March Madness, Saturday edition: A look ahead, Friday's action, news, scores/schedules

Tournament scores/schedules
NCAA Tournament/Women
Friday’s action
Lee’s 19 points pace No. 1-seed Texas in win over Missouri State
Beers’ 18 points, 10 rebounds power No. 4 seed Oklahoma in rout of Idaho
No. 7 NC State tops No. 10 Tennessee, Lady Vols lose 8 in a row for 1st time in NCAA era
Fiso and Oregon use big 3rd quarter to open March Madness with win over Virginia Tech
Lattimore leads balanced attack as Mississippi downs Gonzaga
Baylor rallies to beat Nebraska after winning appeal on flagrant foul
Fournier scores 24, Duke beats Charleston
Michigan State rallies for win over big underdog Colorado State
Minnesota sidesteps a major March Madness upset by surging past No. 13 seed Green Bay
Johnson and Williams pace LSU past Jacksonville
No. 2 Michigan routs Holy Cross
Washington beats South Dakota State for 1st Tournament win since 2017
Walker scores 20 points to lead Maryland past Murray State
The Tournament
March Madness crosses paths with family time for High Point coaches with mom off to work
Ohio State will try to end 2 years of women’s March Madness home-court heartbreak
Iowa back in a familiar spot — at home for the NCAA women’s March Madness
Hearing loss hasn’t kept Hardaway from leading UTSA to March Madness showdown with No. 1 UConn
UConn’s El Alfy and Quinonez among star international players set to hit the court in March Madness
South Carolina’s Johnson seeking fifth straight trip to Final Four as she starts NCAA Tournament
West Virginia women look to make the most of a rare chance to host March Madness
‘Mother Bruin’ brings support as the UCLA women open March Madness
NCAA Tournament/Men
Friday’s action
Florida begins title defense with 59-point rout of Prairie View, 2nd-biggest margin in NCAA tourney
Reed Jr. has 31 points and 27 rebounds as No. 2 UConn holds off Furman
UCLA overcomes broken tooth and stubborn UCF
Stirtz weathers cold shooting to score 16 and help Iowa beat Clemson
Gillespie shines with 29 points as No. 3 seed Tennessee beats Miami (Ohio)
Philon scores 29 points, Alabama wipes out early deficit to oust Hofstra
Top-seeded Arizona rolls past Long Island in impressive opener
Petty scores 24 as Texas Tech beats Akron
Oweh’s buzzer-beater saves Kentucky in overtime win over Santa Clara
Purdue’s Smith sets Division I career assists record in rout of Queens
Reneau scores 24 as Miami pulls away from Missouri late
Peterson scores 28 points as Kansas hangs on to beat March Madness newcomer Cal Baptist
White scores 26 and No. 3 seed Virginia avoids early March exit, beating Wright State
Iowa State loses star F Jefferson to an injury in first-round NCAA blowout of Tennessee State
Ejiofor leads streaking St. John’s past Northern Iowa
Collins scores 20 points to lead Utah State over Villanova
The Tournament
Number of perfect March Madness brackets dwindles to a precious few in Day 2
From a campus steakhouse to a mock airplane cabin for students, High Point is no ordinary Cinderella
Siena played fearlessly against Duke. It was enough to flirt with an all-time March Madness upset
Johnston hadn’t made a 2-pointer all season. His layup gave High Point a March Madness win
UNC's Davis: Fatigue not to blame for collapse
Duke looks to refocus after surviving Siena scare
Vanderbilt braces for a ‘road game’ in NCAA Tournament as Nebraska fans flood Oklahoma City
North Carolina blows a huge lead and makes another early March Madness exit under Davis