Night cap - a look at the last four NCAA games of the evening

Kansas got its act together and pulled away from Lehigh in the second half. The No. 1 Jayhawks won the game 90-74. They will play Northern Iowa in Round 2.

Elsewhere games were much tighter. Tennessee held on 62-59 over San Diego State. A late 3-pointer by Melvin Goins put the Volunteers up by four, but D.J. Gay was fouled at the other end of the floor while shooting a 3 of his own. Gay connected on all three free throws.

Wayne Chism drew a foul, and his two free throws iced the game. Kawhi Leonard got an off-balanced shot off before the horn, but it was not close. The Vols advance to play Ohio in the second round.

An even tighter game between Wake Forest and Texas needed overtime to be decided. The Longhorns trailed by as many as 12 points in the second half before mounting a comeback.

The crucial play at the end of regulation was when the Demon Deacons’ L.D. Williams turned the ball over on an in-bounds play. Texas got the ball, and drew a foul. Texas’ Damien James hit the front end of the double bonus to tie the game at 68-68, sending it into overtime.

During the overtime period, Texas looked to be in control until the final seconds. After Gary Johnson missed two free throws, Wake’s Ishmael Smith took the ball down court, dribbled to the right side of the key and hit a jumper to give Wake Forest an 81-80 victory.

Wake Forest will play No. 1 Kentucky in the second round.

Montana’s Brian Qvale continued to play well in the second half for Montana, who took New Mexico down to the wire.

New Mexico hit just enough free throws down the stretch (13-of-23 on the game) to outlast the pesky No. 14 Grizzlies.

Qvale finished with 26 points and 14 rebounds for Montana. Roman Martinez scored a team-high 19 points for New Mexico.

The final score was 62-57. New Mexico will play Washington.

Lehigh challenging No. 1 Kansas

It’s been a streaky game to say the least. The Kansas Jayhawks got off to a terribly slow start before pushing the temp and going on a 17-2 run. They were looking like the No. 1 seed they are supposed to be. But Lehigh answered with a run of their own to get the score within four points with 4:00 to play.

Zahir Carrington is playing out of his mind for Lehigh scoring 12 points and gathering five rebounds in the first half.

When Kansas has been successful, they are getting similar production from Marcus Morris. He has 12 points and four rebounds at the half. Sherron Collins came on late in the half, amassing 12 points and four rebounds.

The Jayhawks need to take advantage of their height advantage in the second half. Lehigh is playing inspired basketball right now, but it will be difficult to match that intensity in the second half. They will need their 3s to start falling to stay in the game.