Scoop Jardine had 16 points and eight assists to lead top-seeded Syracuse to a 75-59 victory over eighth-seeded Kansas State Saturday in the third round of the East Regional. James Southerland added 15 points for the Orange (33-2), who didn't wait until the final minutes to seal the win as they did in the second round against 16th-seeded North Carolina-Asheville. Syracuse plays Wisconsin in Boston Thursday in the regional semifinals. Rodney McGruder had 15 points for the Wildcats (22-11), who struggled from the field against Syracuse's 2-3 zone defense. No. 2 Ohio State 73, No. 7 Gonzaga 66: At Pittsburgh, Jared Sullinger scored 18 points, including two big baskets in the final 3 minutes to lead Ohio State past Gonzaga and into the round of 16 for the third straight year. DeShaun Thomas also scored 18 for the Buckeyes (29-7), while Aaron Craft added 17 points and 10 assists. Ohio State will play Florida State or Cincinnati in the East Regional semifinals Thursday in Boston. Gary Bell Jr. led Gonzaga (26-7) with 18 points, but the Bulldogs were unable to become the third team to knock off a No. 2 seed in less than 24 hours. Gonzaga erased a 10-point deficit to tie it at 61 on a 3-pointer by Elias Harris with 4:05 remaining, but Sullinger knocked down two pretty hook shots late while the Bulldogs went cold. No. 4 Wisconsin 60, No. 5 Vanderbilt 57: At Albuquerque, N.M., Ryan Evans scored 11 points and grabbed a crucial rebound in the closing seconds. John Jenkins took a 3-pointer that would have given the Commodores the lead, but it bounced high off the rim and Evans pulled down the rebound and was fouled with 2.1 seconds left. He made the first free throw to make it a three-point game. After a Vanderbilt timeout, he missed the second and the Commodores called time with 1.3 seconds remaining. No. 1 Kentucky 87, No. 8 Iowa State 71: At Louisville, Ky., freshman Marquis Teague scored a career-high 24 points and top-seeded Kentucky put together another complete performance with a dominating second-half run. Freshman Anthony Davis had 15 points and 12 rebounds, senior Darius Miller added 19 points and Doron Lamb finished with 16. The Wildcats (34-2) move on to South Regional semifinals in Atlanta and will face fourth-seeded Indiana on Friday. No. 3 Baylor 80, No. 11 Colorado 63: At Albuquerque, N.M., Brady Heslip made nine 3-pointers and finished with 27 points Saturday to lift Baylor over Colorado. Heslip, a transfer from Boston College who grew up in Canada, helped break open a tight game with a pair of 3-pointers that were part of a 14-0 run and gave the third-seeded Bears (29-7) a 75-60 lead. No. 3 Marquette 62, No. 6 Murray State 53: At Louisville, Ky., Jae Crowder scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half, and Marquette used a late run to overcome Murray State. Other results: No. 4 Indiana 63, No. 12 VCU 61; No. 4 Louisville 59, No. 5 Mew Mexico 56.
