The first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament featured 16 eventful basketball games across the country.
9-seed Creighton got the Madness started with a rout of 8-seed Louisville, winning 89-75 in Lexington.
Congrats to @BluejayMBB as they punch their ticket into Round 2 of the #NCAATournament with a 89-75 win over @LouisvilleMBB in Lexington!
Jamiya Neal punctuated the win for the Jays with this loud dunk late in the 2nd half! #MarchMadness
️: @JohnSadak & @PhonzLovesHoops pic.twitter.com/YKsRxxoi8m
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4-seed Purdue survived an early scare from 13-seed High Point, beating the Panthers 75-63 in Providence.
Purdue’s @CamdenHeide punctuates a first-round win for @BoilerBall, who advanced to the next round of the #NCAATournament with a 75-63 win over @HPUMBB in Providence!#MarchMadness #BigDance #NCAATournament2025 #BoilerUp
️: @ChrisCarrino & @jordancornette pic.twitter.com/sm6l9qn6Hj
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3-seed Wisconsin was never really challenged in an 85-66 win over 14-seed Montana in Denver.
! #MarchMadness@BadgerMBB beats Montana 85-66 in Denver@kevinkugler & @AustinCroshere had the call! pic.twitter.com/h22hJHFhuV
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1-seed Houston nearly doubled up SIU Edwardsville in the day’s largest blowout win, 78-40 in Wichita.
(1) @UHCougarMBK looked every bit of a #1 seed on day 1 of the #NCAATournament defeating (16) @SIUEMBB 78-40
Houston tied their season high for points in a half with 52 in the first half including these three from L.J. Cryer at the buzzer! ⏲️
️: @tedemrich & @cjacobsen23 pic.twitter.com/ADWLv9nn4P
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Overall No. 1 Auburn followed the footsteps of Houston, blowing out First Four darling Alabama State 83-63 in Lexington.
SEC Player of the Year @JohniBroome’s double-double led top-seed @AuburnMBB to a comfortable 83-63 win over Alabama State in the #NCAATournament!
They advance to face ➒ Creighton on Saturday in Lexington.#MarchMadness #BigDance #SEC
️: @johnsadak pic.twitter.com/X9DRyit6mB
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12-seed McNeese became the cinderella of Day 1, upsetting 5-seed Clemson in a 69-67 thriller in Providence, despite the 18-point Cowboy lead at halftime.
12-Seed @McNeeseMBB takes down 5-Seed Clemson!
Cowboys' FIRST EVER tournament win @ChrisCarrino & @jordancornette called the crazy finish pic.twitter.com/ehcOM1tkj1— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 20, 2025
6-seed BYU took care of business against 11-seed VCU, winning 80-71 in Denver.
@BYUMBB advances to take on @BadgerMBB in the 2nd round via a 80-71 victory over @VCU_Hoops in Denver!
Catch the final call with our: ️: @KevinKugler & @AustinCroshere #MarchMadness2025 pic.twitter.com/u5MzFnV0BI
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8-seed Gonzaga looked like the vintage Bulldogs that have come to dominate in March, beating 9-seed Georgia 89-68 in Wichita.
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8-seed @ZagMBB blows out UGA to open #MarchMadness
️: @tedemrich & @cjacobsen23 pic.twitter.com/nDXmdLCIzo— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 20, 2025
2-seed Tennessee had its way with Wofford, beating the 15-seed by 15 in a 77-62 rout in Lexington.
#MarchMadness
The @Vol_Hoops senior hit 6 threes in a 15-point win!@johnsadak & @PhonzLovesHoops with the final dagger pic.twitter.com/BtwGQV8oMc— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 21, 2025
John Calipari’s Arkansas became the first 10-seed to win in this year’s tournament, beating 7-seed Kansas 79-72 in Providence.
What a game
Johnell Davis and @RazorbackMBB held off a late surge from @KUHoops to win 79-72 and advance to the round of 32 in Providence.@ChrisCarrino & @jordancornette had the call for Westwood One#MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/Tp9H553pxG
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4-seed Texas A&M took care of business against 13-seed Yale, beating the Bulldogs 80-71 in Denver.
! #MarchMadness2025@aggiembk wins by 9 to advance to Round 2@kevinkugler & @AustinCroshere called the triple that put the game out of reach #FirstRound pic.twitter.com/w9vnTvg0wp
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11-seed Drake completed the second-biggest update of the day, beating 6-seed Missouri 67-57 in Wichita.
UPSET COMPLETE!
Bennett Stirtz and @DrakeBulldogsMB knock off Missouri, 67-57 to move on to the next round.@tedemrich & @cjacobsen23 had a front-row seat to the thriller in Wichita.#MarchMadness #CultureWins #DSMHometownTeam pic.twitter.com/4x0Utxypzz
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In its first year in the Big Ten, 7-seed UCLA blew out 10-seed Utah State 72-47 in Lexington.
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Clark was phenomenal, one of 3 Bruins in double digits!
️: @johnsadak & @PhonzLovesHoops pic.twitter.com/UrEZML4kOO— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 21, 2025
2-seed St. John’s survived a first-half scare from Omaha, turning on the jets in the second half to beat the 15-seed 83-53 in Providence.
It was a tight one at the break but it was all @StJohnsBBall in the second half, as the Red Storm cruise to a 83-53 win over Omaha.@ChrisCarrino & @jordancornette had the call for Westwood One!#MarchMadness #JohnnieNation pic.twitter.com/6bGCwvv1C2
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5-seed Michigan hangs on as 12-seed UC San Diego nearly overcomes a double-digit deficit in late thriller. The Wolverines win 68-65 in Denver.
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UC San Diego nearly erased a double-digit deficit, but @umichbball hangs on to win 68-65
Hear the final sequence with @kevinkugler #MarchMadness2025 #FirstRound pic.twitter.com/hOfctK1s1S— Westwood One Sports (@westwood1sports) March 21, 2025
3-seed Texas Tech ended the night with a tightly contested battle against 14-seed UNC Wilmington, beating the Seahawks 82-72 in Wichita.
UNCW gave them everything they had, but @TexasTechMBB was able to hold them off for the 82-72 victory, thanks in no small part to a career day from @Doctork24_.@tedemrich & @cjacobsen23 had the call for Westwood One in the final game of an excellent day of #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/M4oVIATovp
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