It's officially crazy. After the first four games on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first full day of the NCAA Tournament was held on Thursday with 16 men's games spread over 12 hours.
Here's how Thursday's schedule was revealed:
Thursday afternoon
No. 9 Michigan State 69, No. 8 Mississippi State 51
No. 11 Duquesne 71, No. 6 BYU 67
No. 3 Creighton 77, No. 14 Akron 60
No. 2 Arizona 85, No. 15 Long Beach State 65
No. 1 North Carolina 90, No. 16 Wagner 62
No. 3 Illinois 85, No. 14 Morehead State 69
No. 11 Oregon 87, No. 6 South Carolina 73
No. 7 Dayton 63, No. 10 Nevada 60
Thursday evening
No. 7 Texas 56, No. 10 Colorado State 44
No. 14 Oakland 80, No. 3 Kentucky 76
No. 5 Gonzaga 86, No. 12 McNeese 65
No. 2 Iowa State 82, No. 15 South Dakota State 65
No. 2 Tennessee 83, No. 15 Saint Peter 49
No. 7 Washington State 66, No. 10 Drake 61
No. 11 NC State 80, No. 6 Texas Tech 67
No. 4 Kansas 93, No. 13 Samford 89
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Top takeaways from Day 1 of the NCAA Tournament
It was a tough day for the 6 seeds and a great day for the 11 seeds. A star was born in Jack Gohlke in Auckland.
Full recap here
Oakland's Jack Gohlke led Oakland to a stunning upset of No. 3 Kentucky on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jane J. Pushkar)
Final: No. 4 Kansas 93, No. 13 Samford 89
The Jayhawks held on after a late scare by the Bulldogs. Kansas finished with five players with 13+ points. Hunter Dickinson leads the way with 19 points and 20 rebounds. The controversial foul call at the end is sure to haunt Samford.
Samford cut the lead to 1 and then appeared to block a Kansas shot at the other end.
But a foul was called on this play. Good call?
This matter is not over yet. Samford cuts Kansas' lead to 2 with 38 seconds left in the game!
Kansas fans can breathe a little breather right now. Can the Jayhawks hold on?
Final: NC State 80, Texas Tech 67
The 11th-seeded Wolfpack stays hot with an upset win over sixth-seeded Texas Tech. That makes the 6 seeds 0-3 today as Tech joins BYU and Oregon as losers on this seed streak.
Samford is back! Kansas was ahead 63-41 at one point.
Final: Washington State 66, Drake 61
Washington State rallies and takes on Drake in the first round. Isaac Jones' 20 points set the stage for the Cougars. Wazzu advances to face Iowa State in the second round.
Washington State takes the lead in this clutch 3 by Isaiah Watts! The Cougars lead Drake 61-59 with 34.8 seconds to play
And NC State is about to put that against Texas Tech. It's a bad day to be a 6 seed.
We're headed toward a fun ending in this Wazzu-Drake game. Drake leads 58-57 at under 4 timeout.
People are behind the underdog Wolfpack and their big man.
Could another 6 seeds drop today? Texas Tech is in big trouble vs. NC State
Kansas cruises against Samford
Final: Tennessee 83, St. Peter's 49
Dalton Knecht scored 23 points to lead the Vols to a big first-round win. Tennessee will face Texas in the second round on Saturday.
Video: Breaking down Oakland's stunning upset of Kentucky
Drake launched a 6-0 run to start the second half to take a 35-33 lead over Wazoo
Kansas is in control, but at least Samford has a poster today 🤷♂️
Big man DJ Burns and 11-seed NC State lead 6-seed Texas Tech 37-33 at the half
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