NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

First round NCAA basketball tournament action begins tonight. In the East Regional, Temple (25-4) faces St. John's (18-11) and Auburn (20-10) takes on Richmond (20-9) at Charlotte, N.C. At Salt Lake City in the West Regional, Princeton (17-9) challenges the University of Nevada at Las Vegas (27-5) and Louisiana State (18-10) squares off against Dayton (18-10). In the Mideast Regional at Birmingham, Ala., Oregon State (22-6) meets West Virginia (19-11) and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (23-10) battles Brigham Young (19-10). The Midwest Regional pits Fresno State (25-7) against Louisiana Tech (25-6), and Memphis State (24-6) duels Oral Roberts (21-9) at Memphis. Mideast West