March Madness: UCLA Avoids Upset in Final Seconds

Another great day of basketball, with several very very close calls but fewer upsets today:

• UCLA (1) squeezed by Texas A&M (9), 53-49.
• Wisconsin (3) beat Kansas State (11), 72-55.
• Xavier (3) struggled but put away Purdue (6), 85-78.
• Stanford (3) defeated Marquette (6), 82-81 in overtime.
• Washington State (4) beat Notre Dame (5), 61-41.
• Kansas (1) beat UNLV (8), 75-56.
• Michigan State (5) beat Pitt (4), 65-54, in a game that was closer than the final score would lead you to believe.
• The big upset, as noted earlier: West Virginia (7) surprised Duke (2), 73-67, and the Mountaineers are on their way to the Sweet Sixteen!