Mike Kryzewski encourages his players as Duke advances to the third round of the NCAA tournament (Michigan Daily/Flickr).

Philadelphia, PA (Midwest Region)

(2) Duke 73, (15) Albany 61

After a loss last year in the round of 64 to 15th-seeded Lehigh University, Duke looked to evade another second-round disappointment. Albany managed to keep the game under 20 points, only allowing Duke to stretch the lead to 16 at one point. Duke shot 58 percent from the field, almost matching its season-best performance of 60.8 percent. Albany shot just 37 percent from the field, which will not get it done against a top team like Duke.  Duke’s Seth Curry scored 26 points and Mason Plumlee recorded 23 points and eight rebounds. Albany’s Jacob Iati tallied 15 points, six rebounds and six assists. Duke will take on Creighton on Sunday in the next round.

(7) Creighton 67, (10) Cincinnati 63

Creighton escaped a close one against the Bearcats of Cincinnati. Creighton maintained a four-point lead for most of the second half, but things got hectic in the final minute of regulation. Doug McDermott was called for a flagrant foul with his team up by six points.  Cincinnati’s Shaquille Thomas missed both free throws, but due to the flagrant foul, they were awarded the ball. Sean Kilpatrick nailed a three-pointer to cut Creighton’s lead to three. Cincinnati, however, was unable to bridge the gap as Creighton went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line in the last 40 seconds to hold on to a four-point win.

The nation’s leading scorer Doug McDermott (Creighton) continued his impressive play with 27 points and 11 rebounds. McDermott’s teammate, Gregory Echenique, chipped in with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Ethan Wragge contributed 12 points off the bench. Kilpatrick and Cashmere Wright carried the brunt of the offense for Cincinnati, combining for 34 of the 63 Bearcat points. Cincinnati forwards Titus Rubles and Shaquille Thomas both made contributions with 11 and 12 points, respectively. Creighton will face No. 2-seeded Duke on Sunday in a matchup between offensive juggernauts.

Kansas City, MO (West Region)

(12) Ole Miss 57, (5) Wisconsin 46

Continuing the theme of yesterday’s 5-12 matchup upsets, Ole Miss pulled off the upset against Wisconsin. In one of Wisconsin’s worst shooting games in the history of the program, the Badgers shot an abysmal 25.4 percent (15-59) from the field, which was just one percent above the worst shooting for a No. 5 seed in the history of the NCAA Tournament history. It was also the worst shooting game for the program since the field expanded to 64. They shot just 7-for-30 from three-point land, which made enabled Ole Miss to capitalize and win the game.

The Badgers led by three points at halftime, but were unable to close out the SEC champion Rebels, as they were outscored 35-21 in the second half. Ole Miss’ flamboyant leader, Marshall Henderson, shot just 1-11 with two points in the first half, but found his stroke in the second half and ended up with 19 for the game. Ole Miss big man Murphy Holloway had 10 points and nine boards, while his low-post teammate, Reginald Buckner, finished the game with nine points and 12 rebounds. Sam Dekkar had 14 points off the bench for Wisconsin and seemed to be the only Badger that was able to get going offensively. Ole Miss will face 13th-seeded La Salle in the third round.

(13) La Salle 63, (4) Kansas State 61

Jerrell Wright (left) and Ramon Galloway (second from right) led La Salle to an upset of Kansas State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. (tedtee308/Flickr Commons)

Kansas State was unable to take care of business against La Salle in a virtual home game for the Wildcats. La Salle led by 18 points at halftime, but let its lead slip away in the second half. Kansas State went on a 31-12 run in the first 13 minutes of the second half to take its first lead of the game at the 7:04 mark. The momentum shifted and with two minutes left in the game, Kansas State looked like they were going to ruin La Salle’s upset bid, but the Explorers were able to make critical stops in the last minute to hang on for a two-point win.  La Salle’s Jerrell Wright, a 60-percent free-throw shooter on the year, made nine-of-10 free throws, including three in the final thirty seconds to ice the game. Wright finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and two blocks, including 100-percent shooting from the field. La Salle guard Ramon Galloway catalogued 19 points, four rebounds, and four assists. Kansas State forward Jordan Henriquez was the reason for the second-half surge. He dominated the second half, both offensively and defensively. He finished the game with 17 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks. Shane Southwell scored 17 and Rodney McGruder scored 13 for the Wildcats.  La Salle will take on Ole Miss next in a contest between double-digit seeds.

Dayton, OH (East Region)

(9) Temple 76, (8) North Carolina State 72

The Temple Owls jumped on NC State to start the game and led by 16 at halftime. With about eight minutes left and Temple fluctuating between a 10- and 16-point lead, the Wolfpack looked dead in the water. That was until Lorenzo Brown and Scott Wood revived the team. Wood hit back-to-back threes and Brown converted on a couple layups that brought NC State within two points. Fouls in the last two minutes hurt the Wolfpack, as they were unable to get a stop and instead allowed Temple to shoot free throws on almost every play. The Owls finished with 21 made free throws. That was the difference in the game.

Temple’s Khalif Wyatt was the high-man in the game with 31 points, while his teammate Jake O’Brien recorded 18 points.  North Carolina State guard Lorenzo Brown scored 22 points and dished out nine assists, as Wolfpack big men Richard Howell and C.J. Leslie combined for 34 points and 20 rebounds. Temple will challenge top-seed Indiana in the next round for a chance to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001.

(1) Indiana 83, (16) James Madison 62

No No. 16 seed has ever beat No. 1 seed, and Indiana was not looking to be a part of history today. The Hoosiers took a 20-point lead into halftime and maintained that lead the entire second half. Indiana freshman Yogi Ferrell led Indiana in points, rebounds and assists with 16, eight and eight, respectively. Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller each scored 11 points for the Hoosiers and Will Sheehey tallied 15 points off the bench. Indiana had nine players score against the Dukes, including five in double-digits. James Madison stayed even with Indiana in the second half, both scoring 40 points, but the first-half deficit was too much to overcome. James Madison freshman Andre Nation scored 24 points, and his backcourt mate and fellow freshman Charles Cooke scored 18.  Indiana will face Temple in the third round.

Austin, TX (East Region)

(2) Miami (FL) 78, (15) Pacific 49

Miami put on a shooting clinic in this second-round matchup. It shot 46 percent from the field, 55 percent from three-point territory and 85 percent from the free-throw line. As expected, Miami led this game wire-to-wire in a blowout. The Hurricanes' scoring was balanced with nine players on the board with at least five points. Durand Scott led the team with 21 points for Miami. Pacific’s Travis Fulton scored 18 points, and Khalil Kelley chalked up 11 points and nine rebounds. Miami will go toe-to-toe with Illinois in the third round of the East region on Sunday.

(7) Illinois 57, (10) Colorado 49

Basketball is a game of runs, and Illinois and Colorado proved that today in their second round matchup. In the first half, Colorado went without scoring for eight straight minutes and found themselves down 37-21 at halftime. To start the second half, Illinois went eight straight minutes without scoring, as the Buffaloes went on a 22-2 run to take the lead at the 10:40 mark. There seemed to be a lid on one of the baskets as both teams went on eight-minute droughts at the same end of the court. To add to that notion, they both shot 43 percent on the other basket. Despite their poor start to the second half, the Fighting Illini kept shooting, as their coach told them to do, and eventually the shots dropped just as he said they would. Illinois guard Brandon Paul finished with 17 points including nine-of-10 at the free-throw line. Illini senior D.J. Richardson tallied 14 points and five rebounds, and Tracy Abrams recorded 13 points, six assists, and four rebounds. Colorado’s Askia Booker scored 14 points and was the key to the second-half run put together by the Buffaloes. He hit three three-pointers in a span of two minutes, which cut the lead to four. After taking a five-point lead, Colorado was unable to maintain the lead as Illinois’ open jumpers started to fall. Illinois made seven free throws in the final 1:06 to close out the game.  Illinois will face Miami on Sunday, looking to upset the Hurricanes and advance to the Sweet 16.

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