Head coach Tommy Amaker's Harvard Crimson shocked New Mexico to earn the Ivy League school's first-ever NCAA tournament win. (E.A. Sanabria/Creative Commons)

The No. 14-seeded Crimson’s 68-62 upset over third-seeded New Mexico to notch the Ivy League university’s first-ever NCAA tournament win capped a night session that had otherwise been chalk, aside from No. 12-seeded California knocking off UNLV.

Here is a rundown of the late games from Thursday as the tournament field was narrowed to 48 teams.

West Region: Salt Lake City, Utah

(12) Harvard 68, (5) New Mexico 62

Millions of online brackets were knocked out of contention after head coach Tommy Amaker’s squad pulled off this shocker. Only 5.6 percent of brackets on ESPN’s Tournament challenge picked Harvard to advance past the Mountain West champions.

Wesley Saunders scored 18 points and Laurent Rivard contributed 17 to score the Ivy League’s first NCAA tournament win since Cornell’s magical Sweet 16 run in 2010. The Crimson shot 52 percent from the field and drained eight 3-pointers, while hitting 16-of-20 from the foul line.

"YYYYYEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!! HARVARD winssss!!! hahahahhah i told you" tweeted Harvard’s famous NBA graduate.

Alex Kirk had 22 points and Cameron Bairstow netted 15 as the Lobos became the third Mountain West team to get ousted from the tournament. New Mexico shot only 37.5 percent for the game.

The Crimson will move on to face No. 6-seeded Arizona in a third round game scheduled for Saturday. 

(6) Arizona 81, (11) Belmont 64

The No. 11-seeded Bruins’ search for their first NCAA tournament win will continue after this setback to the Wildcats. Arizona out-muscled Belmont – now 0-6 in tourney games – on the glass (44-18) to punch a ticket into the third round.

The Wildcats took a 12-point advantage into halftime and led comfortably the rest of the way. Belmont cut the deficit to 11 points with 5:30 remaining in regulation on a J.J. Mann 3-point shot, but UA responded with a 5-1 run to halt the rally.

The Wildcats scored 36 points in the paint and shot 57 percent from the field, including 9-of-17 from long distance. Senior guard Mark Lyons led UA with 23 points, while Kevin Parrom, Nick Johnson and Kaleb Tarczewski added 12 each. Kerron Johnson and Ian Clark led the Bruins with 22 and 21 points, respectively.

Midwest Region: Lexington, Ky.

(1) Louisville 79, (16) North Carolina A&T 48

Lexington went to the birds as the top-seeded Cardinals downed North Carolina A&T before a crowd decked out in red at Rupp Arena, home of the rival Kentucky Wildcats.

Unlike fellow No. 1 seed Gonzaga, the Big East tournament champions allowed NCAA bracket pool participants to breathe easier as they seized a double-digit lead six minutes in that they never relinquished. Louisville led by 16 points at the half and that advantage later swelled to as much as 35.

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The Cardinals torched A&T with 44 points in the paint and forced 27 turnovers. They also set a new NCAA tournament single-game record with 20 steals.  

Louisville shot 57 percent from the field as guard Russ Smith finished with 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting and a game-high eight steals. Bruce Beckford led the MEAC tournament champion Aggies with 12 points.

(8) Colorado State 84, (9) Missouri 72

CSU was the lone Mountain West team to survive Thursday’s round of games after New Mexico and UNLV flamed out. 

The Rams earned a Round of 32 encounter with the No. 1-seeded Cardinals after using a hot start to bury the Tigers. They shot 58 percent in the first half to take a nine-point lead into the locker room. CSU also out-rebounded Missouri 42-19 and shot a super-efficient 27-of-33 from the foul line. 

Dorian Green tallied 26 points to pace four CSU players in double figures. Phil Pressey had 20 points to lead Missouri.  

South Region: Auburn Hills, Mich.

(4) Michigan 71, (13) South Dakota State 56

The Wolverines squashed the Jackrabbits' Cinderella hopes thanks to two sons of former NBA All-Stars. Guard Tim Hardway Jr. and forward Glenn Robinson III poured in 21 points apiece as Michigan shot 51 percent from the field to down the Summit League tournament champs.

The Wolverines needed the lift as guard Trey Burke struggled to an 0-for-9 start before finishing the game with six points on 12 shot attempts. The Jackrabbits could never trim away at their four-point halftime deficit. Robinson III lifted Michigan to a double-digit lead early in the second half with three 3-pointers and a couple of foul shots.

SDSU played just six players throughout the game, with Brayden Carlson leading four Jackrabbits in double figures with 20 points. SDSU fired a lackluster 4-of-19 from 3-point range as star guard Nate Wolters was limited to just 10 points on 14 shot attempts.

(5) Virginia Commonwealth 88, (12) Akron 42

Head coach Shaka Smart’s Rams gave Akron 40 minutes of hell in a lopsided No. 5 vs. 12 matchup. VCU forced the Zips into 22 turnovers and converted those giveaways into 34 points. Akron shot just 35 percent from the field, including a 1-for-13 effort from long distance. 

The 46-point margin of victory is the largest by a fifth-seeded team over a No. 12 seed in tourney history. The previous record was set in 1981 when Wyoming routed Howard by 35 points and matched in 2007 when Tennessee defeated Long Beach State.

Troy Daniels led the Rams with 23 points and Juvonte Reddic had 21. Akron’s offense was led by Demetrius Treadwell's 15 points to go with seven rebounds.

East Region: San Jose, Calif.

(12) California 64, (5) UNLV 61

The Golden Bears followed up Oregon's victory from earlier in the day to become the second 12th-seeded Pac-12 team to knock off a No. 5. The Golden Bears went on an 8-0 run to build a 45-37 lead with 14:00 left in the second half and never trailed afterward.

Cal fought off a late surge from the Runnin’ Rebels to avenge the 76-75 loss in Berkeley back on Dec. 9. UNLV came within one point in the waning seconds of regulation before two Allen Crabbe free throws sealed the victory for the Golden Bears.

Crabbe led Cal with 19 points and nine rebounds and reserve forward Robert Thurman contributed with 12 points. Anthony Bennett turned in 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Rebels.

(4) Syracuse 81, (13) Montana 34

Following the euphoria surrounding Harvard’s upset, the night culminated with an anticlimactic thrashing that produced the largest margin of victory Thursday.

It took the Orange about five minutes into the game to mount a double-digit lead in a contest that was never close. Syracuse had a plus-26 advantage in points in the paint and scored 17 points off Montana’s turnovers. The Grizzlies shot a woeful 20 percent from the field and made just 4-of-31 from beyond the arc.

Guard Brandon Triche had 20 points to lead a trio Orange players in double figures. It was an off night across the board for the Grizzlies as not a single player totaled more than five points.

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