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Kansas St tops Montana St, 1st March Madness win since 2018 | |
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Markquis Nowell had 17 points and 14 assists and No. 3 seed Kansas State held off 14th-seeded Montana State 77-65 Friday night for its first NCAA Tournament win since knocking off Kentucky in 2018 to reach the Elite Eight. Now the two Wildcat programs will meet again in a rematch on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Kentucky, the sixth seed, defeated No. 11 Providence 61-53 in the earlier game. Kentucky fans packed the Greensboro Coliseum for the first game, and they are likely to provide a home-court advantage of sorts. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Points: | R. Battle | 17.7 | |||
| Rebounds: | J. Belo | 6.0 | |||
| Assists: | D. Brown II | 4.9 | |||
| FG%: | R. Battle | 46.9% | |||
| FT%: | R. Battle | 83.3% | |||
| 3P%: | R. Battle | 35.3% | |||
| Steals: | D. Brown II | 1.8 | |||
| Blocks: | J. Belo | 0.9 | |||
| Coaches Rankings | |||
| Rank | School | Rec | |
| 1 | UConn | 31-8 | |
| 2 | San Diego State | 32-7 | |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 29-8 | |
| 4 | Alabama | 31-6 | |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic | 35-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 33-4 | |
| 7 | Texas | 29-9 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 31-6 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 26-10 | |
| 10 | Gonzaga | 31-6 | |
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| Big Sky Standings | ||
| Conference | Overall | |
| W-L | W-L | |
| Eastern Washington | 16-2 | 23-11 |
| Montana State | 15-3 | 25-10 |
| Weber State | 12-6 | 18-15 |
| Montana | 10-7 | 17-14 |
| Idaho State | 8-10 | 11-21 |
| Sacramento State | 7-11 | 14-18 |
| Portland State | 6-11 | 12-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 6-12 | 12-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 5-13 | 12-23 |
| Idaho | 4-14 | 10-22 |
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| Offense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 73.9 (124) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 8.3 (304) | ||||
| Assists: | 12.5 (226) | ||||
| FG%: | 46.9% (46) | ||||
| FT%: | 75.4% (47) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.6% (211) | ||||
| Defense (Rank) | |||||
| Points: | 66.9 (80) | ||||
| Rebounds: | 24.7 (190) | ||||
| Assists: | 9.2 (7) | ||||
| FG%: | 43.2% (143) | ||||
| FT%: | 74.9% (333) | ||||
| 3P%: | 33.9% (193) | ||||
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