2023 March Madness reside updates: Pittsburgh-Xavier in motion
The first weekend of the 2023 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament finishes right now with eight extra groups seeking to stamp their ticket to the Sweet 16.
Kicking issues off, 11-seed Pittsburgh is at present going up in opposition to 3-seed Xavier. Following that, John Calipari’s Kentucky crew takes on Kansas State at 2:40 p.m. ET, whereas Michigan State will battle Marquette at 2:15 p.m. ET.
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Later on, Adama Sanogo leads the 4-seed UConn Huskies in opposition to 5-seed Saint Mary’s, whereas Ryan Kalkbrenner and the Creighton Bluejays observe that with a matchup in opposition to Scott Drew’s Baylor Bears.
In the nightcap, 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson seems to be to proceed its Cinderella run in opposition to Florida Atlantic, Miami goes up in opposition to Trayce Jackson-Davis and the Indiana Hoosiers, and Drew Timme leads the No. 3 seeded Gonzaga Bulldogs in opposition to Mike Miles Jr. and the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Here are the highlights!
No. 11 Pittsburgh vs. No. 3 Xavier (12:10 p.m. ET, CBS)
Throw it down!
Xavier received off to a sizzling begin, however Pittsburgh freshman Guillermo Diaz Graham threw down a one-handed alley-oop slam.
Swish!
Xavier guard Colby Jones received in on the motion with a big-time 3 that helped the Musketeers lengthen their lead early.
Just like that, Xavier had built its lead out to 10 factors, 28-18, halfway although the primary half.
Making an announcement
It was extra of the identical as the primary half wound down. Xavier took a 48-34 lead into halftime.
Stay tuned for updates!
COMING UP:
No. 6 Kentucky vs. No. 3 Kansas State (2:40 p.m. ET, CBS)
Kentucky Wildcats
UK
Kansas State Wildcats
KSU
No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Marquette (5:15 p.m. ET, CBS)
Michigan State Spartans
MSU
Marquette Golden Eagles
MARQ
No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 4 Connecticut (6:10 p.m. ET, TNT)
No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 3 Baylor (7:10 p.m. ET, TBS)
Creighton Bluejays
CREI
Baylor Bears
BAY
No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic (7:45 p.m. ET, TruTV)
No. 5 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 4 Indiana (8:40 p.m. ET, TNT)
No. 6 TCU vs. No. 3 Gonzaga (9:40 p.m. ET, TBS)
TCU Horned Frogs
TCU
Gonzaga Bulldogs
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