First-round action of the 2024 NCAA Tournament continued Friday with upsets, thrilling surfaces and high-scoring affairs. No. 13 seed Yale provided the most spectacular outcome of the day by disturbing No. 4 seed Auburn after tracking by 10 points with 7:16 to go. The Bulldogs dealt with a six-point deficit with 4:07 to precede completing on a 14-6 go to advance to the 2nd round for the 2nd time in school history.
The upsets continued into the night as No. 12 seed James Madison beat No. 5 seed Wisconsin 72-61. JMU got its 32nd win of the season and will deal with No. 4 seed Duke on Sunday with a journey to the Sweet 16 on the line.
No. 10 seed Colorado held back a late rise from No. 7 Florida in a 102-100 win thanks to a consent jumper with 2 seconds staying from star guard KJ Simpson; Walter Clayton Jr.’s halfcourt heave at the buzzer never ever stood an opportunity for the Gators. Colorado’s shootout with Florida marked the very first guideline NCAA Tournament video game in which both groups scored a minimum of 100 points given that 2005.
No. 1 seeds Houston, Purdue, and UConn functioned versus No. 16 seeds Longwood, Grambling State, and Stetson, respectively. Purdue star huge guy Zach Edey ended up being the 3rd gamer in the last 50 years to tape a minimum of 30 points and 20 rebounds in an NCAA Tournament video game.
Here are the winners and losers from Friday’s action.
Winner: James Madison pulls upset
James Madison provided a 72-61 upset over Wisconsin to assist liquidate the preliminary of the NCAA Tournament for its very first success in the Big Dance because 2013. The Dukes tape-recorded their 32nd win of the season, connecting UConn for the most by a group, and established a date with Duke on Sunday with a journey to the Sweet 16 on the line. James Madison put the college basketball world on notification in the very first video game of the 2023-24 season when it upset Michigan State in East Lansing. 4 months later on, it taped another signature win versus the Big Ten in front of a bigger nationwide audience— Cameron Salerno
Loser: SEC has another bad day
The SEC’s no-good, very-bad start to the NCAA Tournament on Thursday didn’t enhance considerably on Friday with losses by No. 4 seed Auburn and No. 7 seed Florida lost to Yale and Colorado, respectively, in upsets. While Alabama and Texas A&M travelled to big wins, Auburn blew a 10-point second-half lead, and Florida quit a consent basket with seconds staying, in their upsets. That drops the league to 3-5 for the competition, with all 5 losses concerning lower seeds. — Kyle Boone
Loser: FAU flames out
Returning almost every significant factor from in 2015’s Final Four group, FAU started the season ranked No. 7 in the AP Top 25. The Owls didn’t hoot for long this time around,
