A couple of blowouts last night in Day 2 of the play-in games in the NCAA Tournament. Fairleigh Dickinson beat Texas Southern 84-61 to advance to Friday’s First Round against East one seed Purdue. The second game of the night was no closer, as Arizona State toyed with Nevada in a 98-to-73 beat down. The Sun Devils will play Friday against TCU.
Now the real fun begins, with 16 first round games on the schedule today, followed by 16 more tomorrow, then second round games Saturday and Sunday. Among the games today: Illinois faces Arkansas at 4:20, and Northwestern takes on Boise State at 7:25. The teams Indiana fans care about most play tomorrow: Purdue takes on Fairleigh Dickinson at 6:45, and Indiana faces Kent State at 9:45. Michigan State also plays tomorrow at 12:15 against future Big Ten opponent USC. Wall to wall NCAA Tournament coverage is yours starting at noon each day today through Sunday on Sports Radio 960 WSBT.
At Purcell Pavilion last night, Mississippi State downed Illinois, 70-to-56, to advance to the First Round of the women’s NCAA Tournament Friday evening against Creighton. That game will follow Notre Dame’s tournament opener against Southern Utah, a game that will be heard on our sister station Live 99.9, starting at 3:15 Friday. The Purdue women have a play-in game tonight against St. Johns.
In the NFL, the Chicago Bears have signed quarterback PJ Walker, who started five games for the Carolina Panthers last year. Add Walker to the depth chart behind starter Justin Fields. In Indy, the Colts have resigned receiver Ashton Dulin and defensive tackle Taven Bryan. The Detroit Lions have resigned safety Will Harris to a one year deal.
In the NBA: the Chicago Bulls lost at home to Sacramento, 117-114. The Indiana Pacers are at Milwaukee tonight, and the Pistons host the Denver Nuggets in Detroit.
At the World Baseball Classic: the US team advanced to the quarterfinals with a 3-to-2 win over Colombia.
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