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Duke vs TCU live updates: March Madness Round 2 game score, highlights

Follow all of Saturday’s NCAA Tournament second round games with USA TODAY Sports’ live updates.

The NCAA Tournament’s overall top seed Duke was in a first-round dogfight against No. 16 seed Siena on Thursday.

Afterward, Blue Devils coach Jon Scheyer called it his toughest March Madness moment.

“Toughest one,” he told reporters after the 71-65 win. “Not close. Toughest moment, toughest game, toughest position I’ve ever been in in the tournament, no question about it.”

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You’d imagine things will only get tougher as the tournament goes on.

Up next for Duke is No. 9 seed TCU. The Horned Frogs beat No. 8 seed Ohio State, 66-64, on a late Xavier Edmonds bucket in Thursday’s first round opener.

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Duke vs TCU live score

TEAMS	1H	2H	F
TCU	—	—	—
Duke	—	—	—

What time is TCU vs Duke ?

• Time: 5:15 p.m. ET, Saturday.

What channel is Duke vs TCU? Streaming, how to watch

• The game is airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Duke vs TCU prediction, odds

Odds provided by BetMGM as of 1:15 p.m., Saturday.

• Ehsan Kassim: Duke
• Jordan Mendoza: Duke
• John Leuzzi: Duke
• Blake Schuster: Duke
• Moneyline: Duke (-800); TCU (+550)
• Spread: Duke (-12.5)
• Over/under total: 139.5

Cameron Boozer NBA draft stock, mock draft predictions

Boozer is widely projected as a top-3 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. Here’s a look at where various mock drafts from major outlets have the Duke freshman going:

• USA TODAY (as of March 13):No. 3 overall to the Sacramento Kings
• ESPN (as of March 11):No. 3 overall to the Indiana Pacers
• CBS Sports (as of March 17):No. 3 overall to the Brooklyn Nets

Is Cameron Boozer related to Carlos Boozer?

Cameron Boozer and his twin brother, Cayden (also a freshman for Duke) are the sons of former NBA All-Star Carlos Boozer.

Before his 13-year career in the NBA, Carlos Boozer was a standout forward for the Blue Devils under Mike Krzyzewski from 1999-2002. A member of Duke’s 2001 national championship team, Carlos Boozer finished his three-year career with the Blue Devils with more than 1,500 points scored and started 93 of the 101 games in which he appeared.

Jamie Dixon coaching record: How long has Jamie Dixon coached TCU?

This is Dixon’s 10th season as TCU’s head coach. Dixon returned to his alma mater after after a 13-year run as head coach at Pitt.

Dixon is 199-137 with the Horned Frogs and has led TCU to five NCAA Tournament appearances.

Has TCU ever reached Sweet 16?

TCU reached the Regional Final in 1968 but only 23 teams were in the NCAA Tournament that year. So the Horned Frogs have never won a Round of 32 game.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Duke vs TCU score live update: March Madness highlights in NCAA Round 2

Virginia outlasts Georgia in overtime, 82-73, to advance to second round of March Madness

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Kymora Johnson scored 28 points and Sa’Myah Smith added a career-high 23 to go with 11 rebounds as 10th seed Virginia beat seventh seed Georgia 82-73 in an NCAA Tournament =first-round game on Saturday.

The Cavaliers (21-11) became the first lower seed to win in March Madness this season. Virginia will play either second seed Iowa or 15th seed Fairleigh Dickinson in Monday’s second round.

Virginia, which became the second team ever that played in the first four to win a game, outscored Georgia (22-10) 11-2 in overtime. Smith, who was held scoreless in the second half, scored five of the Cavaliers’ points.

Georgia had two chances to win the game in the final seconds of regulation. Trinity Turner’s shot with four seconds left missed, and Savannah Henderson grabbed the offensive rebound before being tied up by Smith. The possession arrow favored Georgia with seven-tenths of a second remaining, giving the Bulldogs a final shot. But Mia Woolfolk’s 10-foot jumper hit off the left rim as the buzzer sounded.

It was warm inside the building with temperatures in the 80s as the arena doesn’t have air conditioning.

Woolfolk led Georgia with 27 points. Rylie Theuerkauf had 22 points, all but two points coming in the first half. Henderson had 11 points.

Romi Levy added 14 points for Virginia.

Virginia led 26-16 with 9:16 left in the second quarter before the Bulldogs rallied to lead 43-42 at halftime. Theuerkauf, who was 5 of 5 in 3-point shooting in the quarter, scored 17 points in the final 9:03 of the half.

Up next

The Cavaliers will be playing their third game in five days on Monday. They defeated Arizona State 57-55 in Thursday’s First Four game.

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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-womens-bracket and coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness

Joshua Jefferson injury update: Iowa State star injured in March Madness first round

Iowa State started its March Madness run already with a scary incident.

Star forward Joshua Jefferson was injured early in the first-round matchup against Tennessee State on Friday, March 20.

The Cyclones player landed landed awkwardly after going up for a layup attempt less than three minutes into the contest, appearing to twist his ankle as he landed. He had to be helped off the floor by support staff as he was unable to put any weight on his left foot. Jefferson went straight to the locker room after the incident.

Iowa State’s Joshua Jefferson was helped off the floor after an apparent ankle injury pic.twitter.com/R4xaFzgsJU

— CBS Sports College Basketball 🏀 (@CBSSportsCBB) March 20, 2026

Joshua Jefferson injury update

Jefferson has not return to the game against the Tigers, and it doesn’t look like he will.

Around the 11-minute mark in the first half, the broadcast showed Jefferson on crutches going into a room in the arena.

It’s unknown the severity of the injury but it can be a brutal one for an Iowa State team trying to reach its first Final Four since 1944. Jefferson is a dynamic player for the Cyclones, averaging 16.6 points, 7.4 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He has two triple doubles this season.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Joshua Jefferson injury update: Iowa State star hurt in March Madness

Time to see how serious UNC is about basketball. Go get Todd Golden

There’s only one way out of this thing, and in the shocker of all shockers, it involves throwing money at the problem. 

Not just $5 million in go-away money for North Carolina coach Hubert Davis, but huge, nasty cash to fix it once and for all. 

Because if you’re North Carolina and you’ve committed tens of millions of dollars to Bill Belichick and his plan to rescue your football program, what’s the price to resuscitate your suddenly stale yet still iconic basketball program?

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Let me give you a hint: a hundred million or more commitment. 

This is big business, people. We’re talking about one of the three biggest college basketball brands struggling to not only reach the NCAA Tournament, but avoid disaster in the first round.

The program of Michael Jordan and Dean Smith and Roy Williams and all of those All-Americans and national championship moments, just blew a 19-point lead to VCU in the NCAA Tournament. 

This isn’t about the loss of injured star freshman Caleb Wilson and how it affected the last two weeks of the season. It’s about the totality of Davis’ tenure, and if North Carolina is ready for a Belichick-ian response.

That can only mean one thing: Start printing cash for Florida coach Todd Golden.

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If you’ve given Davis everything he could possibly want and need — the roster was valued at $15 million this season — and you’re still getting beat by VCU in the NCAAs, there’s no half-measure response to this unfolding nightmare.

North Carolina can’t keep throwing bad money after good and expect different results. The football program is on the verge of that very scenario with Belichick, who produced all of four wins with his bag of cash — and it doesn’t look much better after he signed the 50th-ranked transfer portal class according to the 247Sports composite.

This is no time for the timid. Be bold and brave ― and eliminate any possibility of Kentucky swooping in and signing Golden first.

Take the rare step and pay Golden like a football coach — or better yet, more than a football coach. More than Kirby and Cigs and Sark. 

Offer $13-14 million a year over 10 years, and commit to $20 million annually in NIL funds (including private deals). Once the Belichick experiment fades — and it will — North Carolina will again realize what’s important, what fuels the Carolina brand. 

Who knows if Golden would leave Florida, but you’re not starting over with one of the top three programs in the history of the sport with a mid-major coach, or another learn-on-the-go Carolina Man. 

You’re not going to make a regional hire like UNC Wilmington’s Takayo Siddle, or High Point’s Flynn Clayman coming off an NCAA run.

You’re not hiring a former NBA coach, and you’re (probably) not getting John Calipari to leave Arkansas. OK, maybe Cal would go — but how much longer is he coaching?

It’s time to see just how serious North Carolina is about basketball.

Golden can be in Carolina Blue for three decades if he wins and wants to hang around. He can win big and recreate the pecking order of legendary UNC coaches. 

Dean, Roy and Todd. Or Dean, Todd and Roy.  

The only option is Golden, whose choice will be building a legacy at Florida or embracing the rebuild at arguably the most iconic brand in the sport.

He’s young, knows how to reach players in the NIL-driven world and has proven he can build and develop rosters and win a national title. He has made Florida a basketball school again.

Billy Donovan eventually walked away from what he built at Florida, and headed to the NBA. Golden could do the same — unless UNC pays him like an NBA coach.

This has nothing to do with the “football school” and “basketball school” nonsense. Florida has won it all with two different coaches at their first major job, and has the structure and financial wherewithal to win it all again with another.

This is a North Carolina question, not a Florida question. 

How badly does North Carolina want to win big again, and at what cost?

Big, nasty cash to fix it once and for all.

Matt Hayes is the senior national college football writer for USA TODAY Sports Network. Follow him on X at @MattHayesCFB.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: North Carolina basketball must replace Hubert Davis, hire Todd Golden

NBA tank watch: Teams eye high draft picks, early vacations

NBA scouts and executives are keeping an eagle eye on the start of the Men’s NCAA Tournament this week, hoping that one of the stars eligible for the NBA draft falls in their lap and changes their fortunes overnight.

One thing is for sure: Those same scouts and executives are happy because they don’t have to look at their own teams for the next two weeks and can really concentrate on finding the next superstar, so they won’t routinely find their teams on lists like this.

There are more than enough intriguing college players to consider with the No. 1 pick, including Darryn Peterson of Kansas, BYU’s AJ Dybantsa (the nation’s leading scorer), Duke’s Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson of North Carolina.

Without further ado, this week’s edition of Tank Watch, featuring the best of the worst the NBA has to offer.

NBA teams already booked for Cancun

All records and winning percentages are through games on Thursday, March 19.

Indiana Pacers (15-55; .214)

The Pacers have long since given up and haven’t won since the All-Star break, a skid of 15 consecutive games. It’s the second time this season they have set a franchise record for regular-season futility.

Washington Wizards (16-53; .232)

Any team that gives up 83 points to Bam Adebayo, as the Wizards did last week, not only needs a vacation, but the league needs to think about retraction as well. Washington has lost 10 games or more in a row three different times this season.

Brooklyn Nets (17-52; .246)

If you want to find the equivalent of a junior varsity team taking the court against real professionals, look no further than Brooklyn’s 121-92 humiliating loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, March 18.

Sacramento Kings (18-53; .254)

The Kings’ M.A.S.H. unit is filled with All-Star-caliber players, and the situation is so bad that people have coined the term “ethical tanking” to excuse the putrid product put out nightly.

Utah Jazz (21-49; .300)

The NBA’s version of the Washington Generals, otherwise known as the league’s worst defensive team, couldn’t be bothered with keeping a dribbling offensive player in front of them. NBA fans couldn’t be bothered watching them either.

NBA teams waiting to spend hours in TSA line to board flight

It’s just a matter of time before the teams listed below are mathematically eliminated from playoff contention and can start making trips to Cancun (or Galveston, according to Charles Barkley) for an early vacation – or to Turkey to explore hair transplants, whichever one applies to them.

(All records and winning percentages are through games on Thursday, March 19.)

Memphis Grizzlies (24-44; .353)

Memphis better be glad the league is expanding to 32 teams, or their franchise would be the first one to exit stage left out of town.

Dallas Mavericks (23-47; .329)

Dallas got rid of incompetent general manager Nico Harrison earlier this season. Next on the hit list, the American Airlines Center.

New Orleans Pelicans (25-46; .352)

At least the gumbo and jambalaya are good year-round.

Chicago Bulls (28-42; .400)

The only good news this week for Chicago: Former star Dennis Rodman is being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA tank watch: Teams with best chance to land No. 1 draft pick

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Clippers vs Pelicans Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s NBA Game

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The New Orleans Pelicans are really late to the party, but they’re finally healthy and clicking as they welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to The Big Easy tonight.

New Orleans is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games, including a win over L.A. last night, and my Clippers vs. Pelicans predictions point to Trey Murphy III as a difference-maker in this rematch.

Take a closer look at this March 19 clash with my free NBA picks.

Clippers vs Pelicans prediction

Clippers vs Pelicans best bet: Trey Murphy III Over 21.5 points (-112)

With no first-round pick to protect, the New Orleans Pelicans are still playing hard, and Trey Murphy III continues to be one of the reasons for hope in New Orleans. He’s had 22+ points in four of his last six outings, and there’s extra volume up for grabs tonight with Dejounte Murray sitting out.

Murphy III finished with 23 points last night, despite shooting just 7-for-17 from the field, and he’s making his three-pointers at a 42% clip this month.

Life would also get easier for all the Pelicans’ perimeter players if Kawhi Leonard rests on the second night of this back-to-back set.

Clippers vs Pelicans same-game parlay

The Pelicans are surging with six straight wins at Smoothie King Center, and I see the hosts extending that streak here, especially with Darius Garland and Bennedict Mathurin sidelined for the Clippers, plus Kawhi listed as questionable.

This Derik Queen prop offers value too, with the rookie hitting the Over in consecutive contests.

Clippers vs Pelicans SGP

• Trey Murphy III Over 21.5 points
• Derik Queen Over 7.5 points
• Pelicans moneyline

Our “from downtown” SGP: Pels soar through the Bayou

This SGP taps into the ferocious dunkers on show tonight. Murphy III and Zion Williamson will lead New Orleans here, with the latter shooting 66% from the field in March.

Derrick Jones Jr. is a lock for more scoring opportunities with the Los Angeles Clippers depleted offense.

Clippers vs Pelicans SGP

• Trey Murphy III Over 21.5 points
• Zion Williamson Over 21.5 points
• Derrick Jones Jr. Over 13.5 points
• Pelicans moneyline

Clippers vs Pelicans odds

• Spread: Los Angeles +1.5 (-110) | New Orleans -1.5 (-110)
• Moneyline: Los Angeles +105 | New Orleans -125
• Over/Under: Over 230.5 (-110) | Under 230.5 (-110)

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McKneely scores 23 and Louisville beats South Florida 83-79 in 1st round of NCAA Tournament

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Isaac McKneely scored 23 points, and Louisville hung on to beat South Florida 83-79 on Thursday to win its first NCAA Tournament game since Rick Pitino’s final season as coach.

Ryan Conwell scored 11 of his 18 points in the second half and backup forward Sananda Fru had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cardinals.

Louisville (24-10) showed signs of struggling without starting point guard Mikel Brown Jr., who missed his fifth straight game with back issues. It was evident in the Cardinals’ issues against South Florida’s press in nearly squandering a 22-point lead over the final 11:25.

Brown is not expected to return for the second round on Saturday. That’s when the East Region’s sixth seed Louisville plays the winner of the game between third-seeded Michigan State (25-7) and North Dakota State (27-7).

Joseph Pinion scored 27 points for South Florida (25-9) in a game in which the Bulls missed 20 of their first 21 3-point attempts. The Bulls were making just their fourth tournament appearance and first since reaching the Sweet 16 in 2012.

Louisville had lost three straight tournament games since an 89-75 first-round win over Jacksonville State in 2017.

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AP March Madness bracket: https://apnews.com/hub/ncaa-mens-bracket and coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/march-madness