He will likely be re-evaluated and his availability will be announced later this week. Singleton had five points and six rebounds in 28 minutes in UCLA’s win. Mick Cronin said afterward that he wasn’t sure how bad Singleton’s injury was, but “I knew it scared him.” Singleton came back out to the handshake line and was walking on his own power, which is a good sign for the Bruins. Just before the conference tournament the Bruins lost Jaylen Clark, one of the nation's best perimeter defenders, to a season-ending injury. He managed to hobble off with help, but the loss of another guard could be devastating for UCLA. Singleton was clearly in a lot of pain, and paramedics actually came on to the floor to cart him off. The Bruins won 68-63 over seventh-seeded Northwestern on Saturday, but it came with a scare.įifth-year guard David Singleton, who averages 9.2 points for the second-seeded Bruins, went down with 20.3 seconds to play and UCLA up 64-60 after badly turning his right ankle. UCLA wins, but attention turns to health of David SingletonĪnother day, another major injury for UCLA. Portland forward Alex Fowler finished with 18 points and seven rebounds. The Sooners turned 18 Portland turnovers into 23 points, too. OU held Portland to 38% from the field and just 16% from 3, and out rebounded UP 49-30. The Sooners, regular season co-champions of the Big 12, led almost the entire game. Seven players scored 8 points or more, led by 14 from both Taylor Robertson and Aubrey Joens, and Oklahoma became the second fifth-seed to win Saturday, using a 24-point third quarter to separate from Portland and go on to win, 85-63. Twelve different Blue Devils got in the scorebook as Duke shot 58% from the field, advancing to the second round to meet sixth-seeded Colorado. Kennedy Brown scored 10 points, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out four assists. 14 seed Iona 43-15 (no, that’s not a misprint) as the Blue Devils led wire-to-wire in their 89-49 blowout win. Jahvon Quinerly led Alabama with 22 points. Alabama wasn't much better even playing in front of a partisan crowd in Birmingham, converting just 39.7% from the field and hitting six of its 21 3-point attempts.īrandon Miller, who didn't score in the Crimson Tide's first-round win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, found a semblance of his pre-injury form, finishing with 19 points, though he went just 5-for-17 from the field. Maryland shot just 35.2% from the field, including a 1-for-8 mark from 3-point range. It was a struggle from the field for both teams. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round on Friday. 1 seeds to make it through the opening weekend after Kansas lost earlier Saturday and Purdue was shocked by No. 8 Maryland got off to a quick 9-2 start but Alabama asserted control and then cruised to a 73-51 victory in the final game of Saturday's men's NCAA Tournament slate. Texas did have 17 turnovers, but East Carolina could only turn them into eight points. Texas had as many points in the paint as East Carolina had total, and the Longhorns shot 54% while holding the Pirates to less than 18% shooting. Shaylee Gonzales led four players in double figures with 20 points, Rori Harmon dished out 12 assists and Texas dominated East Carolina in every phase of the game in a 79-40 win. Women's final: Texas 79, East Carolina 40 The Bruins will play Oklahoma on Monday for a spot in the Sweet 16. UCLA outrebounded Sac State 47-32 and turned the ball over just five times. Freshman Kiki Rice led the way with 15 points, while senior Charisma Osborne finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and two blocks. 4 UCLA started the game on a 16-2 run and never looked back, handling 13th-seeded Sacramento State with ease, winning 67-45. WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT: Complete scores and schedule UCLA win closes out first round of women's tournament MEN'S TOURNAMENT: Complete scores and schedule Think you have what it takes to beat your friends? Test your college basketball skills (or luck) here with USA TODAY's Survivor Pool. 16 seed Tennessee Tech, which beat Monmouth in a First Four game on Thursday. The Hoosiers kicked off Day 2 of the women's first round with a 77-47 win against No. 1 seed Indiana was in action after top seeds South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Stanford took care of business on Friday. But the 15-seeded Tigers advanced to the Sweet 16 with a win against No. The 13-seeded Paladins started the men's action with a loss to No. The first eight bids for the Sweet 16 in the men's NCAA Tournament will be locked up Saturday, while the women's tournament finishes up the first round.įurman and Princeton took the sports world by storm Thursday with upsets of No.
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