#8 NC State knocks out #1 Villanova; Princeton women go 31-0

The #8 North Carolina State Wolfpack returned to the Sweet 16 after eliminating the #1 Villanova Wildcats, 71-68, in the 3rd round of the 2015 NCAA men's tournament.

Trevor Lacey led NC State with 17 points while Cat Barber contributed with 13 points.

The Wolfpack (22-13) will move on to Syracuse, New York, to compete in the Sweet 16 of the East region against the winner of the Louisville-Northern Iowa game, which will take place this Sunday.


OTHER NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT SCORES (3RD ROUND)
SOUTH REGION
- #11 UCLA 92, #14 UAB 75
- #5 Utah 75, #4 Georgetown 64

MIDWEST REGION
- #1 Kentucky 64, #8 Cincinnati 51
- #3 Notre Dame 67, #6 Butler 64 (OT)

WEST REGION
- #2 Arizona 73, #10 Ohio State 58
- #6 Xavier 75, #14 Georgia State 67
- #4 North Carolina 87, #5 Arkansas 78




After trailing at halftime with United States President Barack Obama in attendance, the #8 Princeton Tigers rallied back to improve to 31-0 by defeating the #9 Green Bay Phoenix, 80-70, in the 1st round of the 2015 NCAA women's tournament.

Michelle Miller led the Tigers with 20 points and Annie Tarakchian contributed with 19 points. Another key factor for Princeton was a 49-22 rebounding edge over Green Bay.

Even though Obama's niece, freshman forward Leslie Robinson, did not appear in the game, the Tigers advanced to the 2nd round of the Spokane region and will face #1 Maryland on the Terrapins' home floor this Monday.




OTHER NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT SCORES (1ST ROUND)
SPOKANE REGION
- #10 Pittsburgh 51, #7 Chattanooga 40
- #2 Tennessee 72, #15 Boise State 61
- #1 Maryland 75, #16 New Mexico State 57

GREENSBORO REGION
- #4 North Carolina 71, #13 Liberty 65
- #7 Florida Gulf Coast 75, #10 Oklahoma State 67
- #2 Florida State 91, #15 Alabama State 49
- #5 Ohio State 90, #12 James Madison 80
- #11 Arkansas-Little Rock 69, #6 Texas A&M 60
- #3 Arizona State 74, #14 Ohio 55

ALBANY REGION
- #3 Louisville 86, #14 BYU 53
- #8 Rutgers 79, #9 Seton Hall 66
- #6 South Florida 73, #11 LSU 64
- #1 Connecticut 89, #16 St. Francis Brooklyn 33

OKLAHOMA CITY REGION
- #5 Oklahoma 111, #12 Quinnipiac 84
- #4 Stanford 73, #13 Cal State Northridge 60