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Kevin McClain scored 29 points and led the decisive second-half run as Belmont got its first NCAA tournament win, pulling away to an 81-70 victory on Tuesday and ending Dunphy's career in the First Four.

Senior guard Darnell Edge scored a career-high 33 points and Jahlil Jenkins had 20 of his 22 points in the second half as the Knights capped a furious comeback by taking down Prairie View A&M 82-76 in a First Four game on Tuesday night.

WILMINGTON, DE – The Canton Charge (21-27), got their third consecutive victory in a 104-97 triumph over the Delaware Blue Coats (19-28) on Monday night.

CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Cavaliers squeaked by without Kevin Love.

The Detroit Pistons, playing without Blake Griffin, weren't as fortunate.  Collin Sexton scored 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with just under two minutes to play, and the Cavs defeated a Pistons squad that is fighting for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Duke is the No. 1 overall seed in this year's NCAA men's basketball tournament, and the selection committee also gave top seeds to fellow ACC teams Virginia and North Carolina, as well as Gonzaga.

Earning the top seed is no guarantee of success for Zion Williamson & Co. Since overall seeds began in 2004, only three went on to win the national title: Florida in 2007, Kentucky in 2012 and Louisville in 2013 (which was later vacated).

CHICAGO -- No. 6 Michigan State has its sights set on a sixth Big Ten Tournament championship and a deep NCAA run. The Spartans are off to a good start.

Cassius Winston scored 18 points, Foster Loyer provided a lift off the bench with a career-high 14 points, and Michigan State gave Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo his 600th career win, a 77-70 victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.

The NFL has suspended Cleveland Browns running back Kareem Hunt for the first eight games of the upcoming season for violating its personal conduct policy, the league announced.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- For one night, the Orlando Magic did almost everything right. The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't do much of anything at all.

"We knew that we had to respond tonight and play a better game, which we did," Orlando center Nikola Vucevic said. "We played really well from the beginning."

CHICAGO -- Rolling along with a 20-point lead in the second half, Ohio State appeared to be in the clear.

That changed in a flash. But the Buckeyes hung on.

CLEVELAND -- Larry Austin Jr. scored 23 points and Central Michigan pulled away midway through the second half and hung on for an 89-81 win over Kent State on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament, setting up a matchup against No. 18 Buffalo.