March Madness Friday results

During the first half of the Xavier-Notre Dame game in the final time slot of last night, CBS’ Jim Nantz noted the game would spill over into St. Patrick’s Day in the East, and that perhaps Xavier would be well-advised to put the game away early, lest some funny things start happening in Greensboro on behalf of the Fighting Irish. As we’ll see in the recaps, not only did that not work for Notre Dame, but any St. Paddy’s day doings in the wee hours came up and bit them in the posterior. But that doesn’t mean there weren’t green-laden ironies. Amidst a day noted for its stunning upsets, the single best performance of the day was turned in by Florida, coached by Billy Donovan. And the top individual player was Norfolk State’s Kyle O’Quinn. TheSportsNotebook gets some closure on the first round with a quick-hitting recap of all 16 games on Friday…