Hoops Central

 Howard got a win over UMBC in the NCAA tournament First Four by the score of 86-83. Leading the way for Howard was Ose Okojie with 23 points, Bruce Harris had 19 and Cedric Taylor had 16.  For UMBC, Jah'likai King had 19 points, Dj Armstrong jr had 17 and Ace Valentine had 11.  Howard went 18/25 from the free throw line and outrebounded UMBC 37-32.

 #15 seed Pitt got a win in the first round of the ACC tournament over #10 seed Stanford 64-63. Leading the scoring for the panthers was Barry Dunning Jr with 16 points, Roman Siulepa had 14 and Cameron Corhen had 12.  For Stanford, Ebuka Okorie led the way with 14 points, AJ Rohosy had 10 and Jaylen Thompson had 5.  Pitt outrebounded Stanford 37-27 and had 9 assists.

 Gonzaga is heading to the NCAA tournament yet again with their win over Santa Clara in the WCC title game by the score of 79-68. Leading the way for the bulldogs was Mario Saint-Supery with 21 points, Tyon Grant-Foster had 20 points and Graham Ike had 15. For Santa Clara, Christian Hammond led the way with 24 points and Allen Graves had 11. Gonzaga went 13/23 from the free throw line and had 24 assists.

 Northern Iowa has advanced to their first NCAA tournament since 2016 with a win in the MVC title game over UIC 84-69. Leading the way for the panthers was Trey Campbell with 23 points, Ben Schweiger had 18 and Will Hornseth had 10. For UIC, Elijah Crawford had 28 points, Ahmad Henderson had 13 and Jayce Nathaniel had 10. UNI went 10/13 from the free throw line and outrebounded UIC 25-19.

 #2 seed Lehigh defeated #3 seed Colgate 76-69 in the Patriot League title to advance the NCAA tournament.  Leading the scoring for Lehigh was Hank Alvey with 30 points, Nasir Whitlock had 22 and Joshua Ingram had 11. For Colgate, Jalen Cox led the way with 26 points, Sam Wright had 14 and Josh Ahayere had 8.  Lehigh went 15/23 from the free throw line and outrebounded Colgate 30-29.

 #1 seed High Point is heading to the NCAA tournament with their win in the Big South title game over #2 seed Winthrop 91-76. Leading the way for the panthers was Rob Martin with 24 points, Terry Anderson had 18 and Cam'ron Fletcher had 17.  For Winthrop, Logan Duncomb led the way with 23 points, Kareem Rozier had 22 points and Daylen Berry had 18. High Point went 27/32 from the free throw line and had 14 assists.