Ready for another day of March Madness? How's your bracket? The first round of the 2021 NCAA tournament continues Saturday. No. 1 seeds Gonzaga and Michigan play today.
However, Friday's first-round games were not kind to the Big Ten. The league lost two top-four seeds (Ohio State and Purdue). According to ESPN Stats & Information, that was the first time that had happened to the league since the tournament expanded in 1985.
The day wasn't kind to the ACC either. The league had four teams lose (Clemson, UNC, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech) on the same day in the NCAA tournament for the first time in conference history. But, Buddy Buckets and Syracuse went off.
Here's a look at the best stuff from Saturday's NCAA tournament action:
The Jabari Walker show
Colorado absolutely dusted Georgetown. It was the Buffaloes' biggest NCAA tournament win, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
Freshman Jabari Walker had a career-high 24 points and was 5-of-5 from the 3-point line, his most 3s in a game in his career and a Colorado NCAA tournament single-game record. Walker hadn't even attempted four 3s in a game prior to Saturday. Teammate D'Shawn Schwartz also hit 5 threes Saturday and now shares that record with Walker.
McKinley Wright IV had 13 assists, a CU tournament record. That included 8 assists in the first half alone. In the previous six NCAA tournaments, only one player had at least 13 assists in a game: Murray State's Ja Morant in 2019 (16).
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Colorado's McKinley Wright IV drives for an impressive bucket and has a moment with his dad in the stands.
Eastern Washington's burgeoning cult heroes
No. 14 seed EWU put up a fight against No. 3 seed Kansas. That was in large part thanks to the Groves brothers. Tanner (the bearded star of Saturday) had 35 points and Jacob had 23.
The Groves bros are filling it up for EWU! 🦅@EWUMBB | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/jGIvSyw5XD
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021
2nd 16:55 | More great ball movement by the Eags leads to a Tanner Groves triple! He's got all seven for Eastern so far in the second half!
🦅 51
— EWU MBB (@EWUMBB) March 13, 2021
🐻 17#GoEags #BigSkyinBoise pic.twitter.com/vyazWD76BG
Early top plays
Florida State hates rims 😤@FSUHoops | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/x9rVaHB7cS
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021
The Buffs drained 11 threes in the first half 🎯@CUBuffsMBB | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/HOA1NY6Dha
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021
WHOLE SQUAD HYPED! 🔥🔥🔥@CUBuffsMBB #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/qtz3O2jYYJ
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021
Michigan's managers doing work
They don't call them our managers THE LEADERS & BEST for nothing! #GoBlue 〽️🏀#MarchMadness#ForCompetitorsOnly pic.twitter.com/ZVIGJUAYxj
— Michigan Men's Basketball (@umichbball) March 20, 2021
We are all this drummer today
#MarchMadness energy right here pic.twitter.com/Ka8Hak7ogb
— Kansas Jayhawks (@KUAthletics) March 20, 2021
Football shoutouts
Wishing @CoachEwing33 and the Hoyas good luck in the Tournament! #HoyaSaxa x #MarchMadness https://t.co/sW8ZqqUOP5 pic.twitter.com/iEUECWLqKu
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) March 20, 2021
Time to dance, @FSUHoops & @fsuwbb!!#NoleFamily | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/08EitIY6Ro
— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) March 20, 2021
Here's what else you missed on Friday:
16 Games.
3 OTs.What a day. 🥵 #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/4Lc16RCUvf
— NCAA March Madness (@marchmadness) March 20, 2021
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Javion Hamlet's floater is in the middle of 13-seed North Texas' 11-0 run in overtime as they stun 4-seed Purdue.
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