The 2025 Men's NCAA Tournament got off to a great start on Thursday. McNees and Drake went instant darling to separate the upset as double-digit seeds. March Madness followed Friday, another double-digit seed joined in the 32nd round.
After Tigers Guard Tyrese Hunter was ruled out, the No. 12 seed Colorado Staterams were actually a slight favourite against No. 5 seed Memphis in most sportsbooks. The Rams rolled into the Mountain West Conference tournament before entering the March Madness Hot and maintained positive momentum with full performances to knock off Memphis.
Colorado scored a solid all-around game from Star Forward Nique Clifford with a 78-70 victory after Kyan Evans' 23 points. Memphis led in the half but failed to stop after leaving the locker room after Colorado scored 47 points in the final 20 minutes. Colorado will now play No. 4 seed Maryland. “Club Five” decimates No. 13 seed Grand Canyon from the opening tip.
Elsewhere on Friday, No. 2 seed Alabama survived the horrors from No. 15 seed Robert Morris, with Duke returning to the lineup with an ankle injury and Baylor unstoppable Mississippi State.
Check out the full summary of Thursday's play at the Men's NCAA Tournament here. Friday's action continues into the late night, but check out the updated brackets now.
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Here are the scores for Friday at the NCAA Tournament:
Men's 2025 NCAA Tournament Friday Score
No. 4 seed Maryland 81, No. 13 Seed Grand Canyon 49
No. 9 seed Baylor 75, No. 8 seed Mississippi 72
No. 2 seed Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81
No. 3 seed Iowa 82, No. 14 Seed Lip Scom 55
No. 12 seed Colorado State 78, No. 5th seed Memphis 70
No. 1 seed Duke 93, No. 16 Seed Mount St Mary's 49
No. 6 Seed Ole Miss 71, No. 11 seed North Carolina 64
No. 7 Seed St. Mary's 59, No. 10 Seed Vanderbilt 55
