March Madness live updates, scores: No. 3 Gonzaga battling No. 11 Texas; No. 3 Illinois facing No. 11 VCU; Duke, Michigan, MSU bound for Sweet 16

The Cougars appear like actual title contenders once more this yr. They basically have home-court benefit subsequent week on the Toyota Center in Houston.

Houston obtained 18 from Emanuel Sharp, 17 from Chris Cenac, 15 from Milos Uzan and 12 from Mercy Miller off the bench. This crew is full.

Texas is continuous to get to the basket and keep a step forward of the Zags.

Longhorns lead 43-40 on the first break of the 2nd half.

The Longhorns are taking part in their greatest basketball of the season on the proper time. Texas is above 50% even with Tramon Mark being 1-of-6 from the sector to this point.

We are underway within the NCAA South regional matchup between No. 3 Illinois and No. 11 VCU.

The Illini are 12.5-point favorites on this one and the full is ready at 151.5.

Texas has the No. 3 Zags on upset alert. Can the Longhorns pull this one out and attain the Sweet 16?

So this graphic is fairly gorgeous, however the factor this yr is that Kelvin Sampson has an offense too. His Cougars are up 26 factors with 10 minutes left.

Jordan Pope (9 factors) hits a 3 within the closing seconds to place the Longhorns in entrance on the break. Texas closed the half on a 7-0 run.

The Longhorns have discovered some offense late within the first half, hitting 6 straight pictures to tie the rating at 33-33.

Cameron Boozer led Duke’s second-half blitz as he scores 17 of his 19 factors after the break and provides 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Duke advances to the Sweet 16 within the East area.

The Cougars and Aggies are again for the second half and it’s all Houston on this one. They’re up 56-33 with 16 minutes to go.

Both groups are doing nearly all their scoring within the paint because the 3 balls aren’t falling.

Zags sustaining a 23-19 lead over the Longhorns late within the 1st half.

The Blue Devils have run away with this one. Cameron Boozer’s 17 factors (15 within the 2nd half) are a giant motive why.

Duke 74, TCU 52 | 2:54 to play

Graham Ike is doing his standard factor scoring inside. He’s obtained 6 factors and the Zags lead Texas 18-15 halfway by means of the first half.

It’s an prolonged 20-6 run by the Blue Devils, who now lead 64-50 with 8:25 to play. Danger zone for TCU.

Xavier Edmonds, Tanner Toolson and Liutauras Lelevicius all have 4 fouls for the Frogs. And to make issues worse, TCU coach Jamie Dixon was hit with a technical for arguing the calls.

Duke leads 61-50 with below 9 minutes to play.

The first sport out of the Portland pod is underway. Can Texas develop into the primary double-digit seed to advance to the Sweet 16?

Cameron Boozer is coming alive (9 factors) and the Blue Devils are on a 9-0 run to retake momentum. Duke leads 53-44 with 11:48 to play.

Houston went on a 18-2 run over 6 minutes late within the half and Texas A&M missed 12 consecutive pictures at one level. Emanuel Sharp has 14 and Chris Cenac has 10 for the Cougars.

The Cougars look sharp, and if they will shut this factor out, they’re principally taking part in dwelling video games subsequent weekend on the Toyota Center in Houston.

Now it’s TCU getting referred to as for a flagrant 1, with Cameron Boozer on the opposite finish of it whereas Tanner Toolson is defending.

The Cougars have prolonged that result in 11 and are on a 10-0 run. A&M coach Bucky McMillan has seen sufficient and calls for a timeout with 4 minutes left within the first half.