Donovan Dent scored 21 points and No. 10 seed New Mexico took control late in the second half to defeat seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 in Friday night’s South region first-round game in Cleveland.

Richard Pitino joined his father in the second round after the Lobos (27-7) snapped a four-game NCAA Tournament losing streak and won their first game since 2012. Rick Pitino’s No. 2 seed St. John’s played a second-round game Saturday against Arkansas.

It is the second time the Pitinos have had teams in the 68-team field in the same year, but the first time both have won their first-round games.

Dent, the Mountain West Player of the Year, had six points in the first half but found his rhythm in the second half. He had four points during a 10-0 Lobos run that broke open the game.

“I just thought at the end of the game, we buckled down and got stops. We stopped turning the ball over,” Pitino said.

David Joplin led Marquette (23-11) with 28 points, including six 3-pointers.

Michigan State 87, Bryant 62: Coen Carr had 18 points and nine rebounds, and second-seeded Michigan State rolled over No. 15 seed Bryant in Friday’s first-round game in Cleveland. Jase Richardson added 15 points for coach Tom Izzo’s Spartans (28-6), who trailed for most of the first 15 minutes before taking control. Rafael Pinzon led Bryant (23-12) with 21 points.

West region

UConn 67, Oklahoma 59: UConn’s improbable bid for a third straight national title continued when Alex Karaban came through with a critical 3-pointer and a floater in the lane during a late run that helped the Huskies hold on in Friday’s first-round game in Raleigh, N.C. Karaban had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (24-10), the No. 8 in seed in the West Region who extended their March Madness winning streak to 13 games, tied with Duke from 1991-93 for the second-longest without missing a tournament. Karaban’s 3 on the catch from the right wing at the 3:40 mark gave UConn a four-point lead, and he followed with the floater at the 2:18 mark that pushed UConn ahead 64-58. Freshman Jeremiah Fears had 20 points to lead the ninth-seeded Sooners (20-14), who shot 32.1%.

Florida 95, Norfolk State 69: First-team All-American Walter Clayton Jr. scored 23 points and Florida (31-4) coasted in Friday’s first-round game in Raleigh, N.C. Alijah Martin added 17 points for the SEC champions, who built a 32-point lead in the first half en route to their seventh straight win. Christian Ings scored 16 points and Jaylani Darden added 15 for 16th-seeded Norfolk State (24-11).

East region

Arizona 93, Akron 65: Jaden Bradley, Trey Townsend and Caleb Love hit 3-pointers within the first two minutes, and No. 4 seed Arizona rolled in Friday’s first-round game in Seattle. Bradley finished with 19 points, Townsend had 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, Carter Bryant scored 12 and Love and KJ Lewis each had 10 for the Wildcats (23-12), who reached the second round of March Madness for the third time in coach Tommy Lloyd’s four seasons. Tavari Johnson and Nate Johnson each scored 13 points for the Zips (28-7).

Oregon 81, Liberty 52: Jackson Shelstad scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half, and fifth-seeded Oregon routed No. 12 seed Liberty in the first round Friday in Seattle. Nate Bittle had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Ducks (25-9), who led by 32 points. Zach Cleveland had 10 points and was Liberty’s lone player in double figures. The Flames (28-7) made just eight of 37 3-point attempts (22%).