Vermont & South Florida round out the First Four in Day 2

In the Midwest region, Freshman Four McGlynn came off the bench to score 18 points as the Vermont Catamounts grabbed an early lead and hung on to beat the Lamar Cardinals, 71-59 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Their only previous NCAA tournament win was a stunning 60-57 upset of #4 Syracuse by the #13 Catamounts in the first round of the 2005 tournament.

Matt Glass added 11 points, Sandro Carissimo had 10, and Brian Voelkel had 12 rebounds to help the #16 Catamounts earn a spot against the #1 UNC Tar Heels this Friday in Greensboro, North Carolina.




Also in the Midwest, the South Florida Bulls introduced the Big East’s nastiest defense to the NCAA tournament, allowing only 13 points in the first half of a 65-54 victory over the California Golden Bears that went long stretches without a single point.

South Florida (21-13) will now play #5 Temple in Nashville, Tennessee this Friday in a matchup of teams known for gritty defense.


ROUND 2
Thursday, March 15
WEST REGION
- #11 Colorado State vs. #6 Murray State - 12:15 pm
- #13 Davidson vs. #4 Louisville - 1:40 pm
- #14 BYU vs. #3 Marquette - 2:40 pm
- #12 Long Beach State vs. #5 New Mexico - 4:10 pm

EAST REGION
- #9 Southern Mississippi vs. #8 Kansas State - 12:40 pm
- #13 Montana vs. #4 Wisconsin - 2:10 pm
- #16 UNC-Asheville vs. #1 Syracuse - 3:10 pm
- #12 Harvard vs. #5 Vanderbilt - 4:40 pm
- #10 West Virginia vs. #7 Gonzaga - 7:20 pm
- #15 Loyola (MD) vs. #2 Ohio State - 9:50 pm

SOUTH REGION
- #16 Western Kentucky vs. #1 Kentucky - 6:50 pm
- #12 VCU vs. #5 Wichita State - 7:15 pm
- #14 South Dakota State vs. #3 Baylor - 7:27 pm
- #9 Connecticut vs. #8 Iowa State - 9:20 pm
- #13 New Mexico State vs. #4 Indiana - 9:45 pm
- #11 Colorado vs. #6 UNLV - 9:57 pm

Friday, March 16
EAST REGION
- #11 Texas vs. #6 Cincinnati - 12:15 pm
- #14 St. Bonaventure vs. #3 Florida State - 2:45 pm

MIDWEST REGION
- #11 North Carolina State vs. #6 San Diego State - 12:40 pm
- #9 Alabama vs. #8 Creighton - 1:40 pm
- #14 Belmont vs. #3 Georgetown - 3:10 pm
- #16 Vermont vs. #1 North Carolina - 4:10 pm
- #13 Ohio vs. #4 Michigan - 7:20 pm
- #10 Purdue vs. #7 St. Mary's - 7:27 pm
- #12 South Florida vs. #5 Temple - 9:50 pm
- #15 Detroit vs. #2 Kansas - 9:57 pm

WEST REGION
- #10 Virginia vs. #7 Florida - 2:10 pm
- #15 Norfolk State vs. #2 Missouri - 4:40 pm
- #9 St. Louis vs. #8 Memphis - 6:50 pm
- #16 Long Island vs. #1 Michigan State - 9:20 pm

SOUTH REGION
- #15 Lehigh vs. #2 Duke - 7:15 pm
- #10 Xavier vs. #7 Notre Dame - 9:45 pm