2017 March Madness: Top 8 Performers From East Region in Opening Round

The 2017 NCAA Tournament is underway as 2017 March Madness begins, and there were some standout players from the East Region in the Round of 64.

In the 2017 NCAA Tournament, there was some very good action in the Round of 64 in the East Region as March Madness begins. Led by the No.1 seed Villanova Wildcats, the East has some very talented teams.

It wasn’t a great first half for Villanova against Mount St. Mary’s, but they were able to have a strong second half and win by a comfortable score. In the always interesting 5/12 matchup, Virgina was able to get past UNC Wilmington to set up a second round game against the Florida Gators. Like Virginia, Florida had some issues in the first round, but they were able to handle their business in the second half.

One of the most interesting games of the first round was the 8/9 matchup between Wisconsin and Virginia Tech. Wisconsin was able to defeat them behind a big game from one of their stars. On the second day of the first round, Duke was able to advance rather easily behind a strong game from all of their key players.

In the first round, USC was able to pull off one of the biggest upsets of the first round when they took down SMU. Baylor was able to bounce back after a slow start to advance. Overall, there were a lot of good performances by the players in the East Region. Here are the top performers from the East Region in the opening round.