NCAA Scores: Indiana takes down Kentucky, Zags roll

DES MOINES, Iowa — Fifth-seeded Indiana knocked out fourth-seeded Kentucky on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA East Regional with a 73-67 victory.

Indiana (27-7) advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in five years and will play next week in Philadelphia. Kentucky’s season ended with a 27-9 record.

With 7:44 remaining, Indiana began seizing control. The Hoosiers moved ahead when Thomas Bryant converted a three-point play to make it 53-50. Bryant put Indiana up 10 with a dunk with 4:10 left to make it 62-52 and then added another dunk in the final minutes to give Indiana a 66-57 advantage.

The Hoosiers finished the game making six of their last seven shots from the field. Bryant had a team-high 19 points, Yogi Ferrell had 18 and Troy Williams added 13.

Tyler Ulis finished with a game-high 27 points for Kentucky.

Kansas 73, Connecticut 61

DES MOINES, Iowa — Kansas secured a spot in the Sweet 16 by picking up its 16th consecutive win as the top-seeded Jayhawks defeated ninth-seeded Connecticut in an NCAA South Regional second-round game in Wells Fargo Arena.

Nearly from the start, Kansas (32-4) was in command. The Jayhawks used separate 13-0 and 19-0 runs in the first half to lead by as many as 24 points and ultimately take a 44-24 lead into halftime. The 19-0 run included a UConn scoring drought of 7:08.

Paving the way for Kansas was the duo of Perry Ellis and Wayne Selden Jr. Ellis had 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and grabbed eight boards. Selden finished with 22 points on 8 of 15 from the floor and added seven rebounds.

The Huskies (25-11) were led by Sterling Gibbs with 20 points and Rodney Purvis with 17.

Gonzaga 82, Utah 59

DENVER — Domantas Sabonis had 19 points and 10 rebounds and 11th-seeded Gonzaga routed third-seeded Utah in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional.

Eric McClellan scored 22 points and Kyle Wiltjer had 17 for the Bulldogs (27-7), who will play the Middle Tennessee State-Syracuse in Chicago next weekend.

Sabonis got the better of the much-anticipated matchup of big men. Utah’s Jakob Poeltl was a non-factor for most of the game, finishing with five points and four rebounds.

Kyle Kuzma had 15 points and Lorenzo Bonam scored 12 for the Utes (27-9), who were blown out for the second time in eight days. Oregon beat Utah 88-57 in the Pac-12 championship game on March 12.

Iowa State 78, Arkansas-Little Rock 61

DENVER — Georges Niang scored 28 points, Matt Thomas had 16 and fourth-seeded Iowa State beat No. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock in the second round of the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional.

The Cyclones (23-11) move on to the Sweet 16 in Chicago next weekend.

Roger Woods had 19 points and Lis Shoshi scored 10 for Little Rock, which couldn’t find the same magic that gave them the first-round, double-overtime upset of Purdue on Thursday. Josh Hagins, whose 31 points led the comeback against the Boilermakers, scored only eight points.

North Carolina 85, Providence 66

RALEIGH, N.C. — Brice Johnson scored 21 points and North Carolina clamped down on foul-plagued Providence in the second half to run away to a second-round win in the NCAA Tournament at PNC Arena.

North Carolina (30-6), the top seed in the East Regional, plays Indiana in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in Philadelphia. It advanced to the round of 16 for a record 26th time. The Tar Heels reached 30 wins for the 12th time. Six of those have come in 13 seasons under coach Roy Williams.

Joel Berry (15 points), Justin Jackson (15 points), Isaiah Hicks (13 points) and Marcus Paige (12 points) contributed to North Carolina’s balanced attack. Kris Dunn scored 29 points for ninth-seeded Providence (24-11). Ben Bentil, the Friars’ leading scorer, fouled out with 7:23 left after scoring 21 points.

Virginia 77, Butler 69

RALEIGH, N.C. — Virginia turned to its stunningly efficient offense in a hot-shooting second half to overcome Butler in an NCAA Tournament second-round game.

Malcolm Brogdon scored 22 points and Anthony Gill added 19 for the top-seeded Cavaliers (28-7), who shot 56.9 percent from the field and advanced to meet Iowa State in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in Chicago.

The Cavaliers made 12 of their first 13 second-half shots from the field, yet still led only 55-53. But by scoring on 18 of their first 21 possessions in the second half, the Cavaliers pulled away. They also scored the last five points of the game as part of a 54-point second half.

Andrew Chrabascz scored a season-high 25 points for Butler (22-11), including 12 straight for his team during one stretch. He made his first four 3-point attempts.

Duke 71, Yale 64

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Grayson Allen scored 22 of his game-high 29 points in the first half and fourth-seeded Duke survived a second-half surge from 12th-seeded Yale in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Dunkin Donuts Center.

Allen made 10 of 15 shots from the field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range, Brandon Ingram had 25 points and Luke Kennard added 13 for the defending champion Blue Devils (25-10), who are making their fifth Sweet 16 appearance in seven years.

Brandon Sherrod finished with 22 points, Justin Sears had 12 points and 11 rebounds, and Anthony Dallier scored a career-high 12 for Yale (23-7), which won six of its final seven games. The Bulldogs secured their first NCAA Tournament victory on Thursday, upsetting fifth-seeded Baylor 79-75.

Miami 65, Wichita State 57

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — After two days of upsets, Miami struck a blow for the higher seeds in the NCAA Tournament, blowing a 21-point first-half lead and then rallying past Wichita State.

The third-seeded Hurricanes (27-7) advanced in the South Regional and to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013.

Angel Rodriguez scored 16 points in the first 10:22 and was then quiet before his late eruption, finishing with a career-high 28 points .

Fred VanVleet and Shaq Morris led the Shockers (26-9) with 12 points apiece