The round of 64 of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament kicked off Thursday afternoon with a slate of eight games. Here are the results: Creighton exploded in the first half to take a big lead and never really looked back against Louisville,

NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is off and running, with lots of fans already playing hooky from work. Some die-hard fans, hoping to stay home from the round of 64, going as far as scheduling vasectomies for the week of the tournament.

From the run on SEC squads to power-conference teams looking for a breakthrough to the players you need to know, here is a primer on March Madness.