Both Iowa and Iowa State advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
- Iowa 67, Clemson 61
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 16 points and No. 9 seed Iowa weathered his erratic shooting to hold off eighth-seeded Clemson 67-61 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Hawkeyes move on to a second-round South Region meeting against top-seeded and defending national champion Florida. Stirtz made two free throws with 10.9 seconds remaining help put the game away. But Iowa’s leading scorer had an off night, going 3 for 10 on 3-point attempts and 1 for 7 inside the arc.
- Iowa State 108, Tennessee State 74
- LOUIS (AP) — Second-seeded Iowa State blew out No. 15 seed Tennessee State 108-74 on Friday after losing star forward Joshua Jefferson to an ankle injury in the opening minutes of their first-round matchup. His status for the rest of the NCAA Tournament is unclear. Jefferson watched the second half from the end of the bench with his ankle in a boot. Iowa State plays No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round on Sunday. Killyan Toure had career-highs of 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Cyclones, while Nate Heise scored eight of his season-high 23 points during a 23-0 first-half run that broke open the game.
- St. John 79, UNI 53
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Zuby Ejiofor had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Bryce Hopkins added 13 points and fifth-seeded St. John’s beat Northern Iowa 79-53. Trey Campbell scored 14 points and Leon Bond III added 12 for Northern Iowa.
In the 2nd round today
- Illinois meets VCU this evening in Greenville, SC
NCAA Women’s Tournament
- Iowa host Fairleigh Dickenson 3pm
- Iowa State meets Syracuse 4:30pm
- Illinois meets Colorado 8:30pm
