The Latest on the third full day of the men’s NCAA Tournament, including games being played in Raleigh, North Carolina; Providence, Rhode Island; Des Moines, Iowa; and Denver (All times EDT):
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12:35 p.m.
The Miami Hurricanes have almost completely silenced the electricity that the Wichita State brought to the Dunkin Donuts’ Center this week.
The third-seeded Hurricanes lead the 11th seed Shockers 27-6 with 8:26 to go in the first half of their South Region second round matchup.
Miami is shooting a blustery 80 percent from the field (12 of 15) and are much quicker to the attack so far against a Wichita State team that won a First Four game against Vanderbilt before upsetting sixth seed Arizona 65-55. The Shockers are just 1 for 14 from the field with nine turnovers.
Miami was a slight underdog against the Shockers entering Saturday’s matchup for a berth in the Sweet 16.
– Kyle Hightower, reporting from Providence, Rhode Island
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12:25 p.m.
Miami was a slight underdog against Wichita State entering the matchup for a berth in the Sweet 16.
In a game featuring two stellar backcourts, Miami’s Angel Rodriguez has the edge. He scored the first seven points for Miami. Fred VanVleet has two as the Hurricanes lead 9-4 early.
– John Kekis reporting in Providence, Rhode Island