March Madness: Upsets, Injuries, and Thrilling Games

0:00On March 19th, March Man is kicked off with plenty of thrills on Thursday. The 12 seeded high-point panthers stunned the 5th seeded Wisconsin Badgers, while top seeded Duke barely escaped a scare from the 16th seeded Sienna Saints. Friday brings 16 more first round games for the men, and the women's tournament tips off with its own set of 16 matchups. Alabama faces a setback without their second leading scorer, Odin Holloway, who suspended indefinitely after an arrest involving over 2 pounds of marijuana. That gives double-digit underdog Hofstra a real chance. Meanwhile, Miami Ohio proved their tournament spot was no fluke, dominating SMU in the first four with a record 41-3-point attempts, hitting 19 of them. Fans are buzzing about key players stepping up amid injuries. Texas Tech's sophomore guard, Christian Anderson, is logging over 38 minutes a night and scoring 19 points per game on Sharp 3-point. Shooting, crucial, now that they're all American forward is out for the season with a torn ACL.

1:04Kansas star Darren Peterson, a potential top NBA draft pick, has battled severe cramping, but remains a scoring thread. Watch for tight spreads Friday evening, like Iowa favored by two-and-a-half over injury hit, Clemson, UCLA by five-and-a-half against UCF, and Miami by. Just one-and-a-half versus Missouri and St. Louis? Upset alerts include Cal Baptist, or Northern Iowa, challenging Kansas, plus Florida as a massive 35-and-a-half-point favorite over prairie. View. With stars rising in brackets busting early, the dance is just getting started, promising even more edge of your seat action through the weekend.