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.
Graham Ike scored 21 points, Ryan Nembhard added a double-double and Gonzaga rolled to a 102-76 victory over Pacific on Saturday night, dealing the Tigers their 13th straight loss.
Washington State has hired Jeff Schmedding as the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator. Schmedding spent the past two seasons at Auburn and was the Tigers' defensive coordinator for the past season.
Auburn is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the third straight week. Coach Bruce Pearl’s Tigers earned 48 of 61 first-place votes.
Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer in the first inning for the first of Oakland’s eight two-out runs against Matt Manning in the Athletics’ 8-6 victory over the Tigers.
Tarik Skubal struck out a career-high nine in his first win of the season, Harold Castro drove in three runs and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2.