MJ Collins' steal and emphatic one-handed dunk with 1.13 left gave him 20 points and Utah State opened its fourth straight NCAA tournament by beating Villanova 86-76 on Friday ... .
Darryn Peterson finished with a game-high 28 points in his NCAA tournament debut Friday night, but he wasn't involved much in the final minutes as Kansas struggled to hold off Cal Baptist in a 68-60 win ... .
TylerTanner had 26 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Vanderbilt rallied to beat McNeese 78-68 on Thursday for its first victory in the NCAA tournament since 2012... .
Gonzaga endured some late-game drama against No. 14 seed Kennesaw State on Thursday night but advanced 73-64 in a win that head coach Mark Few acknowledged "wasn't pretty." ... .
Ball State named former SMU associate head coach Chris Capko as its head coach Friday, just two days after the Mustangs were eliminated in March Madness... .
Belmont is finalizing a deal with Duke assistant and former two-time OVCPlayer of the Year Evan Bradds to be the Bruins' head basketball coach, sources told ESPN... .