Wisconsin sent a message to those ripping its inclusion in the Big Dance: Take that. Trevon Hughes’ wild three-point play with two seconds left in overtime lifted the Badgers past Florida State. Earlier Friday, Arizona “upset” Utah. The only No. 12 not to win this year? Northern Iowa. Meanwhile, 13th-seeded Cleveland State, 23 years after its legendary upset of Indiana, busted the bracket in its own right with a stunner over No. 4 seed Wake Forest.
Big Ten better late
4-3 Granted, 2 of the survivors are a No. 10 and a No. 12; Buckeyes’ loss prevents more impressive opening round.
Big East plays big
6-1 Only failure in first round: West Virginia falling to Atlantic 10 tournament champion Dayton.
Friday’s results
EAST REGIONAL
8 Okla. St. 77, 9 Tennessee 75
1 Pittsburgh 72, 16 E. Tenn. St. 62
4 Xavier 77, 13 Portland St. 59
12 Wisconsin 61, 5 Florida St. 59 (OT)
SOUTH REGIONAL
3 Syracuse 59, 14 S.F. Austin 44
6 Arizona St. 66, 11 Temple 57
MIDWEST REGIONAL
3 Kansas 84, 14 N. Dakota St. 74
11 Dayton 68, 6 West Virginia 60
1 Louisville 74, 16 Morehead St. 54
12 Arizona 84, 5 Utah 71
10 USC 72, 7 Boston College 55
9 Siena 74, 8 Ohio St. 72 (2OT)
13 Cleveland St. 84, 4 Wake Forest 69
2 Mich. St. 77, 15 Robert Morris 62
WEST REGIONAL
6 Marquette 58, 11 Utah St. 57
3 Missouri 78, 14 Cornell 59
Coverage through out the day Saturday at chicagotribune.com/sports
Saturday’s schedule
-Game on WBBM-Ch. 2
EAST REGIONAL
3 Villanova vs. 6 UCLA, 12:05
2 Duke vs. 7 Texas, 7:15
SOUTH REGIONAL
2 Oklahoma vs. 10 Michigan, 4:40
1 North Carolina vs. 8 LSU, 4:45
4 Gonzaga vs. 12 W. Kentucky, 7:10
WEST REGIONAL
2 Memphis vs. 10 Maryland, 2:20
1 Connecticut vs. 9 Texas A&M, 2:35
5 Purdue vs. 4 Washington, 4:40
Reading material
Dan McGrath reviews Seth Davis’ “When March Went Mad,” a book recounting the 1979 NCAA title game between Larry Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores and Magic Johnson’s Michigan State Spartans. BOOKS AND MEDIA
