Radford, St. Bonaventure advances to Round of 64 in NCAA men's basketball tournament

By Robert H Kelly
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DAYTON, TEXAS (March 13, 2018) With two of the "First Four" games of the 2018 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament completed, two teams will advance to the round of  64 with two more to be determined on Wednesday, March 14.

The No. 16 Radford Highlanders (23-12) downed the No. 16 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (18-17) by the score of 71-61 at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. With the win, the Highlanders head to Pittsburgh to face No. 1 Villanova (30-4) at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, Match 15.

In the second game of the evening, No. 11 St. Bonaventure came back down the stretch to beat No. 11 UCLA, 65-58. The Bonnies will take on No. 6 Florida at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Thursday.