Colorado and Grambling State Advance to Complete the NCAA’s First Four Bracket

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in three years, wrapping up the First Four with a sloppy 60-53 win over Boise State. A layup by Eddie Lampkin Jr. and a pair of foul shots from J’Vonne Hadley capped an 11-0 run that gave the Buffaloes a 56-49 lead with 24 seconds left in what had been a back-and-forth game. Boise State had to start fouling and Colorado didn’t miss from the line. The Buffaloes advance as a 10th seed to face seventh-seeded Florida in Indianapolis on Friday.

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Jimel Cofer scored a career-high 19 points and Grambling State beat Montana State 88-81 in overtime to earn its first NCAA Tournament win in program history in the First Four. The Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Tigers (21-14) advance as the No. 16 seed in the Midwest Region to play No. 1 seed Purdue on Friday in Indianapolis. The Tigers had to overtime a 14-point second-half deficit in winning its first NCAA Tournment game. Robert Ford III had 26 points to lead Montana State, the Big Sky Conference tournament champions.