The 2024 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament began with the Northeast Conference and Mountain West Conference seeing members advance to Thursday’s First Round.
The night began with a battle of 16 seeds, where Wagner built a second half lead as large as 17 points before holding on to defeat Howard 71-68.
Melvin Council Jr. led @Wagner_MBB with 21 points, including this crucial and-one late in the second half at the #FirstFour.#Toughness advances to play North Carolina on Thursday.
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Colorado State blew out Virginia 67-42 in the tournament’s second game, holding Virginia without a point for nearly 13 consecutive minutes late in the first half and early in the second half.
@CSUMBasketball cruises in the #FirstFour with a 67-42 win over Virginia in Dayton.
Nique Clifford had 17 points in the #MarchMadness win.
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