The first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament tips off Thursday with 16 games. Follow here for insights, news and analysis from The Athletic's college basketball staff.First-round resultsNo. 8 Maryland 67, No. 9 West Virginia 65No. 13 Furman 68, No. 4 Virginia 67No. 7 Missouri 76, No. 10 Utah State 65No. 1. Kansas 96, No. 16 Howard 68Upcoming Day 1 scheduleNo. 9 Auburn vs. No. 8 Iowa | 6:50 p.m. | TNTNo. 12 Oral Roberts vs. No. 5 Duke | 7:10 p.m. | CBSNo. 15 Colgate vs. No. 2 Texas | 7:25 p.m. | TBSNo. 10 Boise St. vs. No. 7 Northwestern | 7:35 p.m. | truTVNo. 16 Northern Kentucky vs. No. 1 Houston | 9:20 p.m. | TNTNo. 13 Louisiana vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 9:40 p.m. | CBSNo. 10 Penn State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M | 9:55 p.m. | TBSNo. 15 UNC Asheville vs. No. 2 UCLA | 10:05 p.m. | truTV(Photo: Matt Pendleton / USA Today)
Drake’s Tucker DeVries was an interested spectator when the father-son team of Greg McDermott and Doug McDermott helped Creighton make consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2013 and 2014.
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