Day One March Madness Recap

Day one was full of ups and downs—sheer jubilation for the winning team, and hopes dashed for the losing team. Here is a quick rundown of Thursday's first round action.

Texas A&M cruises into the second round, winning over BYU 79-66 in Philadelphia.

Psycho T passes J.J. Redick for first on the all-time ACC scoring list, beats Radford 101-58.

Memphis survives a scare from 15 seed Cal State Northridge and pulls away late, winning 81-70.

Tigers outlast Bulldogs as LSU defeats Butler in a close one, 75-71.

Purdue advances as they win the 5-12 matchup 61-56.

Maryland upsets California in the 7-10 game, winning 84-71.

Duke crushes Binghamton 86-62.

Villanova struggles but survives against American 81-70.

UConn wins their scrimmage against Chattanooga without Jim Calhoun, 103-47.

Gonzaga gets a battle early but pulls away late 77-64 over Akron.

Texas advances as they hand Minnesota a first round loss by a 76-62 score.

Illinois gets bitten by the upset bug, losing to Western Kentucky 76-72

Michigan upsets Clemson 62-59.

Blake Griffin flies and flips as Oklahoma dominates Morgan State 82-54

Huskies dismantle Bulldogs as Washington humbles Mississippi State 71-58.

UCLA's defense comes up big on the last possession against Virginia Commonwealth, winning 65-64.