Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four on Tuesday night.
I wasn't trying to get kicked out, Ralph told reporters after the game. I know where I was on the court. But I also think that at that time what I said was warranted, and the action I took was warranted. And I'll stand behind that. You want to kick me out for it, they can kick me out.
Oregon has a +347 scoring differential, topping opponents by 10.2 points per game. It is putting up 74.7 points per game to rank 43rd in college basketball and is allowing 64.5 per outing to rank 185th in college basketball.
Duke is the top overall seed for this year's men's NCAA tournament, bringing an 11-game winning streak, a 32-2 record and player-of-the-year favorite Cameron Boozer into the three-week hoops free-for-all known as March Madness.
Michigan averages 87.3 points per game (10th in college basketball) while giving up 68.9 per contest (56th in college basketball). It has a +607 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 18.4 points per game. The 36.9 rebounds per game Michigan averages rank 14th in the nation, and are 9.7 more than the 27.2 its opponents collect per contest.
Murray State outscores opponents by 12.3 points per game (scoring 86.0 per game to rank fifth in college basketball while giving up 73.7 per contest to rank 334th in college basketball) and has a +405 scoring differential overall.
Bilodeau was ruled out for the Bruins' Big Ten tournament semifinal against Purdue -- and likely for a possible conference title game -- but the injury update was positive for a Bruins team listed as a No. 7 seed in ESPN's Joe Lunardi's latest bracket projection.
Charleston (SC) beat William & Mary 58-55 in its last game. Sophie Tougas led the way with 18 points, followed by Taryn Barbot with 17 points, five assists and two steals. Led by Janay Brantley (14 PTS, 5 STL, 3 BLK, 20 FG%) and Caitlin Frost (11 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK, 55.56 FG%), Stony Brook ended their last matchup winning 51-45 against Monmouth.
Murray State is outscoring opponents by 12.2 points per game with a +392 scoring differential overall. It puts up 86.4 points per game (fourth in college basketball) and gives up 74.2 per contest (336th in college basketball).
Last March, all four No. 1 seeds bulldozed their way to the Final Four for only the second time in NCAA tournament history. This season, the teams projected to make the top seed line once again are absolute wrecking machines. Michigan (29-2) won the outright Big Ten title by four full games in a league that could send as many as 10 teams to the NCAA tournament.
Ament has missed the past two games with a leg injury that he suffered against Alabama on Feb. 28. He is listed as questionable on the SEC availability report. According to a source, there is no certainty in how much he will play against Auburn, but there is an expectation that he will play.
