The Big East went 4-1 Friday, but the Big Ten was backloaded, with three late games standing between respect and ridicule. While Ohio State battled Siena into OT, second-seeded Michigan State was ripping Robert Morris and Wisconsin was trying to become the third 12 seed to upset a No. 5 this year. Meanwhile, 13th-seeded Cleveland State tries to bust the bracket with an upset bid against No. 4 seed Wake Forest. PAGES 3-5
Big Ten waits, sees
2-2 Those arguing Big Ten was worthy of its bids are holding their breath.
Big East play big
6-1 Only failure in first round: West Virginia falling to Atlantic 10’s 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
5 Florida St. vs. 12 Wisconsin, late
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 74X, 16 Morehead St. 54
12 Arizona 84, 5 Utah 71
10 USC 72, 7 Boston College 55
8 Ohio St. vs. 9 Siena, late
4 Wake Forest vs. 13 Cleveland St., late
2 Mich. St. vs. 15 Robert Morris, late
WEST REGIONAL
6 Marquette 58, 11 Utah St. 57
3 Missouri 78, 14 Cornell 59
Complete coverage of Friday’s late games at chicagotribune.com/ncaa
Saturday’s schedule
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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
