NCAA tournament results

Mon., March 23, 2015

Sunday’s results

East

Columbus, Ohio

(3) Oklahoma 72

(11) Dayton 66

Jordan Woodard had 16 points and a steal that set up Buddy Hield for a layup to give the Sooners a lead they never relinquished in locking down the Flyers and quieting their fans.

Oklahoma (24-10) rallied with its defense, holding Dayton scoreless for 9:04 and without a basket for 10:32 in the second half.

Scoochie Smith led Dayton (27-9) with 16 points.

Seattle

(4) Louisville 66

(5) Northern Iowa 53

Terry Rozier scored 25 points to lift the Cardinals past the Panthers (31-4) for their fourth straight trip to the Sweet 16.

Montrezl Harrell added 14 for Louisville (26-8), including a couple of game-sealing alley-oop jams on passes from Rozier.

South

Charlotte, N.C.

(1) Duke 68

(8) San Diego State 49

Jahlil Okafor scored 18 of his 26 points in a dominating first half and the Blue Devils whipped the Aztecs (27-9).

Fellow freshman Justise Winslow added 13 points and 12 rebounds for Duke (31-4).

Midwest

Columbus, Ohio

(5) West Virginia 69

(4) Maryland 59

Devin Williams had 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Mountaineers had 16 second-chance points to beat the Terrapins.

Gary Browne had 14 and Daxter Miles Jr. 12 for West Virginia (25-9).

Melo Trimble had 15 for Maryland (28-7).

West

Omaha, Neb.

(1) Wisconsin 72

(8) Oregon 65

Sam Dekker scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures, and the Badgers (33-3) beat the Ducks (26-10) in the round of 32 for the second straight year.

Wisconsin played with the lead all game until Dwayne Benjamin tied it at 52.

Joseph Young, who scored 27 points on Friday, had 30 against the Badgers.

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