Round of 64 Tidbits - Thursday Afternoon

#9 Creighton 89 #8 Louisville 75

• Creighton's 89 points is tied for the most that they have scored in 47 tournament games.  They also scored 89 vs Oklahoma City in the 1964 Round of 32.
• Creighton wins their 5th consecutive Round of 64 game.
• Creighton is 3-0 vs. Louisville in the tournament.
• Creighton is 2-0 vs. #8 seeds.
• Creighton wins their 9th tournament game of the decade.
• Defeated Louisville 80-71 in the 1974 Regional Third Place Game
• Defeated Louisville 62-58 in the 1999 Round of 64
• Creighton snaps a 10-game winning streak by Louisville on March 20.
• Louisville loses to a #9 seed for the first time in 4 games.

#4 Purdue 75 #13 High Point 63

• Purdue faces a team in the first tournament game for the 3rd time.
• 1994 – Defeated Central Florida 98-67
• 1996 – Defeated Western Carolina 73-71
• Purdue’s game was the first tournament game vs the Big South.
• Big Ten schools are now 4-0 vs the Big South.

#3 Wisconsin 85 #14 Montana 66

• Wisconsin’s win is the 5th consecutive by a Big Ten team vs the Big South.
• Wisconsin is 3-0 vs the Big Sky.
• Wisconsin is 2-0 vs. Montana in the tournament.
• Wisconsin is 4-0 vs. #14 seeds.
• Wisconsin wins their 5th consecutive Thursday game.
• Montana loses their 7th consecutive tournament game.
• Montana loses their 6th consecutive Thursday game.

#1 Houston 78 #16 SIU Edwardsville 40

• Houston faced a team in the first tournament game for the 1st time.
• Houston wins their 12th game of the decade.
• Houston won their 7th consecutive round of 64 game.
• Houston is 3-0 vs #16 seeds.
• Houston wins their 4th consecutive Thursday game.
• Houston is 3-0 vs teams from Illinois.
• The Big Twelve is 6-0 vs the Ohio Valley

#1 Auburn 83 #16 Alabama State 63

• With the win, Bruce Pearl becomes Auburn’s winningest tournament coach with 8.
• Auburn is 2-0 vs. teams from Alabama in the tournament.
• Auburn is 2-0 vs #16 seeds.
• Auburn wins their 4th consecutive Thursday game.

#12 McNeese 69 #5 Clemson 67

• 69-67 is the most common score in tournament history having occurred for the 16th time.
• McNeese wins their first tournament game after losing their first thee games.
• McNeese’s win is the first by a Southland team vs the ACC (8 games).
• Clemson's loss is their 8th as a higher seed.  They are now 7-8 as the higher seed.  They are the only school that has a losing record and has played at least 15 games as a higher seed.

#6 BYU 80 #11 VCU 71

• BYU’s win is their first tournament win since 2012 and ends a 5-game tournament losing streak.
• Kevin Young wins a tournament game in his first appearance.
• BYU defeats an Atlantic Ten school for the first time in 3 tournament games.
• BYU ends a 3-game losing streak against #11 seeds. 
• BYU has won 3 consecutive tournament games in Denver.
• BYU wins on March 20 for the first time.  They were previously 0-7 on March 20.
• VCU loses their 4th consecutive Round of 64 game and 5th consecutive tournament game overall.

#8 Gonzaga 89 #9 Georgia 68

• Gonzaga wins their 16th consecutive Round of 64 game.  They are 23-4 in the Round of 64 all-time.
• Gonzaga wins a tournament-high 13th game of the decade.
• Gonzaga is 3-0 as a #8 seed in the Round of 64.
• Georgia's 25-point loss is their largest margin of defeat in the tournament.  Their previous high was 16 when they lost to Illinois 74-58 in the 1985 Round of 32.
• Georgia loses their 4th consecutive Round of 64 game and 5th consecutive tournament game overall.
• Georgia is 3-9 all-time in the Round of 64.
• Georgia is 0-3 on March 20.