Originally Published: March 23, 2019 11:20 p.m.
SALT LAKE CITY — Bruce Pearl's Auburn rebuilding project took a massive leap.
Forward Jordan Murphy, the Gophers' No. 1 all-time rebounder and No. 2 scorer, was limited to four minutes because of back problems.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) —Brandon Clarke had five monster dunks, five blocks, and matched a career high with 36 points, leading top-seeded Gonzaga past Baylor in the second round of the West Region.
Ninth-seeded Baylor (20-14) scored the first 10 points of the second half to draw within six and keep the game in range. But Gonzaga held on and Clarke's easy bucket put the Bulldogs up 13 with less than four minutes left.
Baylor's Mark Vital finished with 17 points and eight rebounds but was hampered by foul trouble.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kentucky ended Wofford's season in the NCAA Tournament with a stifling defensive effort on Fletcher Magee in the second round.