March 19, 2015
Georgia State Upset of Baylor Knocks Coach to the Ground
If the Panthers of Georgia State keep winning close games, Coach Ron Hunter might wind up in a body cast. Already hobbled with a torn Achilles' tendon sustained while celebrating after winning the Sun Belt Conference tournament, Hunter flopped off his stool when his son, R.J., knocked down an improbable 3-pointer in the final seconds to give the 14th-seended Panthers a 57-56 victory over No. 3 seed Baylor.
R.J. Hunter, a junior, is expected to be a late first-round selection in this year's N.B.A. draft and is enjoying a special run to end his career playing for his father.
R.J. Hunter had just 2 points at halftime but scored 12 of his team's final 13 points to rally Georgia State from a 12-point deficit. Baylor did not score in the final 2:54.
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March 19, 2015
U.A.B. Stuns No. 3 Seed Iowa State
The University of Alabama-Birmingham has no football team and a basketball team that often has few fans in attendance. What it has after Thursday is a signature upset victory in the N.C.A.A. tournament.
The Blazers, seeded No. 14, stunned third-seeded Iowa State, 60-59, as the U.A.B freshman William Lee outplayed Iowa State's senior star Georges Niang in the crucial final moments of the game.
Lee turned down offers from larger schools to sign with U.A.B. and made the defining plays of this upset. He pulled up to hit a 15-foot shot over Niang with 23 seconds left to give the Blazers a lead. At the other end, he blocked Niang's shot, then grabbed the rebound and was fouled. Lee sank both free throws as the arena shook with anticipation of yet another upset.
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March 20, 2015
North Carolina Finally Exhales Against Harvard
Justin Jackson hit a tying jump shot and a fast-break dunk to in the final minute to enable fourth-seeded North Carolina to survive against Harvard, 67-65.
The Tar Heels (25-11) blew a 16-point lead in the second half. A 4-point play by Siyani Chambers (1) put 13th-seeded Harvard ahead, 65-63, with 1 minute 15 seconds to play. It was the Crimson's only lead of the game.
Chambers missed a pair of 3-pointers in the closing seconds, and Wesley Saunders's 3-point attempt bounced off the back of the rim.
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March 19, 2015
U.C.L.A. Gets a Call, and a Win Over S.M.U.
U.C.LA.'s Bryce Alford scored 27 points against Southern Methodist in the Bruins' 60-59 victory over the Mustangs, but his final 3 points created an instant controversy.
Down by 2 with 13 seconds to play, Alford launched a difficult 3-pointer, fading away, from about 25 feet, and the shot was going to be just wide of the rim. S.M.U.'s Yanick Moreira, No. 2, reached up and got his hand between the rim and the ball. A referee's whistle blew, and goaltending was called. Alford was given the 3-pointer, and the Bruins led, 60-59.
The S.M.U. benched howled in protest, but the call stood. And when the Mustangs missed two 3-pointers in the last 4 seconds, U.C.L.A. moved onto the Round of 32.
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March 20, 2015
Ohio State Goes to Overtime to Eliminate V.C.U.
Virginia Commonwealth had Shaka Smart's high-pressure "havoc" defense, but Ohio State had a couple of freshmen ready to stare that pressure down. The 10th-seeded Buckeyes, behind a sensational performance from the freshman D'Angelo Russell, outlasted No. 7 seed V.C.U., 75-72, in overtime.
Russell, No. 0 celebrating with his teammate Jae'Sean Tate, scored 28 points, shooting 10 for 20, with 6 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. And another freshman, Keita Bates-Diop, hit two clutch 3-pointers down the stretch for the Buckeyes.
V.C.U. trailed by 3 and had the ball and 22.5 seconds remaining. Traveon Graham had an open look at a 3-pointer with about 11 seconds left, but it bounced in and out.
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March 20, 2015
N.C. State Erases 16-Point Deficit and L.S.U.
Louisiana State completed its inconsistent season with an inconsistent performance. The Tigers, who nearly defeated No. 1 Kentucky but entered the tournament with 10 losses, blew a 16-point second-half lead in losing to North Carolina State, 66-65, on a basket by BeeJay Anya with one-tenth of a second remaining. The eighth-seeded Wolfpack advanced and will play the East Region's top seed, Villanova, on Saturday.
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March 20, 2015
Cincinnati Beats Buzzer, Then It Beats Purdue
Cincinnati, without its leading scorer for the last 21 minutes of the game, rallied to force overtime before dispatching Purdue, 66-65.
The Bearcats' 6-foot-10 forward Octavius Ellis was ejected for a flagrant foul with 16 minutes 22 seconds left in regulation. Cincinnati trailed, 56-49, with 48 seconds left in the second half before storming back to tie the score at 59 on a layup over the Boilermakers' Vince Edwards by Troy Caupain, left, with less than a second left on the clock, the ball resting momentarily on the back of the rim before falling through.
Edwards, right, then had his potential game-tying 3-pointer hit the rim at the overtime buzzer.
From left: Andy Lyons/Getty Images, Joe Robbins/Getty Images
March 19, 2015
Fans Play Their Roles
For supporters of Cincinnati, the passion was deep. For Arizona and Butler fans, the celebrating was hearty. And for Southern Methodist fans, the pressure was, well, face-melting.
Clockwise from top left: Andy Lyons/Getty Images, Stephen Dunn/Getty Images, Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News, via Associated Press, Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press
March 19, 2015
Notre Dame Avoids Northeastern's Upset Bid
Notre Dame was the first No. 3 seed to sweat on Thursday. The Fighting Irish, who were one-and-done in their two most recent trips to the N.C.A.A. tournament, held off a pesky Northeastern team, 69-65, in the first game of the day.
"We couldn't get away from them," Notre Dame Coach Mike Brey said of Northeastern.
The Huskies, making their first tournament appearance since 1991, trailed by 12 with about six minutes to play but had a chance to take the lead in the final seconds until a steal by the Irish's Jerian Grant.
Zach Auguste, No. 30, clinched the victory with two final free throws. Auguste finished with 25 points.
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