SEC Player of the Year Rhyne Howard had 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists and four steals as fourth-seeded Kentucky beat 13th seeded Idaho State 71-63 yesterday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Kentucky will face Iowa in the second round tomorrow in San Antonio, with pregame at 2:15 on News Radio 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP and whopam.com.
The third seed Tennessee Lady Vols shot a scorching 52 percent from the floor to fend off in-state opponent Middle Tennessee 87-62 in the NCAA First Round Sunday. The Lady Vols will face Michigan at 4 pm Tuesday.
Louisville begins play in the NCAA Tournament this evening against Marist. Tipoff is at 7 pm.