March Madness shocks
March Madness served tight finishes and upsets — TCU edged Ohio State 66–64, High Point stunned Wisconsin 83–82, VCU beat UNC 82–78, and Michigan rolled 101–80 over Howard. (x.com) Several games were live‑tight: Gonzaga led Kennesaw State 33–27 at the half and Houston was 48–24 up on Idaho in ongoing action. (x.com)
Xavier Edmonds’ driving layup with 4.3 seconds left provided TCU’s decisive basket after Ohio State had rallied from a 15‑point halftime deficit. (sports.yahoo.com) Ohio State’s leading scorer Bruce Thornton was held to roughly half his season scoring average, a shortfall analysts attributed to TCU’s defensive game plan. (msn.com) TCU advances to the second round and is set to face the winner of the No. 1 Duke vs. No. 16 Siena matchup in the East region. (livemint.com) Chase Johnston — who entered the game without a two‑point field goal all season — drilled a go‑ahead layup with 11.2 seconds remaining and finished with 14 points and four 3‑pointers to fuel No. 12 High Point’s upset of Wisconsin. (sports.yahoo.com) VCU erased a 19‑point second‑half deficit to force overtime against North Carolina, capped by Terrence Hill Jr.’s stepback 3 with 15 seconds left in OT. (espn.com) That comeback was recorded as the largest rally from a deficit in a first‑round NCAA Tournament game. (msn.com) Morez Johnson Jr. shot a perfect 8‑for‑8 and posted 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Aday Mara added 19 points with seven rebounds and six assists as Michigan surged after halftime, shooting about 67.3 percent after the break. (mgoblue.com) Gonzaga closed the first half on a 10‑0 run and pulled away in the second half to advance past Kennesaw State, and Houston turned a 12‑9 hole into a 12‑0 spurt en route to a 78‑47 win after shooting 60 percent in the first half (including 71.4 percent from 3 in that stretch). (nba.com)
