The Tar Heels delivered a message to their critics with an easy victory vs. the Aztecs on the first night of the NCAA Tournament

RJ Davis scored 26 points and went 6 of 6 from 3-point range to help North Carolina silence some skeptics with a 95-68 victory over San Diego State in their First Four matchup.

Madness bracket is off and running with the 68-team field that comprised 2025 NCAA Tournament already down to 64 teams as North Carolina, Alabama State, Mount Saint Mary's and Xavier have advanced out of the First Four and into the first round.

Xavier trailed by as many as 13 points before rallying in the final minutes to edge Texas 86-80 in the final game of the First Four

Dola Adebayo and Jedy Cordilla each scored 22 points as Mount St. Mary’s defeated American University 83-72 in an NCAA Tournament matchup of No. 16 seeds at the First Four in Dayton