Ranar biyu na zagaye na "First Round" a gasar NCAA ta maza ya kare, wanda ya haɗa da wasanni guda 16 masu muhimmanci tare da manyan nasarori da nasarorin musamman na 'yan wasa. Ga taƙaitaccen bayani kan kowanne wasa, yadda kungiyoyi suka lashe, da kuma nazarin damarsu na ci gaba zuwa mataki na Sweet 16.
UConn ta yi nasara kan Furman tare da injin mai karfi daga Tarris Reed Jr. wanda ya zura maki 31 da kuma kawo 27 rebound, ciki har da 11 na harkokin kai tsaye a ƙarshe, ya jagoranci nasararta duk da guje-guje daga nisan uku (5 daga 25). A gaba, zasu fuskanci UCLA. Idan UConn ta ci gaba da kula da karfinta na ciki kuma Reed ya ci gaba da haskakawa, suna da damar ci gaba zuwa Sweet 16, duk da cewa dawowar Tyler Bilodeau na iya shafar kariya da sararin fage.
Nasara ta Miami da Burinta na ci gaba
Miami ta samu nasara mai ƙarfi bayan juyin juya hali na 11-0 da aka yi a cikin wasan, inda Malik Reuine ya zura maki 24, daga ciki 19 a rabin na biyu. Zasu fuskanci Purdue a zagaye na biyu. Don su ci gaba, Reuine yana buƙatar zama mafi kyawun ɗan wasa a fagen, kuma ƙungiyar ta buƙaci matuƙar matsin lamba a kan Braden Smith tare da rage ikon Purdue a cikin yankin rami.
Juyin halin Kansas da Yanayin Fuskanta
Kansas ta fadi tashi bayan samun jagoranci na maki 26 a kan Cal Baptist, amma ta dawo ta kuma ci nasara da 68-60 tare da jagorancin Darrin Peterson wanda ya zura maki 28. Kwanan nan zasu fuskanci St. John's, inda za'a sanya tawagarsu a juyin halin karewa a kan katakon kamfen na St. John's da ƙarfi Flory Bidong wajen amsa tare da Joseph Igyuofor.
Florida da Tastimantawa
Florida ta yi nasara tare da bambanci mai yawa na maki 59 a kan Prairie View bayan samun bambanci na biyu mafi girma a tarihin gasar, tare da 'yan wasa guda bakwai masu samun maki da suka kai manya. Masu gogayya suna a kai suna da Iowa, shirin Florida zai mai da hankali kan rage tursasawa a kan Bennett Sturtz da kuma dogawa kan karfinta na jiki da sauri don tilasta Iowa wasar a cikin babban filin basu.
UCLA da Burinta na Ci gaba
UCLA ta yi nasara tare da muhimmin taimako daga karewa (13 nasara da 9 ƙetare), yayin da Donovan Dent ya yi dogayen zabe a filin tare da maki 20 daga Eric Daily Jr.. Wasan gaban zasu fuskanci UConn zai kasance gwaji kan karfin UCLA, musamman a takamaiman karewa akan Tarris Reed Jr., yayin da dawowar Tyler Bilodeau na iya canza daidaiton sararin shahararren.
Gamsuwa daga Iowa da Duk Abin da Zai Tabbatar da Nasara
Iowa ta riƙe jagorancinta tun daga farko tare da amfana daga nasara a cikin tsef, wudi 40 bisa 27 bayan sun yi nasara a bisa Clemson, tare da gagarumin rawa daga Kham Maniyagho a cikin rufe ƙarshen. Kwanan nan suna fuskanci Florida, babban makasudin Iowa shine dakatar da tasirin katakon mai ƙarfi na Florida da tilasta ta wasan a cikin babban filin da sauri kaɗan fiye da yadda suka fi so.
Takaitaccen Bayani da Tasirin Gasar
Ranar biyu ya ƙare tare da dagawa tare da fuskantar zafi na kungiyoyi da sabbin fuskokin karfafa nasarori a zagaye na gaba, inda winner za a yi ƙoƙarin mayar da ƙarfin su na takawal zuwa tikitocinsu na Sweet 16. Abubuwan da ke ƙasa a cikin dakunan suna nufin kulawa a ƙarƙashin tebur, ikon kimanta merketa, da kuma yawan kariya kan haɓakar da aka fi so shine wurare masu mahimmanci a hanyar zuwa matakan cigaba na gaba.