In an NCAA Tournament game that truly lived up to the billing of 'survive and advance,' Maryland outlasted West Virginia in the opening game of the First Round, 67-65, at Legacy Arena on Thursday afternoon.

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Sun Devil Men's Basketball will dance on to Denver after a 98-73 victory in the First Four over the Nevada Wolfpack.
 
Arizona State (23-12, 11-9 Pac-12) had one of the most historic shooting performances in both program and NCAA Tournament First Four/Opening Round history. It's 98 points are the most ever in this stage of March Madness and the Maroon and Gold shot its highest percentage - 35-55/.636% - from floor in the eight years that Head Coach Bobby Hurley has piloted Arizona State.

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Back in the NCAA Tournament, Mississippi State almost got the chance to keep on dancing. However, a pair of last-second shots didn't fall, and the Bulldogs came up on the short end of a 60-59 decision to Pittsburgh on Tuesday night as part of the First Four at UD Arena.

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KJ Buffen finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds as UAB men's basketball (26-9, 14-6 C-USA) moved on to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament with a 88-60 win over Southern Miss (25-8, 14-4 Sun Belt). Andy Kennedy picked up his 75th win at UAB in his third season in Birmingham.

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Tyler Thomas' jumper with nine seconds left in overtime broke an 86-86 tie and gave Hofstra an 88-86 victory over top-seeded Rutgers in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament Tuesday night at Jersey Mike's Arena. Rutgers missed a potential game-tying shot as time wound down to give the Pride its first postseason tournament victory since 2006.

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