East Region

EAST REGION

At Winston-Salem, N.C.

1 North Carolina (29-6) 86

16 E. Kentucky (21-12) 65

Tyler Hansbrough had 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Tar Heels beat the Colonels in the first round, giving coach Roy Williams an NCAA-record 18 straight years with at least one tournament victory.

Reyshawn Terry added 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting for the Tar Heels.

Darnell Dialls scored 17 points to lead Eastern Kentucky, which was in the NCAA tournament for the second time in three seasons.

9 Michigan State (23-11) 61

8 Marquette (24-10) 49

Raymar Morgan scored eight of his 14 points during a dominating first half, and the Spartans held the Golden Eages to nearly 24 points below their average in the victory.

Drew Neitzel and Marquise Gray added 12 points apiece for the Spartans.

The nation’s fourth-best scoring defense also held Marquette scoreless for almost 10 minutes to start the game and sent the Golden Eagles to less than 32 percent shooting.

“ Saturday: North Carolina vs.

Michigan State, 5:10 p.m.

2 Georgetown (27-6) 80

15 Belmont (23-10) 55

Jessie Sapp scored a career-high 20 points and led the Hoyas to a victory over the Bruins.

Roy Hibbert added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Georgetown, which won its 16th in 17 games by snapping Belmont’s seven-game winning streak and dealing the Bruins their second straight lopsided loss in the tournament.

Andrew Preston had 14 points and Justin Hare added 10 for Belmont.

7 Boston College (21-11) 84

10 Texas Tech (21-13) 75

Sean Marshall scored 21 points and the Eagles rallied to knock Bob Knight and the Red Raiders out of the NCAA tournament.

Tyrese Rice added 26 points for the Eagles. Jared Dudley had 19 points, helping BC win its tournament opener for the fourth straight season.

“Saturday: Georgetown vs.

Boston College, 2:50 p.m.

MIDWEST REGION

At Buffalo, N.Y.

4 Maryland (25-8) 82

13 Davidson (29-5) 70

D.J. Strawberry, son of the former major league slugger, had 12 points and Mike Jones scored 17 to help the Terrapins hang on for a win over the Wildcats. Reserve forward Bambale Osby added 11 points and played a key role in sparking an 11-4 run that put the Terps ahead 69-63 with 7:27 remaining.

Freshman guard Stephen Curry scored 30 points for Davidson before fouling out with 21 seconds left.

5 Butler (28-6) 57

12 Old Dominion (24-9) 46

Pete Campbell hit three 3-pointers, his only baskets of the game, to spark a 17-0 run in the Bulldogs’ victory over the Monarchs between two of the six mid-majors in this year’s NCAA tournament.

A.J. Graves led Butler with 18 points, Mike Green had 14, and Brandon Crone 12.

Brandon Johnson led Old Dominion with 11 points, and Gerald Lee had 10.

“Saturday: Maryland vs.

Butler, 12:20 p.m.

SOUTH REGION

At Lexington, Ky.

1 Ohio State (31-3) 78

16 C. Connecticut St. (22-12) 57

Greg Oden had 19 points and 10 rebounds in the Buckeyes’ win over the Blue Devils.

Jamar Butler scored 17 points and Ron Lewis added 13 as the Buckeyes quickly dispatched the game but ultimately overmatched the Blue Devils. Ohio State needed less than 5 minutes to build a double-digit lead and kept the pressure on well into the second half.

Javier Mojica led Central Connecticut State with 19 points.

9 Xavier (25-8) 79

9 BYU (25-9) 77

Drew Lavender, a 5-foot-7 transfer from Oklahoma, made two floaters in the lane, then grabbed a crucial rebound and sank two free throws with 11 seconds left as the Musketeers beat the Cougars.

Xavier trailed by as many as nine before Lavender and B.J. Raymond hit 3-pointers during a 16-3 run that turned a 52-44 deficit into a 60-55 lead. BYU battled back to take a 73-71 lead with 2:10 to go, but couldn’t stop Lavender down the stretch.

“Saturday: Ohio State vs. Xavier, 10:10 a.m.

3 Texas A&M (26-6) 68

14 Penn (22-9) 52

The Aggies got two key dunks from Joseph Jones and a game-clinching 3-pointer from Dominique Kirk to defeat the Quakers.

Acie Law led the Aggies with 20 points despite hitting only six of 15 shots.

Mark Zoller had 19 points to lead the Quakers, and Ibrahim Jaaber added 16.

6 Louisville (24-9) 78

11 Stanford (18-13) 58

Louisville got 16 points from both Edgar Sosa and David Padgett to rout the Cardinal.

Coach Rick Pitino’s press rattled Stanford, and Louisville bolted to a 41-13 lead in front of a highly partisan crowd.

Earl Clark and Derrick Caracter each had 12 points and Jerry Smith added 10 for Louisville, which was playing less than 80 miles from its campus.

“Saturday: Texas A&M vs. Louisville,

12:30 p.m.

Associated Press