Big Ten Men's Basketball Capsules: NCAA Tournament First Round

The Big Ten Conference has eight basketball teams in the men's NCAA Tournament.

Follow along below for all of the results from the first round.

Thursday

Purdue Boilermakers forward Trey Kaufman-Renn (4) drives against High Point Panthers forward Juslin Bodo Bodo (21). — Mar 20, 2025; Providence, RI: Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn drives to the basket against High Point. | Eric Canha-Imagn Images

(4) Purdue 75, (13) High Point 63

Trey Kaugman-Renn and Braden Smith combined for 41 points to hold off upset-minded High Point out of the Big South. The Boilermakers dominated the glass 45-24, including 19 offensive rebounds.

The Panthers kept the game close with 10 3s to just five for the Boilermakers. But ultimately after a 20-20 tie, the game was never never tied or in High Point's favor again.

Purdue advances to the second round for the 27th* time in program history. The Boilermakers will face (12) McNeese on Saturday.

(3) Wisconsin 85, (14) Montana 66

Wisconsin had five players score in double figures as the Badgers cruised to a first-round victory over the Montana Grizzlies out of the Big Sky Conference.

John Blackwell scored a game-high 19 points, followed closely by Steven Crowl's 18. Despite committing more turnovers during the game, the Badgers finished +11 in rebounds and shot eight more free throws than the Grizzlies.

Wisconsin advances to the second round for the 19th time in program history. The Badgers will face (6) BYU on Saturday.

(7) UCLA 72, (10) Utah State 47

UCLA shot 48.1% and made 10 3s to leave no doubt in the 25-point win over 10-seed Utah State. All five starters scored at least eight points, with Skyy Clark and Eric Daily Jr. each coming in at 14.

The Aggies got a game-high 17 points from Mason Falslev. Utah State shot just 30% for the game, including 4-of-31 from deep.

UCLA advances to the second round to face (2) Tennessee on Saturday.

(5) Michigan 68, (12) UC San Diego 65

One of the sexiest double-digit picks had a shot at the buzzer to tie the game, but it hit back iron as Michigan survived UC San Diego. The Tritons got 25 points from Tyler McGhie in the upset effort, falling three points short.

The Wolverines were balanced in the offensive attack, with seven players scoring between six and 14 points, led by Vladislav Goldin. Danny Wolf finished one point shy of a double-double as he grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Michigan advances to the second round to face (4) Texas A&M on Saturday.

Friday

Maryland Terrapins forward Julian Reese (10) fouls Grand Canyon Antelopes guard Ray Harrison (0). — Mar 21, 2025; Seattle, WA, USA; Maryland Terrapins forward Julian Reese (10) fouls Grand Canyon Antelopes guard Ray Harrison (0) in the second half at Climate Pledge Arena | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

(4) Maryland 81, (13) Grand Canyon 49

Maryland left absolutely no doubt in a first-round stomping of the WAC's Grand Canyon Antelopes. Julian Reese scored a team-high 18 points while Derik Queen grabbed a double-double of 12 points and 15 rebounds.

Tyon Grant-Foster scored a game-high 23 points but GCU scot just 28.6% as a team, including 5-of-23 from 3.

Maryland advances to the round of 32 for the 21st time in program history. The Terrapins will take on (12) Colorado State on Sunday.

(6) Illinois 86, (11) Xavier 73

Will Riley was on fire for a team-high 22 points to lead Illinois to the first-round victory over Xavier. Tomislav Ivisic was next with 20 points to go with 10 rebounds, while Kasparas Jakucionis also had a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists.

Dailyn Swain led the Musketeers with a game-high 27 points and eight rebounds. Xavier turned the ball over just five times on the night, but was outrebounded 45-25.

Illinois advances to the second round for the 22nd time in program history. The will Illini face (3) Kentucky on Sunday.

(2) Michigan State 87, (15) Bryant 62

A career-high 18 points and nine rebounds for Coen Carr off the bench helped Michigan State roll American East champion Bryant. Four other Spartans scored in double-figures as MSU shot 44.% on the night and made 10 3s.

Bryant made 37.1% of their shots, including 5-of-24 from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs were led by the game-high scoring effort from Rafael Pinzon with 21 points.

Michigan State advances to the second round to face (10) New Mexico on Sunday.

More on this game from Michigan State On SI.

Oregon Ducks guard TJ Bamba (5) dribbles the ball past Liberty Flames guard Taelon Peter (2). — Mar 21, 2025; Seattle, WA, USA; Oregon Ducks guard TJ Bamba (5) dribbles the ball past Liberty Flames guard Taelon Peter (2) during the second half in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Climate Pledge Arena. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

(5) Oregon 81, (12) Liberty 52

Avoiding the classic 12-5 upset, Oregon shot 54.4% for the game and made 10 3s to eliminate Liberty. Jackson Shelstad led the Ducks with 17 points, while Nate Bittle grabbed a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Zach Cleveland scored a team-high 10 points for the flames, who were outrebounded 43-27 on the night.

Oregon advances to the second round for the 11th time in program history. The Ducks will face (4) Arizona on Sunday.

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