2022 NCAA Men’s Tournament Top Moments: Badgers, Spartans hold on
The first round of the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament wrapped up with a wealth of great matchups Friday.
Ohio State, Purdue, Texas Tech and Auburn all secured wins in the early window of games, followed later by victories from Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan State. Top contenders Arizona and Duke also won in the evening window.
Here are the top moments from the Round of 64 games that concluded on Friday.
No. 3 Wisconsin 67, No. 14 Colgate 60
Buzzer-beater!
Both teams were neck and neck in the first half and went into the break knotted up at 28 points apiece.
Bad Badgers
The Badgers came out strong in the second half, but Colgate was always within arm's reach and even led at times. In the end, Wisconsin had a little more left in the tank and took home the W.
No. 9 TCU 69, No. 8 Seton Hall 42
Fear the Frogs
TCU jumped out to an early double-digit lead over Seton Hall in the first half, with lots of help from forward Emanuel Miller.
TCU extended its lead to 20-plus points as the second half got underway, and the rest was history.
No. 5 Houston 82, No. 12 UAB 68
No quit
Not even an MCL injury stopped UAB's Trey Jemison from slamming down and-one dunks for the Blazers early.
Houston heats up
But it didn't take long for the Cougars to assert their dominance and jump out to a double-digit lead, which they held until the end to secure a spot in the second round.
No. 7 Michigan State 74, No. 10 Davidson 73
Full speed ahead
It was a back-and-forth battle between Davidson and Michigan State, who had a one-point edge at the break, 32-31.
Spartans get a spark
After falling behind midway through the second half, Michigan State was able to garner some much-needed momentum to keep things competitive.
It came down to the wire, but in the end, the Spartans came out on top by one point yet again.
Michigan State holds on to win
No. 11 Iowa State 59, No. 6 LSU 54
Jelly!
Up, under and finishing at the rim for Tyrese Hunter.
The Tigers put up a good fight, but in the end, they didn't have enough to overcome the Cyclones.
No. 1 Arizona 87, No. 16 Wright State 70
Get out and run
A good defense will always help provide offense, evidenced by this sequence from Arizona.
No. 2 Duke 78, No. 15 Cal State Fullerton 61
Locked and loaded
Many have tried and many have failed when it comes to guarding Paolo Banchero, and early on Cal State Fullerton was unsuccessful in its attempts.
Banchero led Duke with 17 points in the win to ensure this wouldn't be Coach K's final game as a head coach.
No. 4 Illinois 54, No. 13 Chattanooga 53
Upset alert?
A No. 4 seed? It didn't matter who was in front of Chattanooga, they were ready for the challenge early.
Terrell Owens was in the building supporting his alma mater as they neared closer and closer to an upset win.
But Illinois hung around, taking its first lead with less than a minute left and hanging on for a narrow win.
Illinois rallies for a messy win over Chattanooga
No. 7 Ohio State 54, No. 10 Loyola-Chicago 41
Sister Jean is in the building
Loyola-Chicago's No. 1 supporter Sister Jean gave some words of encouragement to her team before Friday's matchup with Ohio State.
The Ramblers off and ramblin'
Loyola-Chicago was working in transition early, with Ryan Schwieger playing aggressively to start the game.
Crossing the finish line
The Buckeyes' defense suffocated Loyola in the second half, helping them advance to the Round of 32.
No. 2 Auburn 80, No. 15 Jacksonville State 61
Ja-Buckets
Surely you've heard of freshman phenom Jabari Smith? Get acquainted if you haven't.
Closing statement
Smith punctuated a dominant win for Auburn with a monster dunk to close out the game in style.
No. 3 Texas Tech 97, No. 14 Montana State 62
Clicking on all cylinders
Texas Tech operated like a well-oiled machine early against Montana State, imposing its will from the opening tip-off.
No. 3 Purdue 78, No. 14 Yale 56
Getting started early
Jaden Ivey is one of the best players in America, and he didn't waste any time showing Yale why.
The points count the same
It was an adventure for Purdue to get this basket, but they ultimately got it, adding three points to their total.
After a tight affair early on, Purdue controlled the second half of the game to win in dominant fashion and advance to the next round.
No. 2 Villanova 80, No. 15 Delaware 59
Ready for a fight
Delaware was the aggressor early against Villanova.
Hammering it home
Caleb Daniels saw a weak spot in the defense and exploited it with a two-handed dunk to extend Villanova's lead.
From that point on, Villanova was never threatened, overwhelming Delaware to get the win.
Close, but no cigar
Miami nearly capped off an impressive first half against USC with a buzzer-beating heave, but they settled for an 11-point halftime lead instead.
The Trojans fought back in the second half, tying the game late, but Miami was able to avoid disaster and squeak out a two-point win and advance.
USC's season ends on controversial foul call
No. 11 Notre Dame 78, No. 6 Alabama 64
Starting off right
Alabama set the tone early with this thunderous jam for the first points of the game.
Luck of the Irish
Well, it wasn't quite luck, with Notre Dame pulling away in the second half to notch its second win of the week.
No. 6 Texas 81, No. 11 Virginia Tech 73
Supreme focus
The Hokies showed up locked in and ready to go, jumping on top of Texas early.
Sports Carr
Marcus Carr is one of the lead guards for Texas, and Virginia Tech found out the hard way in the second half.
All five starters for Texas scored in double-figures to help the Longhorns win their first NCAA Tournament game in eight years.
