First Four Preview: Last at-large teams try to prove they belong

First Four Preview: Last at-large teams try to prove they belong, Wichita State's guards acclimated their Final Four acquaintance to cull out a defense-dominated Aboriginal Four bold on Tuesday night, arch the way to a 70-50 achievement over Vanderbilt.

Fred VanVleeet — the backstab Missouri Valley amateur of the year — denticulate 14 points, and Ron Baker aswell had 14 as Wichita State (25-8) took ascendancy at the alpha of the additional bisected and captivated on. The seniors were allotment of Wichita State's 2013 Final Four team.

The Shockers play Arizona on Thursday in Providence, Rhode Island.

Vanderbilt (19-14) couldn't yield advantage of its arresting admeasurement advantage on breach and never led in the additional half. Joe Toye and Riley LaChance had 10 apiece.

Florida Gulf Coast 96, Fairleigh Dickinson 65: Marc-Eddy Norelia denticulate 20 credibility and Florida Gulf Coast coasted to a 96-65 win over an overmatched Fairleigh Dickinson aggregation in a Aboriginal Four bold Tuesday night.

Norelia opened the bold with a douse and the Eagles (21-13) never alone the lead, traveling on a 23-6 run in the aboriginal 10 account and aperture a 40-19 advance at the half. Fairleigh Dickinson got some looks but couldn't get abundant to fall, cutting just 33 percent from the acreage while arena thoroughly blah aegis throughout.

Julian Debose and Christian Terrell both added 14 for the Eagles, and Demetris Morant added 10. After Norelia's aperture slam, Brian Greene Jr. bankrupt the scoring with a douse for FGCU.

Earl Potts Jr. led Fairleigh Dickinson (18-15) with 16 credibility admitting sitting a acceptable block of the additional bisected with four fouls. Marques Townes added 13.
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