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A breakdown of the tournament thus far
15 UCSB 51
The Gators (27-7) made 11 of their first 15 shots, opened up a double-digit lead and kept piling on the rest of the way. Erving Walker had 18 points and six assists, and Kenny Boynton added 13 points.
11 GONZ 86 6 SJU 71
DENVER — Marquise Carter scored a career-high 24 points, lifting 11th-seeded Gonzaga to an 86-71 victory over sixth-seeded St. John's on Thursday night to cap a stellar day for the underdogs at the Pepsi Center in the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs (25-9) were the third
$ ^{14} $ WOF 66 $ ^{3} $ BYU 74
The Bulldogs (25-9) were the third lower seed to spring an upset, joining No. 12 Richmond and No. 13 Morehead State.
15 UNCO 50 2 SDSU 68
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Aztecs eventually figured out a way to shut down Little Jimmer and finally win an NCAA tournament game. Second-seeded San Diego State tightened its defense after a second-half scoring by Beitzel and advanced in the NCAA tournament for the first time by beating Northern Colorado 68-50 on Thursday.
DENVER — Jimmer Fredette, the nation's leading scorer, dropped in 32 points to lead third-seeded Brigham Young to a 74-66 victory over the Terriers in the NCAA tournament. Next, they'll play the winner of a later Southeast region contest between St. John's and Gonzaga.
13 MOR 62 4 LOU 61
14 BUCK 52 3 CONN 81
DENVER — Executing a play that came to his coach the night before, Morehead State's Demonte Harper dribbled patiently and watched the clock tick down. Then, he stepped up behind the 3-point line and swished the shot with 4.2 seconds left Thursday for a 62-61 victory over No. 4 Louisville and the first big upset of the NCAA tournament. After Harper's go-ahead basket, the Cardinals (25-10) had a chance to win it, but Morehead State's best player, center Kenneth Faried, blocked Mike Marra's attempt from the corner.
11 MIZZ 63 6 CIN 78
WASHINGTON — Cincinnati wasn't about to play Missouri's game. One of the best defenses in the country held firm Thursday night in its opening game of the NCAA tournament. Sixth-seeded Cincinnati took the lead for good midway through the first half and held No. 11 seed Missouri to 38 percent shooting in a 78-63 victory.
WASHINGTON — Kemba Walker traded his role of scorer for playmaker, with record-breaking results. Walker had a career-high 12 assists, scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 3 seed Connecticut over Bucknell 81-52 Thursday night.
12 RICH 69 5 VAN 66
13 BEL 58
Kevin Anderson scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half, including a floater with 18.7 seconds remaining that helped seal 12th-seeded Richmond's 69-66 win against No. 5 seed Vanderbilt on Thursday in the Southwest regional.
The Spiders (28-7) sprang the second upset of the day at Pepsi Center after tiny Morehead State, the 13th seed, used a three-pointer by Demonte Harper in the waning seconds to beat fourth-seeded Louisville, 62-61.
DENVER — Richmond added another upset to an impressive NCAA tournament resume that already had several.
4 WIS 72
TUCSON, Ariz. — Jon Leuer scored 17 of his 22 points in the second half and Wisconsin methodically dispatched the Bruins 72-58 on Thursday night, the Badgers' fifth consecutive NCAA tournament-opening victory. Jordan Taylor added 21 for the fourth-seeded Badgers (24-8), 14 in the first half.
12 CLEM 76 5 WVU 84
TAMPA, Fla. — Playing its second game in just more than 36 hours, the 12th-seeded Tigers built an early double-digit lead before falling 84-76 to the fifth-seeded Mountaineers in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.
13 PRIN 57 4 UK 59
16 UNCA 74
1 PITT 51
12 USU 68 5 KSU 73
WASHINGTON — The No. 1 beat the No. 16. Ashton Gibbs scored 20 of his 26 points after halftime, and Pittsburgh kept the top seeds perfect against the 16s in the NCAA tournament, pulling away in the second half to beat UNC-Asheville 74-51 on Thursday. The Panthers (28-5) led by three early in the second half.
TAMPA, Fla. — Brandon Knight missed his first seven shots and even found himself on the bench in the final minute against Princeton. His confidence could have been shaken. His ego could have been bruised. After all, he was a freshman playing in his first NCAA tournament game.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Jacob Pullen scored 22 points and hit some big free throws down the stretch, helping Kansas State hold off Utah State 73-68 in the second round of the NCAA tournament Thursday night, the Aggies' seventh straight opening loss.
Then again, Knight's no ordinary newcomer. Held scoreless for more than 39 minutes, Knight made a driving layup with 2 seconds remaining to lift No.4 seed Kentucky to a 59-57 win over 13th-seeded Princeton on Thursday.
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10 MSU 76 7 UCLA 78
10 PSU 64 7 TEM 66
TUCSON, Ariz. — Juan Fernandez sank an off-balance 18-footer with less than a second to play to hand Temple a wild 66-64 victory over Penn State and end coach Fran Dunphy's NCAA tournament record 11-game losing streak.
TAMPA Fla. — Tyler Honeycutt and Malcolm Lee scored 16 points a piece and seventh-seeded UCLA held off a late comeback by No.10 seed Michigan State to win 78-76 victory in the second round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.
9 ODU 58
4 BUT 60
WASHINGTON — Sometimes, a game-winning play is craftily designed and enacted with precision by each of the five players on the floor.
And sometimes, the decisive basket is the result of an enormous amount of luck.
The play that Butler used to beat Old Dominion 60-58 on Thursday fell squarely into the latter category. Afterward, the Bulldogs made no apologies — especially because their previous foray into the NCAA tournament ended when a last-second shot failed to go their way.
Matt Howard's tip-in at the buzzer carried the eighth-seeded Bulldogs past ODU and into the next round of the Southeast Regional. The play was not what Butler coach Brad Stevens had in mind when he sent his team to the floor with the score tied and 32 seconds left.
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