Day 1 of March Madness is in the books, and there were two notable upsets.
No. 12 McNeese provided the first big stunner of the NCAA men’s tournament on Thursday afternoon, stifling No. 5 Clemson for an embarrassingly low 13 points in the first half and then holding on for a 69-67 win. No. 11 Drake then followed that with an upset over No. 6 Missouri for its first tournament win in 54 years. (Track all of the 2025 NCAA tournament upsets here.)
In other news, St. John’s and Arkansas both advanced with wins on Thursday to set up a Hall of Fame coaching clash between Rick Pitino and John Calipari in the Round of 32 on Saturday. And the ACC’s tournament got off to a rough start with Clemson and Louisville both suffering losses, leaving Duke and North Carolina as the only teams from the league left in the tournament.
Here’s how the rest of Thursday’s slate played out:
Thursday’s NCAA tournament results
No. 9 Creighton 89, No. 8 Louisville 75
No. 4 Purdue 75, No. 13 High Point 63
No. 3 Wisconsin 85, No. 14 Montana 66
No. 1 Houston 78, No. 16 SIU Edwardsville 40
No. 1 Auburn 83, No. 16 Alabama State 63
No. 12 McNeese 69, No. 5 Clemson 67
No. 6 BYU 80, No. 11 VCU 71
No. 8 Gonzaga 89, No. 9 Georgia 68
No. 2 Tennessee 77, No. 15 Wofford 62
No. 10 Arkansas 79, No. 7 Kansas 72
No. 4 Texas A&M 80, No. 13 Yale 71
No. 11 Drake 67, No. 6 Missouri 57
No. 7 UCLA 72, No. 10 Utah State 47
No. 2 St. John’s 83, No. 15 Omaha 53
No. 5 Michigan 68, No. 12 UC San Diego 65
No. 3 Texas Tech 82, No. 14 UNC Wilmington 72
See below for a full day of reactions, highlights and play-by-play from Yahoo Sports:
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Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:57 AM EDT
Day 1 is a wrap!
The first full day of the NCAA tournament is in the books.
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Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM EDT
Final: Texas Tech 82, UNC Wilmington 72
The Seahawks kept it close, but Texas Tech survived to wrap up the first day of the NCAA Tournament and make it into the second round. Tech will face No. 11 Drake in the next round.
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM EDT
Texas Tech trying to wrap up a victory
Tech leads 81-70 with 1:08 to go. Barring a miracle, the Red Raiders are looking good to avoid a major upset.
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM EDT
Texas Tech up 9
Texas Tech’s lead is up to nine with just 3:32 left. The Red Raiders are trying to fend off UNC Wilmington and set up a Saturday matchup with Drake.
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM EDT
Another look at the final seconds of Michigan’s win over UCSD
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM EDT
Texas Tech clinging to lead
The Red Raiders are in a battle late in the second half, but an and-one from Christian Anderson gave them a five-point lead with about 8:30 left in the final game of the night. UNC Wilmington is trying to pull off what would be the biggest upset of the day.
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:17 AM EDT
Final: Michigan 68, UC San Diego 65
Michigan survives! UCSD had a shot to tie it in the final seconds but it hit back iron and missed. A valiant comeback bid falls just short for a team in its first-ever Division I NCAA tournament.
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:11 AM EDT
UCSD is coming!
The Tritons briefly tied it up and are now within one, 66-65, against Michigan. Could we finish the night with two upsets?
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM EDT
Seahawks on top
Nolan Hodge just drilled a huge 3-pointer to give the Seahawks their first lead since the opening minutes. They’re up 46-45 now, and attempting to pull off the biggest upset of the day.
Fri, March 21, 2025 at 12:05 AM EDT
Final: St. John’s 83, Omaha 53
St. John’s started slow but blitzed to the end. That officially set up a matchup between St. John’s coach Rick Pitino against Arkansas’ John Calipari in the 2nd round.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM EDT
Texas Tech-UNC Wilmington tied up
Just minutes into the second half, we’ve got a tie game in Wichita. The winner of this game will get Drake in the second round on Saturday.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM EDT
UC San Diego making moves
The Tritons are in the middle of a 12-0 run, and a 15-4 run to start the second half. They’ve suddenly got a one-possession game with Michigan early in the second half.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM EDT
Halftime: Texas Tech 38, UNC-Wilmington 34
This game got more interesting than expected. UNC-Wilmington finished the first half on a 15-3 run and is within striking distance of the Red Raiders. Texas Tech’s Kerwin Walton leads all scorers with 15 points.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM EDT
Johnnies running away
St. John’s has fully shaken off a sluggish start. Now pulling away from Omaha with a 60-36 edge midway through the 2nd half.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 11:22 PM EDT
Final: UCLA 72, Utah State 47
And it’s over. Utah State’s offense had nothing against UCLA and the result was a double-digit deficit for the entire second half. Seven different UCLA players scored between seven and 14 points, and they had assists on 22 of their 26 field goals. A great day on both sides of the ball for the Bruins.
They’ll face No. 2 Tennessee in the second round.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM EDT
Big surge for St. John’s
The Johnnies open the 2nd half on a 10-2 scoring spurt to open a 43-30 lead.
Suddenly, Omaha’s early upset hopes are fading.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM EDT
Halftime: Michigan 41, UC San Diego 27
The Wolverines are in control of this one early. They opened the game on a 10-0 run and have led the entire way while the Tritons shot just 2-of-15 from deep.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM EDT
Halftime: St. John’s 33, Omaha 28
The Red Storm weathered the Omaha … storm early in the game to take a mild lead into the locker room. Neither team is shooting particularly well. Can St. John’s pull away?
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM EDT
UCLA leads Utah State by 23
There might not be much more to say about this game. Utah State’s offense is still sputtering (3-of-24 on 3-pointers) and UCLA has its biggest lead of the night, with 14 points from Skyy Clark. The Bruins have assists on 19 of their 22 field goals tonight.
Thu, March 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM EDT
Utah State breaks enormous 3-point drought
Utah State missed 18 straight 3-pointers before Isaac Johnson finally sank one with 15:25 left in the second half. UCLA still leads them 53-36.
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