Mar 20, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Danuel House (23) shoots against Northern Iowa Panthers guard Matt Bohannon (5) and guard Jeremy Morgan (20) in double overtime during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas A&M overcame a 10-point deficit in the final 33 seconds and ousted Northern Iowa in double overtime 92-88 Sunday in an NCAA Tournament West Region second-round game at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
The Aggies forced four turnovers and went 5-for-5 from the field in the final 33 seconds of regulation, including Danuel House’s 3-pointer and Alex Caruso’s three-point play.
Aggies guard Admon Gilder came up with a steal and a layup with two seconds left to tie it.
Texas A&M (28-8) advances to play Oklahoma in the West Region semifinals Thursday in Anaheim, Calif. Caruso finished with 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Texas A&M, and House added 22 points and eight boards. Guard Jeremy Morgan scored 36 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Northern Iowa (23-13).
Oregon 69, Saint Joseph’s 64
SPOKANE, Wash. — DeAndre’ Bembry fumbled the ball away with 10 seconds remaining and allowed the No. 1 Ducks to escape Spokane Arena with a win over the No. 8 Hawks.
Down only three after a missed Oregon free throw, Bembry lost his dribble before the Hawks were able to set up the play as Tyler Dorsey recovered the ball in a scrum for the Ducks. Dorsey converted both free throws, effectively sealing the deal.
Dillon Brooks led all scorers with 25, Elgin Cook had 18 and Dorsey chipped in 14 for the Ducks.
The teams traded leads four times with under three minutes remaining. Oregon went on a 7-0 run to tie the game at 58, responding to a 23-6 run by St. Joe’s to storm back and shock the arena by taking a late 58-51 lead.
Isaiah Miles and Bembry, had trouble getting going for Saint Joseph’s, scoring only a combined four points in the first half on 2 of 6 shooting. Bembry finished with 16, Miles had eight.
Wisconsin 66, Xavier 63
ST. LOUIS — After tying the game on a 3-pointer with 11.7 seconds left, Bronson Koenig swished a fall-away 3-pointer from in front of the Badgers’ bench as time expired to give Wisconsin a berth in the East Region semifinals.
The second-seeded Musketeers (28-6) lost the ball on their final possession when freshman guard Edmond Sumner was called for charging with 4.3 seconds left. After a timeout with two seconds left, Koenig took the inbounds pass and dribbled into the right corner, rising for a 22-footer from the corner that never touched the rim. After a short review, the shot was ruled good and the Badgers celebrated.
Koenig bagged a game-high 20 points for Wisconsin, which plays No. 6 Notre Dame on Friday night in Philadelphia. Ethan Happ and Vitto Brown added 18 and 12 points, respectively, for the Badgers (22-12). Jalen Reynolds and guard Remy Abell each tallied 13 points for Xavier (28-6).
Notre Dame 76, Stephen F. Austin 75
NEW YORK — A tip-in from Rex Pflueger with 1.5 seconds left gave sixth-seeded Irish a win over the 14th-seeded Lumberjacks in a second-round East Region game. The basket produced Pflueger’s only points of the game.
Demetrius Jackson led the Fighting Irish (23-11) with 18 points, and Zach Auguste had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
Thomas Walkup topped the Lumberjacks (28-6) with 21 points and Demetrious Floyd added 16 points. The loss snapped Stephen F. Austin’s 21-game losing streak, which was the longest among Division I teams.
Villanova 87, Iowa 68
NEW YORK — The second-seeded Wildcats are headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time in seven years after trouncing the seventh-seeded Hawkeyes.
Villanova (31-5) plays Miami on Thursday in Louisville, Ky. The Wildcats went to the Final Four in 2009 where they lost to eventual champion North Carolina in the semifinals.
Josh Hart paced Villanova with 19 points. Ryan Arcidiacono added 16 points and Kris Jenkins had 15 points and six of the Wildcats’ 23 assists.
Iowa (22-11) got 16 points from Jarrod Uthoff and 15 points from Nicholas Baer. The Hawkeyes never got closer than 81-64 in the second half.
Maryland 73, Hawaii 60
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Terrapins took the Warriors’ punches for the better part of the 30 minutes but pulled away in the end for a comfortable win and a ticket to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2003.
Melo Trimble scored 14 of his 24 points in the second half, hitting 13 of 14 from the free-throw line for Maryland (27-8). The Terps head to the South Region semifinals to face top-seeded Kansas.
Michael Thomas had 19 points to pace Hawaii (28-6).
Oklahoma 85, VCU 81
OKLAHOMA CITY — Buddy Hield scored 29 of his game-high 36 points in the second half, and an Oklahoma-red dominated crowd roared its approval as the second-seeded Sooners advanced to the Sweet 16.
Jordan Woodard scored 17 points and guard Isaiah Cousins added 15 for the Sooners (27-7).
Melvin Johnson led the Rams (25-11) with 23 points and backcourt mate JeQuan Lewis added 22.
Syracuse 75, Middle Tennessee 60
ST. LOUIS — The 10th-seeded Orange scored their second straight blowout, eliminating the Blue Raiders 75-50 to earn a date opposite 11th-seeded Gonzaga in the Midwest Region semifinals Friday in Chicago.
Michael Gbinije scored a game-high 23 points for Syracuse (21-13), canning 10 of 14 shots from the field. Tyler Lydon came off the bench to add 14 points and block six shots. Trevor Cooney tallied 12 points, and Tyler Roberson contributed 12 points and nine rebounds.
Darnell Harris led Middle Tennessee (25-10) with 11 points, but the Blue Raiders couldn’t find the range against Syracuse’s active 2-3 zone. Middle Tennessee made only 19 of 64 shots from the field, 29.7 percent
