College Basketball News

No. 12 seed Arizona tops Cleveland St. (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

The new role as long shots seems to suit the Arizona Wildcats fine. Seeded only 12th, the NCAA tournament perennials took an early 14-point lead Sunday and advanced to the round of 16 by beating upstart Cleveland State 71-57. The Wildcats are appearing in the tournament for the 25th year in a row, two shy of the record.