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Louisville's Quentin Snider (2) hits the first of two free-throws to give Louisville a 57-55 win over UC Irvine at the end of the second half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 64 in Seattle, Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Louisville's Quentin Snider (2) hits the first of two free-throws to give Louisville a 57-55 win over UC Irvine at the end of the second half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 64 in Seattle, Friday, March 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

By Associated Press March 20, 2015 5 min read

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – There were no big upsets in the first half of Day 2 of the NCAA Tournament. There will be, however, some good matchups in the round of 32, including one the state of Kansas has been anticipating for almost 20 years.

EAST REGION

MICHIGAN ST. 70, GEORGIA 63

Denzel Valentine scored 16 points and went 6 for 6 at the free throw line in the final 30 seconds to help Michigan State hold off Georgia 70-63 on Friday in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 64.

Travis Trice scored 15 points and Branden Dawson had a strong second half for the seventh-seeded Spartans (24-11), who answered a push from the Bulldogs with a poised run to take back control.