitchell chipped in 12 points. (herhoopstats.com)) Nebraska’s men recorded a landmark 76-47 first‑round victory over Troy — the Cornhuskers’ first NCAA Tournament win in program history — with Pryce Sandfort scoring 23 points. (espn.com)) Freshman Braden Frager posted 13 points, three rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes for Nebraska and said the win was “like living out a childhood dream” in postgame remarks. (espn.com)) One of Thursday’s biggest shocks came when No. 12 High Point edged No. 5 Wisconsin 83-82, capped by Chase Johnston’s go‑ahead layup with 11.7 seconds remaining. (africa.espn.com)) ESPN’s live bracket tracker shows hundreds of thousands of perfect brackets remain — roughly 538,000 at midweek — after more than 26 million entries were already busted by opening‑weekend results. (espn.com))
