Day 1 in Des Moines
March 18, 2016 at 6:00AM
23 points: A career high for 6-8 Kansas sophomore Svi Mykhailiuk on 9-for-11 shooting. Mykhailiuk is averaging 5.2 points per game on the season.
Quote of the day
"I don't know if they got their wake-up call in the first half. I think they were still back at the hotel, but I think the bus came and picked 'em up and we started playing in the second half."
— UConn coach Kevin Ollie
Best pep band
UConn won on style points with striped white-and-blue painted faces, bandanas, sunglasses and spirit galore. But Indiana took the prize on technique, busting out the "William Tell Overture" and some top-notch pop interpretations.
green with envy
Colorado, after losing an 11-point lead; Austin Peay coach Dave Loos, whose contract is about to expire; Chattanooga, for getting the worst possible matchup.
Moment of the day
In case anyone needed an excuse to keep watching what turned out to be a blowout, Indiana's OG Anunoby went soaring for a pair of show-stopping dunks — first an NCAA tournament-rare 360-degree slam and then a reverse flush later. Whew! Is it hot in here.
By the numbers
7-0 UConn coach Kevin Ollie's record in the NCAA tournament after Thursday's victory over Colorado.
1 Percent of perfect brackets remaining when Thursday's evening games began, according to CBS Sports.
Random madness
The NCAA unveiled new court designs for the first- and second-round matchups. The center logo has the words "March Madness" bookended by mini bracket emblems. Each site boasted a different color stripe on part of one of the goal lines and sidelines; Des Moines got St. Patrick's green.
Amelia Rayno
about the writer
Aaron Huglen and wife Maddie are expecting their first baby right before the Gophers take aim at a sixth NCAA title.
