College basketball highlights: Texas A&M-CC leads in first game

Last updated: 2023/03/15 at 12:27 AM

BigP Published March 15, 2023

Get your brackets ready, ladies and gentlemen. The 2023 NCAA Tournament is officially underway!

A pair of First Four games kick off the action on Tuesday, as 16-seeds Southeast Missouri State and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi battle for the right to take on No. 1 overall seed Alabama in the opening round.

Following that, Pittsburgh will take on Mississippi State in a battle of 11-seeds. The winner of that matchup will go up against 6-seed Iowa State in the Midwest.

We’ve got you covered with the top moments from Tuesday’s games.

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Southeast Missouri State vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

March Madness has begun!

The ball’s been tipped and arguably the greatest time of the year is here!

A putback to get it started

De’Lazarus Keys got the offensive rebound and made the easy putback to give Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the first bucket of the tournament.

Big man coming through!

Phillip Russell cut to the rim to receive the dish, allowing him to score an easy slam for Southeast Missouri State.

Islanders on the move

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi got the first big run of the game late in the first half, going on a 9-0 streak to get some separation before the break.

All about the hustle!

Southeast Missouri moved the ball around and got a couple of good looks, but didn’t hit its jump shots. However, a pair of offensive rebounds kept the possession alive and Dylan Branson got a putback to make it a 33-27 game before the break.

CC sees its lead expand

The Islanders went on a quick 8-0 run in the middle of the second half to take a 53-43 lead, their largest lead of the game. The Islanders made three consecutive layups as they remained aggressive to expand their lead.

Mississippi State vs. Pittsburgh