Final Nov 21
JMU 99 -3.0 o146.0
UIC 81 3.0 u146.0
Final Nov 21
MIA 69 -9.0 o143.0
DRKE 80 9.0 u143.0
Final OT Nov 21
OHIO 81 -2.0 o146.5
MTU 83 2.0 u146.5
Final Nov 21
LAS 67 -1.5 o144.0
UCSD 72 1.5 u144.0
Final Nov 21
OKST 78 2.0 o163.0
FAU 86 -2.0 u163.0
Final Nov 21
USF 74 -6.5 o145.5
PORT 68 6.5 u145.5
Final Nov 21
ECU 78 -4.0 o135.0
JVST 86 4.0 u135.0
Final Nov 21
MONM 62 4.5 o146.5
YSU 72 -4.5 u146.5
Final OT Nov 21
HALL 69 7.0 o126.0
VCU 66 -7.0 u126.0
Final Nov 21
BRAD 82 -7.0 o135.5
TXST 68 7.0 u135.5
Final Nov 21
TOL 103 -13.0 o154.5
STET 78 13.0 u154.5
Final Nov 21
RMU 86 9.5 o151.5
COR 76 -9.5 u151.5
Final Nov 21
UNCG 58 17.5 o146.5
IND 69 -17.5 u146.5
Final Nov 21
RAD 51 22.0 o144.5
CLEM 79 -22.0 u144.5
Final Nov 21
SYR 66 11.0 o155.0
TEX 70 -11.0 u155.0
Final Nov 21
NIAG 73 14.0 o136.5
KENT 76 -14.0 u136.5
Final 0OT Nov 21
BAY 99 -2.5 o150.5
SJU 98 2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
EMU 68 7.0 o134.5
OAK 64 -7.0 u134.5
Final Nov 21
BRY 66 -12.5 o153.0
STONE 67 12.5 u153.0
Final Nov 21
MER 72 18.5 o150.0
SCAR 84 -18.5 u150.0
Final Nov 21
JOHNSU 52 -0.0 o0.0
CHAT 72 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
EDW 59 -0.0 o0.0
UNF 108 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
NJIT 64 12.5 o135.0
BUCK 81 -12.5 u135.0
Final OT Nov 21
SEMO 77 1.5 o149.5
CARK 73 -1.5 u149.5
Final OT Nov 21
PRE 58 8.5 o135.0
SFA 55 -8.5 u135.0
Final Nov 21
TRN 78 -0.0 o0.0
SHSU 105 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
VAN 73 2.5 o150.5
NEV 71 -2.5 u150.5
Final Nov 21
CCSU 54 -2.0 o142.0
SH 67 2.0 u142.0
Final Nov 21
UTM 77 11.5 o155.5
AMCC 81 -11.5 u155.5
Final Nov 21
ORU 68 21.5 o149.5
MISS 100 -21.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
TXWES 66 -0.0 o0.0
UNT 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
LNDNWD 64 9.5 o145.0
VALP 77 -9.5 u145.0
Final Nov 21
MINCR 60 -0.0 o0.0
NDSU 67 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
PRIN 62 -7.5 o152.5
WRST 80 7.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
46 -0.0 o0.0
WIU 73 0.0 u0.0
Final Nov 21
TAMCOM 56 24.5 o144.5
OKLA 84 -24.5 u144.5
Final Nov 21
TST 49 31.0 o147.0
MICH 72 -31.0 u147.0
Final Nov 21
TTU 77 -10.5 o149.5
STJOE 78 10.5 u149.5
Final Nov 21
GRAM 58 23.5 o152.5
UNM 80 -23.5 u152.5
Final Nov 21
TENN 64 -12.5 o126.5
UVA 42 12.5 u126.5
Final Nov 21
EWU 81 14.0 o158.5
WSU 96 -14.0 u158.5
Final Nov 21
ORE 78 -6.5 o139.5
ORST 75 6.5 u139.5
Final Nov 21
AFA 69 16.0 o136.0
CAL 78 -16.0 u136.0
Final Nov 21
MEM 68 2.0 o154.5
SF 64 -2.0 u154.5
TCU 8th Big 1221-13
Utah State 1st Mountain West28-7

TCU @ Utah State preview

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

INDIANAPOLIS -- Two teams that earned at-large berths in the NCAA Tournament field will meet Friday as No. 8 seed Utah State takes on No. 9 TCU in a first-round Midwest Region contest.

Led by national coach of the year finalist Danny Sprinkle, Utah State (27-6) won the regular season Mountain West title before losing to San Diego State in the conference tourney last week in Las Vegas.

After taking Montana State to the tournament in the previous two seasons, Sprinkle led Utah State to its first Mountain West regular season crown in its 11 seasons in the conference. The Aggies made the tournament last season under previous coach Ryan Odom.

Despite the regular season success and being ranked No. 20 nationally heading into the NCAA Tournament, Utah State received just a No. 8 seed in the Midwest bracket.

"You know, it is what it is," Sprinkle said. "I mean, now we have to go prove it on the court. And, you know, it was a tremendous league this year, and I expect all the teams in the Mountain West to go and represent really well.

"It's just that time of year when you're in this tournament it doesn't matter what seed you are. You've got to go play a tremendous opponent, and I know our league represented very well."

Sprinkle is rumored to be a candidate for the coaching vacancy at Washington to replace the fired Mike Hopkins.

Utah State is led by wing Great Osobor, averaging 18.0 points and 9.2 rebounds a game. Ian Martinez leads the backcourt, scoring 13.1 points while Darius Brown II averages 12.4 points and Mason Falslev is the fourth scorer in double figures at 11.4 points.

Utah State will be making its 24th NCAA Tournament appearance while TCU is playing in its 11th tournament all-time, including its third straight for the first time in program history.

TCU (21-12) is coming off a 60-45 loss to Houston in the Big 12 quarterfinals.

The Horned Frogs have won a game in each of the past two tournaments before bowing out in the second round.

"Very few schools have done what we've done, been to the tournament three times, win some games in the NCAA Tournament last two years," TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. "So we need to win some this year and Utah State, I'm very familiar with the school and I'm very familiar with their coach, Danny Sprinkle."

They go back years -- to 1995.

"I've been around him around a little bit," Dixon said. "He was a freshman at Montana State when I was coaching at Northern Arizona and they won the league, so we go way back with his family. He could shoot and so I'm guessing their team can shoot. I know he brought a lot of his players with them from Montana State."

TCU is led by forward Emanuel Miller and guards Jameer Nelson Jr. and Micah Peavy. Miller is averaging 15.9 points and 5.9 rebounds a game while Nelson (11.3) and Peavy (11.1) are the other two players in double figures for the Horned Frogs.

The two schools are meeting for the first time in the tournament and for the third time overall, with Utah State winning the previous two contests in 1960 and 1982.

--Mike Petraglia, Field Level Media

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